Tech

By 89Tex

September 18, 2008 8:10 AM | Link to this

Just win, baby.

By Chris

September 18, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this

Just win….beat Georgia. Then you’ll see bigger crowds. You’re never gonna sell out Jack State, Gardner Webb and most of the time MSU (unless they are ranked). Not with this wine and cheese crowd. I can’t believe they can’t sell this one out. With all of the excitement surrounding the new coach, I am really disappointed.

By Wrecker1

September 18, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this

TECH really needs to be more fan friendly. They need to have some type of package that will get the father out with his kids. Something like maybe 4 tickets for the price of one for the games like MSU, Duke, and Gardner Webb that don’t draw well. You get the kids out to the stadium and they’ll eat and drink plenty from the concessions and they’ll want to come back. I think TECH has been doing the thing with the free cokes, hot dogs, etc but I think you still pay like 80 bucks for the tickets. Make the tickets real cheap and make up the difference on concessions and maybe TECH can develop some life time fans.

By BADDAWG

September 18, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this

Not only are you new on this beat….you must be new to college football in the south. GT is the only school in the history of major college football to take seats out of their stadium in order to keep the visiting team from having a larger crowd at their home games!!!

By BigTech

September 18, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

Same song, different verse when it comes to Tech attendance for home games. Not to be a Tech apologist but more of a Tech realist, we just simply dont have the consistent “fanpower” in the Metro Atlanta area (or the State of Georgia for that matter) to consistently sellout games where the opposing fans dont travel well.

As a Tech graduate and 7 year season ticket holder thats drinks up as much of the gameday atmosphere as possible (both figuratively and literally), i would love to see Bobby Dodd packed to the gills with Tech fans on a weekly basis. Our relatively small student enrollment, student body makeup, and far reaching dispersion of students after graduation make for a small local fan base and make consistent sellouts extremely tough. Its simple math in a lot of ways.

That being said, anyone who is a Tech fan needs to get their a$$ out to the Dodd this weekend and cheer on the 2-1 Jackets—we’re playing better every single week and should be 5-1 heading up to Climpsum in mid-October. The Boys in White and Gold deserve our support for all the hard work they’ve put in and need as raucous a crowd as possible for this ACC/SEC battle. Lets show those Mud Dogs from Mississippi St a rough time. You cant drink all day unless you start in the morning, so get out there early and get yourself properly marinated for the game. Go Tech!!

By Billy

September 18, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this

What color are we supposed to wear for this game? Its hard enough as it is.

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this

Chris is right on winning being the best draw. I’m a grad of Georgia Southern, but have been a Tech fan for life and have seen as many games at BDS/GF as anywhere. In general, GT crowds need to be a little less conservative (save it for the office) and a lot more raucous. The students generally are, but the alumni fan base needs to drop their reserved nature on game day, get on their feet, and get LOUD ! I’ve seen Paulson Stadium with 20,000 louder than BDS with 50,000. GET CRAZY FOLKS ! You don’t have to be obnoxious like the folks over in Athens, but get on your feet and YELL ! Get as intense as your coach. As for this Saturday, there will be several great recruits at Bobby Dodd. Make it a wild atmosphere ! As for anything I would change, some of the presentations on the “big screen” lack a lot to be desired. I was at the Jax State game and there was some crazy white boy rap thing being played on the screen. My 10 y/o son looked over and said, “that’s pretty awful”. My reply: “Yep, And pretty embarassing”. I hope someone lost that tape. I’d much rather watch highlights of past glories, such as the Wrong Way Roy Riegel’s Rose Bowl short presentation that was shown, than some hokie music video. That’s just me though.

By Tech75

September 18, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

There’s a couple of realities that Tech has to deal with to fill that stadium on Saturdays.

Wrecker1 pointed one of them out…I can’t afford to take my wife and two kids to the game at $40 a pop for tickets and $10-$15 for parking, and that’s before food.

Second, Tech competes for the sports dollar against the Falcons and to some extent the Braves. You have to choose which team’s games you’re going to attend… hardly anyone can afford the money and time to do both, and the Falcons get so much more coverage and high-quality marketing here in the ATL area that they just bury Tech.

A lot of people might think that UGA has something to do with this but I disagree. It think it comes down to the following:

1) small alumni base locally 2) competition for sports $ with Falcons and Braves 3) limited success on the field over the years 4) Ticket prices way too high for avg. family of 4.

I expect #3 to change, but the Tech marketing folks need to come up with a graduated-scale per-game pricing option for multiple ticket sales - $40 for the first, $30 for the second, $20 for the third, $10 each after that… That would save the avg. family of 4 $60, which is a meal at a restaurant for that family.

By Stumpy's Bear

September 18, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Seriously, you are very new to be asking this tired old question as if it’s new material. The issue is that in the 70’s and 80’s while college football was going big time, Tech had some of its worst years of football coinciding with Georgie having some of its best. We lost out on all of the market share as a result and are now stuck depending on our tiny alumni base - only a third of which likely give a darn about football to fill BDS. This is why the battle for attention in Georgie is always so close to our hearts. The only way to get people to the games at this point is to steal market share back from Georgie and that requires beating them, consistently, and receiving the proper amount of local media attention as a result.

By ChattHills Jacket

September 18, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this

Season Ticket holder since 74 and I have always gone to the games because win or lose it is fun. Truth be told it is hard to find Tech Grads in Atlanta. As it is well known we have one of the most DIVERSE student populations anD they go home or all over the world with their Tech degree upon graduation. I would bet you could get many Tech grads to watch the games on the internet all over the globe. We should look into making some ticket package deals with middle school Football coaches to get young players interested. Local Little Leagues like NYO to get package deals too get the kids interested early too.

By ChattHills Jacket

September 18, 2008 9:23 AM | Link to this

Son sir you are right about that white boy CRAP. TECH is so DIVERSE yet in that Video it was mostly white frat boys and girls. If they wanted to sell the school then show color, race, and traditional dress of the students not a bunch of WHITE FRAT PUNKS.

By ChattHills Jacket

September 18, 2008 9:35 AM | Link to this

PS to the father of 4 Marta Train is great at $14 and no fuel cost. That is better that paying to drive and park. Tailgating @ the Varsity is great before the game or all kinds of food around the stadium. I would hope you make enough money from your Tech degree to afford $160 per game + extras. We all have priorties, but Saturday’s at Bobby Dodd are what Dad and I have done since 74.

