What are the REAL reasons our football program can't compete?

What is the real reason we can’t compete?
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The real reason: The year is 2011. As T.J. wakes in his dorm bed, he first thoughts were the same as they always were, the same even as his dreams. The fishes danced in his mind, a never ending visual cacophony of…
 
aeromech said:
Because Bobby Dodd took us out of the SEC and caused disinterest in the local Atlanta fan base. /thread

We would still be playing in a packed stadium with plenty of cash flow from merchandising had we stayed in the SEC.
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And Tech played UGA, Auburn, and Tennessee on a yearly basis long after that.
 
donsue said:
And Tech played UGA, Auburn, and Tennessee on a yearly basis long after that.
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And it wasn't a SEC matchup, so those teams could still recruit against us with the "come play in the SEC" mantra. We were ineligible for conference championships..yea? If you can't see that leaving the SEC was a mistake then I can't help you.

Even when we sucked, when we played SEC schools we did it in a full house; so what did we do? We ripped out the south stands to keep our stadium from turning orange and red.
 
IMHO, piss-poor AD's have been the main reason our athletic programs have failed, mainly because of the
contracts they have given unproven coaches. The two that come to mind are DB and our current AD TS.
Those two AD's saddled the GTAA with contracts for former coaches that nearly broke us. Somewhere
out there, there has to be another AD with brains like Dr. Homer Rice! Just an opinion from an old fart
who has been watching GT Sports since 1958.
 
oldgoldbee said:
IMHO, piss-poor AD's have been the main reason our athletic programs have failed, mainly because of the
contracts they have given unproven coaches. The two that come to mind are DB and our current AD TS.
Those two AD's saddled the GTAA with contracts for former coaches that nearly broke us. Somewhere
out there, there has to be another AD with brains like Dr. Homer Rice! Just an opinion from an old fart
who has been watching GT Sports since 1958.
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Since our last two hires, I'm starting to change my opinion of Dan Radakovich. I wonder why he left Clemson for Miami. As for as Homer Rice, the stadium should be called Dodd/Rice Stadium at Historic Grant Field.
 
aeromech said:
And it wasn't a SEC matchup, so those teams could still recruit against us with the "come play in the SEC" mantra. We were ineligible for conference championships..yea? If you can't see that leaving the SEC was a mistake then I can't help you.

Even when we sucked, when we played SEC schools we did it in a full house; so what did we do? We ripped out the south stands to keep our stadium from turning orange and red.
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Isn't the goal to win the conference, and more if you deserve it? What has the bottom half of the sec benefitted from in that regard, seeing as how they haven't smelled an sec title or a MNC for decades. Full houses are overrated unless you are playing poker.
 
70-80% of our student base for the past 30 years could care less about GT sports. Most of the fans we have are 50+ and are dying off rapidly. GT is trying to be the MIT or Cal Tech of the South. I (70+) love GT sports, but the school has left me behind. I no longer donate to the school.
 
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GoldZ said:
Isn't the goal to win the conference, and more if you deserve it? What has the bottom half of the sec benefitted from in that regard, seeing as how they haven't smelled an sec title or a MNC for decades. Full houses are overrated unless you are playing poker.
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If the goal is play in a half empty stadium then we are well on the way. The bottom half of the SEC is more highly regarded that us right now. So why not explain to me why we are better off because we left the SEC. I'll wait.
 
Easy to see.
The undergraduates have been less and less sports minded esp fball over the yrs..Over time that means fewer grad fans.Therefore less revenue from games and donations.Less money to get top AD and coaches.All this exacerbated by poor records. in both fball and basketball.
 
GoldZ said:
Isn't the goal to win the conference, and more if you deserve it? What has the bottom half of the sec benefitted from in that regard, seeing as how they haven't smelled an sec title or a MNC for decades. Full houses are overrated unless you are playing poker.
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But huge annual conference payouts would have prevented our financial disaster.
 
aeromech said:
And it wasn't a SEC matchup, so those teams could still recruit against us with the "come play in the SEC" mantra. We were ineligible for conference championships..yea? If you can't see that leaving the SEC was a mistake then I can't help you.

Even when we sucked, when we played SEC schools we did it in a full house; so what did we do? We ripped out the south stands to keep our stadium from turning orange and red.
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Look, we can keep debating this stuff for as nauseum. But that was almost 60 years ago. You can keep making this argument. But what the hell has the admin done to “rectify” this problem. You need to look at reality. There are not many in decision making positions that really give a crap about Tech athletics. They are way more invested in partnerships with tech companies and nano technology
 
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