$35-40 million will buy you…
When it was reported last week that Tech had received a rather sizable donation to help renovate the seating at Alexander Memorial Coliseum, many of you wondered what in the world all that money was going to be spent on.
I did too.
So, I started to do some research.
Virginia’s new hoops palace, the John Paul Jones Arena, cost around $130 million and will seat 15k or so, almost twice as much as the old arena.
So, there’s your benchmark. Now, Dan Radakovich already said they don’t want to turn AMC into a concert venue. Atlanta already has enough of those, and judging by JPJ’s price tag, a new arena won’t be in the works here.
With that information, Wayne Hogan and I were discussing the possibilities Monday afternoon, as a pie in the sky exercise.
Among the things that could be done: the roof could be raised to add more seats, as well as suites (where the big money is). But, AMC is already at 9,191, so do you want more seats?
Replacing all the bench seating with chairback seating would make the game-day experience more enjoyable, but would also reduce the number of seats, something I would think Tech wouldn’t want.
How about suites on the floor, a la Seattle’s Qwest Field, which has suites at one of the endzones. That could be pretty interesting and worth the dollars, seeing the players that up close.
How about suites with glass floors that would hang over the court, giving you an Xs and Os experience watching from above. Of course, it would also give you a crick in your neck.
In short, if you could redesign AMC, what you would do? Draw from your experiences at other arenas, both basketball and football.
Oh, and for all those you say I’m biased, my dad was digging around the house the other day and came across an old shoebox of photos. In that box he found a photo of a very, very young me, holding a football with a, you guessed it, Tech logo on it. Here it is:
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Gordon
June 29th, 2009
6:06 pm
This is the same debate going on at UGA. I wouldn’t do anything. When we win, it’s the ThrillerDome. When we lose, there are empty seats and no energy. No one says to themselves “I would go to the game, but I just don’t like the arena”. We’re obviously not losing recruits because of the current arena either. If the money has to be spent on AMC, add suites that will eventually pay for themselves.
If Hewitt has a bad year, we can use the money to buy him out and then pay down debt on the BDS expansion.
Biff Pocoroba
June 29th, 2009
7:20 pm
As long as Hewitt is coach, we don’t need to add seats as the place is empty and dull. After Favors has his one and done year, we could use the money to buy curtains to hide all of the empty seats like the Atlanta Dream does. Then we could charge 75 cents for tickets like the Dream are doing tomorrow night.
GM
June 29th, 2009
7:21 pm
1) Buy out Hewitt’s contract.
2) Sign a good coach.
3) Figure out a way to get the people in the chairbacks to attend the games, or take their season tickets away from them.
4) Save the rest for something else.
Matt
June 29th, 2009
8:17 pm
A new coach is first priority, obviously. Second priority, I would say, is moving the roof upward and adding a new level of boxes, to have a place to entertain donors and to make money. Thirdly, TAKE AWAY THE CHAIRBACKS! Seriously…those things are never even close to full.
Court-level seating is an interesting idea…we even have the proper layout already in place to do it (all we’d need to do would be to take out the SWARM seats.
Scott
June 29th, 2009
8:26 pm
Why not add seats? We removed seats in 1996 during the last renovations. Build more student seating and boxes to pay for them.
Oh yeah, and fire Hewitt, already!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49999941705 (Fire Paul Hewitt)
alum06
June 29th, 2009
9:05 pm
Update the suites, fix the roof leak, and get rid of the bleachers on the floor and that white wall behind both baskets.
Justin
June 29th, 2009
9:10 pm
Update the sound and lighting.
founddog
June 29th, 2009
9:37 pm
buy security so the fans can get back to their cars ok since the APD isn’t protecting anybody.
TDone
June 29th, 2009
10:05 pm
To Foundog, I would be worried more about the UGAG professors over there in Athens if I were you.
superDawg
June 30th, 2009
12:24 am
I heard it was a good day for fishing for nerd turds and they were wrong the toilet was already flushed.
razerGT
June 30th, 2009
4:02 am
I have a few ideas, although not all of them may be feasible:
1) Remove the white walls behind the baskets and replace them with more seats. I really hate those walls.
2) Replace the current adspace between the team benches with something more modern… I dunno, maybe make it electronic?
3) A scoreboard in the center.
4) LED ribbon boards, maybe?
5) Change the center court logo to Buzz and the GT imposed over the state of Georgia. That would look awesome.
That’s all I can think of for right now.
Tokyo jacket
June 30th, 2009
4:03 am
Step 1: Fix anything that’s not working now (toilets, leaking roofs, etc)
Step 2: Anything that makes money and puts butts in seats, but I prefer skyboxes. It doesn’t have to seat 20,000 but make it look expensive.