By dawgman

September 18, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

I’m sorry…I can’t help it. Tech has poor crowds because of the competion in Atl for fans dollars? The Braves/Falcons are BAD. 93,000 people pay $4 per gallan to drive to Athens four hours before gametime.

What Teck needs is 1) a team 2) a decent place to tailgate without fear of assult and 3) free tickets for the homeless. Oh yeah, a band that knows two or three songs would help. Being in a conference that has at least one adequate team would insure one sellout (two if Georgia plays at GF).

Too many excuses/ too little atmosphere/too few wins

Number one ain’t gonns happen so they need to focus on the others.

By Tech75

September 18, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

Tech has to decide who it should fill the stadium with… and what is important to them.

So, who is the target market other than the grads?

I would hope that we don’t target the rowdy, drunk types… the types that keep me from buying tickets for my boys to the Tech-GA game, for instance.

So, Tech might look at banning alcohol sales inside the stadium.

I also do not think it would be wise to fill the stadium with Big Boi fans… that alienates the actual graduates that might attend - and makes Tech a laughingstock.

I’d rather go for the average family of 4-5 that is looking for a wholesome, fun day outing.

ChattHills has a couple of ideas worth consideration, and those ideas, if carried through year over year, will serve to build the brand and brand loyalty, because you are targeting the youth. And that, eventually, will lead to a full stadium years down the road when those youths get some purchasing power.

This isn’t rocket science - you just have to recognize that for now, you are going to have to forgo some revenue for awhile to fill the stadium - put together some really attractively priced packages, get the youth organizations involved, even if you have to HEAVILY discount ticket prices, etc.

I’m sure there’s not a direct correlation between ticket prices and attendance… but if you could get a 20% increase in ticket sales by cutting prices 20%… wouldn’t that be a better deal for everybody?

But that’s too easy, isn’t it?

By GT45

September 18, 2008 9:41 AM | Link to this

When we were winning consistently, we were packing the Dodd. I sincerely feel we will be back to that status, soon. As far as noise, I’ve actually gotten that “look” from “fans” because I was making too much noise. I don’t think you have to be soused to make noise, but if it works, those folks maybe should pack a bottle! Go Jackets-

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

Dawgman.. Yes, We know you are “sorry” and “can’t help it”. That goes without saying, but thanks for the confirmation.

By jabster

September 18, 2008 10:02 AM | Link to this

OK, don’t know where to start…

1) Saying that Tech tix are too expensive is complete BS. COMPLETE BS. Buy them at a discount from a scalper (if you can call them that) if you must. Tech games are a bargain compared to a trip to the Ted (unless you’re in the Clark Howard seats). Use your head and be resourceful.

2) There aren’t enough living Tech alumni in the world to fill up BDS@HGF, let alone in a day’s drive. This isn’t the Bulldog Nation.

3) BadDawg: The South Stands we took out 20 years ago were more than replaced by the North Stands. That dog won’t hunt no more.

4) Why are your kids filling up on concessions? Fill them up at the tailgate (you DO know what a tailgate is, right?) and then maybe buy them a Coke and some popcorn. Remember-as Tech Elvis says, you can’t win the game if you don’t win the tailgate.

5) Speaking of tailgating, I have NEVER seen any criminal activity at a GT tailgate except for 18-20 YO adults enjoying adult beverages, which shouldn’t be illegal anyway, see http://www.chooseresponsibility.org, but I digress. And I am sure that that never happens anywhere else (except maybe Brigham Young and South Carolina).

I’ll be there on Saturday, in GOLD, not white, not navy, not gray heather, not black, and certainly not red, just like I have been since 1985. And don’t be asking me for free tickets, since my three are all spoken for.

And if you care a whit about GT football, you’d better be there too.

GO JACKETS!

By wes

September 18, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this

I wish you could see the field a little better from the concession areas (all sides)…at least get more or bigger monitors in the concession areas….like flat screens everywhere…..we are georgia TECH after all!!

By Jason

September 18, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

I don’t understand Tech75, first you say “you have to HEAVILY discount ticket prices” and “put together some really attractively priced packages” then you say “I’m sure there’s not a direct correlation between ticket prices and attendance”

Which is it?

The truth is tickets to Tech games are the best deal in Atlanta. And many games they release tickets that haven’t sold a day or two before for super cheap. Tech released tickets for JaxState on Wed for $12 each. What more do people want?

Everyone needs to quit complaining, get down to The Flats, tailgate all day for FREE, go to the game and watch these kids put their heart and soul into this team.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

GT75 - can’t afford to take your family of four to a tech game? Pathetic. I thought all you nerds were ballin’ financially?

By Wallace Butts

September 18, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this

Tech 75 - Um, they don’t sell alcohol inside the stadium, genius. NCAA rules. Have you ever actually been to a collegiate football game? And yes, I will begrudgingly include tech in that category even though Parkview vs. Brookwood draws a larger crowd.

By don't get it

September 18, 2008 10:10 AM | Link to this

I don’t understand the excuses for not filling up the stadium and I never will. We are a big time college program with a ton of tradition and we should be able to fill up the stadium. But it’s not just us, most college programs in big cities have the same problem (Miami, BC, Syracuse).

Personally, I’ve been a season ticket holder for the last 2 years after graduation and have been going to games since high school. My group has 100+ at our tailgates each game and I see nearly everyone I was friends with in college at the games. The young alumni and students aren’t the problem that’s for sure.

Maybe we are missing the alumni from the 70’s and 80’s when we stunk. But that number from the Jax State game seems low to me because there wasn’t any empty corners of the stadium that I could see. The upper north was pretty full and that’s where there are usually a lot empty seats for less opponents. Expect a good crowd close to sellout by gametime on Saturday. It’s supposed to be sunny and 78 degrees. Can’t wait, get there early.

By Ned the Idiot

September 18, 2008 10:11 AM | Link to this

Note to D-Rad:

Please be sure to take dawgman’s advice. He sure sounds smart!

dawg, where can you get gas for $4 per gallan without getting assulted??

