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re: Has there ever been a costlier decision in college sports than GT leaving the SEC?
Posted on 6/29/23 at 5:41 pm to TeddyWestside
Posted on 6/29/23 at 5:41 pm to TeddyWestside
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I guess they left because they thought the independent route was a better path to making money. I’ve also heard of a feud between Bobby Dodd and Bear Bryant. I don’t know what role that played.
They didn't have the DNA of a true blueblood football program. Bobby Dodd struggled with the idea of so many players on scholarship at the time. They weren't thinking like a powerhouse football program.
Considering the SEC was transitioning to African American players and GT thinking small, it's unlikely they were going to maintain their status as a Southern power regardless of where they resided.
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Posted on 6/29/23 at 5:44 pm to bamameister
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They didn't have the DNA of a true blueblood football program. Bobby Dodd struggled with the idea of so many players on scholarship at the time. They weren't thinking like a powerhouse football program. Considering the SEC was transitioning to African American players and GT thinking small, it's unlikely they were going to maintain their status as a Southern power regardless of where they resided.
GT’s very identity and philosophy is the very reason they have slowly sunk from a national power to an afterthought.
They were evolutionarily doomed.
Posted on 6/29/23 at 9:19 pm to bamameister
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They didn't have the DNA of a true blueblood football program.
They had 4 Natty's in 4 different era's with 4 different coaches.
The issue is at the time a coach (Bobby Dodd) had the power to change conferences with his issues with Bryant. Would not happen today when it takes lawyers, college presidents, and media companies to move a school now.
Schools have been known to prioritize academics over athletics. If Tulane accepts the Rose Bowl in the 1920's, Alabama never gets to take their place. If Chicago did not drop football for academics they would still rule the B1G and Ohio State never gains power it the vacuum created. Don't feel too bad for the Maroons, their research dollars today dwarfs BuckNuts sports dollars.
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