Birmingham Buzz
June 30th, 2009
4:56 am
Add some boxes up top to generate dollars, then add seats/reconfigure seats encircling the court for students to create the same kind of “always in your face and ears” effect that the Cameron Crazies generate.
gtforever
June 30th, 2009
6:11 am
How about a GOOD basketball team? This would be a nice addition…..
Johnny dee
June 30th, 2009
6:26 am
Buy out Hewitss contract, get a top tier coach, put w’s on the board and all of a sudden the dome seems like a palace!
Razorjacket
June 30th, 2009
6:29 am
1) Add a coach to produce a team with an actual identity.
2) Move student section closer to the floor
3) Any suites keep in the upper level, the arena is small enough to see fine, and the seating areas not impeded.
Alabama Jack
June 30th, 2009
7:05 am
dawg fans suck
gtsux
June 30th, 2009
7:49 am
gt is still IRRELEVANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JacketFan
June 30th, 2009
8:03 am
After 8 years of season tickets I would love to have a chairback instead of a bench. But what I want more is hot water in the restrooms to wash your hands with!
William Casey
June 30th, 2009
8:15 am
Add more “regular guy” seats and move the students down close. Who cares about the corporate types who don’t know a basketball from a horse shoe? Let those guys discuss their deals at Tattletales.
rainman
June 30th, 2009
8:16 am
The best value would be to raise the roof enough to have a tier of suites. This would bring the program the most money and would enhance the venue for alternate events which also could be another source of revenue. Are there any engineers out there that could venture a guess as to how much this would cost?
tech
June 30th, 2009
8:18 am
Where did you dig up that picture on the front page? It looks like a high school game or women’s game. Is that the best you could find?
tech
June 30th, 2009
8:20 am
Nevermind, I see it now. It was the SEC championship that was played there. Great picture, that really is a great choice to put on the Tech home page.
William Casey
June 30th, 2009
8:20 am
Dear “gtsux”: our irrelevant basketball team will beat yours by about 40 points. That’s all I care about!
Sanjaya and Rosie O'Donell Love Georgia Tech
June 30th, 2009
8:26 am
I think GT fans should sit comfortably to watch their team get beat like a drum all year long.
BLAZER
June 30th, 2009
8:36 am
they should be worrying about even having a basketball team over their!
Techfanplus
June 30th, 2009
8:41 am
Doug, Give us a response about the photo. Had to be the SEC tourney. Same old AJC. It is really sad.
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
9:00 am
My friends in digital were kind of enough to add that photo on ajc.com.
If I had to guess, based upon the crowd and the jersey colors, it would be from the SEC tourney.
Tech Fan
June 30th, 2009
9:09 am
Roberson:
Your bias is obvious. Of all the images the AJC has avialbel for
GT B-Ball and AMC, this is one the one chosen.
I will be among the Tech faithful to request that the GTAA “re-evaluate” the conditions of your access to GTAA personnel, facilities, players, and other resources at GT.
Disgusting.
seriously?
June 30th, 2009
9:15 am
you really suck doug.
Jo Jo McCall
June 30th, 2009
9:17 am
Well, first I’d take some dynamite and…
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
9:22 am
Guys, I didn’t put the photo on there. I’ve asked for it to be changed.
Saint Simons
June 30th, 2009
9:24 am
Doug your fired!!!!!!!!!! you need to go back to Uga!
Too Easy
June 30th, 2009
9:26 am
Did rainman really ask if there are “any engineers out there…?” And give Doug a break – he said he didn’t have anything to do with the picture, and nothing in the blog has any negative gt connotations. Geez, you guys are paranoid. Worry about your athletic program finishing only 48th in the Directors Cup.
Saint Simons
June 30th, 2009
9:28 am
doug you make uga real proud!!!!!!!!!
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
9:29 am
New photo should be up in a few minutes, according to my friends in digital.
Too Easy
June 30th, 2009
9:38 am
Funny…YOU telling US what to “worry” about. If that’s the case why don’t YOU worry about YOUR OWN TEAM and quit obsessing about Tech so much. No need to be on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket blog every day of your life. I mean, you are a die hard Dawg fan right? Then show some respect to your team and go talk about them. Ok Douchebag?
Class of '98
June 30th, 2009
9:42 am
“I did to.”?
Don’t they teach English at Tech?
Tar Heel
June 30th, 2009
9:49 am
Too Easy and Yellow Fuzz. Like two nerd peas in a pod.
Tech Fan
June 30th, 2009
9:51 am
Roberson:
This Blog/Beat or whatever that is YOUR repsonsibility. You should know.
I already made a screen print copy of the previous picture and will be forwarding it to the GTAA for their “consideration.”
This BS is gonna stop.
Tech Fan
June 30th, 2009
9:53 am
I’m telling!!!
I’m telling!!!
You’re in trouble mister!!