Ned

By jabster

September 18, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this

Tech75:

When was the last time you went to a Tech game? Alcohol hasn’t been sold in BDS@HGF since at least 1985, if ever.

(That’s not to say that a lot of people don’t drink their whiskey clear while on The Flats. But that’s another story.)

Maybe they did in the 70s when the baby boomers were in college and could get away with running around nekkid and tokin’ a big ol’ number and all that, and the drinking age was 18. But not in the post-1970s Regulation Nation after the boomers saw fit to atone for their sins on the generation following.

(Maybe I need to truck this over to Wooten’s blog already… :) )

Suffice to say, it sounds like you haven’t been to a Tech game in a long while.

By jackets

September 18, 2008 10:27 AM | Link to this

Hahahaha.. dawgman is a country boy afraid of the big city.. hilarious

By Mirna from smyrna

September 18, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

Tech should play thier bi-annual home game against the dogs at the dome.

-30 - 40 k more tix sold - uga fans of course -get a cut of the parking revenue -could sell beer - off campus game. your cut of the concession sales would be higher.

Tech would make more jack off this game than those crappy bowl games they play in.

By Doug

September 18, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

When Tech was in the SEC the place was rocking every Saturday. I contend that getting out of the SEC was basically the death of GT football. ACC football just doesn’t get the football juices flowing like Alabama, Tennessee, UGA, et al coming to town. Getting out of the SEC was the dumbest thing Tech has ever done and GT will pay the price for that horrible decision forever.

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this

Talk about strategies for improving attendance all you want,but winning is the main ingredient by a loooong shot. In this small rural town that I live in in Georgia, I can think of numerous “turn-coat” GT fans, who jumped ship and hitched a ride on the UGA bandwagon in the mid-70’s and through the 80’s. My opinion on that is good riddance ! But multiply that numerous times over all over the state and it all boils down to winning on a consistent basis brings and keeps fans. Also, the numbers in the alumni base are hugely skewed in favor of UGA I think GT is back on course, but it is too early to tell. Tech is never going to compete with the numbers, as far as the fan base is concerned. However, winning on a consistent basis will get the folks to Bobby Dodd. Everyone loves a winner. BTW, Even my father in law is a turn-coat, having been a big GT fan back in the days of Dodd. Now he’s sporting G’s eveywhere and talking sh^t like all the rest of ‘em.

By GTA

September 18, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

I think you should give us more actual insight in these blogs, that’s why we read them. Not to answer your questions, but so you answer ours.

By BADDAWG

September 18, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this

Jabster: Since you know EVERYTHING about GT football….what was seating capacity before south stands removed and what is it now???? 12.00 tix….played at duck 3 or 4 yrs ago and paid attendance was less 12,000….241 GT fans at bowl game….played Wake Forest in ACC championship(talk about an oxymoron) game in a half filled stadium at best…..and you guys talk about a MAJOR program???? What a joke!!!!!!!!

By jabster

September 18, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this

Tech needs to get COFH off of the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Replace it with a throwaway game, maybe our second-longest-continuously-running series (Duke, every year since 1933). I bet they would sell more tickets to COFH—and more to Tech fans—if it wasn’t on that weekend.

By obvious

September 18, 2008 10:49 AM | Link to this

For $5 and a trip to Wal-Mart, you too can be a UGA fan. It’s that easy. People will always do what’s easiest and that’s root for the team that has their logo all over everything in this state and has been a consistent top 15 team for 7 years now. Once we start winning more than 7 games and winning some bowl games Bobby Dodd will be packed once again.

By yellow

September 18, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this

baddawg are you still here? i thought the big scary buildings would have sent you home by now.. pu55y

By Richard

September 18, 2008 11:01 AM | Link to this

I haven’t missed a Tech game since 2000 (the year before I enrolled) and I can honestly say the gameday atmosphere on the flats is an absolute joke:

Donor seats are constantly empty.

People don’t make any noise. The Jax State game you could have heard a pin drop.

There are only 55,000 seats. If you can’t sell that out every week, you should be embarrased. If you’re a Tech “fan” and you aren’t going to every home game, wearing white and gold and yelling at the top of your lungs, I’m sure the Falcons would love to have you. Get out and make room for people that actually contribute to a home field advantage.

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this

obvious - as much as tech likes to rag on us for having “sidewalk” fans, let’s not throw stones in a glass house. When I was growing up in Augusta, tech had the better program in the state. And everybody was a tech fan. See the connection? If tech was a national power, like Georgia is, they would have plenty of sidewalk alumni, like they used to have when they were WINNING. Face it, everybody wants to back a winner. Tech, currently, simply doesn’t fit into that category.

By Rico

September 18, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

Hey BADDAWG! Get a friggin life dude. Your Dawgs are only 6 years from losing to GT three years in a row. I can assure you that UGA will never win more than 2 in a row as long as we can keep PJ around. Don’t worry, I love to cut and paste all these posts. I am saving them for the next few years. Yours is right on top of the list.

Have your fun while you can DAWG fans. No, I do not think Tech will be able to beat UGA every year. But, the series is going to get interesting again starting this year.

As for the attendance problem…JUST WIN BABY

GO JACKETS!

By GT45

September 18, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this

dawgy, You are right-we have been mediocre for too long. We shouldn’t rely on a gimmick to get people back, either. When Calvin was in his Soph and Jun year, I began to see more people wearing GT paraphanalia than in recent years. He was a spark, and people had high expectations, once again. We all know how the season fizzled-took the air out of our sails, if you will. But, I have noticed the last couple of weeks a few more GT hats, tags, and shirts, again. I think CPJ will bring that spark back with this new team, and we’ll rekindle those old embers! Maybe we’ll have young people want to grow up to be Jackets, and not Uglies!

By GoodWord on the Street

September 18, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this

I halfway agree with Doug. But we are in the ACC and we still have something to play for. I am not a GT grad though I have been to all but 11 home games since ‘88. In my opinion, Tech needs to market non-alumni more. Also, I would like to see Tech continue to play a non-conf slate of at least two-three SEC schools. Tenn., Auburn, USC, the Missy’s, Alabama, should be a staple on our schedule. Regardless I will be at BDS with my dad and son and whatever friends want to come along to cheer on the ramblinwreck.

