Tech

By Southern Irish

September 12, 2007 5:56 PM | Link to this

How SWEET to be the first one to post on this blog. Apparently Tech fans cannot even be bothered to answer.

Say what you want about how the Irish suck this year, and they do, this type question would NEVER be asked of Notre Dame fans. NEVER. We could go winless all season and there would still not be a ticket to be had.

So much for the “gloried” Tech program with all of its history. Apparently your fans don’t even care about the here and now.

By TDone

September 12, 2007 6:12 PM | Link to this

To SI, your first sentence more or less explains it all. I could care less if it’s a sell out or not. The object is to win the game. All other ground is sinking sand. Muttland had a sell out the other night against South Carolina, and LOST!

My bet you are just another Muttlander who just got home from drama class at Pope High.

But I have my tickets. I will be there Saturday night.

And that’s the way it is.

By GTBandit22

September 12, 2007 6:15 PM | Link to this

Georgia Tech- in the center of Atlanta, Tech grads spread all over the globe. Notre Dame- in South Bend, Indiana (what a hell hole), ND grads living in that hell hole

Yeah we don’t always sell out games, but we whipped your team and that is all that matters. Southern, maybe you should cheer for UGA, you guys seem to think ticket sales= good program. I’d rather have 40,000 loud and ruckus Tech fans than the quiet, tea-sipping, crumpet-eating, ND fans. Move back to indiana, you belong there

By the ACC is OURZ

September 12, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this

why don’t you go to hell southern irish. A team is not judged by the number of fans, but rather their performance on the field. This blog was posted at 5:38 and you responded at 5:56, so yeah you were the first to respond. Doesn’t make Tech fans pathetic. A 33-3 arse whooping does make your beloved team pathetic though. I’m glad 80K showed up to watch your QB’s face get stomped in the dirt. Stay off our blog turd boy.

By Southern Irish

September 12, 2007 6:35 PM | Link to this

GTBandit, that post is a dumb as one you could find on a high school blog. Georgia Tech-in the center of one of the worst crime areas in the country. Put that campus north of the city and then brag about location. Notre Dame grads can be found all over the globe too since the demand to get into ND is much higher than to get into GT.

And please try to comprehend the MAIN IDEA of this blog. Your fan base. Which if you can’t sell out a game when you are ranked, undefeated and playing another ranked team, then your fan base sucks. UGA will continue to sell out no matter what.

Quiet, tea sipping ND Fans? You are so stupid I would be surprised if could even locate Indiana on a map.

By Laughable

September 12, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this

Mike- it depends on what meals come with the tickets. If it is just 3 hot dogs, then I doubt they will be very loud. If you offer 3 hot dogs and drinks, then the volume may be turned up a little. Now, you throw in 3 hot dogs, drinks, and chips…then the noise is really cranked up.

By Southern Irish

September 12, 2007 6:47 PM | Link to this

I guess you GT fans did not have to score very high on the verbal section of the SAT to get in to Tech.

MAIN IDEA of blog is your fan base or lack of one. Not selling out this game is an embarrassement to the FANS, not the team.

Of course, its all clear now why you trashed Notre Dame’s history. You have no concept of pride in your team. THIS team deserves it.

By GTBandit22

September 12, 2007 7:02 PM | Link to this

Yes there is crime, because it is a real city. I can find Indiana on a map, but I would never want to go there. Besides ND, what is there to do there? How about Athens, Georgia? Two college towns where drinking in a bar are your only pasttimes.

Southern Irish(sic), I will be there this weekend. I can’t speak for other Tech fans, and I can’t make them go to the game.

Your program is past it’s prime and overhyped every year. After you start 1-7 or 0-8, let’s see if your games are still sell-outs.

By FLA Buzz

September 12, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

SI, did you travel to SB to see GT stomp that a*? I did, and I’ll be in ATL this weekend. I only count as 1, but I am just as loud and as supportive of GT as any other fan is of their team. There is a difference between supporting your team and talking sht to fans of a team that beat your team into the dirt on your own field. The difference is…… you are a loser, and a poor one at that.

By Southern Irish

September 12, 2007 7:31 PM | Link to this

Apparently scoring high on the verbal section of the SAT is not a requirement to get into Tech.

The MAIN IDEA of this blog is whether or not the GT “fans” will come out and support a team off to a good start. Not selling out the game, especially one in a city the size of Atlanta is absolutely ridiculous and an embarrassment.

Go to Columbus OH, Morgantown WV, Gainsville FL, Tuscaloosa AL, all SMALL towns and try to even find a hotel room in a hundred mile radius. Can’t be done, let alone actually get a ticket to the game.

You can deflect the comments on this all you want by trashing me or Notre Dame but the fact is that not selling out this game is an embarrassment to your fans.

By GTbandit22

September 12, 2007 7:44 PM | Link to this

Southern Irish(sic), You are proving my point. These are all small towns. The entire town shuts down and revolves around football on Saturdays. Like I said, we’ll see if you guys sell out your games come 0-8 or 1-7.

We have less fans that any of those programs you listed. Unlike you though, I don’t give a rat’s arse how many other people are there to see my Jackets. You southern, are a follower.Whereas every GT fan is a leader. So go back to talking about your tradition and full stadium. We’ll keep talking about the BCS and football. 33-3

By Southern Irish

September 12, 2007 7:58 PM | Link to this

No, you don’t get the point at all. Morgantown has a TOTAL population of 15,000.The town isn’t filling up a 80,000 seat stadium. The point is their fan base actually travels long distances to see their team play. GT should be able to fill the stadium with people who live a stones throw away but can’t. It should be EASY to do. What you are saying is that people in ATL and GA would rather do a whole lot of other things than go see Tech play, even when they are winning.

and your BCS statement just shows your delusion of grandeur.

By The Truth Hurts

September 12, 2007 8:00 PM | Link to this

I’m not a Tech fan—actually I’m a BC alum—but SI has no place to say “since the demand to get into ND is much higher than to get into GT.” First, it’s apples and oranges—GT is an engineering school and a Top 5 one at that. ND, like BC, is a liberal arts school. Two different pools of applicants. Have you been down to Tech? You need to understand higher mathematics just to walk in half those buildings down there.

