Tldr last 5 pages. So forgive me if anything here germans.

I grew up in Atlanta. The entire state of Georgia roots for Georgia.

Historically, GT has been a great team. The Heisman trophy is named after their head coach in the 1920s or 1930s. They were the first program to win all of the big 4 bowl games (sugar, rose, cotton, sun (now orange)) and they won the Natty in 1990 (or technically shared with Colorado).

I am a GT fan and I would love for GT to be in the SEC. but it would never happen. GT is about academics. They recruit mathletes. The culture is just not there at GT. I'd love to be wrong, but Tech fans just don't have the rabid, passionate fan base that you see in the SEC.

Tech fans, FWIW it's been a pretty good run. The 90s were awesome when the ACC was dominant and expanding with other power houses VT and Miami. But here and now it is all SEC.

For Tech to get better, they need to play in to what the football players want. They have top notch facilities, but kids want to play in bigger stadiums, in a non-gimmick offense, in front of passionate fans.

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Posted by JacketFan77

Tiger, GA

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 3/21/15 at 9:57 am to Less Cowbell

That "gimmick offense" ran rough shod over your little brother and went 2-0 vs. the SEC last year. The ACC has a more recent natty than the SEC. What's going to be awesome is when Tech sees more playoff games than UGAg in the next few years. Last year was just the beginning. What this team did last year with a 40-ish ranked set of recruiting classes does nothing if not show how a "gimmick offense" can overcome perceived talent gaps. In the next few years, if Tech can continue trending up in recruiting - even to a low 30s average ranking - this team will keep over achieving. It's proabably still too early to say things will be better, but it damn sure feels like it.