bobby dodds ghost
Damn Good Rat
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Wish we had UGA\'s scheduler at Tech
This being one of those great years where a football team can play 12, or even 13, games before bowl invitations go out, why is it that Tech still only has 6 home games?
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I know the answer as well as everyone else here, but it doesn't make it acceptable.
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Home games generate revenue, fan excitement, and higher winning percentages. While I don't fear a loss to UConn, I sure can't get excited about it either.
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Georgia, on the other hand, has it figured out. This year they have SEVEN home games and also have the neutral site for the UF game. That means only 4 away games. Thats how you do it! They are not the only ones with 7 home games, a couple of ACC teams have 7 as well.
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Tech should move in this direction as soon as possible. Maybe a neutral site game each year with either FSU or Maryland, or buying out teams like Duke, WF, etc. to play 2 at home and one away. I, for one, am not afraid of opening the season each year with Ga. Southern at BDS. Guaranteed sellout each year, and super atmosphere for state of Georgia football fans. We would kick arse 9 out of 10 years, and once in a while GSU would get lucky at our expence. So what, it STILL would be great for both schools in the long run. The 1-AA argument is silly, because if you can't still win 6 other 1-A games, you don't deserve a bowl game anyway.
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Tech, in the old days, played 7 home games in a 10 game season. Alot of changes have occurred since then, most of them bad, but Tech is now headed in the right direction. I hope we can see in the near future schedules that are, in every way, to Tech's advantage!!!
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BOO
This being one of those great years where a football team can play 12, or even 13, games before bowl invitations go out, why is it that Tech still only has 6 home games?
.
I know the answer as well as everyone else here, but it doesn't make it acceptable.
.
Home games generate revenue, fan excitement, and higher winning percentages. While I don't fear a loss to UConn, I sure can't get excited about it either.
.
Georgia, on the other hand, has it figured out. This year they have SEVEN home games and also have the neutral site for the UF game. That means only 4 away games. Thats how you do it! They are not the only ones with 7 home games, a couple of ACC teams have 7 as well.
.
Tech should move in this direction as soon as possible. Maybe a neutral site game each year with either FSU or Maryland, or buying out teams like Duke, WF, etc. to play 2 at home and one away. I, for one, am not afraid of opening the season each year with Ga. Southern at BDS. Guaranteed sellout each year, and super atmosphere for state of Georgia football fans. We would kick arse 9 out of 10 years, and once in a while GSU would get lucky at our expence. So what, it STILL would be great for both schools in the long run. The 1-AA argument is silly, because if you can't still win 6 other 1-A games, you don't deserve a bowl game anyway.
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Tech, in the old days, played 7 home games in a 10 game season. Alot of changes have occurred since then, most of them bad, but Tech is now headed in the right direction. I hope we can see in the near future schedules that are, in every way, to Tech's advantage!!!
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BOO