Columbia University is in Harlem, by the way—referencing your Ga. Tech is in a crime-ridden area comment. Yankee Stadium is in the Bronx. So what?

And BC beats them both. Ha. I’m a homer, you know it. Very proud of BC. I’m allowed. Hey, SI, let’s talk about the ‘93 game. Things haven’t quite been the same since. Ah, Glenn Foley. Pete Mitchell. David Gordon. Coach Coughlin. Gotta admit: a Top 2 moment of my sports-watching life.

I still remember the student body greeting the team that night back on campus. Good times. And then rushing the field after a convincing win in ‘94. Oops, 5 out of the last 6 times actually. Too bad the series is ending. I’ll miss it. BC and ND should always play; a rivalry emblematic of two very proud Catholic school traditions.

Having said all that…yeah…the game SHOULD be sold out. It’s a good stadium in the heart of a good city. Then again, it’s a good bet that few of the foreign students at Tech care much about the sport. And there are quite a few of those downtown.

By Bama

September 12, 2007 8:02 PM | Link to this

“You southern, are a follower.Whereas every GT fan is a leader.”

Hey LEADER, why don’t you LEAD some fans into that stadium! LMAO!

By shivas

September 12, 2007 8:04 PM | Link to this

Southern irish: 33-3.

By Pitythefool

September 12, 2007 8:25 PM | Link to this

It is sad that a Notre Dame fan has to come to this blog to insult GT fans. The point, which you seem to emphatically ignore, is that this article was not meant for you. It was meant to motivate GT fans. Your remarks on our blog are fueled by anger & rancor caused by your team’s futility and a desire to exact retribution for the monumental defeat suffered by the Irish at the hands of our superior football squad.

I, for one, am happy to see this reaction as I have been a fan of each and every team that has played and trounced the “fighting” Irish. (and yes, the adjective “fighting” does seem a bit of an overstatement this year).

I suggest you try your literary skills on the Penn State blog as they too humiliated your team. For that matter I would copy and save your remarks as you may be pasting them on multiple blogs this year, and hopefully many thereafter.

You can keep fighting windmills but your reality is much harsher than ours. We may not fill the Stands but those of us that do show up will relish the power & spirit of our team and will cheer them, win or lose. Although I don’t expect we will lose. Hard to tell though, as I can’t get a feel for our team after having played and beaten handily two Division IIA pansies.

Wishing you the best in those other blogs,

I remain,

A Die-Hard GT Fan (GO JACKETS!!!)

A

By It is sad

September 12, 2007 8:37 PM | Link to this

It is sad that the game is not sold out. Why can’t Tech get the support that UGA has? People that didn’t even go to UGA are fans. The only people that support Tech are Tech grads or their families.

So, that is the point of the blog. How do you change that? Because sorry but SI and this blog have a point. This team has great potential and deserve a sell out.

By GTBandit22

September 12, 2007 8:43 PM | Link to this

Bama- You live in Alabama, so nice attempt at humor. I’m proud you can actually use a computer. Southern- I know it hurts. Almost 2 weeks after we spanked you, you still come onto GT blogs. I love it.

On a Saturday night in Atlanta, there are about 100X as many things to do as South Bend or any other po-dunk town you just mentioned. GT doesn’t churn out the numbers of graduates that any of those other schools do, and hasn’t been consistently good enough compared to UGA over the last 5 years to pull sidewalk fans. As Truth stated, being a world-class engineering school brings people from all over the globe that could give a duck fart about football. Add in the fact that many Atlantans are transplants who bring their own school allegiances.

So in summary, 33-3.

By the ACC is OURZ

September 12, 2007 8:48 PM | Link to this

I agree that the lack of sellouts is disapointing, however it is hilarious that Southern Irish is on this blog talking smack. 33-3 should shut you up for a while. When was the last time ND won a bowl game? When was the last time you went to a ND game? I bet you have never been, therefore you are taking credit for a sellout crowd that does not involve you. I hold season tickets and have for seven years. You probably aren’t even an alum, are you? You are just a ND fan because you can’t afford cable but can always see the Irish on NBC with rabbot ears. Kiss my arse 33-3. Plus we have won a bowl game since Reagan was president.

By Bama

September 12, 2007 8:56 PM | Link to this

why don’t y’all just admit it. The release of the new Halo video game has all your nerds so excited they can’t do anything else but prep for that. Just say it “Our school is full of geeks that could care less about sports unless there is a controller involved” and be done with it. Stop trying to compare yourselves the Big Boys!

By the ACC is OURZ

September 12, 2007 9:10 PM | Link to this

Wannabe big boy bama, who cares what you have to say? As long as we keep winning, I could care less how many fans show up. I will be there and so will my friends and family. Yes, most trailer parks will remain full that night and our sweat shirts won’t go flying off the shelves at wal-mart either, but that is the price you pay for quality, not quantity fans.

By JP

September 12, 2007 9:19 PM | Link to this

Hey Bama, talk about nerds, if you for one second think Bama is part of the Big Boys, then your the biggest nerd of all. Bama sucks and has for several years and will continue to suck with or without Saban. In fact he will probably take the Michigan job at the end of the season, sorry dude, you are an idiot.

By gojackets 09

September 12, 2007 9:21 PM | Link to this

To southern irish:

I was at the beatdown in South Bend two weeks ago sitting in the Notre Dame section (Section 24, Row 41 although you probably have never been to a ND game and are some stupid bandwagon fan like 80% of ND fans).

I was really disappointed in the fans there. First of all, I was taunted throughout the game by stupid Indiana hicks talking about how they were going to put the hurtin on GT. They kept saying how Charlie was an offensive genius and that they’d be scoring TDs left and right. As you saw, they were quite wrong. They didn’t even stay 3 full quarters and by the 2nd quarter they were resorting to personal insults to try to stick up for their team. The fans only cheered on 3rd down and even then it was a mediocre effort.

So yeah maybe you had 80k there, but it sounded more like 25k most of the time. GT may not have 80,000 at every game, but all 50,000 cheer on every down. And better yet, our fans are loyal and don’t insist on firing a coach every 3 years.