By ChattHills Jacket

September 18, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this

With the new electronic ticket tracking we could fill the stadium with Tech students that want to go to the game. If you have a Ticket and are not in the Stadium by the end of the first qtr. then students wanting to get in the game can fill in the unused seats. We are a HI-TECH school and as such we could print temporary/ gameday tickets for people willing to miss the first quarter for a $5 charge. Money on sold tickets not used and $5 for empty tickets for the cash strapped local families. MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING a family of 4 getting 4 unused seats for $20 and a but in the seat is GREAT.

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 18, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this

PAUL JOHNSON IS IMPROVING THE GAMEDAY ATMOSPHERE EVERYWEEK

Before the Jax. State game, attendance projections were 5000 less than projected. I suppose the same for this game. I think it will be near capacity Saturday.

Winning solves all our problems. CPJ is THE problem solver!!!

It would be nice to have a few cow pastures to park in like all the SEC schools do except Vandy. It’s not like we crank up the house, get the PBR on ice, and 3 hours later we’re tailgating screaming woof woof, go dawgs.

We have to make due with being in the center of the largest city in the SE with limited parking.

Noon games, makes some of the tailgating tough to do too.

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 11:49 AM | Link to this

Ramble, if you think parking is limited around tech then you obviously have never tried to park in Athens for a gameday. Still trying to figure out which “cow pasture” you’re talking about. The only school that I can think of that has a tailgate area like that is at Clemson. All the SEC schools (with the exception of Miss State) fans primarily tailgate on campus. You did get one thing right though. I’m a sucker for a cold PBR. The Ribbon beats yall’s wine coolers anyday.

By wes

September 18, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this

Getting out of the SEC was dumb?

Just because we believe (and Dodd) that student athletes should be first and foremost, students?

I don’t seem to recall it hurting us much in 1990 when we won that thing called the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

We are 2nd (trailing only FSU) in wins since the Seminoles joined the ACC.

We are in great shape, all we need is a great coach to get us to that next level again….oh wait, we’ve got him now!!!

Only good things to come for the YELLOW JACKETS!!!!!!!

By dawgman

September 18, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

Actually CPJ is the luckiest guy on the planet. If the ACC has three or four bowl contracts, Tech could go somewhere other than Idaho with the same talent they had under Gaylee, and with seven wins. The sad news is the ACC and Big East get a BCS bid with some team that can’t come within three touchdowns of a mid level SEC team.

UCF vs. Wake Forest should be played before Christmas, and not in Tempe.

By SlickWillie

September 18, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

The bottom line is winning. Tech has been down for a log time. It has been an up hill journey since the mid 60’s. Leaving the SEC was a big blow, but the fan base was eroding due to not winning. Alumni will not fill the seats. All colleges depend on the sidewalk fans and you cannot fault the dogs for that. I feel the attitude is changing on the Flats, which is about time. Tailgating with family and friends only makes the game even better. I am tired of the gimmicks with the big screen as well. We may continue to not sell out games, but I feel that trend is changing within the next year.

By GTville

September 18, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this

As already stated: 1. GT alumni (including me) are not in the ATL area. 2. Too much going on in ATL as alternatives.

Solution: 1. schedule some games worth seeing. I will not travel to ATL for Gardner Webb in fact I have never heard of GW and do not know where it is. Schedule some name teams even if it means a possible loss. A win will mean more and the recruits will be more excited too. 2. ticket prices are fine, all other schools charge for their games too and they fill up their stadiums. 3. Find a group to market tickets that may actually come and be fans. 4. Recruit more in state talent to bring their friends, families and communities into the fan base. 4. Dont sell GT short. Even if you sell a lot of visitor seats, sellouts = demand. demand = interest, interest will lead to fans and subsequently attendance. Also will bring in $$$ to do more things.

By Bear Stearns

September 18, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this

Yes, sir. I’d much rather experience the atmosphere in Athens. As a visiting fan you can experience the pleasures of:

getting urinated on by Uga fans from the top deck.

have your car keyed by Uga fans.

have beer bottles thrown at you by Uga fans.

be harrassed by packs of rednecks, who, when singled out, run with their tails tucked between their legs.

have your women and children who wear the colors of the opposition cussed out by “grown” men.

Athens: No Place Like It!

By SlickWillie

September 18, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this

GTville, I agree with solution 1. Renew the games we had with Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, even Florida. Those games were great and the stadium was rocking.

By AlabamaRamblinwreck

September 18, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

I must say it has been awhile since I have been to a game. Between my children’s activities and Chan Gailey depression, I really got out of going the last few years, but CPJ has me very excited about the future of GT football.

I believe that CPJ’s brand of football, once he gets it fully implemented with more depth and recruiting, will get some new Atlanta fans to attend. I know I am very encouraged, and I will be on campus early for Saturday’s game. Let’s be loud and proud!

Go Jackets!!

By Bob

September 18, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

I don’t know how to fix Tech’s embarassing attendance problem. All I know is that when I attended the Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech game last year it was an excruciatingly boring affair. You could have heard a pin drop in that place halfway through the 1st quarter. And this is supposed to be one of the biggest games on Tech’s schedule every year. The place was packed. But what good did it do? Granted Tech got pounded pretty good in that game, but even before the game got out of hand the home fans were making no noise. I could have taken a nap. I often have a hard time remembering I even attended that game. The whole experience was that forgettable.

I guess what I’m saying is that even if Tech were to increase its attendance I’m not sure it would do much for the overall “gameday” atmosphere. It is a very small stadium. Tech fans really do not care enough about the outcome of the game to make an impact. Bobby Dodd stadium is a very boring place to watch a football game and probably always will be.