GT Alum
June 30th, 2009
9:58 am
Reorganize the “hive” seating. 10 dorks who have no clue about basketball on the floor represents the wrong Tech image. Have the entire student section accessible from the floor. Remove the score boards and add 300 seats to those sections. Central 4 sided score board instead. Redo sound system, it is ancient. Raise roof and add sky boxes rather than the high class parlor that is a waste of space and the current 9 boxes that appear cheap and small. Keep bench seating for student section (watch a crowd of students get hyped for a game in seat backs, kind of difficult). Pay Hewitt even more to actually develop players, not exhaust raw talent until it goes pro. Or buy him out.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:01 am
Okay, so the new photon shows two guys in hard hats and the caption reads “What would you add”?
1. Better fitting hard hats, or
2. The rest of the Village People.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
UGA fans love gymnastics and women' basketball
June 30th, 2009
10:03 am
Which is why you did so well in the “Director’s Cup…”
You can have your gymnastics, volleyball, women’s basketball, and equestrian titles.
We’ll just beat you in football and men’s basketball.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:03 am
To Saint Simons
Wow, the photo must have ticked you off!! You actually posted something other than 45-42 Hahahahahaha. Good work, Doug.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
10:04 am
and the new photo is now up. apologies for the previous one.
Back to AMC ideas, a new scoreboard would certainly enhance the experience, as would chairback seating. The more I think about it, the more I really like the idea of suites on the floor, all the way around the court, and very, very close to the action. Almost Cameron close. Begin the regular seating on top of the suites, so that the first row of fans are looking down slightly on the action. Kind of a Roman Colosseum feel to it, other than you couldn’t have recreate naval battles in AMC.
BTW, I added an old photo of me in the original blog that I thought yall might like.
Teal
June 30th, 2009
10:04 am
Pay Derrick Favors to stay more than one year…
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:06 am
“….macho, macho man…..” sing along tech fans. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:16 am
Doug, you must really be shaking in your shoes. After all, Tech Fan made a copy of the picture and forwarded it to the GTAA for their “consideration”. He then said, “This BS is gonna stop”. Veerrrryy intimidating. So authoritative and all……BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hey Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:18 am
How much of your day is dedicated to talking with Tech fans on the Georgia Tech Blog?
Seems like a lot….
Aren’t you a UGA fan?
Kinda sad you spend more time with us than with your own fans…
And now you’re singing Village People songs to be “clever”….
I love how sad this is getting….
Dont you douchebag?
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:20 am
To “Hey Grinch”
Glad I could help you “love how sad this is getting”. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:20 am
Hey Tech Nerd,
You don’t know me brotha so I suggest you shut your mouth or I’ll shut it for you. Come back to me later in the year when you’re crying and my Dawgs are playing in the
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME…
That’s right techies…mark it down. UGA will beat Florida and Tech this year and GO ALL THE WAY!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:20 am
To “Hey Grinch”
Come on, now, admit it. You’d rather see that empty arena picture rather than a couple of guys wearing ill fitting hard hats, right?
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:22 am
I only like spending time here because you are all so pathetic. Your football team barely beat us on a total fluke game. And it was only because Matt Stafford threw an easy pick 6. Also, our gymnastics team is incredible. Does Tech even have a gymnastics team? Probably not. Nerds…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:23 am
Our women’s basketball team is also amazing…Tech’s women’s team is awful…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:25 am
You know what I love about nerds? They love using numbers instead of words…like I keep telling you how we’re a lock to win the National Championship (just like last year), but all you can say is “45-42.”
