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ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech moved quickly to land a new athletic director, appointing former Yellow Jackets football player Todd Stansbury on Thursday to take over a program that has struggled to make its mark in the crowded Atlanta market.Stansbury served for the past year as Oregon States athletic director, and he previously ran programs at Central Florida and East Tennessee State.But Georgia Tech is where hes always wanted to be. Some two decades after he left the school where he played linebacker in the early 1980s, graduated with a degree in industrial management and served for seven years as an assistant AD under Homer Rice, Stansbury finally fulfilled that dream.The 55-year-old replaces Mike Bobinski, who was appointed Purdues athletic director last month. Paul Griffin will continue to serve as interim AD until Stansbury arrives in late November or early December, and also will assist with the transition.This is home, said Stansbury, a native of Oakville, Canada. This is where I found who I was.He takes over an athletic program that has faced budget and attendance issues; has a new mens basketball coach, Josh Pastner; and is coming off a dismal 3-9 year in football, though the Yellow Jackets did win their first three games this season heading into Thursday nights contest showdown with No. 5 Clemson.One of Stansburys most pressing concerns will be an increasingly competitive landscape when it comes to athletic facilities. Clemson recently opened a lavish new football training facility, while Georgia is building a state-of-the-art indoor practice structure.They happen to be two of Georgia Techs biggest rivals.Its important that your facilities are in sync with facilities at your competitors, but its also important that youre true to yourself and who you are, Stansbury said. Whats important is understanding who you are, what fits for you and make sure youre providing the best facilities for your coaches and student-athletes to be successful. That doesnt necessarily mean you need a waterfall in your locker room.He said his experience at Oregon State and Central Florida, both overshadowed in their own states by better-funded athletic programs, would help him deal with the challenges of competing with not only other college teams but the abundance of professional sports options in Atlanta.Stansbury said he will also work to enhance the Total Sports Program that Rice developed at Georgia Tech with the goal of ensuring that student-athletes were prepared for life beyond the field or court. The new AD came up with the Everyday Champions initiative in his previous jobs, though he quipped that I have a feeling its going to revert back to the Total Person Program.Stansbury said he will work to set up corporate partnerships that not only bring in much-needed revenue to the athletic program but allow executives to work with student-athletes, teaching them the skills theyll need for the business world and identifying those who might be worthy of bringing on board after they graduate.I think that will work well in Atlanta, just looking at the skyline, Stansbury said. I think there will be partners who are interested in the talent were producing.His ties to Georgia Tech actually go back to when he was 10 years old. On a vacation trip to Florida, Stansburys parents stopped by the school and let their son watch football practice. Even though he was Canadian largely focused on hockey, he knew right away thats what he wanted to do.When reports surfaced that Bobinski was leaving for Purdue, having served less than 3 1/2 years as Georgia Techs athletic director, Stansbury began getting early morning calls on the West Coast.Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson made it clear that Stansbury was the top candidate all along.I believe that this is one of those rare golden moments in life where opportunity meets ambition, Peterson said. We welcome Todd Stansbury home.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry .---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Air Max From China . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. China Shoes . 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The F1 supremo likened the Italian marque to the music group as a report was published detailing the payments set to be made to each team for their performances last season.According to Autosport, Ferrari will receive $192m for their results in 2015 - more than any other team. Mercedes, who beat Ferrari to last years Constructors Championship, collected the second-highest amount, $171m.By contrast, Manor, who finished bottom of the standings, are understood to receive $47m.The F1s prize-giving model has been criticised in recent years for being disproportionate and last September was the subject of a wider complaint made by Force India and Sauber to the European Union. Speaking to Sky Sports F1 at the Bahrain GP, Ecclestone said he would not have any qualms if the near $1 billion prize pot was divided up differently in future - although suggested Ferrari is Formula 1 and still warranted a special status.As far as weve concerned, this year we will pay the teams collectively close on a billion dollars, Ecclestone said. Chinese GP on Sky TV times and full schedule for the Chinese GP on Sky Sports So it really wouldnt make any difference to us who gets that money. No difference at all.If its shared equally its alright. If its shared in a way like Ferrari benefit a bit because theyve been racing a lot longer than anybody else. And in the end, Ferrari is Formula 1, so they should be [paid more].If we were pop people Id want to have The Rolling Stones because theyre the number one. Ted Kravitz interviews F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone on F1 Qualifying and other topics Ahead of the last Concorde Agreement expiring at the end of 2012, and an aborted F1 flotation on the Singapore Stock Exchange, the teams signed bilateral commercial agreements with Ecclestone which tied them to the sport until 2020.ddddddddddddFIA president Jean Todt made clear in Bahrain the sports structures, including its complex system of governance, could not be changed until the start of the next decade when those agreements expired.Although F1s smaller teams have increasingly struggled to survive in recent years, with Caterham and HRT going to the wall, Ecclestone said ever since Ive been in Formula 1 its been like that.Its a little bit difficult, but if we could change those things, for sure, he said when quizzed about revenue distribution. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. 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