By I_like_NFL_Better

September 18, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this

As a Tech graduate, I love to attend Georgia Tech games. However, I would rather spend my money on the Falcons, than Tech. College football is over hyped high school football. Over matched teams getting beaten up by superior talent. The first three weeks of the college season are a joke. UGA vs Ga Southern, Tech vs JaxSt, Miami vs CharlestonSouthern…etc. What a joke! The NFL preseason is better than that. Arthur Blank has made ticket packages for the Falcons affordable. I love grilling a steak before the game. I have been to Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Athens, Clemson, Blacksburg, Knoxville, Winston Salem, Durham, Columbia and Jacksonville (UGA vs Florida). I have seen hundreds of college games. College fans are passionate about their teams. Sadly there are too many that do not know when to say when. I have seen fights. I have seen kids hit with liquor bottles in the stands. I have seen punters in end zone get pelted with bottles. I have seen kids run on the field and get trampled by their own fans. The college presidents do nothing about it. In fact, when their team wins an important game and the kids rush the field, they make an oil painting of the event and sell it in the bookstore for $500. Known of this crap happens at an NFL game! If it does, the jackasses are thrown out of the game and into jail. I will never take my kids to an SEC game if they are wearing the opposing colors! If you tailgait at an SEC/ACC game, you may want to keep a baseball bat in your car. At the Falcon games, if one of the homeless hassle you, you can tell him to get lost. When you are in Jacksonville with your buddies and a bunch of Gator fans hassle you, you might want to have a baseball bat.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 1:32 PM | Link to this

Bear Stearns - your name says it all. We all knew how stupid you were before we even read your drivel. I’ve been going to Georgia games for 25 years and I have never seen anything like what you just described. What a bunch of lies. But then again, I guess that’s SOP for the bee nation, right?

By wrong

September 18, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this

Tech’s stadium is not that small. It seats 55,000. It just seems small because we’re dead smack in the middle of some of the biggest stadiums around in Tenn, Georgia, Auburn, and Bama. And when the crowd is into the game, it is a loud place to play because of the shape of the stands. It’s not Clemson or VT but besides those two, I would put it up there with any in the ACC.

The issue is getting sell out crowds, but the noise in the stadium isn’t nearly as bad as some whiners on here are talking about. The VT game was over in the first quarter last year, that’s why you could here a pin drop. Not only that, but the fan base was tired of getting let down in every, and I mean every, big game we’ve had in the last 6 years. That’s why Tech made a change.

Remember the comeback against UVA in 1998, or Georgia in 1999, or Auburn 2003, or Maryland 2006. That place was very loud. We need that every Saturday and I think we got the right people in charge to make it happen (Coach Johnson and DRad).

By DawgCrush

September 18, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this

Well as a Dawg…we fill our stadium with folks that think this University because it is simply called Georgia around the state…is the state! Thus we get thousands of people who could never attend this school as ticket buyers. Add Tech to the end and the supporters are mostly alumni.

By actual uga alum

September 18, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

If you don’t want to be urinated upon, have bottles thrown at you, or have your car keyed, stay away from the rednecks. They are not bad people because they are Georgia fans, they are bad people who choose to wear Georgia apparel and root for the Dawgs. Every school has those fans and we would all like to distance ourselves from them, but they will never go away. As far as taunting and profanity goes, a little back and forth between rival fans is part of sports, but should never be directed at children or women minding their own business. Again, bad apples giving everyone a black eye.

By N85 eagle

September 18, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

I’m a Georgia Southern fan but have been to Tech games on our off weekends for years. I really like to go to a couple of GT games this year as our schedule permits. In the past I have not tailgated downtown. I’ve parked and gone straight into the game. Where can a father take his family to tailgate close to BDS, have a few adult beverages, and talk to some knowledgeable GT fans?

By Correction

September 18, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Good job digging up a 15 year old debate and posing it as your own “question”. Win. Winning equals more fans. As was stated early, sidewalk fans that have no affiliation to a team are much more likely to choose a winning program over a mediocre one.

And the correction is that you can get beer at BD Stadium if you have club seats, and your ticket is worth 2 beers (one for each half). But you can’t buy any.

Dawggone- while every team has their fair share of jerks, I have to say that uga probably takes the cake in terms of being yelled/cussed at when in the opposing teams colors. Its not a fun place to go as a fan of the opposing team b/c of the hateful nature of the crowd.

By GT45

September 18, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

Is it Saturday, yet?

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 2:07 PM | Link to this

I attended the tech-ga game in 2004 with several tech people from work, as well as my usual crowd of georgia folks (old classmates, fraternity brothers, etc.). The tech people with us were apprehensive about going because they didn’t want to “get urinated on, have bottles thrown at them, etc. etc.” Well, they repeatedly said how pleasantly surprised they were that nothing even close to that went on. When I asked them why they were so shocked, they replied, “well, that’s what we were always told would happen if we came to a game here.” Just another lie perpetuated by someone with an axe to grind. In fact, they were more appalled at their fellow tech fans for vandalizing our hedges after the game. We agreed that it was classless.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this

Correction to correction - most of the vitriol you speak of is brought on by the attitude of visiting tech fans. I’ve seen countless episodes where tech fans use some form of socio-economic putdown when talking trash. Just for the record, ‘“I’m your boss” or “you’re stupid” or “go back to your trailer”’ comments aren’t likely to incite welcoming comments from the other side. People tend to not react kindly to those sort of comments. I’ve had countless conversations with Auburn, Bammer, Ole Miss, Vandy fans, etc. about how much they love coming to Athens for games. Most people love Athens. But as a word of advice, if you come to town slinging ridiculous insults like the ones I mentioned, you probably won’t be welcomed with open arms. Just sayin.

By Erskine

September 18, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this

what’s the deal with the gay-hero-worship from GaSouthern fans that are now pretending to be tech lifers? Because Johnson’s silly offense worked in their high school league they feel some sort of connection to tech now? How pathetic. How truly pathetic.

By n85 eagle answer

September 18, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this

N85 eagle, you can tailgate wherever you park, or if you ride Marta you can set up at any spot you can find along yellow jacket alley in front of the sorority houses, peter’s parking deck, large grassy area in front of the student center, grassy areas around fraternity row, next to the baseball fields. Everywhere on campus is within walking distance it just depends on what you are looking for.

By George Costanza

September 18, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this

You have to admit that Tech lost some of its luster since it changed its school colors from white and old gold to white and day old baby poop.

As for game day atmosphere, I recommend more Big Boi concerts at half time. I though I was going to bust a gut laughing.

As for Tech’s quiet attendees (lets not call them a crowd), I think most of them are just standing (or sitting) there in awe of Tech’s poor play.

I have always said that if Georgia really wanted to damage Tech athletics beyond repair, all they would have to do is cancel the football series with Tech.