Only nerds care about the final score of games…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hey Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:26 am
Also, (just curious) have you not realized yet that Saint Simon’s is a Dawg fan posing as a Tech fan? If you haven’t figured that out yet you ARE as dumb as you seem. He’s been posting that: “45-42 bwahahahaha” comment over and over to get more gulible dawg fans over here talking trash. It seems to have worked on you.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:26 am
Only nerds care about the numbers on the scoreboard after the game is over…REAL fans care about the Dave Matthews cover band after the game…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
I guess there might be some kind of sick, twisted arguments for UGAG bloggers to be posting here if the discussion were football (it’s still 45-42 though). But the topic of this blog is basketball (at least a basketball arena), a sport in which Tech has (1) a DECIDED EDGE over the mutts through the years, (2) a real basketball arena, instead of a barn with a stage at one end, and (3) an affiliation with a conference that has always been one of, it not the, best conferences in basketball. Are you mutts so bored waiting for drive-through customers that you can’t find anything better to do than trash a basketball program that, even with a lousy coach like Hewitt, is still infinitely better than anything you have ever had at UGAG, one final-four appearance under Hugh Durham included.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:27 am
To the Grinch imposter…..YAWN. I’m still waiting for you to post something clever or something even remotely close to what I’d say. How sad you must be. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:28 am
We’re gonna BLACK OUT the game versus you nerds this year, and you will be even more scared of out dark uniforms than Alabama was last year…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:29 am
To Supersize that order, Mutt
You left out that your basketball team failed to meet the minimum apr, thus embarrassing the trade school, the entire ACC that you apparently adore, and cost you two scholarships. By the way, has Favors made the grade yet. Riggghhhtt, I’m sure he’ll be a “helluva ENGINEER”?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:29 am
Also to the Grinch imposter…your pathetic school will never be ranked preseason #1 like the DAWGS were last year…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:30 am
By the way, Grinch, since you brought up women’s gymnastics, how many of those women gymnasts in Athens have ever competed in an Olympics, or even a National Gymnastics chamipionship (NOT the NCAA one)? I think the answer there would be a big ZERO. Women’s college gymnastics is just a dumping ground for Olympics wannabes.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:30 am
My butt is sore from the Corey Smith show last night…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:30 am
To Hey Grinch
Nice try about Saint Simons. Here’s something for you, try posting under just one name. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What a tool.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:31 am
Grinch, what two scholarships did Tech lose? Sorry, I haven’t read anything about that.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:31 am
We may not have any Olympic gymnasts, but at least we have amateur ones…your pathetic school can’t even field a gymnastics team…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:32 am
Paul Johnson is terrified of the BLACK OUT that is coming this year…your calculators won’t save you nerds…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:33 am
Supersize that order, Mutt
Man, you are one dumb yellow jacket. Someone has obviously “borrowed” my name and is making multiple posts. I have never bragged on a football or basketball blog about how good our women’s gymnastics team is. However, they are great. I’m sure most tech male students would love to have just one woman on campus who looked like a UGA gymnast. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
LSUTiger
June 30th, 2009
10:33 am
They should fire their coach Hewitt and fill in that arena with a bulldozer. They should tear down that ugly football stadium while they are at it. Those classless fans do not deserve a sports team.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:35 am
To The Grinch Imposter:
Quit pretending to be me, poser…of course I take pride in the women’s gymnastics team…you would too if you even had one at your school…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:35 am
I’m sure you have been to about as many gymnastics meets as you have basketball games. You are just a bandwagon fan who thinks he’s top dog, when he’s no better than a fleabag. Who gives a flying f***k whether we have a gymnastics team or not, when having one doesn’t mean crap? Hey, I think somebody is waiting for you to take their order now. Be a good boy and go earn a living.
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
10:35 am
Guys, please stop the sniping. You’ve said the same things about each other again and again. Can we get back to the topic of how to renovate AMC?
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:35 am
Supersize that order, Mutt
Don’t know about the 2 lost scholarships? Then you must have been living in a cave for the past 6 weeks. Stop following the Michael Jackson saga and ask one of your yellow jacket brethren to bring you up to speed. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:36 am
Those Corey Smith shows really put a pounding on the old starfish…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:37 am
Hey Doug,
Make this imposter quit posting under my name…I think the best way to renovate the stadium would be to move it to Athens…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Corey Smith
June 30th, 2009
10:38 am
Hey Doug,
Go snipe your butt…let every dawg have his day…
Teal
June 30th, 2009
10:41 am
Hey Grinch,
Give it a rest.
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_5112fe512d8845389cd0fef542125050.jpg
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:42 am
Actually, Grinch, I have been trekking in Asia for part of the last 6 weeks. Doug, fill me in. Has Tech lost any basketball scholarships? And this is, for once, a serious question?
Incidentally, a couple of years ago, when Hewitt was still popular, I believe he stated that he wanted to move the student section to create more of a Cameron-type environment. Whatever happened to that idea? Assuming we can get back on some kind of winning track, I think having the students circle the court like that would be a great idea. I agree too that something should be done about the “corporate seats” which are half empty even for important games. If the owners of those seats are not going to show or give the tickets to someone (and they know that in advance), then come up with some kind of scheme to reallocate them before game-time.
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
10:47 am
Tech self-penalized itself two scholarships last year as a result of not reaching the APR minimum. They should be good to go this year, assuming they make the APR.
I believe that all but one of the corporate suites have been sold for this year.
And Tech has a swimming pool. Built during the Olympics, other side of campus from Bobby Dodd. Really nice.
Brian
June 30th, 2009
10:47 am
Grinch, I guess 57-42 doesn’t mean much to you. Yes, the mutts lost in women’s basketball this year.
Sam I Am
June 30th, 2009
10:48 am
Grinch, what’s all this about the DIrector’s Cup. UGAG has never won it, and only place second for it once. It looks to me like Stanford sort of owns it. As far as Tech not winning it, I’m sure we never will, since the only schools that could possibly win it or large universities which offer a diversity of athletic programs. Georgia Tech is NOT a university, it is an institute of higher education in the limited fields of techonolgy, math, and science.