By Bama

September 12, 2007 9:33 PM | Link to this

Oh I do love seeing the Nerds all stirred up. You make me laugh, trying to dis Bama. LMAO!!!

Notre Dame, Michigan,Florida,LSU, UGA, AND ROLL TIDE ALABAMA. THAT is what football is about boys and nerds. Quality versus Quanity about FANS? You dumbass, THAT is the whole point, filling the stadium. LMAO!

By jabster

September 12, 2007 9:49 PM | Link to this

Hey Bama! Wanna talk NERDS? Your team has been beaten by the home of “Man or Astro Man” the last 5 years running! If that isn’t getting whipped by a bunch of geeks I don’t know what is.

We could use more non-alumni fans, and maybe we could get some from all of these pricey condos getting built in town. Bottom line is that the capacity of BDS@HGF is larger than the sum total of living GT alumni in the state, so don’t blame it all on the alumni. Maybe disillusioned Falcons fans could go for an alternative.

Lastly, it looks like the “Fighting Irish” have been downgraded to the “Flaming Irish”. “Ooh! ‘Crime’! I’m skeered! I’m afraid to go ITP! Too many people who don’t look like me!”

See y’all Saturday on the Flats. GO JACKETS!

By JP

September 12, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this

Bama, drop Bama from your list and put Auburn there. The year is 2007 not 1967. Wow, how dumb are you? It will be a sellout Saturday night, I think you should worry less about GT filling up their stadium and more about your below average football team, or better yet start planning your Farewell To Saban party.

By 91Wreck

September 12, 2007 10:13 PM | Link to this

Pay no attention to Bama - the poor man doesn’t even realize that no one outside of his state even cares about that team anymore. Auburn beats them just like UGA beats us. At one time it was a high schooler’s dream to play for the Bear, now players and coaches run from that place like it has the plague. To try and right the ship, the hired man who probably will leave after two mediocre seasons.

At least we realize our glory days have long gone. But then again, Bama has to hang on the past because he has no future. Really, what does Bama have to brag about other than his 15 year old broken clock with the 12 National Championships (that and a velvet portrait of the Bear hanging front and center of his single wide)?

By Bama

September 12, 2007 10:27 PM | Link to this

I live in Dunwoody and drive right past that stadium every morning going to the office and laugh everytime i think about you nerds and your football. I never brought up our TWELVE championships, you did. We got a great coach, we managed to BEAT Vandy, something that other GA school couldn’t do last year and probably won’t do this year and we will PACK our stadium this weekend!

By TDone

September 12, 2007 10:30 PM | Link to this

It is readily apparent to even the most casual observer after reading all the posts on this blog, it’s not the quantity, but the quality of the fans which counts.

Go Jackets!!!

By the ACC is OURZ

September 12, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this

Amen! TDone

By Bama

September 12, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this

You keep telling yourself that TDome. But a half empty stadium will say otherwise.

By gtman

September 12, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this

Didn’t Boston College return 9,000 tickets?

By JP

September 12, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this

The only reason 90,000+ fans showed up for the Bama spring game is they knew Bama was going to win and they wanted to experience that feeling again. Can’t blame you for that Bama.

By 91Wreck

September 13, 2007 12:11 AM | Link to this

Unfortunately JP, Bama also lost the spring game. Of course, when you look at Bama’s record over the last 10 years, a .500 season ain’t such a bad thing.

Last 10 years W/L records GT: 79-46 Bama: 67-55

Overall series record: Bama leads 28-21-3.

Bama - your 80k fans haven’t helped you where it counts - putting a quality football team on the field. And with all your NC’s and all your spouting off about us “Nerds” your band of rednecks has only beaten us about 54% of the time. The last time our two teams met you lost – to Bill Curry! You’re on your 5th coach in the past 11 years. We have won more games than you in the Chan Gailey era. Your program is pathetic!

By BamaToo

September 13, 2007 7:54 AM | Link to this

The art of deflection must be a 101 course at GT. This blog is about fan support, or rather non-support. It is not about the actual teams themselves.

What is with your booster club? My son plays for a major D-1 soccer program. The booster club over the years has tripled because the boosters went into the local high schools, soccer clubs etc and sold the program. They sponsored nights at the games for various schools, etc. Much more than a free hot dog.

If soccer can do that, football should be an easy sell to the community. Why not invite the local high school champs to the game? Why not get the players involved in the local youth leagues to promote your team.

Sorry, but THAT is part of a booster club, building the fan base. You can blast Bama and Notre Dame and Michigan and whoever else you deem not worthy of stepping on to the same field as this team but you can’t disrespect their fans because they blow yours out of the water.

By Chris

September 13, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this

I won’t start talking trash about other teams or fan bases or anything like that. I know Tech doesn’t have the greatest fan base in the world, but the people that do show up are devoted and loud.

My parents have had season tickets for 25+ years and go to every game they can (i.e. they don’t scalp their tickets like some “fans”). I graduated this spring and my wife and I both have season tickets. We’re going to make every single game, come hell or high water. I’m getting shipped off to Mobile for 6 weeks next month, but I’ll be flying in for all the home games.

I can’t control how other fans act, but I’m going to be the loudest, rowdiest, most obnoxious Tech fan I can be.

By JamieDAWG

September 13, 2007 9:05 AM | Link to this

TECH- youre not going to the national championship game. The only reason you may go to the ACC championship game is by default (everyone else in the ACC Coastal is pathetic). You’re going to lose to BC. You will probably get blown out by Clemson again and UGA will beat you simply because they’re UGA and you’re Tech. Your fans are douchebag losers, your stadium is high school-esq, and your program is the poster child of irrelevance. You actually allowed Wake Forest to beat you for the trip to the Orange Bowl….no matter though, Louisville would have savagely raped your sorry a** team though. Please, play someone who will end up with a winning record before spouting off at the mouth about being an elite football program.

