re: Off Topic - CFB Recruiting

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Ga. Tech to me seems sort of the opposite, the football team is just there but not a priority. Academics is the focal point and that's their bread and butter.

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Which is dumb because you can be good at both, and the success of one can do nothing but help the success of the other.

Tech's main problem probably stems from them not having any degree programs that are Bachelor's of Arts degrees. Every degree is a science degree which has much more stringent requirements (to stay eligible and to get into school in the first place). Arrogant Tech fans/alum like to say that kids can't cut it at Tech (probably to make themselves feel better about the losing), but in reality it's just a matter of the different requirements between a BA and a BS.

The second primary issue that I see now (and it'll be more of a longterm problem than a short term problem) is that the younger generation of fans just don't really like the offense we run all that much. My fellow classmates and friends from the 2003-2008 time period are not buying season tickets (or single game for that matter) and are only going if someone gives them tickets.

Now keep in mind, we all went to school in the Chan Gailey/Reggie Ball era. We never saw GT beat UGA. Under Johnson, we've scored a lot more points and have beaten UGA 3 times (in 10 years), and probably should have won 2 more (one, our NFL top 10 receiver D. Thomas dropped a wide open pass on 4th and 10 as we were driving to score the game winning touchdown, and two we blew a 20-0 lead and lost in overtime....sound familiar?). Yet, with all that, young people are not going to games.

Our old alum and donors are going to die off and there will be no one there to pick up the slack. All because a large number don't care for our current style and are bored by the program and team because of it.