Buzz
June 30th, 2009
10:50 am
1) Find a way to move the students closer to the court to bring a more exciting atmosphere (although winning would surely help!) I.e. NC State or Duke
2) Upgrade the sound system.
3) Install an updated scoreboard in the center of the arena as long as it does not block sight lines or look like a scoreboard from a DII campus.
4) Consider seat back chairs for the entire arena. If it reduces seating by 500 then raise ticket prices by 5% to make up the difference.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
10:51 am
Doug, you say Tech penalized ourselves LAST YEAR?? Do you mean the 2008 recruiting class was minus two scholarships? Or by last year do you mean the most recently completed recruiting class (2009), with Favors, et al? I assume you mean 2008. I guess that MIGHT account for last year’s lousy record….at least it would be yet another excuse.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:52 am
To Brian and Sam I Am
BWAHAHAHAHA!! You bought it hook, line, and sinker. Some real loser has decided to copy me post name and you guys are getting ticked and are responding to one of your own.
I must say I’m surprised. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That being the case, I’m flattered. I’ve gotten under someone’s skin so bad that they are littering this blog. And to think, yellow jacket fans are outraged and responding to one of their own. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Tech Fan
June 30th, 2009
10:54 am
No, the topic is now, encuraging GTAA to find “better representation” from the AJC.
Sam I Am
June 30th, 2009
10:54 am
Grinch, I think you should take a look at the game last Thansgiving weekend. I believe there were two running backs on the field better than Noshow Moreno, and neither of them were wearing red. Do the names Dwer and Jones mean anything to you? They should, you a**hole.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
10:54 am
This is really annoying…you’re impostering me and then you have the nerve to act like I’m the imposter? You are a pathetic loser…no wonder your lousy team could only beat us by 3 points in a total fluke…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Sam I Am
June 30th, 2009
10:55 am
Well, Grinch, the mutts have never won the Director’s cup either. So what’s your excuse?
Doug Roberson
June 30th, 2009
10:57 am
Yes, Tech penalized itself last season by withholding two scholarships. They have the full compliment this season, 2009-10.
GT76
June 30th, 2009
11:08 am
First, please quit calling Alexander Memorial “AMC”. You did not call Cameron Indoor Stadium “CIS”. These silly acronyms are well….silly.
Second, if you are going to do a major renovation (raise roof) you might as well tear it down and start from scratch. I don’t think a major renovation is needed and I don’t think a 12,000 seat venue will sell out that often.
And Scene!
June 30th, 2009
11:09 am
Ok Guys….can we give it a rest?
This boring UGA/Tech crap is getting super lame and boring.
We get it…everyone loves their team and hates the other…
Not much more to say than that…
GTinNC
June 30th, 2009
11:14 am
1) Get rid of the white walls behind the baskets and add seats
2) Reduce the size of the “Press Section” by 75% and add seats
3) Upgrade the sound and lighting
4) Add suites in the upper level
5) Hire a good Xs & Os assistant coach or fire and buy-out Hewitt
wes
June 30th, 2009
11:35 am
1. Raise the roof
2. this would allow us to add more chairbacks
3. add the suites for the more quiet/richer alumni.
Can this be done for 15-30 million$$$$ ?
I doubt it.
Rob
June 30th, 2009
11:39 am
Getting rid of Hewitt should be the first priority.
Sam I Am
June 30th, 2009
11:54 am
Actually, Grinch, since Stanford has won the Director’s Cup every year since 1994, I would say it’s a pretty meaningless award. Has Stanford won any football or basketball championships during that time? Director’s Cups are won by schools with a bunch or meaningless minor-sports championships…sort of like women’s gymnastics.
TECHSUX
June 30th, 2009
11:56 am
38-3! LSU just scored again! BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
BLAZER
June 30th, 2009
12:06 pm
DWYER RAN BY PLAYERS.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
12:26 pm
Will you guys please stop picking on me? If not, why?
Corey Black
June 30th, 2009
12:27 pm
They need a new sound system and visuals. Its crazy that we used “The Perfect Option” visuals during our basketball season. The game visuals and sound might as well be high school. In all honesty I would much rather them save that money and get a new arena like UVA in a few years. There isn’t much more you can do to AMC, it feels really old and doesn’t reflect the institution very well… I love the atmosphere there when we are playing well, it gets LOUD. I wouldn’t want many more seats and I think it should stay a similar size, but we need a more modern arena to complement the very modern growth on campus. Anyways, I’ll be there this year no matter what. GO JACKETS!
Full Metal Jacket
June 30th, 2009
12:34 pm
Dwyer doesn’t jump over defenders because he is not afraid to HIT them and knock them on their @$$. I can recall two hits off the top of my head where NOshow took himself out of the game. You should remember them… against UF’s Brandon Spikes and Tennessee’s Eric Berry. Check out Dwyers history… NEVER TOOK HIMSELF OUT OF A GAME AFTER A HIT!!! And for what it’s worth, what happened to NOshow after his jump over A CENTRAL MICHIGAN player??? HE FELL ON HIS @$$. He didn’t get tackled… HE FELL and a couple guys piled on… I reiterate… after his AMAZING leap HIS SORRY @$$ FELL DOWN!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
And, yes, Superize...