By HARDCORE tech fan

September 13, 2007 10:20 AM | Link to this

**LISTEN… THE PROBLEM WITH TECH AND ATTENDANCE IS TWO THINGS: ONE, MOST OF TECH STUDENTS COME FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. AND TO MAKE MATTERS EVEN WORSE, MOST ENGINEERING JOBS ARE FAR FROM ATLANTA, LET ALONE ANY CITY. THEREFORE, ITS MOORE DIFFICULT TO GET TO A GAME IF YOU ARE A TECH ALUM. UGA SELLS OUT B/C MOST OF THE PPL THAT GO THERE ARE BORN AND RAISED IN GEORGIA, AND WHEN THEY GRADUATE THEY JUST GO BACK TO THEIR HOME TOWNS OR ATLANTA. OUR SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT WE LIVE IN ATLANTA. THERE IS SO MANY THINGS THAT WE ARE COMPETING WITH FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT. YOU HAVE CONCERTS COMING INTO TOWN WEEKLY, THE FOX THEATER, ETC. ETC.

I AM A FIFTH YEAR SENIOR, AND I WILL BE AT THE GAME CHEERING AS LOUD AS I CAN. I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL BE THERE TO CHEER ON A GREAT TEAM (NOW THAT REGGIE IS GONE)

GOOOOOOOO JACKETS!!!!**

By Big Coot

September 13, 2007 10:24 AM | Link to this

I most certinatly will be there! What more can i do? Along with all of the other Tech fans that will be there we are doing our part. Of course i wish the game was a sellout like Notre Dame last year, That was the loudest most enthusiastic croud i have ever been apart of at Tech. But to sell them all out that way is unrealistic at this time for our program, It wont be long at this pace before half of you die hard UGA fans turn into Tech fans and we will have our sellouts. Hey JAMIE good one, Im hurt but impressed that a UGA fan could create in there mind so many ways to bash Tech, must be the top of your class. Good game by the way.

By The Ring Leader

September 13, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

Mr. Southern Irish

Shove all that up your but. Notre Dame fans are NOT passionate. To think they are is an absolutely load of crock. A lot of fans at Notre Dame games these days are tourists who have come for the experience. They don’t give a crap about Notre Dame.

Notre Dame doesn’t have anything on the ACC and SEC in terms of fan volume and noise. You are absolutely crazy. My guess is you still live at home with mom and day are are trying to find a company that will give you a job with your GED. Thanks for trying, but keep your stupid comments in South Bend and shut up.

Late word is that the game is almost sold out. A lot of people are getting BC tickets in their 3-game pack in an effort to get Clemson tickets. The game atmosphere will be great. No worries.

GO JACKETS!!!

By Whatever

September 13, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

What a shame that Bama and ND fans have to come on this blog to bad mouth other teams. I guess there isn’t enough to read about on their own blogs.

By Big Coot

September 13, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

I wish my team was 0-2 like Mr. Irish so i could bash the teams who beat me. Just seems like the cool thing to do. RETARD!

By Buzzy Bee

September 13, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this

I went to Southbend and I noticed something that perhaps Mr. Southern Irish may not have. There were A LOT of empty seats near me. I promise that if they were purchased by GT people, then they would have been there. We sold out our allotment of tickets (and what crappy seats they were). I also noticed how many Irish fans left after the 3rd quarter. What quitters! I have a lot of respect for ND, but you have no right talking crap on our blog. Have you nothing better to do?? THWG

By Proud Tech Fan

September 13, 2007 12:03 PM | Link to this

first of all, i think HARDCORE tech fan said it best. GaTech is in the middle of downtown Atlanta. You know the capitol of Ga. we have one of the largest populations in the south. and one may think, well, if you have one on the largest cities population wise in the south then why cant GA Tech sell out games? Good question. Most of the people who live in Atlanta arent even from here. they have no ties to Ga Tech, the braves, hawks, falcons, etc. thats not an excuse its just a fact. even those that have lived here a long time and have adopted a college team to cheer for seemed to be geared in the direction of UGA. i dont have a problem with that, UGA is in the most popular conference in college football that being the SEC and right now the SEC gets more public attention because of its dominance. i have to bring up again that there are so many things to do in Atlanta that it hurts the support for the football program. nothing agaist Athens but there is nothing to do in Athens but watch football. there is nothing to do in blacksburg Va but watch football and cheer for the Hokies, same thing for Alabama schools, Auburn and Alabama. these are real college towns. Ga Tech unfortunatley will never be considered a college town because of its location. in fact even if we did have a larger fan base, i dont see a 90-100,000 seat stadium downtown because there isnt room for one. we are too busy building condos and townhouses starting at $300,000. so i think Ga Tech in comparison to other schools such as UGA, Fla, Notre Dame, Va Tech ect, wont have the same support for every game as these other schools do for the reasons mentioned above. but with that said there is no reason for this weeks game not to be sold out and filled to capacity. and i predict it will, i will be there with the greatest fans ever and we will cheer our team to victory…

GO JACKETS!!!

By Go Wreck

September 13, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

I will be there on Saturday, like I am every Saturday (and the occasional Thursday). Although it doesn’t get much credit, Bobby Dodd is a great stadium. There is nothing like watching a prime time game at Tech with the Atlanta skyline as the backdrop. It’s simply just awesome. I hope it comes close to a sellout because like Knobler said, it’s an electrifying environment when the house is packed. Also, Tech fans, PLEASE WEAR GOLD!!!! Unless you’re in fraternity or sorority, you need to be wearing gold. I’m tired going to every game where stadium looks like Crayola box with accents of yellow. We need to support our team and wearing gold is a way of showing it!!

By GT_JJ

September 13, 2007 12:12 PM | Link to this

Jackets Fans, Why does everyone insist on breaking the cardinal rule of online message/comment boards: DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS! I know it’s hard to resist the natural inclination to defend our school/team/fans, but the loser trolls who have nothing better to do than to post on these Tech blogs are being validated by every post arguing with them. Just ignore them, and then the people who care about Tech can have a worthwhile discussion.

Now, onto the topic of the blog. I’m a Tech grad who recently moved back to Atl, so I’ve never been a season ticket holder. I have gotten to go to some of the games, though, and I know that we have it in us to be a very loud, supportive fan base. I was at the Miami game last year (couldn’t get to the ND game, so I don’t know what it was like), and that was the loudest I had ever heard that stadium. It gave me chills to see the Tech fans so into their team.

