Re: \"THE STING\" William Bell 1990
I just finished reading Kim King's book Tales from the Georgia Tech Sideline and he believed that the Pizza brawl played a large part in Ross leaving.
In the book he stated that Ross hired a lawyer to investigate the fight. The lawyer basically reported that the players did not instigate the incident and Ross backed the players. The book gave the impression that Homer Rice, due to the pressure of some alumni, was less supportive of the players. King believed that Ross viewed this as a sign that the administration did not trust him.
After reading the book it looked like Tech administration was unprepared for success. King talks about doing the 1991 bowl game in Hawaii from Atlanta because Tech was trying to cut back on travel expenses. You've just won the National Championship, yet you don't want to spend a few thousand dollars to send your radio crew to Hawaii. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif
The biggest make Tech ever made was letting Ross leave. We should have made him the highest paid coach or whatever it would have taken but we should not have let him go to the pros. People may say that he dreamed of coaching in the NFL, but everyone has a price and we should have paid it.
King's book is very good and is available through Amazon.com. I purchased several copies to give as Christmas gifts.