re: AJC says we're in talks for a renewed Tech series

in the era of the playoff committee, where the whole thing is basically one big 14 week beauty contest?

are you serious?... we gained so much more nationally this season by beating a good Big12. We were the talk of the college football world. No way we would've gained that kind of exposure by beating tech (who was actually the better football team).

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I don't think we shouldn't play Ga tech for any of those reason you listed.

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here are my three reasons for not playing tech (in order):

- unorthodox offense
- no buzz nationally
- cut blocking

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Or it will significantly hurt our chances

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Look at the four teams that made it to the four team playoff this year... all four had major primetime OOC matchups that created tons of buzz nationally... Oregon/Mich St... OSU/VT... FSU/Ok St... Bama/WVU. TCU played Minnesota in a game no one gave a sh*t about and they got left out.

if we're potentially vying to be a 2nd SEC team in the playoffs, beating a major OOC opponent would matter.

I wouldn't mind opening with them. It would be a quality Big 5 team to play.

So all the listed benefits by those in favor of the game in this thread:
1) personal reasons like going to watch a game in Bobby Dodd's crackerjack box
2) a pajama parade
3) tradition

I'm all for tradition.. except for this one. frick any idea of possibly playing Tech. As much as we bitch about playing Clemson, they're the bigger name by a mile now. Nobody gives a shite about GT football anymore. Call me whatever name in the book you believe is appropriate but the nostalgia of this isn't worth it.

Are you frickers that fond of the memories of Reggie Ball torching our defense? Or did we suddenly forgot how mediocre GT teams have snuck up and bit Auburn in the arse before conference play even begins.

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I wouldn't mind opening with them

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'm all for tradition.. except for this one. frick any idea of possibly playing Tech. As much as we bitch about playing Clemson, they're the bigger name by a mile now. Nobody gives a shite about GT football anymore

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This

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Are you frickers that fond of the memories of Reggie Ball torching our defense? Or did we suddenly forgot how mediocre GT teams have snuck up and bit Auburn in the arse before conference play even begins.

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Sat in the best seats Ive ever had at JH that day. The name Reggie Ball still gives me the mouth sweats.
COULD WE PLEASE SCHEDULE A HOME & HOME WITH A WEST COAST TEAM. Its not like you have to ride trains anymore, they have 2 playoff games at neutral sites now so we know they dont give shite about fans showing up. Auburn is a top 15 team all time, lets try for a bigger fish!

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Good news is our schedule is full until 2021 at the earliest

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What P5 out of conference do we have each of those years?

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2015 Louisville
2016 Clemson
2017 @Clemson
2018 ?
2019 Cal
2020 @Cal

We could fit them in for 2018 if they really wanted a 1 year neutral site game

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