For me, this blog post did inspire me to check on tickets on the website. Best available was section 213, way up in the northwest corner (in the visitors section). Hmmm, tough call (honestly). Pass up on REALLY seeing the game on my 56” HDTV, or have a hard time seeing the game, but be part of what should be a great atmosphere? Am I a bad, unsupportive fan for thinking watching at home might be better? I don’t think so.

I’m optimistic that Gailey and his staff are really starting to build something great here at Tech, and I will definitely be part of it in the future (as a season ticket holder). In the mean time, let’s enjoy what is shaping up to be a great season, let’s continue to talk Tech football on this blog, and let’s get ready to watch Tech make a statement that we’re now the class of the ACC.

GO JACKETS!!!

By Calvin J

September 13, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

It’s real simple folks, BC just returned a big block of tickets, You cant sell what you did’nt have !…It will be full….I know UGAG fans that are coming because they want to see real football as opposed to the annual trail of cupcakes that are paraded into Athens….

By crazy4gt

September 13, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

Bama - you talk a lot of smack, but got nothing but a tractor to back it up. I have a good friend, went to Tech on a scholarship but couldn’t hack it, flunked out. Went to Alabama to get his degree!

By georgiagirl49

September 13, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

Its dad when you hnve to get free pizza so somone will buy tech tickets. Thats a joke

By georgiagirl49

September 13, 2007 1:30 PM | Link to this

Its sad when you hnve to get free pizza so somone will buy tech tickets. Thats a joke

By 91Wreck

September 13, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this

BamaToo @ 7:54,

You make some great points - I only wish the troll Bama could learn from your example.

I hope D Rad is changing the way we do business to attract more adult fans now and to develop a fan ban among kids for the future.

Tech has taken two positive (although tiny) steps to help accomplish these goals. First, they have begun to recruit kids from Middle and South Ga. Outside of ATL Tech has no fan base, and they never will until they realize there are several good players in the rural areas. Second, last weekend they invited bands from around the state to come to the game. On the negative side, while our fan day was well attended, it was not well-planned. It is almost like that expected that people wouldn’t show up. When they did, there was no plan in place to deal with the crowd.

We still have a LONG way to go before we sell out every game. All the great marketing ideas won’t work unless you put a great product on the field week after week.

By New York Jacket

September 13, 2007 1:39 PM | Link to this

Southern Irish, you are an embarrasement to Notre Dame.

By BobinBuford

September 13, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this

Before we worry about the Tech sellout problem (since it looks like the only seats left for Saturday are in the nose bleed sections), let’s look at Atlanta sports in general. Let’s think about attendance for the following: Braves - how many sellouts during the playoffs? Falcons - how many sellouts before Michael Vick - and how many now that he is gone? Thrashers - how many sellouts before the playoff run last year? Hawks - how many sellouts that did not involve the Lakers, Cavaliers, or Bulls during the past 10 years?

And SI - I was at SB for the game. My wallpaper on my computer is the picture of the scoreboard showing the final score that was in the AJC. And the 4,000 fans from GT that were there made more noise than the rest of the ND fans. The only thing the ND students fans had over ours was the choreography they had for all the songs the band played.

By GTNC

September 13, 2007 1:58 PM | Link to this

Southern Irish, you are a complete idiot… We compete with professional sporting venues, in a top 6 city in the country. South Bend????? ND football is the only thing to do besides kissing your sister in South Bend. Just ask the UGA fans. Go argue with your dog on this one b/c you don’t stand a chance on this blog.

By GT

September 13, 2007 2:21 PM | Link to this

After a couple of seasons like the Irish are going to have let’s see who shows up. They don’t play football up north any more. How long can you sell bologna and call it steak. Who in their right mind is going to go up north in 4 degree weather and be the only black guy on your block? What in hell is the point when you can be down here in probably half the population with twice the major college participates near home, near girls, in short sleeve weather and if you pick the right school which is not ND, you don’t even have to study. The homeboys you are not playing with you are playing against. And eventually the entire United States will be here or out west leaving someone to turn the lights out up there. As for BC it is the perception with the southern population that they are not that good even though they may be the best the NE has to offer. Put Clemson or Georgia in that stadium and watch out. I wonder how strong the television ratings are in Boston. You bring BC to Athens and it would be hard for them to get excited and there is a lot more to do here than Athens on a Saturday night. Who you going to call from BC and tell them they suck if you beat them. There is a business for someone, dress up like a BC fan and let people boo ya. It would be bankrupt in one day. The only thing that makes it interesting is it is a ACC game.

By Richard

September 13, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

You guys can say what you want about SouthernIrish. I was at the Notre Dame game and the difference is that their fans supprt their team and ours don’t.

When our team loses a game we all start bashing the coach and the players. I’d love to see the coach get in front of the media and rail on the “fans” that aren’t at the game. Every game I go to (which is every home game) I see tons of empty seats and fans clad in colors that aren’t white or gold. It’s pathetic. Go walk into Lane Stadium and try to find someone wearing something other than maroon or orange and an empty seat.

GTNC, we compete with professional sporting venues? I must have missed the new schedule that puts Falcons games on Sundays. The Miami Hurricanes don’t seem to have a problem selling out their games.

By JamieDAWG

September 13, 2007 2:25 PM | Link to this

Wow, nothing like an awesome game of Dungeons and Dragons to get me pumped up for a football game and 20 k nerds playing tickle me elmo in a famous Tech tickle pile….yeah, what an atmosphere. I do have to agree with my studious Techies about one thing….Notre Dame sucks.

By George

September 13, 2007 2:37 PM | Link to this

Uh, the Miami Hurricanes don’t sell out their games.

By georgiagirl49

September 13, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this

hey tech fans sell more free pizza and maybe you can sell more tickets. That ad is a disgrace to your program. Maybe if they sell them for free tech fans will come.

By georgiagirl49

September 13, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this

hey tech fans sell more free pizza and maybe you can sell more tickets. That ad is a disgrace to your program. Maybe if they sell them for free tech fans will come.

By JamieDAWG

September 13, 2007 2:58 PM | Link to this

Free Pizza, an invigorating game of Dungeons and Dragons or Halo, tickle piles…I mean who wouldnt want to show up for that? Hey I bet if Tech were to offer free magical spells that killed wizards and ogres, every loser douchebag at Tech would show up.

