University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans had a direct message for students, “Don’t drink and drive. Get a designated driver.”  The message was precise and delivered to students at his Athens college as a promo supporting Georgia’s Zero Tolerance policy.

How serious are these Georgia alcohol sniffing Zero Tolerance police?

Serious enough that they busted one of their poster children, Evans, for a suspected DUI last week.

Evans, who also played football at UGA from 1988-1992, was popped on June 30, 2010 and by the looks of the mugshot, either the Bulldog was suffering from lack of sleep or he may have tipped more than a few.

The cops making the bust described Evans as sporting “watery” and “bloodshot” eyes with his speech “slow” and “mumbled” while sitting with a pair of lady’s red panties between his legs. Normally you might want to throw a few high-fives this dude’s way regarding the panties’ thing but problem here is, this chick wasn’t his wife. Evans, 40, is married with two children.

Evans is also accused of telling the officer, “I don’t want to use . . . my influence,” and “I am not trying to bribe you, but is there anything you can do without arresting me?’ ” The cops weren’t impressed and after the AD refused to take a breathalyzer test, the cuffs went on.

The report also stated:

“The subject began crying uncontrollably before I took him into the jail.”

Proper response for a guy who in a matter of minutes had flushed his dream $550,000 a year job down the toilet while becoming one of sport’s biggest hypocrites. (see video below).

And back to the chick in the car who Evans said was the owner of the red panties; her name is Courtney Fuhrmann and according to reports said, “Just to let you know, [the charge] will be erased because he’s the athletic director at UGA and he has that power.”

Not anymore.

We’ve grown accustomed to athletes getting popped behind the wheel but a new trend may be in the making with this incident coming just weeks after Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand got busted for suspected DUI in Michigan. Here’s that story.

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