June 30th, 2009
12:38 pm
…UGA gymnasts DID participate in the most recent Olympics, and won a silver medal for the U.S. Courtney Kupets, who was recently named the most outstanding female athlete in all of college sports, was that Olympian, and she recently graduated from UGA with a 3.8 GPA, too, as well as the only 4 time All-American in UGA history.
Full Metal Jacket
June 30th, 2009
12:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyLIiq1CmMQ
This is how a real running back handles a defender…
macrotech
June 30th, 2009
12:59 pm
Grinch, I was worried about you! You disappeared about the time they busted that group of malcontents that have been mugging Tech students outside of Tech’s campus….Had me worried that we’d lost your ‘voice’ on here (;o)). Your imposter, though, probably a fellow Tech fan, wasn’t even close to your style of writing. They even left out your trademark, “Bwahahaha”. Remember, immitation is the greatest form of flattery! Just a thought…. how’d that preseason #1 ranking work out for the dawgs last year? I believe your answer would have to be, “Bwoo hoo hoo hoo hoo”. You know preseason rankings are a joke. I was surprised you went that direction….I respect that you’re a little rusty….good to have ya back…. GO TECH!!!
big Willie
June 30th, 2009
1:02 pm
Who cares about tech?
Maddog
June 30th, 2009
1:04 pm
To Sam I Am
I guess I must keep repeating myself. Most of the posts under my name were made by one of your brethren. Can you imagine the loser who is a tech fan but posts using a UGA fan’s blog name? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Full Metal Jacket
June 30th, 2009
1:06 pm
To Sam I Am
I guess I must keep repeating myself. Most of the posts under my name were made by one of your brethren. Can you imagine the loser who is a tech fan but posts using a UGA fan’s blog name? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
big willie
June 30th, 2009
1:07 pm
To “Sam I Am”
I guess I must keep repeating myself. Most of the posts under my name were made by one of your brethren. Can you imagine the loser who is a tech fan but posts using a UGA fan’s blog name? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
1:09 pm
To Maddog, Full Metal Jacket, big willie, and Foghorn Leghorn
Sorry to have lifted you names, but since my name was hijacked earlier, thought I’d send out a few decoys so the tech loser who has been posting under my name.
I’d love to get that many posts in, but most were pretty lame. Could have definitely done better myself. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
1:23 pm
Enter your comments here
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
1:25 pm
To “And yes, Supersize…”, I stand corrected, at least partially. Kupets (or any other UGAG gymnast) did NOT participate in the most recent Olympics (2008). However Kupets DID participate in the 2004 Olympics in Athens (Greece, not Georgia), and that team DID win a silver medal, with her invaluable help. However, I found the following info about her online, and I quote: “After returning from Athens, Kupets quit elite level gymnastics and traveled across the United States with other gymnasts on an exhibition tour sponsored by retailer T.J. Maxx. In 2005 she joined the gymnastics team at the University of Georgia on full athletic scholarship.” I find the words “quit ELITE gymnastics and … joined the gymnastics team at the University of Georgia…” particularly insightfull. Apparently the UGAG gymnastics team is not considered elite. LOL
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
1:52 pm
To Supersize that order, mutt
I pulled this off the UGA website:
There are many words which could be used to describe the Gym Dogs at the University of Georgia. Without question the one constant word which has earmarked the program is success. 68 gymnasts have earned 267 All-American awards, and Georgia gymnasts have won 33 individual NCAA titles. For 12 of the past 17 years, there has been at least one Gym Dog atop the awards stand as an NCAA individual title winner.
Georgia also owns NCAA championship records for team scores on three of the four apparatus, as well as the best-ever championship team score of 198.575, set at the 1998 NCAA Southeast Regional. Fifty-two gymnasts have been named to the SEC Honor Roll, and 48 have been selected as National Scholar Athletes. In addition, five have earned prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships, most recently Kinsey Rowe in 2004.
Twenty-five years, nine NCAA Championships, 16 SEC Championships, 33 individual titles, 68 All-Americans and an absolute plethora of rabid gymnastics fans later, it appears that the Gym Dogs have…well more than accomplished the lofty goals which Yoculan set for her program in 1984.
So UGA is not an elite gymnastics program? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
THWG
June 30th, 2009
2:02 pm
Hey Grinch you smartass. I seem to remember your beloved NOSHOW being body slammed by Brad Jefferson. Dwyer is a better back than Noshow ever will be. He couldn’t hold Dwyers jock.
