Comments on: $35-40 million will buy you…

By: gt2009

gt2009 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:55 +0000

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.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:50:54 +0000

Fund more terrorists!!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:40:17 +0000

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.

By: GT

GT — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:03:20 +0000

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.

By: Too Easy

Too Easy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:48:15 +0000

Paul Johnson is not an SEC coach, Mutts Bark. You can’t even answer your own question.

By: The Dude

The Dude — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:51:16 +0000

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.

By: WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING

WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:00 +0000

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!

By: WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING

WHY DO MUTTS BARK? CAUSE BEES STING — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:59 +0000

GEORGIA TECH HAS 4 FOOTBALL NATIONAL TITLES

UGAY HAS 1 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TITLE

PAUL JOHNSON 1-0 VS MARK(NUTUP)RICHT 0-1

By: welcmetopauljohnsonera

welcmetopauljohnsonera — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:32 +0000

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!!!

By: SugarHillDawg

SugarHillDawg — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:28:56 +0000

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!