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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wear White and Bring a Toy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two things about tomorrow night…
1) The 8th Annual Michael Isenhour Toy Drive!
Charities like Toys for Tots will struggle during a down economy this coming Christmas. Drives like the one remembering Michael Isenhour are going to be crucial to making sure that struggling families and children have something to enjoy and remember this holiday season.
Bring a new, unwrapped toy or donation with you and drop it in the bin at the gate as you enter Bobby Dodd Stadium. The student athletes give alot of effort to this event and our alum and fans should as well.
2) Wear White
With all due respect to Ken Sugiura, his latest article here on the AJC.com isn’t representative of the Tech fanbase. Outside of a few vocal dissenters on a few internet message boards, the Georgia Tech community will very likely support the White Out effort. The reality is that the same tired internet posters make the same tired complaints over and over again. Its a classic case of a vocal minority.
I can recount those tired complaints off the top of my head without much effort:
Its too cold to wear white! Waaaah waaaah waaaah…come on, there’s no crying in football. Can anyone get any more pathetic than this? I’ll be wearing thermals under a white hoodie sweatshirt. Its not brain surgery! You would think Tech fans would have a little creativity and ingenuity. Obviously not…
I don’t want to spend money on new gameday gear! Yeah…because that white sweatshirt at Wal Mart is so expensive. Cheapskates like the people who make this complaint are part of the reason that our football team doesn’t get the support it deserves. No wonder we can’t sell the stadium out…our fans won’t even pony up for non-branded white clothing.
We shouldn’t copy UGA! Wake up…UGA was copying Penn State and Texas A&M with their blackout. You’re giving the mutts too much credit. Its not about who did it first…its about supporting the program and team and having a little fun.
I’d rather wear my gold, blue, grey, khaki, black gear that I already have! This one doesn’t really surprise me since our fanbase is typically unable to show a united front on a good night. You would think that Tech fans who can’t figure out how to wear “white and gold” might rejoice in the simplicity of “wear white”. Its just one option…you don’t have the think about it or make a tough choice…
The whole thing will look foolish… If anything…the fact that I need to write a blog entry like this is foolish…
All of the arguments are laughable. I’ve spent a good bit of time around UGA and FSU fans throughout my life and I’ll tell you…for all their faults and ego and overly inflated sense of their programs, they support their teams better than alot of Tech fans do.
This is football not an engineering lab or thesis paper! Get your wadded up panties straightened out and support your team! If you don’t then you deserve all the derision and trash talking and boasting your UGA neighbors, friends, family, and co-workers throw at you.
We need to put on a show for the recruits tomorrow night…both on the field and in the stands!
Go Jackets!
Wear White!
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