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Posted on 2/8/18 at 1:39 pm to DoubleDown
Posted on 2/8/18 at 1:39 pm to DoubleDown
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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.
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.
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Posted on 2/9/18 at 8:40 am to VinegarStrokes
What's baffled me about tech is that there has never been a real emphasis placed on recruiting.
Georgia has Athens, but hell, tech has fricking Atlanta! I understand not being able to recruit top-flight QB's and running backs due to the style of offense not being conducive to getting to the NFL, but why can't tech get some elite defensive talent? They've sent some defensive players to the NFL under Johnson, but they aren't getting, or even attempting to get elite talent in on the front end.
They struggled recruiting anyway, but Johnson just seems to totally snub his nose at it and think himself above it. They routinely finish outside the top 50 in recruiting. 50! Kentucky and Wazu regularly finish ahead of them. How the hell is that possible when you're a power 5 school based in ATL?
Georgia has Athens, but hell, tech has fricking Atlanta! I understand not being able to recruit top-flight QB's and running backs due to the style of offense not being conducive to getting to the NFL, but why can't tech get some elite defensive talent? They've sent some defensive players to the NFL under Johnson, but they aren't getting, or even attempting to get elite talent in on the front end.
They struggled recruiting anyway, but Johnson just seems to totally snub his nose at it and think himself above it. They routinely finish outside the top 50 in recruiting. 50! Kentucky and Wazu regularly finish ahead of them. How the hell is that possible when you're a power 5 school based in ATL?
Posted on 2/9/18 at 12:52 pm to VinegarStrokes
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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.
Agreed. With the wealth of talent in this state, there's no reason Tech can't be another Stanford in football.
Posted on 2/9/18 at 5:19 pm to VinegarStrokes
quote:I still don't understand why Tech hired a coach that runs the triple option, for a multitude of reasons. GT is the 2nd best CFB program in one of the top 3 high school football states in the nation (And within a 45 minute drive of basically every "football factory" HS in the state) and they relegated themselves to running an offense normally saved for programs who have no shot at acquiring great talent, like the military academies and a few select FCS schools in the south. I get that the academics at Tech can be restrictive on the recruiting trail, but an ACC school located in the middle of ATL, surrounded by dozens upon dozens of high schools regularly turning out D1 talent shouldn't be outside the top 50 in class rank.
is that the younger generation of fans just don't really like the offense we run all that much.
There's enough talent in Ga that even if all you can get are the leftovers after UGA, Clemson, and Auburn are done, you can still field a team that is competitive without having to run an archaic offense that is getting easier to stop as the talent gap grows. All that being said pls keep PJ forever.
Posted on 3/4/18 at 8:33 am to VinegarStrokes
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Our old alum and donors are going to die off and there will be no one there to pick up the slack.
You are about 20 years too late with this post.
Your old alums and donors have been dying off the last 20 years. It is a big reason you are in this current mess. The best generation of GT fans graduated after wwii (40s and 50s). There was no one to replace them. And now GT has funding issues in the wealthiest college city in the country.
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