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aeromech said:
GT doesn't even sell football to it's own students, much less the city of Atlanta. For example, part of the student & parent orientation for Auburn is an evening in Jordan-Hare with handout pom-poms, skits with the mascot, and "The Nun" teaching all parents and new students the school cheers and fight songs. As a result, students have to compete and pay for football tickets at Auburn, and get penalized if they don't show for a home game. Meanwhile up the road in Atlanta, I am fairly confident we are graduating students who have never set foot inside Grant Field, much less actually attended a game there.

I work with GT grads who have zero interest in any kind of "spectator sport", and displays disdain for anyone who would attend such of thing. Let's face it, GT attracts a significant percentage of a type of student that isn't going to support a football program once they graduate regardless of how much winning it does or what conference matchups are involved; but they have remarkable ACT scores and are really good at math & physics; and I am only talking about the ones who are US citizens.
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I think there’s a lot of truth here. I was a student during the CALVIN Johnson era. The student section was always packed. I’d wait in line with my buddies for 3-4 hours before key hoops games to get into AMC.
Just win.
 
donsue said:
They didn’t. Teams weren’t allowed to simply “pick” their schedules. If it were so, I doubt Tech would have selected what it got
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You think it's unlikely that after telling the ACC which teams we want they wouldn't just ignore it and give us whoever while following the whims of other teams? The problem with figuring out what goes on in there is that there isn't really a path we would consider beyond the pale for the ACC office at this point.
 
GTLiebs said:
You think it's unlikely that after telling the ACC which teams we want they wouldn't just ignore it and give us whoever while following the whims of other teams? The problem with figuring out what goes on in there is that there isn't really a path we would consider beyond the pale for the ACC office at this point.
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I'm pretty sure behind the closed closet it is all being decided by CavMan on his eternal quest to horde every strapping young lad he can muster.
 
GTLiebs said:
You think it's unlikely that after telling the ACC which teams we want they wouldn't just ignore it and give us whoever while following the whims of other teams? The problem with figuring out what goes on in there is that there isn't really a path we would consider beyond the pale for the ACC office at this point.
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Don’t quite understand your post
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
My take on what he posted (whether I am right or not....LOL) is that the ACC is going to do what they want to do, and you can take it or STFU.
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Supersize that order mutt said:
My take on what he posted (whether I am right or not....LOL) is that the ACC is going to do what they want to do, and you can take it or STFU.
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10-4. I get where you are coming from. Sure seems like the only ones that get their way in the ACC are the Tobacco Roadies
 
If the mission of higher education is to help people be greater contributors to society, which I think it is, then physical education and athletics should be a mandatory part of the Georgia Tech curriculum. I'm not sure why we got away from that but I think it was a mistake. So many adults I know are in poor shape, mainly for lack of exercise, and as a result poor physical and mental health.

The removal of athletics from the curriculum has surely had a direct effect on student and alumni interest in Tech sports.
 
aeromech said:
GT doesn't even sell football to it's own students, much less the city of Atlanta. For example, part of the student & parent orientation for Auburn is an evening in Jordan-Hare with handout pom-poms, skits with the mascot, and "The Nun" teaching all parents and new students the school cheers and fight songs. As a result, students have to compete and pay for football tickets at Auburn, and get penalized if they don't show for a home game. Meanwhile up the road in Atlanta, I am fairly confident we are graduating students who have never set foot inside Grant Field, much less actually attended a game there.

I work with GT grads who have zero interest in any kind of "spectator sport", and displays disdain for anyone who would attend such of thing. Let's face it, GT attracts a significant percentage of a type of student that isn't going to support a football program once they graduate regardless of how much winning it does or what conference matchups are involved; but they have remarkable ACT scores and are really good at math & physics; and I am only talking about the ones who are US citizens.
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JJacket said:
USC and UCLA don't pack stadiums and that doesn't matter to the BIG10
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I’ve been to several USC games in recent years and they have on average 75-80k fans. The Colosseum is a huge venue. Very similar to Michigans big house in design except that it’s open on one end and was designed primarily to hold 100K plus for the 84’ Olympics.
As for us I’ve always argued that a majority of our alumni end up working/living outside of GA. Most of the guys in my dorm that I went to school with are spread out all over the country and never come back to see any games in person except maybe bowl games. Plus like many have said here, the types of students we attract here aren’t big sports fans to begin. Still winning will help with attendance but we’re never going to have a majority of our alumni here every Saturday game day like an SEC/ACC factory.
 
justafan said:
If the mission of higher education is to help people be greater contributors to society, which I think it is, then physical education and athletics should be a mandatory part of the Georgia Tech curriculum. I'm not sure why we got away from that but I think it was a mistake. So many adults I know are in poor shape, mainly for lack of exercise, and as a result poor physical and mental health.

