season tix holders getting SCREWED w/ the extra thursday game....

[BuzzCzar]

all you guys that dont live in Atlanta are the ones that are Bush league. move to a city if you want a team. or go watch Savannah State play or Medical College of Georgia or whatever. btw, we have had two thursday night games before.. before DRad was even here

now, having 2 D-II teams, that is BS IMO

go ahead, tell me how awesome it is to live in a little town.. fine, but then dont complain about not being in ATL

 

[thwg]

I'll buy your Thursday night tickets for Miami in a heartbeat, and would buy the JSU ones if I didnt already have some coming

You can have mine for face plus the prorated cost of my Tech Fund. So, for about $100 per ticket, they're all yours. Let me know how you want to pay.

 

[Aiken Jacket]

FWIW -

I love living in a small town, Mr. Czar, but I won't blow sunshine up your butt about it on this forum! We each have choices to make, and hopefully we are all content with those choices for our various and sundry reasons!

When the schedule came out, I sent DRad an email expressing my disappointment in the schedule - both for the 2 Thursdays, and for the 2 lesser-division opponents. He (as usual) promptly replied with a very well thought-out and presented reasoning for the schedule. He did not blame USMA, but certainly pointed out the difficult situation GT was placed in when they bagged. He also pointed out that the Jax St move to a Thursday was specifically directed at helping the players and coaches have more time to prepare for back-to-back ACC games the following two weeks. I understand and agree with his points, and appreciate his candor in discussing this with me. We disagreed a bit on how easy or difficult marketing Tech football will be with this schedule, but that's life and he's the man, not me!

I was a season ticket holder until this year. I dropped my tickets not as some form of political protest, but because my life and priorities have changed a bit in the last couple of years, making the travel to/from games more difficult each year. Had the 2008 schedule been different (main issue was the 2nd Thu game) I would have pressed to make it happen in spite of the changed priorities. With the current schedule, my decision was somewhat easier, and I told DRad that.

My expectation is that at some point in the future I will be able to re-up with season tickets. This will be based on my work/family/life situation, and not the arbitrary scheduling of teams and game times.

My hope is that by the time I want to get back on board, the waiting list will be thousands deep and the current administration will not be able to accomodate me. That will mean that Tech football has reached the stage where it should be in terms of rabid fan support, and the tickets will be as tough as any to acquire.

Until then, I will try to make a game or two each year - either at home or on the road - and will stay close to the TV, XM Radio, and/or internet for those I cannot make in person.

While I am disappointed in the schedule as it played out, I am still pretty pumped that the Jackets will be playing 12 games in the regular season, and have the chance to play 2 more before the full season is over. I could not care less who the Jackets are playing in these games, just that the White and Gold will be on the field.

GO JACKETS!!

 

[LowcountryJacket]

Loved my time at Tech, But you will NEVER hear me complain about not being in ATL. Nothing wrong with it but not my speed. I couldn't wait to get out.

I hope Tech fans don't mind me supporting the team from 5 hours east. Or do I have to change my allegiance to Charleston Southern? I do have a lot of bushes in my yard.

 

[BranMart]

ok, we are bitching about 2 thurs. games and 2 FCS games. Sorry you can't do both, but get over it.

The Jax ST. game is essentially an extra home game for us. We went from 6 home games to 7, and if I am not mistaken, season Tix price stayed at $250.

Plus our team gets more practice time for the games that matter.

Not sure how I am getting screwed in this deal. Unless it is not having to go sit in a bar one extra Saturday to watch us play Army, 'cause let's be real, that game most likely would have not been on TV.

 

[clapper]

Point blank, we're playing two DivII schools because Army is a bunch of assholes.

Don't hang that one on the entire USMA. Their students and alumnae are as pissed at their AD for doing it as we ever were with Braine.

 

[BarrelORum]

I'll buy yours for Miami if he doesnt wanna sell his.

I'm in Statesboro, maybe I could even meet up with the famous BoR!

I have 50 yard line 7th row seats and I don't sell them for big games. I'm just pissed off as a season ticket holder for 18 years and a club seat buyer for the last 4 seasons, that my Tech donation and seats were spent on a package that includes Gardner Webb and Jax st. That to me is money not well spent, but if I don't spend it, I lose my place in line. Its total bush league.

