ATL Crap

10-13 Million dollars or whatever the buyout was…

#worth for the depth chart this week.

jury’s out CBK esp given how poorly the offensive line has played thus far. But at least I have hope and am finding myself excited for a game this season.

albeit the ucf game was good - team fought hard.
 
Mcho40 said:
10-13 Million dollars or whatever the buyout was…

#worth for the depth chart this week.

jury’s out CBK esp given how poorly the offensive line has played thus far. But at least I have hope and am finding myself excited for a game this season.

albeit the ucf game was good - team fought hard.
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I hope there is an effort based defense out there.
 
andrew said:
People would have absolutely loved Money Down if we had it back during Tenuta's peak, when we were pumped every time the defense took the field and we regularly saw huge plays from the likes of Michael Johnson, Philip Wheeler, and Derrick Morgan.

The problem with it now is that a) our defense has kind of sucked and rarely cashes in on Money Down and b) because they insist on showing it every down, and since we tend not to get off the field on third down, we see and hear it way too much.

The ATL thing is stupid no matter how you slice it though.
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yeah, money down would have been fun if we didn’t absolutely suck at it. As it was, it was just trash talking while getting your ass kicked.
 
ATL was a great idea and it's still a great idea. Just because the coach didn't find the magic to win games doesn't take away the thought that we are located in the middle of Atlanta and should make claims for the territory. And recruit hard in the area.

Many of you got your wish and Collins is gone. If you are a Tech fan, you'd realize your whining after Monday's announcement continues to do nothing but hurt the program. Why not try to find a way you can help Tech at this point?
 
WracerX said:
yeah, money down would have been fun if we didn’t absolutely suck at it. As it was, it was just trash talking while getting your ass kicked.
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There is no possible excuse for lifting weights on sideline
That looks ridiculous.
What was he thinking with that?
When your team is being pushed all over field?
That was the stupidest thing ever.
 
midatlantech said:
ATL was a great idea and it's still a great idea. Just because the coach didn't find the magic to win games doesn't take away the thought that we are located in the middle of Atlanta and should make claims for the territory. And recruit hard in the area.

Many of you got your wish and Collins is gone. If you are a Tech fan, you'd realize your whining after Monday's announcement continues to do nothing but hurt the program. Why not try to find a way you can help Tech at this point?
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That’s where I fundamentally disagree. ATL conceptually looks good on paper - Give all the students a chance to get playing time based on effort so long as you’re above a cut line. However, it’s fundamentally flawed. In competitive sports… you need competition. The best players should be on the field. Effort should be applied to get to be that best player, that first string or first backup.

focusing on Atlanta and developing a brand and culture around that is a great idea. But culture and especially culture change can only be done by incremental change and leadership by example. You have to acknowledge tradition and build upon it through concerted effort. You can’t just come in with all these ideas and shove it down peoples throat and call it a brand.

Also whining, expressing concern, holding people accountable are all part of being a fan. So long as you care and you engage and you support our players. I don’t bash on Collins because he loses games. I’m critical because his methods, approaches, and the behaviors he exhibit are not aligned with what I think GT has traditionally been about.
 
midatlantech said:
ATL was a great idea and it's still a great idea. Just because the coach didn't find the magic to win games doesn't take away the thought that we are located in the middle of Atlanta and should make claims for the territory. And recruit hard in the area.

Many of you got your wish and Collins is gone. If you are a Tech fan, you'd realize your whining after Monday's announcement continues to do nothing but hurt the program. Why not try to find a way you can help Tech at this point?
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Agreed. The concept wasn't bad, and we would have embraced it, had we shown yearly improvement
 
My understanding is ATL (Above The Line) and ATL (404theculture, embracing Atlanta) are two completely different things.

Above The Line is something he had at Temple as well and it's just a coincidence that the initials are ATL.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken.
 
andrew said:
My understanding is ATL (Above The Line) and ATL (404theculture, embracing Atlanta) are two completely different things.

Above The Line is something he had at Temple as well and it's just a coincidence that the initials are ATL.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken.
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i think you’re right. My original post was referring to above the line. I do think Collins emphasize the ATL - Atlanta connection heavily as branding opportunity.
 
midatlantech said:
ATL was a great idea and it's still a great idea. Just because the coach didn't find the magic to win games doesn't take away the thought that we are located in the middle of Atlanta and should make claims for the territory. And recruit hard in the area.

Many of you got your wish and Collins is gone. If you are a Tech fan, you'd realize your whining after Monday's announcement continues to do nothing but hurt the program. Why not try to find a way you can help Tech at this point?
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Tell me why no succeeding coach has an ATL chart.
 
Mcho40 said:
i think you’re right. My original post was referring to above the line. I do think Collins emphasize the ATL - Atlanta connection heavily as branding opportunity.
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Got it. I hate Above The Line. I think almost everyone does.

I love trying to use Atlanta in our branding. Hope to see it continue.
 
Keep ATL and the logo sec103 guy came up with.

ööööcan everything else, especially 404
 
rain said:
There is no possible excuse for lifting weights on sideline
That looks ridiculous.
What was he thinking with that?
When your team is being pushed all over field?
That was the stupidest thing ever.
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Weight lifting was dumb. Watch the game and see if you can pick up on something.

Juice crew was dumb. Manufactured excitement always falls flat eventually.

“Effort based” is loser talk. “Results based” is what counts. No one gives a öööö how hard you try. Losers try. Winners öööö the homecoming queen.
 
GTWannaBee said:
404 is actually a good idea. Area code branding is definitely in with recruits.
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Is it really though? It feels like it started 15 years ago when cities were much more likely to only have 1 or 2. Atlanta has like 6 or 7 area codes lol. Just smacks of millennials trying to keep something cool and genZ is like whatever.

Either way get rid of it way too much Collins stench.
 
midatlantech said:
Many of you got your wish and Collins is gone. If you are a Tech fan, you'd realize your whining after Monday's announcement continues to do nothing but hurt the program. Why not try to find a way you can help Tech at this point?
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The venting has slowed. It’s been 3 days and we are on the normal progression. Any time a coach is fired the fanbase of every school reacts. I’ve actually been surprised at how quickly our fanbase has moved on. Sure, Monday and Tuesday was a deserved 48 hour venting time period for a fans who have endured almost 4 years of pure ineptitude. But, since the press conference most GT fans have moved on. I predict the previous coach will soon be forgotten because his reign was forgettable.
 
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