Bill Shanks interviews PJ

I've always wondered what would have happened had we won the 2009 Ugag game. I think winning would have put his stamp on the program and established GT with in-state coaches, fans, and recruits. As it was, it was the biggest upset in series history (in terms of overcoming a games won differential). We were left with them on our field after the game flying a We Run This State flag, and beginning a 7 in a row win streak. 2014 and 2016 we great wins, but they weren't a chance to establish superiority like that would have been.
 
Fairly or unfairly, the option got a bad wrap amongst the top recruits.

But the main thing everyone needs to take away from this CPJ interview is this: you can’t have nice things if you don’t spend the money.

Our fundraising must increase significantly.
 
thegtstunner08 said:
You can tell in the interview how it was night and day how he felt towards D-RAD and MBOB. One AD cared about football and PJ, the other liked basketball more and didn't care for PJ. So there are internal struggles there. He goes on to say he doesn't believe no one is intentionally trying to hold Georgia Tech back from success. It's just a money issue.
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I always found the complaints about DRad hilarious. He was really good for GT athletics, which is why Clemson chose him as their AD.

He obviously made a few mistakes, but some of them like the NCAA investigation wasn't even a mistake. It was the NCAA doing to Tech what it always does to Tech.
 
wesleyd21 said:
Fairly or unfairly, the option got a bad wrap amongst the top recruits.

But the main thing everyone needs to take away from this CPJ interview is this: you can’t have nice things if you don’t spend the money.

Our fundraising must increase significantly.
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I have never understood how The Hill doesn't recognize how a top tier, successful football program is maybe the best advertising for the Institute. Just getting the ESPN jokers to say how good of a school Tech is on a national broadcast can plant the seed in a young person's mind.
 
GT65_UGA89 said:
When I had the discussion with a GTAA rep it was my understanding that yes, although I’d go on a waiting list anyway, I would qualify to purchase even year, but wouldn’t qualify for odd. Since, as @daBuzz alluded to, there are no tickets available anyway, I didn’t pursue any further.

I have a friend, GT grad who lives in Seneca, SC, who gives me a pair of his club seats once every couple of years or so, to games he’s not planning to attend. The last two times I’ve sat in club, CL 3 was maybe half full.
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I would be surprised if they could kick you out of your seats on the years we play uGA since you would have then lost access to the seats you had previously. It is likely you just couldn't get in on the years we play uGA because of high demand. Next year will likely also have high demand due to the Notre Dame game so 2022 may be your next chance.
 
samsgt02 said:
“For as little as five cents a day you can help feed a defensive lineman.”
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:lol2:

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kramer2727 said:
They tore down the old south because those seats were really in disrepair and I think the feeling in the mid 80’s was that we needed to use the space and we weren’t going to sell enough tickets to justify building new stands there. Is it time to reassess that? Who knows
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I think there could be a future in that. We overdid it with the upper north stands.
 
txsting said:
I think there could be a future in that. We overdid it with the upper north stands.
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Turn the upper part of the upper north into a video board/ firework launcher. As well as put up a giant model steam whistle that lets out giant plumes of steam for people to see.

There’s no reason parts of the upper north should have stood above the east or west stands.
 
samsgt02 said:
Everyone here should get on the AT donation page and set up a monthly automatic withdrawal. Make it a comfortable amount you won’t notice. It adds up quickly. I donate every month and hardly notice.

“For as little as five cents a day you can help feed a defensive lineman.”

Link: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/148...1481&gid=4&pgid=446&cid=1143&appealcode=AT20W
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IP18.25AY doesn’t have the same ring to it. Round up? IPTwAY? That will show those orange and purple rednecks who’s boss.
 
cyclejacket said:
I've always wondered what would have happened had we won the 2009 Ugag game. I think winning would have put his stamp on the program and established GT with in-state coaches, fans, and recruits. As it was, it was the biggest upset in series history (in terms of overcoming a games won differential). We were left with them on our field after the game flying a We Run This State flag, and beginning a 7 in a row win streak. 2014 and 2016 we great wins, but they weren't a chance to establish superiority like that would have been.
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I have wondered many times about this same scenario vs FSU in 1992.
 
cyclejacket said:
I've always wondered what would have happened had we won the 2009 Ugag game. I think winning would have put his stamp on the program and established GT with in-state coaches, fans, and recruits. As it was, it was the biggest upset in series history (in terms of overcoming a games won differential). We were left with them on our field after the game flying a We Run This State flag, and beginning a 7 in a row win streak. 2014 and 2016 we great wins, but they weren't a chance to establish superiority like that would have been.
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*5 in a row

2009 loss was disappointing but didn't hurt us much. We finished the season as ACC Champs and the best program in the state regardless of the loss. We lost the Orange Bowl, UGA had a mediocre year in 2010 and lost the Liberty Bowl. We simply didn't capitalize on our success, winning that year wouldn't have changed anything imo.
 
rghoae said:
I always found the complaints about DRad hilarious. He was really good for GT athletics, which is why Clemson chose him as their AD.

He obviously made a few mistakes, but some of them like the NCAA investigation wasn't even a mistake. It was the NCAA doing to Tech what it always does to Tech.
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Maybe, but the only thing we HAD to do we did not - withhold a player from one game. And he dropped an easy pass for a huge play.
 
JacketForLife said:
I have never understood how The Hill doesn't recognize how a top tier, successful football program is maybe the best advertising for the Institute. Just getting the ESPN jokers to say how good of a school Tech is on a national broadcast can plant the seed in a young person's mind.
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Because the Hill is so smart they are idiots - if not thieves.
 
BigDanT said:
Turn the upper part of the upper north into a video board/ firework launcher. As well as put up a giant model steam whistle that lets out giant plumes of steam for people to see.

There’s no reason parts of the upper north should have stood above the east or west stands.
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This is what we should do. I've advocated tarping off the top 20 or so Rows. Reducing capacity and filling up other parts of the stadium would be better than all those empty available seats.
 
BigDanT said:
Turn the upper part of the upper north into a video board/ firework launcher. As well as put up a giant model steam whistle that lets out giant plumes of steam for people to see.

There’s no reason parts of the upper north should have stood above the east or west stands.
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Not that your idea does not have merit, but it would be very “Tech like” to destroy something unpaid for and add more debt to replace it with something that would not be revenue enhancing.
 
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