 

[BarrelORum]

For all the scheduling hounds that say DRAD made the best out of a bad situation that he could do nothing about... look at the schedule for the next 5 years and then give me that line again.

 

[The Jacket]

For all the scheduling hounds that say DRAD made the best out of a bad situation that he could do nothing about... look at the schedule for the next 5 years and then give me that line again.

They're referring to the fact that we have two FCS teams scheduled, which is not something that is duplicated over the next five years. We have 5 FCS teams in the next 6 years. I'd rather we didn't play any, but everyone schedules them.

 

[TechinItEasy]

For all the scheduling hounds that say DRAD made the best out of a bad situation that he could do nothing about... look at the schedule for the next 5 years and then give me that line again.

I'm assuming that means that our upcoming schedules are good? I sure think they are anyways...SEC teams out the ying yang.

But what else could he have done about the open spot? Army cancelled on us, left us without much of an option. Filling that game period was probably a task. You find me a better team that A) had that date open on their schedule and B) would come to us w/o us going back to them.

As far as the extra Thursday game goes. It doesn't really bother me as I live right across from campus and can take a day off work, but I can see how some out of towners are irritated. But if you think of it as a way for Tech to have more practice before bigger games and thus have a better season, I would say it's worth it.

 

[AllAmericanBuzz]

For all the scheduling hounds that say DRAD made the best out of a bad situation that he could do nothing about... look at the schedule for the next 5 years and then give me that line again.

What exactly do you not like about the future schedules? We have 8 ACC games that we really cannot control which leaves the AD 4 games to play with. UGA is always one of those 4 so that leaves him with 3. It seems like the game plan has been to pick each of the following:

(A) A decent OOC matchup (preferably an SEC team)
(B) An easy FBS game to pad the schedule
(C) An FCS school to pad the schedule

Here are the next 5 years (not including ACC and UGA)....

2010: Ole Miss (A), MTSU (B), South Carolina St. (C)

2011: Ole Miss (A), MTSU (B), WCU (B)

2012: MTSU (B), ______, ________

2013: Alabama (A), Vandy (B), Elon (C)

2014: Alabama (A), Tulane (B), Wofford (C)

I think this strategy is pretty consistent with other programs like UGA.

 

[BarrelORum]

All American, my problem with that strategy is that I buy season football seats AND pay a hefty Tech donation so I can keep my sweet seats. In a typical year, that is 6 home games. And we don't play away games against Middle Tenn St. and teams like them.

So for my 6 game package in
2010, I get to see SC St. and Middle Tenn St.
2011, Middle Tenn St. and West Carolina.
2012 Middle Tenn St. and a team to be named later
2013, I can live with Vandy and Elon
2014, Tulane and Wofford.

This type of scheduling is for pussies.

 

[BHP12345]

This type of scheduling is for pussies.

But this begs the question, would you rather be not a pussy or win Championships? This is the kind of schedule teams that win the BCS have. OOC opponents for last 5 champs:

07 LSU - MTSU, Tulane, La Tech, VT
06 UF - Southern Miss, UCF, Western Carolina, FSU
05 Texas - La-Layfayette, OSU, Rice
04 USC - VT, Colorado St., BYU, Notre Dame,
03 LSU - La-Monroe, Arizona, W Illinois, La Tech

Also note it seems like if you play VT and a school from La you got a good chance at the BCS. Looks like 2014 is our year!

 

[BuzzCzar]

This type of scheduling is for pussies.

this type of scheduling is for all college football program in a BCS conference. it is the modern reality, not anything having to do with weakness, female genetalia or kittens

 

[BuzzCzar]

FWIW -

I love living in a small town, Mr. Czar, but I won't blow sunshine up your butt about it on this forum! We each have choices to make, and hopefully we are all content with those choices for our various and sundry reasons!

When the schedule came out, I sent DRad an email expressing my disappointment in the schedule - both for the 2 Thursdays, and for the 2 lesser-division opponents. He (as usual) promptly replied with a very well thought-out and presented reasoning for the schedule. He did not blame USMA, but certainly pointed out the difficult situation GT was placed in when they bagged. He also pointed out that the Jax St move to a Thursday was specifically directed at helping the players and coaches have more time to prepare for back-to-back ACC games the following two weeks. I understand and agree with his points, and appreciate his candor in discussing this with me. We disagreed a bit on how easy or difficult marketing Tech football will be with this schedule, but that's life and he's the man, not me!