Let Tech live without the revenue every other year, and UGA could schedule another Clemson or FSU as a new traditional opponnent. The geme might have to be played earlier in the season, but I am sure both schools’ fans would enjoy it.

Tech could schedule Wofford or the Citidel and the fans could watch it on their computers at ESPN360.

By uga alum

September 18, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this

I have to agree with Dawggone at 2:16pm. I have witnessed plenty of instances of Tech students using the whole “I’ll be your boss one day, you’d better be nice.” attitude. Usually it’s followed with some sort of reference to real girls versus the internet and a box of Kleenex. Either way, not a good way to avoid trouble. I don’t know about some people, but I would rather argue over what happens on the field.

By GT45

September 18, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this

dawgy, The last game I went to in Athens was that nightmare fifty something to seven performance that I try to forget. We (my wife and I) tailgated with other UGA fans on Ag Hill and were not bothered in the least, except friendly shots. However, when we were outside the stadium, all that changed. We were constantly barked at by drunks in our face, shouldered puposely and constantly, and generally treated with hate like we were Nazi’s. I would have certainly been locked up had my wife not been there, because I had taken all I could! Inside, it was a little better. I know we have a few like that in the ATL, but don’t think it doesn’t happen!

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this

GT45 - I’m sorry that happened to you and your wife. I’ve been treated like that at places (Carolina, Clemson, and believe it or not, Tennessee), definitely not fun. Even thought I’ve never witnessed it, I’m aware we have our share of idiots. I’ll agree with Dawggone, and empathize with you on one point, it’s all I could take not to strangle some of the little punks at Grant Field when they pull the whole “boss” routine. It’s obvious the ones who say that kind of stuff will never be bosses. Always the employees. Bosses (or good ones) don’t treat people like that if they want production.

By uga alum

September 18, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this

GT45, Ag Hill is where my group used to tailgate, up until the “beloved” Michael Adams outlawed sidewalk parking. Good place to tailgate and I agree that the fans there (at least when I was there) are pretty friendly. Don’t let a handful of idiots completely sour your perception of Athens on game day.

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this

Erskine: You’re an idiot. I’ve been a Tech fan since Bill Fulcher was the coach. My Grandad would bring me along to Tech games with him and could sing The Rambling Wreck word for word since I was about 4 or 5 years old. I also played my heart out for the real Erskine and have two GSU NC rings. Yes, The fact that there is a GS link at GT now (well three actually in CPJ, G.Smith, and M. Sewak) does heighten my enthusiasm a great deal.
BTW, I ran into a few Georgia Southern Alums in Athens when my Eagles played the Dawgs and they were wearing red and black. I wanted to ask them if they had ever heard of Benedict Arnold…but it’s a free country. As for you, you can go F’ youself.

By Correction

September 18, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this

If you would recall my last post, I said that every team has their share of jerk fans, GT included. I don’t come to Athens insulting anyone, i actually like the town a lot. But I have had times when insults were throw by strangers b/c of the gt sticker on my car (not just banter either). And these people only get worse when they have more to drink, and get a bigger crowd behind them. Some of them are idiot students (every place has their drunk, stupid students) but the majority of the obnoxious fans are the sidewalk alum.

George Costanza- did you decide to drop Bob Sacamano?

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this

GT45 … I can relate. As my wife and two young kids, dressed in blue and white, walked down the street to enter the stadium when GSU played UGA, we had drunken idiots yelling “F__ You” among tons of other obscenities…to kids, mind you. There’s lots of good UGA people. We tailgaited with some. Also, there is a large element who are obnoxious a55holes. More so than at any other stadium I’ve been to and I’ve been to most in the region.

By Erskine

September 18, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this

son_sir - ah, so all this time you were running your mouth about tech and academic superiority and it turns out you went to Georgia Southern A&M??? LMAO!! Talk about a hypocrite, my god son, you went to True/False U. and you have the gall to discout UGA’s academics?? All this time you were just a tech (!) poseur?? I’m laughing so hard I just sh!t myself!!

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this

I don’t recall writing anything academic related.. Please point that out to me. Bud, You sh!t yourself every time you open your mouth.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this

son_sir - I’ve been to every game GSU has played against Georgia. I’ve seen nothing but nice, if not indifferent or aloof behavior towards GSU fans. What you just said is truly a stretch. And pardon us if we have a more lively game day atmosphere than Wofford or Furman or whoever GSU’s rival is this year.

By Liar's Poker

September 18, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

sonsir playing football might be the funniest situation ever imagined. I know I got a chuckle out of it. Now I’ve heard it all. I’ll bet he’s fabulously rich, handsome, and charming as well, right? Whatever. God, you don’t have to lie man.

By George P. Burdell

September 18, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

I’ve been to every Tech/UGA game since 1992 and Athens used to be an enjoyable place to go. You rarely ran into anything other than the usual friendly banter that exists everywhere and makes the gameday experience that much better. Since the late 1990s that has changed and its gotten to the point that you can count on running into completely classless behaviour. My wife has had her cap knocked off her head ( if I had seen it happen I would have been in jail that night), drunken idiots getting 2 inches from your face yelling and barking, etc.

Just because you are around a bunch of like-minded idiots doesn’t mean its appropriate or shouldn’t be a big deal. You are kidding yourselves if you think it hasn’t gotten noticably worse. I go to at least 1 away game every year and its not like that everywhere. Auburn, FSU, BC, Wake, NC all are great experiences and nothing like the crap you run into in Athens. Your either embarrassed about it or you don’t really care how your team is perceived I passed on buying those tickets this year after thinking about it for a long time. I cannot imagine taking my kid into that environment so we’ll just watch it at home on the big screen. I’m hoping CPJ’s success will bring more fans so we can cut down on the idiots coming to Atlanta every other year and ruining that experience as well.

By Wrecker1

September 18, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this

Hey N85 eagle, a good place to tail gate is the rear parking lot of the Varsity.(get there early) I also think a lot people tail gate near the Thriller Dome.

By Biff Tannen

September 18, 2008 3:15 PM | Link to this

You have to admit, the fact that a guy who goes by the handle “son_sir” went to junior college in podunk southeast georgia is pretty funny. Butthead.