By BobinBuford

September 13, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this

You know, if I were a Dawg fan, I would be more worried about your 1 - 1 team with 5 straight losses to SEC East teams and the “greatest quarterback” that Mark Richt has coached than the attendance statistics at GT. Actually, it may be better if you do - will make the game in November that much easier to win.

But then again, I have a Master’s Degree, which rules out being a fan of UGA.

By ATTENTION SOUTHERN IRISH

September 13, 2007 3:47 PM | Link to this

33-3

By ATTENTION GEORGIAGIRL49

September 13, 2007 3:52 PM | Link to this

Someone just stole that neato ‘G’irl vanity plate of the front of your Civic.

Just kidding, get back to the register.

1-1

By JamieDAWG

September 13, 2007 4:01 PM | Link to this

Wow, way to come back there nerd. Why dont you go ahead and get that calculator out and add up the number of times we have beaten you in a row and tell me what it says. And trust me, it aint gonna end this year or next or the next. You WILL be our bit** forever.

By JB

September 13, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

Dawg Fan here. Does anyone know what kind of pizza I’ll get Saturday with my Ticket ?

By wes

September 13, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

5 of us coming up from southern Georgia tomorrow at 5:30.

I’ll be there and I can’t wait!!!!

By Weedin out the kids

September 13, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this

JaimeDawg….

Hope that search for a job is going well. What is your mom making for dinner tonight??? Make sure you wear your big boy diapers when you watch the GT-UGA game later this season, cause UGA will get beat so bad, you just might crap your pants.

Pathetic, nose-picking, thumb sucking, momma’s boys shouldn’t comment on a sports blog with real men. You are the dust of the earth. Call your friends over and ya’ll play barbies ok. More fun than anything else you have to do right?

THWG, and scum like you.

By JamieDAWG

September 13, 2007 4:28 PM | Link to this

Wow, it sounds like someone needs a nap. No more Dungeons and Dragons for you there sport. To be such nerds, ya’ll sure are dumb, but I guess football really isnt your thing though. Nothing like computer games and skateboarding, right champ?

By Henry Grady

September 13, 2007 4:33 PM | Link to this

Dear AJC:

That’s whirring sound you hear is your founder spinning in his grave at the fact that the “newspaper” he started sanctions something as offensive as the comments section of these blogs.

By Weedin out the kids

September 13, 2007 4:37 PM | Link to this

Nope, this is my break between three 5000 level business classes.

Just before I graduate in December with a degree in Marketing and Business Systems. I already have two job offers from Fortune 500 companies…

Glad to see you were on your computer and ready to respond so quickly. Nothing else to do in your sad little world. Go take a nappy little buddy, mommy will wake you up for dinner.

By gt45

September 13, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this

Winning will fill the stands. We were winning last year and selling out, but the season fizzled at the end and took some wind out of our sails. I think a lot of Tech fans are in a wait and see mode. It’s kind of like the Braves. We’ve (all Georgians for the most part) not given them the support they deserve even though they’ve been successful. We still call ourselves Braves’ fans, though. I’m fired up about our team this year, as I am every year. I think we will sell out by Saturday night, and should we win, you’ll see the rest of the season sold out. I’ll be there Sat with my wife, 9 yr old son, and 3 yr old daughter, who are all as die hard Jacket fans as the best brain dead Ga fans!

By jabster

September 13, 2007 5:50 PM | Link to this

JamieDog: “You WILL be our bit** forever.”

“Forever” isn’t as long as you think. Ask Bobby Bowden.

JB: “Dawg Fan here. Does anyone know what kind of pizza I’ll get Saturday with my Ticket ?”

What kind of pizza, you ask? What does the name on your delivery uniform say? There’s the answer to your question.

Silly Rabies Babies…geez.

By Collegefan

September 13, 2007 6:04 PM | Link to this

wow. you GT fans don’t get out much if you think the experience at your stadium is in the same level as a Big Ten school or an SEC school. I have seen Penn State at home. Chills and they got beat. OSU, amazing.

Notre Dame in the days of Coach Faust sold out all of their games and they sucked back then too. For Notre Dame standards, they have sucked for YEARS yet they still sell out every single game. So much for your argument of they will lose their fans. No they won’t. Their fan base is deep down loyal and wil always assume tomorrow will be a better day.

I got my Masters at Clemson and nothing like Death Valley on a Saturday. Total sea of orange.

You are just making excuses with your “Oh our students are foreign” or “there is too much other stuff going on”. This is FREAKIN Georgia in the south! Since when does a night at the ballet top a football game? The Falcons SUCK! A football fan should be falling all over themselves to get your tickets. They should be sitting in bars cheering because they couldn’t get tickets. Little kids should be wearing GT jerseys to school.

Bama2 was dead on. Your booster club needs to get on the stick. Do you HAVE a booster club? My son played high school football and I don’t recall ever seeing one blurb from GT about anything. You want fans, go court them. Otherwise you will never have the type fan base that UGA has.

and maybe that is okay. From this blog, only a few GT fans admitted that things could be done better and/or offered solutions. The rest of you just trashed the Irish and Bama dudes.

By Collegefan

September 13, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this

and one more thing. I read some digs at Irish that “i bet you didn’t even go to ND and are just one of those wannabee fans” or something along those lines.

Don’t you all get that is EXACTLY what you want? Do you really think all the UGA fans actually went to the school? No. Do you think all of those people that flock to Morgantown to see WVU play or drove down here and to Jacksonville actually graduated from WVU? No.

If SIrish didn’t graduate from ND but is that rabid a fan, that is a credit to Notre Dame. If you don’t get that then no wonder you don’t sell out your stadium, game in game out regardless of your record.

By DWTOO

September 13, 2007 7:33 PM | Link to this

Shhhhhhhhh. GT Football is the best kept secret in town. College football under the lights, the Atlanta skyline, just an awesome experience. I can’t understand why every game doesn’t sell out. We’ve been going to Tech games since moving here 20 years ago. Part of it beacuse we could always get tickets.