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
2:04 pm
To THWG
I know he couldn’t hold Dwyer’s jock. He couldn’t get it out of your hands. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
2:04 pm
Grinch, according to the standards set by Olympics-level gymnastics, no, UGA is NOT an elite program. Successful and well-regarded in the college ranks does not apparently qualify for international elite status. I’m not being catty here; those are the facts. Men’s collegiate gymnastics is considered a stepping stone to international competition (e.g., the University of Iowa), but women’s collegiate gymnastics is not. Of course, the main reason for that is that most female gymnasts have passed their prime by the time they reach college age, whereas male gymnasts are just reaching their’s. Kudos to the gym dawgs for their success, but does anybody outside of Athens, GA (and of course, the other colleges they compete against) really care?
TG
June 30th, 2009
2:46 pm
I can’t imagine that it would be economically viable to raise the roof on AMC. The cost on that has to be prohibitive. I am pretty sure that is why they sank the floor last time trying to get a few more seats instead of raising the roof. I have to believe this renovation is for chairbacks, a limited number of suits and a general upgrading of the rest rooms, concessions etc. around the seats. I would also look for a few things to be added to the new practice facility as well (classrooms, tape rooms etc.) I just hope they did look at building a new 12K facility instead of these series of renovations every 10 years but will wait to see what comes.
Actually, Superize...
June 30th, 2009
2:56 pm
…thanks for correcting me re: Ms. Kupets’ Olympic participation. One thing, though, she did win an individual bronze on the uneven bars in the 2004 Olympics (at least that is what her Wikipedia description says, as well as the UGA website)), not just a team silver.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
3:10 pm
Interesting that UVA would name their arena after our Bass Player, but we did rock Dazed and Confused pretty good last time we played there. That was a long time ago, but better late than never.
I think our arena is just fine, hopefully that gift has 7 million set aside for a specific purpose.
Now y'all are seriously talking sh*t about gymnastics?
June 30th, 2009
3:12 pm
This blog gets sadder every day.
Thanks Grinch for bringing all these people down to your dumbass level.
Maddog
June 30th, 2009
3:29 pm
To: Now y’all are seriously talking sh*t about gymnastics?
Speaking of dumbasses, did you read all the blogs? Are you even capable of reading all of them? Doubt it. Have someone help you. I didn’t initiate the conversation about gymnastics. I merely responded to someone trivializing the UGA gymnastics program. Go kick back, pop a PBR and scratch your crotch for a while. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
THWG
June 30th, 2009
3:30 pm
To Now y’all are seriously talking sh*t about gymnastics?
Speaking of dumbasses, did you read all the blogs? Are you even capable of reading all of them? Doubt it. Have someone help you. I didn’t initiate the conversation about gymnastics. I merely responded to someone trivializing the UGA gymnastics program. Go kick back, pop a PBR and scratch your crotch for a while. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 30th, 2009
3:31 pm
Now y’all are seriously talking sh*t about gymnastics?
Speaking of dumbasses, did you read all the blogs? Are you even capable of reading all of them? Doubt it. Have someone help you. I didn’t initiate the conversation about gymnastics. I merely responded to someone trivializing the UGA gymnastics program. Go kick back, pop a PBR and scratch your crotch for a while. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
The Grinch
June 30th, 2009
3:31 pm
To Now y’all are seriously talking sh*t about gymnastics?
Just look at all the people who agree with me. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
realityyech
June 30th, 2009
4:04 pm
any more rampages in athens today???
im coming for you
superDawg
June 30th, 2009
5:52 pm
NEWS FLASH,I WAS JUST SURFING THE OFFICIAL GT WEB SITE AND FOUND SOMETHING OF INTEREST.GT’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE AS CO-CHAMPIONS EXCEPT FOR ONE GO FIGURE.
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
5:57 pm
So? So were several championships won by USC, Bama, and a few others. They are all still valid chamipionships.
superDawg
June 30th, 2009
6:01 pm
If you use gt’s formula to determine NC’S UGA has 5 count’em 5.NUFF SAID GO DAWGS!