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

I’m not streching a thing. Don’t recall the street name, but the one coming from south campus running along the RR tracks. I will say, no true adults involved. Mostly folks under tents tailgaiting by the side of the road and a group of little frat f@ggots behind us.

By jackets

September 18, 2008 3:19 PM | Link to this

yeah george, that would help you guys catch up on national championships.. and we could schedule real powerhouses like central michigan or georgia southern…

By iptay95

September 18, 2008 3:21 PM | Link to this

Clemson fan here, but I find it laughable that the tech fans have mentioned numberous times “If I had seen my wife get yelled at I’d be in jail” or “If my wife hadn’t restrained me, I’d have kicked some butt.” Please, yall aren’t fooling anybody. I’ve been to plenty tech-clemson games, and yall are a cowardly bunch. Just keep typing.

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this

I’ve been in favor of dropping tech off the schedule for years now. We don’t gain anything by playing them, and we have everything to lose. Tech wants to beat us in the worst way, and we’re becoming indifferent towards them. That’s a recipe for disaster. People who bring up the whole “alumni” argument are mostly tech people, and by definition, that’s a small group of people. We should copy what LSU did to Tulane and discontinue the every-year series. They successfully did it, why not Georgia with our Tulane (tech)?

By Art

September 18, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

wes you’re truly an idiot. Being 2nd behind FSU in ACC wins is nothing to brag about in light of FSU’s recent “issues”.

By son_sir

September 18, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

iptay…With a coach like Tommy Bowdown I wouldn’t be questioning anybody’s manhood.

By jackets

September 18, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this

I totally agree we should drop the uga game.. that will make the road to our 5th nat’l championship easier and also make the road to uga’s 2nd one easier for them

By iptay95

September 18, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this

mature response sonsir. I pity your children. And wife. If you actually have them.

By haha

September 18, 2008 3:47 PM | Link to this

Haha, everyone laugh at the climpson fan!!! Holy crap man, you still need to hide your face until atleast yall beat Maryland. Couldn’t even cover on NC State! Wow, pathetic. Good job against bama, way to represent. And good job scoring 6 on us last year. You, your team, and your coach are an embarassment boy.

You are so manly yourself, typing away on the gt blog (are you going to threaten me over the internet now?). Climpson fans are pretty bad themselves, or atleast in the first half of the season. Then they take their usual nose dive, and most of them go back to plowing the fields or doing whatever it is they do, besides choking (see football for the past 5 years, see their 13-0 start in basketball, that turned out well, and baseball 2 years ago). As tough as it is to be a GT fan sometimes, I always feel better when I see a Climpson fan b/c I know that they choke and suck it up more than any other team, in all sports. I do suppose that Bama shut them up pretty early this year though.

By GT45

September 18, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this

dawgy, Give us a couple of years to get to you guys status, and maybe the game will be relevant again! It would be fun to watch the top two teams in their respectful conferences play each other, and great for exposure-not that ya’ll need anymore. ipgay, as for you and your school, you are an embarassment to all the ACC for your no-showing in Atl three weeks ago. I can’t believe you even have the nads to post, much less call anyone a coward. You guys are suppose to be the class of the ACC year in and out, and you always choke. You are pitiful and your team is too!

By GT

September 18, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this

haha, dropping gt. thats funny b/c we almost dropped the mutts after whooping them 8 times in a row.

Now that we have PJ, I would want to drop us too.

By jabster

September 18, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this

Art: Wes’s comment was over the last 10 years, not just recently.

As an aside: We lead in all ACC series, with the exceptions of Half @$$ U, VT, and the Cadavers (if UVA keeps playing as badly as they have been, we should be able to tie that one up this year). Including BC. Including Clempsun. Including the Candy Canes (3 in a row).

I Plow Thirty Acres Yearly: Maybe it’s because we’ve won 7 of the last 11 against Clempsun (including 3 in 75 Degrees And Sunny Valley). Maybe the Tech fan you encountered was just trying to be polite.

Dawgy: With all due respect to a fellow PBR drinker, who would UGA play if they dropped Tech? The SEC isn’t known for their stout OOC schedule. Tech is usually UGA’s toughest OOC game—and you can take that any way you want.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this

GT - whooping Georgia was during the fifties. Tell me, what was it like then? Was Ike a good president? That was before facemasks bro. Let’s try to relatively current, alright? Speaking of streaks, let’s talk about the current one going on…

By N85 eagle

September 18, 2008 4:14 PM | Link to this

Don’t worry Tech, some of these guys see the light at the end of the tunnel…..and it’s the Ramlin wreck! PJ will be turning your team into one of the best teams in the Southeast over the next two years. I look forward to tailgating with some of you. Son Sir, don’t response to these idiots, I doubt they ever set foot in a classroom. And if you played for Erk, you are a bad a$$ .

By GOTECH610

September 18, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this

I personally like the tailgating spot behind the Varsity, although last time it was full of Jax St. fans… GT fans have to get there early.

I also have noticed pretty much any parking area is a tailgating spot. Whether it is the grassy field by the GT Books-A-Million, or the various concrete parking lots along the way.

I look forward to the game on Saturday.

GOOO TECH!!!!!

By So What

September 18, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this

jabster….it’s the ACC. You’d also do well in Conference USA.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

September 18, 2008 4:32 PM | Link to this

Tech fans complaining of ticket prices? Reading all the Tech posts on the UGA blog you are all high paid executives and upper level management ordering us Dawg fans around the fast food chain! Whats that Tech degree worth if you can’t afford $80 dollars in tickets and a good tailgate? Might need to look at Dave Ramsey and put together a budget for Tech tickets!

GOOO DAWGS!!!

By RAMBLE ON!!!

September 18, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this

iptay95 46-24-2, don’t be stupid enough to ask what that is. Way to represent the ACC, at the Ga. Dome, douche bag.

Dawgy, I’m disappointed in your last blog, please!!!!

Is this the only way you fleabags can find a way to talk down to us?

If you’re really in favor of dropping us, why bother coming over here to this blog?

There’s one thing I’m sure we can both agree on, GT has the best football coach in the State (possibly the Nation), and you know CPJ has a can of whoop a$$ he’s going to be busting out on the mutts for years to come.