Also because we soon got sick of hearing “how ‘bout them Poodles”.

By In response to Southern Irish

September 13, 2007 8:00 PM | Link to this

The Tech-ND game at Southbend may have been a sellout but I wonder how many of those seats were still filled by the end of the 3rd Qtr? LOL 33-3 ROTFLMAO!

By collegefan

September 13, 2007 8:36 PM | Link to this

probably more seats were still filled than 3rd quarter of the Samford game. I was at that game. Apparently only the starters are worth watching. I watched the ND game and did not notice a mass exodus like the Samford game.

By JustMe

September 13, 2007 8:58 PM | Link to this

Fact #1 - The student body at GA Tech is no where as large as UGAY or ND or many other 1-A schools. With a total student population of around 15,000 it is closer to the size of Wake Forest than any of those other schools. Therefore, filling a stadium with students is more difficult.

Fact #2 - Most people living in Atlanta that are college graduates are not GA Tech graduates. If the graduates are football fans, they support UGAY, Clemson, Auburn, or some other college. Therefore, filling the stadium with non GA Tech graduates is more difficult.

Fact #3 - Unlike South Bend or Athens or Clemson, there is a lot of stuff to do in Atlanta. The general person has a lot to choose from to spend their entertainment dollar. What else is there to do in South Bend or Auburn? Why do you think that Ohio State has such a large stadium - to seat the entire population of the State of Ohio because that is their entertainment for the week (not even a pro team)! Because of so many options for entertainment in Atlanta, it makes filling the GA Tech stadium with the general population more difficult.

Heck, even Wake Forest buses people into their stadium from out-of-town!

Does any of this have anything to do with the quality of football on the field? NO!

But, the more Tech wins, the more that the general football fan will want to watch good football - that is clear.

By collegefan

September 13, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this

JustMe Fact #1 Notre Dame has 11,479 students, undergrad and post. So, it is SMALLER than GT.

Fact #2 The fact that the LOCAL Division 1-A football team cannot seem to drum up support from the non-graduates is pathetic. Personally, my experience is that most non UGA grads transplants hate the Dawgs but just don’t seem inspired enough to support Tech. That’s Tech’s boosters fault.

Fact #3 A million other things to do never seemed to hurt the Braves in their hey day. By the way, Ohio not only has a pro football team, they have two pro football teams. South Bend is an hour and half tops from Chicago and all the pro game options, shopping, concerts, etc that ATL has. I live on the Northside. With traffic, it can take me an hour to get downtown. So, not that big a difference.

and wake busing in fans is the whole point. They make the effort. Those little towns are not filling those stadiums, try getting a hotel room on game day in Tucasloosa or Morgantown, as someone else on the blog pointed out. Its fans coming from all over. Your fans don’t do that.

By Cuz

September 13, 2007 9:59 PM | Link to this

Hey nerds, go back to Halo 5 and let real football players play. Man I feel sorry for a poor athelete that signs with Tech and realizes that they have to give away Hot Dogs and a cold drink to get anyone in this pitifuly small stadium. Sorry team. If it was not for the Noble and Sacred Order of the FANS OF CHAN, you would be 0-2. You really deserve better than this toilet waste.

By Calvin

September 13, 2007 10:02 PM | Link to this

It’s always this way. If they can’t find anything to criticize about the team or coaches, they start in on the stadium not being sold out.

So what? The letdown at the end of last season was a crushing disappointment. When Tech wins a couple of ACC games the stadium will fill up again. It’s our business, not the affair of the writers.

By Cuz

September 13, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this

Calvin, I feel your pain. You are a fan. Us buzzards circling don’t help matters much. I pull for you guys except on Thanksgiving weekend. Win it all till then. I watch the games and are on your side. I went on the other blog and got ugly. I apologise to you, not Ramble On. He shows up on my blog and shows his posterior, I returned the favor. Really, beat the rest of the ACC. Go Jackets, uh Buzz em, heck I don’t know, just win okay.

By excuses,excuses

September 13, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this

Hey nerds,

How about winning more than 7 games a year for a 3-4 year run? Quit losing mid level bowl games. If you ding dongs are worried about competing with a play at the Fox for fan’s you are truely a sad bunch!!! We will see what your team is truely made of this weekend and how many family fun ticket packs you end up selling!!! I hear Yanni is palying Chastian Sat. night… Oh crap that’s 2000 tix you won’t sell.. What a joke!!!

By ngjacket

September 14, 2007 1:43 AM | Link to this

I won’t attempt to make excuses for the attendance of GT games. It lies within the fans and the program. A few wins and we’ll be selling out games again. And I was at the Samford game - until the end.

I believe most schools have different reasons for why they may fill/not fill their stadiums. Size, location, tradition, alum dispersal are all variables in that function. Notre Dame has tradition and enough inertia to keep fan interest up through perhaps a few bad seasons. I mean does any other school have an exclusive airing contract with a major network?!

Speaking of media coverage, Tech gets the extreme short end of the stick in local media. UGA is the darling poster child of the State, while major media treats Tech like the red-headed step child, irregardless of records. Its the same in the local papers up here in N. Georgia. All UGA. This is something that Tech is partially to blame for, although it wouldn’t be a stretch to assume the people who work in the media with journalism and communications majors probably graduated from Georgia anyway.

On the other hand, Tech has always seemed to me like a closed community. You aren’t a fan unless you are Tech student, alum or immediate family. I agree with the ND sympathizer who said we need to do whatever it takes to attract the casual (non alum) fans. Kids should be going to school with GT jerseys and rec league kids should clamor to play for the “Yellow Jackets.” Even when this team is winning, Tech isn’t the household name that Georgia is.

Back to the original point, I expect that the rest of the BC tix will be sold by game time, and Mike, I appreciate the article. I think many mistake your intentions. Heres to Tech, and bleeding white and gold.

Go Jackets!

By JT

September 14, 2007 7:32 AM | Link to this

As a Tech alum, I had a hard time not responding to some of the ignorance posted on this blog. First, GTBandit22, you misrepresent Tech people in the worse way with ignorant/careless comments like saying Tech grads are all over the country but Notre Dame (ND) grads live in South Bend, IN. ND is a highly respected university academically whose grads come from & live all over the country also.