The removal of athletics from the curriculum has surely had a direct effect on student and alumni interest in Tech sports.
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+100. My son who’s a junior at UGAY (but is a diehard GT fan) has to take at least one PE as a graduation requirement so he takes weight training. I think it’s good for him. It’s not a bs class. They work out 5 days/week and also have tests on principles, techniques, etc.
 
gt9589 said:
I’ve been to several USC games in recent years and they have on average 75-80k fans. The Colosseum is a huge venue. Very similar to Michigans big house in design except that it’s open on one end and was designed primarily to hold 100K plus for the 84’ Olympics.
As for us I’ve always argued that a majority of our alumni end up working/living outside of GA. Most of the guys in my dorm that I went to school with are spread out all over the country and never come back to see any games in person except maybe bowl games. Plus like many have said here, the types of students we attract here aren’t big sports fans to begin. Still winning will help with attendance but we’re never going to have a majority of our alumni here every Saturday game day like an SEC/ACC factory.
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Actually the LA Coliseum was built in 1923 and modified to host the 1932 Olympics. It held 96,000 back then and was not enlarged, though it was modernized, for the 1984 Olympics. Although I have never been to a football game there, I was fortunate enough to get tickets for a few days of track and field at the '84 Olympics, and it was definitely a great venue for that.
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
Actually the LA Coliseum was built in 1923 and modified to host the 1932 Olympics. It held 96,000 back then and was not enlarged, though it was modernized, for the 1984 Olympics. Although I have never been to a football game there, I was fortunate enough to get tickets for a few days of track and field at the '84 Olympics, and it was definitely a great venue for that.
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ah gotcha. When you enter it feels like it takes forever to get to the lower section if you’re sitting in the first 10-15 rows… like UMs big house
 
gt9589 said:
+100. My son who’s a junior at UGAY (but is a diehard GT fan) has to take at least one PE as a graduation requirement so he takes weight training. I think it’s good for him. It’s not a bs class. They work out 5 days/week and also have tests on principles, techniques, etc.
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FWIW health/PE is still required at GT, but there’s an option to take a health class that does not require physical activity. That was the norm for a while until they added some classes more in line with what you’re describing in the past few years
 
BuzzedATL said:
FWIW health/PE is still required at GT, but there’s an option to take a health class that does not require physical activity. That was the norm for a while until they added some classes more in line with what you’re describing in the past few years
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When I was a rat in '62, we all had to take track, gymnastics, and the dreaded drown-proofing, still, at that time, under the direction of its creator Freddie Lanoue. Too bad they now don't require drownproofing. That was an incredibly useful "class". I did good in that, ok in track, and terrible in gymnastics
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
Actually the LA Coliseum was built in 1923 and modified to host the 1932 Olympics. It held 96,000 back then and was not enlarged, though it was modernized, for the 1984 Olympics. Although I have never been to a football game there, I was fortunate enough to get tickets for a few days of track and field at the '84 Olympics, and it was definitely a great venue for that.
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The only game i saw at the colliseum was trump's NY generals in Hershal Walker's first game..easy to get tickets...
i had boxing tickets for the 1984 Olympics and was at the event when evander holeyfield was disqualified for knocking the canadian out.
i got a B in drown-proofing in 74
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
When I was a rat in '62, we all had to take track, gymnastics, and the dreaded drown-proofing, still, at that time, under the direction of its creator Freddie Lanoue. Too bad they now don't require drownproofing. That was an incredibly useful "class". I did good in that, ok in track, and terrible in gymnastics
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I bet you went to the 7-6 win over Bama! I was a tiny kid then, but still think that might be my favorite Tech game ever
 
donsue said:
I bet you went to the 7-6 win over Bama! I was a tiny kid then, but still think that might be my favorite Tech game ever
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Oh, yes, indeed, I was at that game. It was the most intense football game I have ever been to. The students were a far cry better back then than they are now. We were in our seats and cheering a full hour before kickoff, and needless to say, the stadium was packed. As a rat, I was in the old temporary bleachers on the track and right behind the Bama team. From the moment we got thee, it was "Bama sucks!", "Go to hell, Alabama, go to hell", "Bear sucks", and most of all, "Remember Darwin Holt. Remember Darwin Holt" at the top of our lungs. Hell, I didn't even know until my friends explained it to me who Darwin Holt was....LOL. I learned quickly though. When Namath came in at QB, it was "Namath can't do it; Namath can't do it". I don't remember if we stormed the field when it was over or not, but there was definitely no rush to leave, and I remember being there for quite a while. Programs were cheap (50 cents, IIRC) and actually worth having, so I bought one and still have it. It might be worth something as a collector item, except I scrawled the final score on the cover.

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Ahhh, the memories !!!
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
Oh, yes, indeed, I was at that game. It was the most intense football game I have ever been to. The students were a far cry better back then than they are now. We were in our seats and cheering a full hour before kickoff, and needless to say, the stadium was packed. As a rat, I was in the old temporary bleachers on the track and right behind the Bama team. From the moment we got thee, it was "Bama sucks!", "Go to hell, Alabama, go to hell", "Bear sucks", and most of all, "Remember Darwin Holt. Remember Darwin Holt" at the top of our lungs. Hell, I didn't even know until my friends explained it to me who Darwin Holt was....LOL. I learned quickly though. When Namath came in at QB, it was "Namath can't do it; Namath can't do it". I don't remember if we stormed the field when it was over or not, but there was definitely no rush to leave, and I remember being there for quite a while. Programs were cheap (50 cents, IIRC) and actually worth having, so I bought one and still have it. It might be worth something as a collector item, except I scrawled the final score on the cover.

1684702901046.jpeg


Ahhh, the memories !!!
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Love it!!!!
 
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