By dawgy

September 18, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this

I enjoy coming over here for conversation, and I follow (not like mind you, but follow) tech football. And I also live in Atlanta, so it’s more germane to my immediate living situation. I also go to several tech games a year, and I’ll be there this Saturday for the State game. In a nutshell, I’m just a huge college football fan, as well as a former player. But, truth be told, I would like to drop the tech game from our schedule. I never have much of an appetite at Thanksgiving worrying about this game. And no appetite for Thanksgiving is reason enough to drop the game!

By MEAN MACHINE

September 18, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this

All you Georgia fans need to stop trying to stick up for your fanbase. Everyone knows that a trip to Athens as an opposing fan is the worst atmosphere for anyone. And don’t give me this “it happens everywhere” stuff because that is simply not true. Georgia fans have the worst like-minded pack mentality as any fan base I’ve ever seen. Georgia fans take pride in it too, they make it part of their lifestyle even when it’s not football season. Just listen to their “Who’s that coming down the track?” chant. They live to be a drunk obnoxious Georgia fan in red and black, just like the song. Worst fanbase period. You can’t even have a civil conversation with even the “good” ones, it disgusts me.

As for all you people that tailgate at the Varsity, you need to tailgate on campus. Get out of that concrete jungle and find a grassy knoll somewhere on campus and enjoy it.

By Dawggone

September 18, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

Mean Machine - you mean that grassy knoll in between the two bums sleeping, the three Asians playing hackysack and the two Al-Qaeda chemistry majors plotting a major terrorist attack? That grassy knoll? Ah, Georgia Tech. What a $hithole.

By jabster

September 18, 2008 5:07 PM | Link to this

Art: Wes’s comment was over the last 10 years, not just recently.

As an aside: We lead in all ACC series, with the exceptions of Half @$$ U, VT, and the Cadavers (if UVA keeps playing as badly as they have been, we should be able to tie that one up this year). Including BC. Including Clempsun. Including the Candy Canes (3 in a row).

I Plow Thirty Acres Yearly: Maybe it’s because we’ve won 7 of the last 11 against Clempsun (including 3 in 75 Degrees And Sunny Valley). Maybe the Tech fan you encountered was just trying to be polite.

Dawgy: With all due respect to a fellow PBR drinker, who would UGA play if they dropped Tech? The SEC isn’t known for their stout OOC schedule. Tech is usually UGA’s toughest OOC game—and you can take that any way you want.

By 1Jacket7

September 18, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this

Larger crowds will come Larry. We just need to win consistently. The atmosphere is good. The fans just need to get into it more. It must be an Atlanta and or Georgia thing. As you noticed VT’s crowd was a heck of alot louder and they travel extremely well. Anything to get our crowd off of their butts and cheer is what we need. The best participation we get is on the Budweiser Song. But, I must admit, our fans are the best supports, just not loud ones.

By goldarchie77

September 18, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this

TECH FANS represent the best of Southern college football fans, that’s right. We carry the passion in balance with reality. Sell outs mean nothing but money for the school, they don’t measure the greatness of fans, just the amount of fans, and I’ve always preferred quality over quantity. I know some UGA fans who would like to shut up 20-35% of their own fans that give the rest of their fans a bad reputation as dumb drunk rednecks. We all know an obnoxious UGA fan, but the same can’t be said for Tech fans, our obnoxious fans are few and far between.

My family has had season tickets since the mid 60’s, it’s 6-7 Fall Saturday’s that I get to hang out with my Dad (1st generation Tech fan) my brother, my cousin, and some good friends. We enjoy the tailgate, talk a lot of football, enjoy food and fine drinks, and participate in all that is good about college football. We want Tech to win and we get upset when they don’t, but we can still sleep at night no matter what. In my experience with other fans, Tech fans have better perspective and thus make it more fun to be a Tech fan than any other.

Go Jackets! Beat All Dawgs!

By DB08

September 18, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this

Tech will never be an SEC school. By this I mean have redneck fans who love the team because they win but never actually went to the school. They win because they recruit thugs who cannot read. They recruit athletic thugs because their emphasis is on winning football games instead of the college curriculum. Yes, all Tech fans want to see us win. However, we are not going to lower our standards to let a kid in because he can play a sport. Every Tech grad has a pride that very few SEC schools will give them, pride in themselves. I would like to see Moreno take Calculus or Physics at Tech. Actually, I would pay $50 to watch him suffer through one Tech test. So getting back on track, selling tickets. I do find it pathetic that we have alumni that do not come out to the games, especially if it is because we have had a few off years. Isn’t the best part of being a true fan knowing that no matter what, through the ups and downs, you will always be a fan. It is what the Cubs and Red Sox fans have. A passion; and not just a passion for a hometown team, but a passion for a school that you attended, struggled but worked your butt off at, and graduated. Personally, I believe that any parent who did not attend UG(sic)A is an idiot to raise their kids up a georgia fan. Who doesn’t want their kid to be a fan of a school that will actually help them succeed in life? Tech is a place that every parent would be proud of their kid to attend because of its collegiate reputation. What person that wants to do something with their life picks a school based on a few years of athletics?

By Dawggone

September 19, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this

Please. Tech fans are the worst fans in college football. From throwing trash on the field to throwing fish at Notre Dame to throwing whiskey bottles at Bear Bryant (to the point he had to wear a helmet on the sideline) you people are a cruel joke to bad fans anywhere. Ask VT fans about how classy you guys are. A few probably remember the “get ready for a real massacre” sign you lowlifes hung from an overpass on the connector. Classy? God, just stop it. You people are lower than whale$hit. And it seems you’re the only ones in denial over it.

By Hayden P.

September 19, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this

DB08: I’d pay $50 to watch Reginald Ball try to count to four again. And fail again. Yeah, you guys are SOOOO much smarter. Please.

By jdr

September 19, 2008 8:53 AM | Link to this

Hey db08, I’m sure all the doctors, lawyers, bankers, accountants, governors, senators, and congressmen who went to Georgia appreciate your advice on how to “go to a school that will help them succeed in life.” Jesus, do you have any idea how stupid you sound? On second thought, you’re right, it is simply impossible to be successful unless you go to tech. Dude, you are such an idiot. A full-blown retard.