GTCrew4b
NIL Supporter Strictly On Capitalist Grounds
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Volume 1 explored our lack of irrational fanatacism as it relates to our hatred of UGA
Volume 2 explored our lack of true love for Georgia Tech and using the football team as a united face of the school, also touched on lack of fun traditions.
Volume 3 will explore the stingy nature of our fanbase (myself included).
It has been said that GT produces the most millionaires of any public university (perhaps any university). This is good and bad, because a lot of people don't become millionaires by starting their own company, hitting it big in the lottery, investing, or writing their memoirs. Most do it by saving a decent salary over a long period of time. When one saves a lot of their money, they are acting responsibly and cannot be condemned for that choice, when these same people then complain about a product they enjoy but do not pay for, invest much money in, or actively undermine by purchasing second hand tickets...this can be a problem...
We have money that can be spared towards the GTAA and football program in general. We're just too öööö smart and responsible to give it to them. Think of other universities and school's that are flush with cash, they aren't exactly teeming with smart people. Now think of the universities that are flush with cash...they do have smart people in and around them.
I think the GT fanbase needs to do a better job at amassing small donations from its alumni that go directly to the football or athletics programs. These are things that are good for the university in many ways and require money to operate. With such a scattered alumni network, it's hard for many to get to games, but it should not be hard to get a mailed invitation to join something like IPTAY, the Hokie Club (maybe we already have this...I dunno) for our Athletic Association, that asks for small donations to help the programs.
We also have a lot of people who not only demand more success in order to get them to pay, but also a more interesting schedule. In my opinion in the BCS and era where wins count much more for your resume than losses, GT is a current schedule curse (unless you're BYU). There's too much risk in scheduling GT due to the complexity of our offensive scheme and lack of notoriety in terms of national appeal. A loss to GT is not a "good loss," and a win is not worth the risk of the loss.
In any event, we need to get more money to have more success, and one of the best places to get that is from our own pockets.
Volume 2 explored our lack of true love for Georgia Tech and using the football team as a united face of the school, also touched on lack of fun traditions.
Volume 3 will explore the stingy nature of our fanbase (myself included).
It has been said that GT produces the most millionaires of any public university (perhaps any university). This is good and bad, because a lot of people don't become millionaires by starting their own company, hitting it big in the lottery, investing, or writing their memoirs. Most do it by saving a decent salary over a long period of time. When one saves a lot of their money, they are acting responsibly and cannot be condemned for that choice, when these same people then complain about a product they enjoy but do not pay for, invest much money in, or actively undermine by purchasing second hand tickets...this can be a problem...
We have money that can be spared towards the GTAA and football program in general. We're just too öööö smart and responsible to give it to them. Think of other universities and school's that are flush with cash, they aren't exactly teeming with smart people. Now think of the universities that are flush with cash...they do have smart people in and around them.
I think the GT fanbase needs to do a better job at amassing small donations from its alumni that go directly to the football or athletics programs. These are things that are good for the university in many ways and require money to operate. With such a scattered alumni network, it's hard for many to get to games, but it should not be hard to get a mailed invitation to join something like IPTAY, the Hokie Club (maybe we already have this...I dunno) for our Athletic Association, that asks for small donations to help the programs.
We also have a lot of people who not only demand more success in order to get them to pay, but also a more interesting schedule. In my opinion in the BCS and era where wins count much more for your resume than losses, GT is a current schedule curse (unless you're BYU). There's too much risk in scheduling GT due to the complexity of our offensive scheme and lack of notoriety in terms of national appeal. A loss to GT is not a "good loss," and a win is not worth the risk of the loss.
In any event, we need to get more money to have more success, and one of the best places to get that is from our own pockets.
