Wear Gold to the game!!

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GTfanNBama

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I saw on another GT website people talking about how Tech fans wear too many neutral colors and not enough gold and white. He makes a good point, it would be advantageous if we could all get on the same page and "Gold the place out" every home game. No blue, no khaki, just gold or white. It makes for a better atmosphere.
 
We always do.

I love Game Day!

GO JACKETS!
 
The Jacket said:
i thought yellow and black were our main colors???????????????????
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From RW.com:


White & Gold
In the fall of 1891, before Georgia Tech organized a football team of its own, a game was scheduled between Auburn and Georgia. Due to the rivalry established in baseball games between Tech and Georgia (which is still strong after more than 100 years), the Tech students were invited to the game to cheer, of course, for Auburn.

At a mass meeting, the students appointed a committee to recommend colors to be worn and cheers to be used at the game. The committee suggested white and gold, and about 200 students attended the game wearing school colors for the first time.

In 1893, when Tech's football team played its first official game against Georgia, a group of young women from the Lucy Cobb Institute for Girls, dressed in white and gold, attended the game to cheer for Tech. These ladies were some of the earliest Tech supporters to show their allegiance by wearing the now-traditional colors.

Oh well it's up with the White and Gold
Down with the Red and Black
Georgia Tech is out for the victory
We'll drop the battle axe on Georgia's head
When we meet her, our team is sure to beat her
Down on the old farm there will be no sound
Till our bow-wows rip through the air
When the battle is over, Georgia's team will be found
With the Yellow Jackets swarming around.
 
GTWannaBee said:
From RW.com:


White & Gold
In the fall of 1891, before Georgia Tech organized a football team of its own, a game was scheduled between Auburn and Georgia. Due to the rivalry established in baseball games between Tech and Georgia (which is still strong after more than 100 years), the Tech students were invited to the game to cheer, of course, for Auburn.

At a mass meeting, the students appointed a committee to recommend colors to be worn and cheers to be used at the game. The committee suggested white and gold, and about 200 students attended the game wearing school colors for the first time.
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The story I heard is very similar except that instead of gold, the Techsters wore yellow jackets and hence received the moniker "Yellow Jackets."

So, is it supposed to be "gold" as in "white and gold," or "yellow" as in "Yellow Jacket"?
 
Essobee said:
The story I heard is very similar except that instead of gold, the Techsters wore yellow jackets and hence received the moniker "Yellow Jackets."

So, is it supposed to be "gold" as in "white and gold," or "yellow" as in "Yellow Jacket"?
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That's where the nickname came from, but I don't believe I've seen too many wearing sport coats to the games lately. Just raggin' on you of course. I haven't been a Tech fan as long as many on this board so I can only open a book to learn about traditions. Most here can tell it from their own lives - and I will leave that up for them. Here is the write-up on the Yellow Jacket from RW.com:


The Yellow Jacket
The Yellow Jacket nickname and mascot are two of the most beloved trademarks of Georgia Tech athletic teams, but many conflicting accounts exist as to the origins and beginnings of the Yellow Jacket. One thing that is clear, however, is that the nickname did not grow out of the familiar six-legged insect, but instead that the insect mascot, known as "Buzz," grew out of the nickname.

As far as can be determined, the first reference to Tech students as "Yellowjackets" appeared in the Atlanta Constitution in 1905 and came into common usage at that time.

Historians say the name, spelled as one word, was first used to describe supporters who attended Tech athletic events, dressed in yellow coats and jackets. The actual mascot was conceived at a later date, still undetermined.

Other common nicknames which have applied to Georgia Tech teams include Engineers, which is still used by some writers; the Techs, the first known nickname which was phased out sometime around 1910; and the Blacksmiths, which was common between 1902 and 1904 and is thought to be an invention of sportswriters at the time.
The Golden Tornado is another former nickname thought to be created by sportswriters when John Heisman led Tech to its first national championship in football in 1917. Tech was the first team from the South to earn the honor bestowed by the

International News Service, and any team thereafter which approached the same level of excellence was referred to as the Golden Tornado. The nickname was used as late as 1929, when Tech defeated California in the Rose Bowl.
 
GTWannaBee said:
The Yellow Jacket nickname and mascot are two of the most beloved trademarks of Georgia Tech athletic teams, but many conflicting accounts exist as to the origins and beginnings of the Yellow Jacket. One thing that is clear, however, is that the nickname did not grow out of the familiar six-legged insect, but instead that the insect mascot, known as "Buzz," grew out of the nickname.
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That is good information and it gives a lot of room for creativity. Gold seems to be the more accepted color among Techsters; if so, it remains to select the actual gold color (i.e., yellow gold, green gold, old gold, etc.) While old gold is often mentioned, it can also sometimes be varied such that it can be mistaken for orange.

Anything wrong with yellow gold? I personally love the gold jerseys worn by the football team and believe we have the sharpest looking home uniforms in the conference if not the nation.
 
Whew...I was in shock when I read that.

The plaques that say "Next time I'll remember to wear gold" should be a major clue that....

EVERYONE SHOULD WEAR GOLD.
 
The Jacket said:
Damnit, I was joking. This board is losing it's sense of humor.
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HaHA!!! My bad!! Sarcasm is often lost in written form. That's why a big rule in business e-mail etiquette is to lose all sarcasm as it may not be understood by the reader. Now that I'm sounding like a geek, I'll end this post.:laugher:
 
I think anyone that has been registered on a Georgia Tech forum for over half a decade should be presumed to be joking when the inquire as to the colors of our program, furthermore adding seventy-six question marks to the end of it.
 
The Jacket said:
I think anyone that has been registered on a Georgia Tech forum for over half a decade should be presumed to be joking when the inquire as to the colors of our program, furthermore adding seventy-six question marks to the end of it.
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What's even worse is I didn't notice the number of posts and registered date. I assumed you were a newbie from the post. That and the fact that your signature pic is a smal red x.:p
 
Oddly enough, I don't even know how that picture got put there. But it's gone now. :o
 
GTfanNBama said:
I saw on another GT website people talking about how Tech fans wear too many neutral colors and not enough gold and white. He makes a good point, it would be advantageous if we could all get on the same page and "Gold the place out" every home game. No blue, no khaki, just gold or white. It makes for a better atmosphere.
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Me and my wife tailgated with some alumni, both of us were wearing our gold jerseys, always have on gold......but.......the alumni we tailgated with did not. They dressed like they were going to eat at Applebees. What they were wearing to the game didn't seem to be important to them.

I don't get it. All of them said they didn't even own a GT t-shirt of any color. WTF? If we can't even get alumni to wear gold to the game I'm not sure we can ever fill that stadium with gold.

It's not that hard.

The real kicker, me and my wife are not alums.
 
Well, if the bookstore will trade my Navy blue hat and shirt for Gold ones, I'm there!!
 
essobee, IMO our road uni's should be our home uni's. White and gold all the way. Home teams get their choice of colors, I don't know why we don't choose that combo.
 
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