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
6:13 pm
And if you use that formula, Tech has 6….COUNT ‘EM. Of those that UGAG claims, one was with a 8-1-2 record and named by only one VERY OBSCURE poll, while OSU was 10-0 and Texas was 9-1-1. One of Tech’s shared championships had an undefeated (12-0) Tech team sharing with a 9-0 Mich State team that didn’t even go to a bowl (1952), as well as an 11-0-1 Tech team sharing with, among others, a 10-1 Tenn team (1951). GO FIGURE
Supersize that order, mutt
June 30th, 2009
6:15 pm
superDawg, I assume you used the same resource I did. If not, check it out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship
SugarHillDawg
June 30th, 2009
9:28 pm
Obviously, I’m a UGA grad, so my observations regarding basketball are based on what I’ve seen on TV, not what I witnessed at Stegman. (I graduated in 1975, so as bad as BB is at UGA now, it is light years ahead of what it was was in the early ’70s!) First, get the kids behind the visiting bench in big numbers! (Duke’s Cameron Indoor is about the same size as Alexander, but it sure looks and sounds like a tougher place to play.) Then, take what ever steps that are necessary to make the game day experience special. (Some parking nearby would be nice. Maybe a parking deck that doesn’t end up like a stack of pancakes.) Third – thank your luck stars Paul Hewitt hasn’t abandonded The Flats! I still think he’s more of a Bobby Cremins than a Chan Gailey. CPH will take you guys to the promised land one day, assuming he’s not run out of town. Don’t forget, Tech’s in the ACC. I believe the ACC’s about even with the Big East in football (nothing to brag about) AND basketball. Tech’s league doesn’t make the job easy!
welcmetopauljohnsonera
June 30th, 2009
10:54 pm
sorry doug that you have to put up with the b.s. posters…..who knows if any of these people would even act this way in public…..there’s something about anonymity that pulls out some numbskulls.
as far as how i would like to see AMC renovated….i think a total destruction is in order.
they’re should be a large bowl around the floor with seats right on the action. behind the baskets would be student seating and in the middle high-end luxury boxes with seats in front and a box underneath the regular seating.
i would compare the levels above the box to the student seating now. i would rotate the levels around the court and slide luxury boxes underneath the sides of the courts.
basically i would change the levels around the court and put boxes in the middle portion of the arena and have the ends behind the baskes go straight to the floor(as the sides do now).
GO JACKETS!!!
WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING
July 1st, 2009
9:00 am
GEORGIA TECH HAS 4 FOOTBALL NATIONAL TITLES
UGAY HAS 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TITLE
PAUL JOHNSON 1-0 VS MARK(NUTUP)RICHT 0-1
WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING
July 1st, 2009
9:10 am
WHAT DO THESE SEC COACHES HAVE THAT MARK RICHT DOES`NT
1.STEVE SPURRIER
2.LES MILES
3.URBAN MEYER
4.NICK SABAN
5.PAUL JOHNSON DII
THEY HAVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS AND TROPHIES,WHICH MARK RICHT HAS NONE!
The Dude
July 1st, 2009
9:51 am
Knock down the end-court walls. Hang a center-court scoreboard. Add a few more boxes to pay the bills.
Below is probably the main reason most Tech-folk are not the least bit bothered by the “nerd” stigmatism “dawg” fans so hastily bestow upon them.
From Wiki:
Some measure of nerdiness is widely considered desirable, because it suggests a person who is intelligent, respectful, interesting, and able to earn a large salary. This evolution has dovetailed with waning emphasis on the social awkwardness of nerds, with more attention placed on their intelligence and academic enthusiasm.
Too Easy
July 1st, 2009
10:48 am
Paul Johnson is not an SEC coach, Mutts Bark. You can’t even answer your own question.
GT
July 1st, 2009
11:03 am
Do the video thing like they have in Chapel Hill. Have messages from alumni, watch the team head out of the lockeroom with the crowd going nuts.
Jim
July 2nd, 2009
3:40 pm
There is probably only $27 -$32 million of that money available for renovation. Radakovich is a smart guy so I’m sure $8 million of that donation has been set aside to buy out Hewitt at the the first reasonable opportunity. That would do more to put people in the seats and invigorate the fan base than if they spent $200 million on the building.
Jimmy
July 2nd, 2009
7:50 pm
Fund more terrorists!!
gt2009
July 9th, 2009
3:16 pm
Ok, the while walls are from the Olympic renovations when they dug up the floor and lowered the court for better sight lines. I don’t really think it did what they wanted, only added a few spots where the court is distorted by the white walls, not to mention that it’s uglier that way. Removing them would make a total redo of all the seats, and that as well as the roof would cost more then an entire new stadium.
As for the moving of the students for more a Cameron type feel, this was done, b4 hewit the AA moved the students to behind the press and no where near the players. Hewitt got the AA to move them to the end Zones and also got the AA to give a larger allowtment to the students. He also got rid of the empty expensive seats that were where the swarm is now on the floor, adding basically like 200 more capacity in the process. Not to mention that they also made it a lot more exciting since prior there was nothign but old fuddy duddies in those seats.
as for what to spend money on, AMC is really nice the way it is. A center score board and new sound are needed. I would also like them to add more sky boxes to essentially kick out the media and the vips and put students in those areas for a better experience. In CIS the media are in the hot boxes so far from the action and that is the way it should be. They don’t add to the game, they don’t make any noise as there supposed to be unbiased so, get them off the court, and put students behind the players!!! Oh and I like the idea of hot water in the bathrooms, also anoying when it’s bitter cold and the water is icey to wash your hands.