Southern Irish, Tech is located “in the center of one of the worst crime areas in the country”?! Really?!? Tech is in Midtown Atlanta… to the east-Midtown, north-WestMidtown/Buckhead, south-Downtown, only leaving the higher crime area west/southwest. Less give you the benefit of the doubt & say you’re speaking of the city (proper) of Atlanta. To make a strong statement like that, you’d think Atlanta would be in the Top 5, 10 of (even just major) US cities in crime or crime rate. Neither.

By BobinBuford

September 14, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Collegefan:

Obviously, you have never taken the trip from Chicago to South Bend - it takes longer than the “hour and a half” that you espouse in your post.

Secondly, you said you watched the game and did not see any people leaving the stadium after the 3rd quarter. I WAS at the game, and the exodus of green and gold from ND stadium was very much in evidence. However, since you watched the game on NBC, the Notre Dame Broadcasting Company, considering how much money that they have spent to air those games, did you really think they would show all the fans leaving the game???

And for all you Dawg fans talking about how you support your team, win or lose, does your team have a waiting list for men’s basketball tickets?

By BobinBuford

September 14, 2007 9:30 AM | Link to this

Collegefan:

Obviously, you have never taken the trip from Chicago to South Bend - it takes longer than the “hour and a half” that you espouse in your post.

Secondly, you said you watched the game and did not see any people leaving the stadium after the 3rd quarter. I WAS at the game, and the exodus of green and gold from ND stadium was very much in evidence. However, since you watched the game on NBC, the Notre Dame Broadcasting Company, considering how much money that they have spent to air those games, did you really think they would show all the fans leaving the game???

And for all you Dawg fans talking about how you support your team, win or lose, does your team have a waiting list for men’s basketball tickets?

By cltgtfan

September 14, 2007 10:05 AM | Link to this

I am one of those Tech Alums spread over the country. I live in Charlotte, NC and will make the 4 hour drive for 2 games this year back at Tech. I had tickets to the BC game but had to sell them (to another Tech fan) due to obligations to kids soccer games. Although I won’t be there in person, you can bet I will be screaming for my Jackets in front of the TV Saturday night. Go Jackets!, and know there are plenty of fans cheering you on from afar even though we can’t make it to the stadium in person. (all that being said, you fans in Atlanta, show up and be loud and proud)

By JamieDAWG

September 14, 2007 10:47 AM | Link to this

Really nerds, you dont need some mathmatical equation to figure out why we own you. The answer is simple…we made you, therefore we own you. We’re UGA you’re basically a directional school. Its really a no brainer. You suck, we don’t.

By Ramble ON!

September 14, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this

JamieDAWG “we made you” “you suck”…what an idiot you are.

We at GT don’t make things that suck…why don’t you get back to supersizing some value meals, and figure out a way to beat Vanderbilt in their house.

By Thorpe

September 14, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this

Go BC!

By gt in sc

September 14, 2007 12:28 PM | Link to this

you are correct Jamiedog, you don`t suck. you and your chubby little qb fat mat stafford are obviously into other forms of recreation there between the weeds. the only thing you ” own” is a sore a$$. you lost to an average sc team and your feeble attempts to deflect from that are pathetic. THWG THWG THWG

By Rob

September 14, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

It’s really simple. Nobody cares about Tech football around here. That’s why no one shows up. GT is just an also ran, little brother school to the real university up the road. It’s really sad. GT advertises like crazy for its football games and still doesn’t sell out.

By gt in sc

September 14, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

ngjacket; i must take exception to your statement about tech fans being alumni or family. i grew up in atlanta and ,as a kid, i vividly remember LOOK OR LIFE magazine publishing the story of wally butts selling out his mutts to bear bryant. that cowardly lack of class compared to the genteel quality of the great bobby dodd made up my mind who to root for. if you younger doggies don`t know about that incident, go ask your daddy. in the meantime, get back to your fry station.

By JamieDAWG

September 14, 2007 1:15 PM | Link to this

Youre absolutely right. NOBODY cares about Tech football or Tech anything b/c Tech SUCKS. Plain and simple. You are nothing more than a directional school. Every year you poke your chests out about how great you are at this, that, and the other. Wow, you have a lot to show for it. 6 straight a* whoopins at the hands of the DAWGS. South Carolina would kick the bugs a** all over the field. Theres really nothing better than a bunch of stired up nerds.

By gt in sc

September 14, 2007 1:47 PM | Link to this

jamieldoggie; i believe sc kicked your sorry a$$ all over the field. you are not to blame for your ignorance,my boy, it all goes back to butts and the bear. what a proud heritage!!?

By Spike

September 14, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this

Throw in some pizza and beer with the tickets and I’m there!!

By ngjacket

September 14, 2007 10:20 PM | Link to this

gtinsc, I would reckon that the Bobby Dodd era of football probably did produce a lot of non-alum fans. I wish I had been around to witness it. But the exception you take I believe only emphasizes the rule. For instance I was at an event this past year and walked by a tent with GT paraphernalia. I inquired who in the tent went to Tech or knew someone who did. I didn’t think I would be shocked to discover that they were just fans.

Most people you ask in the Tech community will lead you to the same conclusion. The fact that we are everyday witnesses to the “casual fans” of UGA (take jamieDAWG for instance) doesn’t help the cause. On the otherhand, I’ve never met a casual Tech fan who I didn’t like, or who wasn’t a class act. Its just the nature of the school.

One more point is that you could have called me the “casual” Tech fan in high school. I didn’t know anyone who had gone to Tech before me and was a fan before I was a Tech student (back in the Hamilton/Godsey days). I liked the school’s balance between academics and athletics and its emphasis on the former. I know where you’re coming from.

Go Jackets!

By Sean

September 16, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this

I’ve been a Tech fan for life, i’ll never actually attend the school but Tech football has always been a part of me.I was at last nights game and while I was dissapointed in the outcome and the fact that the stadium was not totally full. I had a great time cheering on the Jackets and making all the noise I could. I was also dissapointed with the people who stooped to chucking trash/water bottles on the field. That serves no purpose what so ever and makes all of us look bad.