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The Georgia Tech Athletic Association, stung in recent weeks by criticism from Georgia fans over seat locations, will announce a plan next week that should diffuse tensions.
In a unique co-marketing arrangement, Tech will sell an additional 500 tickets to Georgia fans for the Tech-Georgia game, to be located on the 17th and 18th floors of the Coca-Cola tower.
A Tech spokesman stated "We think we've addressed their concerns. The elderly will have elevator access, and the sight lines with a high-powered telescope are similar to an upper deck seat at Neyland Stadium."
A caterer is being hired to provide snacks consisting of Spam and Vienna Sausages to provide a similar game day experience as that found in Athens.
Georgia alumni remained skeptical. "I've worked in that building, emptying trash. It's huge. Why only two floors?"
Another expressed concern about having to use the restroom indoors. Coca-Cola states that this is a one year trial, and negotiations took so long because Georgia officials could not guarantee their fans would not try to spit tobacco or throw things at the glass.
Georgia fans will also have to pass through a metal detector similar to the one used at Hartsfield Airport, leading some to speculate it will hamper demand.
Tech officials insist that if the experiment works, additional skyscraper seats may open for other schools that complain.
In a unique co-marketing arrangement, Tech will sell an additional 500 tickets to Georgia fans for the Tech-Georgia game, to be located on the 17th and 18th floors of the Coca-Cola tower.
A Tech spokesman stated "We think we've addressed their concerns. The elderly will have elevator access, and the sight lines with a high-powered telescope are similar to an upper deck seat at Neyland Stadium."
A caterer is being hired to provide snacks consisting of Spam and Vienna Sausages to provide a similar game day experience as that found in Athens.
Georgia alumni remained skeptical. "I've worked in that building, emptying trash. It's huge. Why only two floors?"
Another expressed concern about having to use the restroom indoors. Coca-Cola states that this is a one year trial, and negotiations took so long because Georgia officials could not guarantee their fans would not try to spit tobacco or throw things at the glass.
Georgia fans will also have to pass through a metal detector similar to the one used at Hartsfield Airport, leading some to speculate it will hamper demand.
Tech officials insist that if the experiment works, additional skyscraper seats may open for other schools that complain.