I was a season ticket holder until this year. I dropped my tickets not as some form of political protest, but because my life and priorities have changed a bit in the last couple of years, making the travel to/from games more difficult each year. Had the 2008 schedule been different (main issue was the 2nd Thu game) I would have pressed to make it happen in spite of the changed priorities. With the current schedule, my decision was somewhat easier, and I told DRad that.

My expectation is that at some point in the future I will be able to re-up with season tickets. This will be based on my work/family/life situation, and not the arbitrary scheduling of teams and game times.

My hope is that by the time I want to get back on board, the waiting list will be thousands deep and the current administration will not be able to accomodate me. That will mean that Tech football has reached the stage where it should be in terms of rabid fan support, and the tickets will be as tough as any to acquire.

Until then, I will try to make a game or two each year - either at home or on the road - and will stay close to the TV, XM Radio, and/or internet for those I cannot make in person.

While I am disappointed in the schedule as it played out, I am still pretty pumped that the Jackets will be playing 12 games in the regular season, and have the chance to play 2 more before the full season is over. I could not care less who the Jackets are playing in these games, just that the White and Gold will be on the field.

GO JACKETS!!

i agree with you. i have lived in small towns and big cities. i like both for different reasons. but when i lived in a small town, i didnt cry about there not being a good symphony or having to drive far for an unusual store or food. that being said, i can also see how life changes make being at a GT football game in person less important, so i have no problem with people supporting the program in whatever fashion they do.

i think if we can get to winning 10 games a year every three years or so, our scheduling issues will no longer be discussed.

 

[AllAmericanBuzz]

All American, my problem with that strategy is that I buy season football seats AND pay a hefty Tech donation so I can keep my sweet seats. In a typical year, that is 6 home games. And we don't play away games against Middle Tenn St. and teams like them.

So for my 6 game package in
2010, I get to see SC St. and Middle Tenn St.
2011, Middle Tenn St. and West Carolina.
2012 Middle Tenn St. and a team to be named later
2013, I can live with Vandy and Elon
2014, Tulane and Wofford.

This type of scheduling is for pussies.

Gotcha. Now I know where you're coming from. Granted this isn't a who's who of college football, but you have to remember that until 2006, we only played 11 games (8 ACC, UGA, 1 OOC, 1 cupcake). I think the problem with the extra game being added is that all the big teams decided that it was cheaper to not travel but rather pay some lowly cupcake from a directional school to get their ass handed to them so the home team could sell out their stadium and rake in some bonus cash as well as padding their win column. So even if we wanted to play a better team, it would be tough to find one willing to. From that stance it sucks, but I don't know if there's anything we could do to change it because it seems pretty system wide.

My only advice is that if you thought the way things were before 2006 were okay, just look at the extra cupcake game as icing on the cake (sorry for the bad pun), even though I guess we're charged a little extra for it.

 

[beej67]

this type of scheduling is for all college football program in a BCS conference. it is the modern reality, not anything having to do with weakness, female genetalia or kittens

qft

07 LSU - MTSU, Tulane, La Tech, VT
06 UF - Southern Miss, UCF, Western Carolina, FSU
05 Texas - La-Layfayette, OSU, Rice
04 USC - VT, Colorado St., BYU, Notre Dame,
03 LSU - La-Monroe, Arizona, W Illinois, La Tech

Since they stripped strength of schedule out of the BCS formula, there is NO REASON WHATSOEVER to schedule good OOC opponents, especially when you've already got a guaranteed top 25, likely top 10 guy on your schedule EVERY YEAR.

 

[ASimPerson]

Doesn't it strike you as odd, though, that each team you listed except for '03 LSU and maybe '06 Florida had an above average OOC opponent?

 

[beej67]

Doesn't it strike you as odd, though, that each team you listed except for '03 LSU and maybe '06 Florida had an above average OOC opponent?

Are you forgetting that we already have a Top 10 OOC opponent scheduled every year in the foreseeable future? Bring this argument back up when Georgia sucks. I'll be happy to have it with you then.

 

[Ish]

Are you forgetting that we already have a Top 10 OOC opponent scheduled every year in the foreseeable future? Bring this argument back up when Georgia sucks. I'll be happy to have it with you then.

not to mention we've played ND and Auburn 2X each over the last 5 years.