re: Coming up on 60 years since GT pussied out of the SEC

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I can't help but notice that YOU choose not to live in Atlanta.

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I also do not live in Paris or Tokyo but both would be fantastic places to live and work. If I could live anywhere in the US I’d live somewhere south of Melbourne Florida and east of I-95. It’s possible in most of that area to catch a sailfish within site of the hill. Unfortunately I work for a living so I live within a reasonable commute of my office. I don’t live outside Atlanta because it’s dangerous or a shithole I live outside Atlanta because my job is outside Atlanta. If it moved or I was offered a better paying position in Atlanta I would not hesitate to relocate back to Atlanta because only a brain dead goober would not want to live in the economic and cultural hub of the region. Brain dead goobers scared of their own shadow who find it uncomfortable to be at WalMart without a pistol on them may be skeered of Atlanta…I am not. I have traveled the world and Atlanta is perfectly suitable to live…. And far better than most of the south and Midwest and western US

Decisions, good or bad, have consequences. GT found out.

They been paying for it ever since.

lol, you’re bringing up sh*t from 60 years ago? Were you even alive then?

We continued playing Georgia, Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee on a regular basis as an indy. Also played Clemson and Notre Dame as an indy. Also scheduled Southern Cal, Penn State, Michigan State during those years. That is apparently what “pussing out” looks like.

Independent status was a disaster for us. I tend to think the Holt/Graning incident and Dodd’s personal feud with Bryant was a bigger factor in leaving than the official narrative. And money of course, no different than FSU and Clemson wanting a better deal today. Dodd was a good Xs & Os guy but a terrible AD. Our facilities were in bad shape when I was at GT in late 80s. Took decades to recover.

Alabama sponsored us for membership in late 70s. Needed 7 yes votes, got 6. Auburn, Ole Miss, and Miss State were no votes. Georgia abstained. Florida, LSU, Vandy, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama were yes votes. Had Georgia wanted us back in conference you could have been the decisive vote to make it happen.

We joined the ACC after that 1978 vote. As for being irrelevant, we’ve won our conference several times, split a NC (1990), and had a lengthy bowl streak as an ACC member. Also made two final 4 appearances and a CWS appearance. We could be a lot less relevant to college athletics than we’ve been. We’re not the 800 lb gorilla that Kirby Smart has built but that’s true of most programs. (I was surprised at the beat down you put on Ole Miss, thought Kiffin would keep them in that game.)

As for not playing in Mississippi 60+ years ago, neither did Georgia, Alabama, or the other leading SEC programs. Florida played in Oxford once in the 30s iirc and didn’t go back for decades. Ole Miss went to Jacksonville for “home” games for decades. LSU didn’t play in Oxford until the 50s. Tennessee played “away” games with Ole Miss in Memphis. It wasn’t just GT.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s game. Would love to see us do the impossible , but will be happy if we keep the score respectable. Key has us on the right track and this game is good measure of how much we’ve actually progressed.

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Dodd was a good Xs & Os guy but a terrible AD.

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He wasn't the same coach after he lost Broyles to Arky and Graves to UF.Both were obviously very good coordinators.

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Our facilities were in bad shape when I was at GT in late 80s. Took decades to recover

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Dodd left in '76 as AD but the facilities were in horrible shape especially Grant field.

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Alabama sponsored us for membership in late 70s. Needed 7 yes votes, got 6. Auburn, Ole Miss, and Miss State were no votes. Georgia abstained. Florida, LSU, Vandy, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama were yes votes. Had Georgia wanted us back in conference you could have been the decisive vote to make it happen.

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Always heard about this vote but can't find out much information.Very surprised Auburn voted against GT.It was a big rivalry for 'em plus it gave them a recruiting presence in Atlanta

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Drop ARK get GT

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Drop the two most recent additions and bring back GT and Tulane.

And do not bring in the two newcomers next year.

Yeah, I am a purist. Stay off my damn lawn

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Not one single TECH grad (including past football players) I know gives a single flying frick about the SEC.

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I know plenty of alums who’d be happy to see us in the SEC. I don’t think it’ll happen, but it would surely be good for us. J Batt spoke with Greg Sankey for a while on sidelines prior to the GT Ole Miss game earlier this season. Probably just small talk, but building bridges there can’t be a bad thing. We’re in the SEC’s back yard and have to compete for recruits. SEC is a top heavy conference and adding FSU & Clemson would only make it more so. Winds could shift on conference realignment, and our current conference is at real risk of dissolving. We need to be keeping doors open where possible.

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Vanderbilt, which obliterates Tech in terms of academic prestige, stayed in the conference.

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US News ranks Vandy #18 and GT #33 for national universities. Vandy costs about $60K per year. GT is $12K in state and $32K out of state. We’re different schools for different purposes. Vandy is private and best known for its law and medical schools. GT is public and known for producing engineers and scientists. Duke is private, has law and medical schools, and competes in a power conference. It’s a more direct comparison to Vandy.

Don’t know why an Alabama fan needs to trash GT for a decision 60 years ago by a man who’s been dead for over 30. Dodd & Bryant ultimately did put their differences aside, to include GT & Bama resuming play during their lifetimes. They let it go a long time ago.