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re: When someone says “football program in downtown Atlanta” what do y’all think of?
Posted on 6/13/19 at 9:54 am to SmokeTide
Posted on 6/13/19 at 9:54 am to SmokeTide
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Funny picture... Georgia Tech is dangerous football program in a P5 in a metro area. It only takes the right coaching staff to figure out.
Not really.It starts with fan support and they still can't draw a serious fan base.
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Posted on 6/13/19 at 10:07 am to RD Dawg
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Georgia Tech is dangerous football program in a P5 in a metro area. It only takes the right coaching staff to figure out
ehhhhhhhh idk.
The biggest thing everyone will point to is that they have atlanta to recruit from, which obviously is nice. But they are basically just a souped up version of vanderbilt; a lousy program with apatehtic fanbase competing against the big boys that just happen to play in a big city. Furthermore this isn't like the old days, simply being IN atlanta isn't that big a deal considering everyone in the world recruits atlanta. Even if they do recruit BETTER than they have, they are still fighting UGA/AL/AU/CU/etc and will merely get scraps. They play in a tiny antiquated stadium and there are very few hots on campus compared to other schools.
I think the myth of "tech is a sleeping giant" is kind of overblown. They have the city of Atlanta aaaaaand that's about it.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 9:04 am to RD Dawg
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Not really.It starts with fan support and they still can't draw a serious fan base
Yes and they never will be.
UGA and GT are so close that GT can’t carve out its own territory. Atlanta is a city of transplants and even if someone valued city pride over everything else, they’ll just follow the Falcons first and foremost.
GT only plays two regional opponents every year- UGA and Clemson. UGA gets to play Auburn, UT, Florida, South Carolina, and GT. People care more about regional games. Even if Pitt is really good, it’s hard to get excited about playing a team that you don’t know a single fan of.
There’s just very little reason to be a fan of GT over UGA.
This post was edited on 6/15/19 at 9:05 am
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