Penn State, Georgia State possible Tech opponents
When Georgia Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich contracted with BYU for a four-game series (later shortened to two), his intent was to provide season-ticket buyers with a name-brand opponent for the weaker even-year home schedule.
The school’s continuing efforts to schedule attractive opponents could bring Penn State to Bobby Dodd Stadium. Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Purdue are other teams that could be in the mix down the road.
“We’ve had conversations with all of them about trying to do something,” said Ryan Bamford, Tech’s associate athletic director for internal operations.
Nothing is substantive at this point and games would likely be for the end of the decade. Bamford’s greater priority is finding a fourth non-conference game, ideally a home-and-home with an FBS opponent, for 2013 and 2014. As is the case across the ACC, Tech is in the position of hunting for non-conference games because the league reverted to an eight-game league schedule Oct. 3 after adopting a nine-game league schedule in February.
The league expanded the schedule to accommodate the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse. The return to eight games was in response to Notre Dame’s contract with the ACC to play five conference opponents annually.
“There aren’t a lot of teams that have openings,” he said of the 2013-14 seasons. “Trying to find the right fit and marriage for us is important.”
The re-formatting of the ACC schedule could well accommodate Tech’s desire to play Clemson at home in even years to balance the schedule. Playing Clemson, Virginia Tech and Georgia at home in odd years has caused season-ticket sales to spike and drop in alternating years. Bamford said the league has told him that it will attempt to grant that wish, which would likely mean the Yellow Jackets would play at Clemson in 2013 for a second year in a row.
Bamford said that “having to go to Clemson twice (in a row) would stink, but when you look at the 12-year landscape, it looks like a pretty good deal.”
Bamford also said that he has had conversations with a team far closer geographically than BYU, or Clemson – Georgia State. With Georgia State moving up to the Sun Belt for the 2013 season, the Panthers could be a 2-for-1 opponent – two games at Tech and one game at the Georgia Dome. Discussions are at a preliminary stage.
“I think it would be a good thing for Tech and a good thing for Georgia State,” Bamford said.
Saturday, when the Jackets play BYU at Bobby Dodd Stadium, the attendance will be augmented by blue-clad Cougars fans from across the Southeast. At the start of the week, more than 12,000 single-game tickets had been sold for Saturday’s game. Besides the Miami game, which also sold in that range, the single-game ticket sales have ranged from 3,000 to 6,000, said Rick Thorpe, Tech’s associate athletic director for sales and fan experience.
Thorpe said he’s heard from sales reps who’ve sold to BYU fans. The ticket department also reached out to local Mormon churches to drive sales. The Cougars, who became an independent in 2011, have traveled to Boston College, Texas, Tulane, Florida State and Mississippi in recent seasons. They played a home-and-home with Tech in 2002-03.
“When they do come, it’s a big deal,” said Kurt Bartlett, a BYU grad in Spring Hill, Tenn. A season-ticket holder before moving from Utah five years ago, Bartlett and his wife will be taking his triplet 12-year-old boys to their first BYU game.
BYU fans will be arriving from Virginia, Texas and closer points within the Southeast.
“Seeing them in person, it just brings back part of your childhood,” said Tony Camara, a Greensboro, N.C., resident and BYU grad who grew up in Provo, Utah, and will root for the Cougars with about 30 friends and family members.
They are no doubt welcomed visitors for Radakovich, whose department’s ticket sales are $600,000 below budgeted figures.
Said Thorpe of BYU’s drawing power, “It’s definitely helped.”
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Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
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1 4 GT
October 25th, 2012
9:57 pm
The stadium should be close to full then. That’s good! And 1st, BTW!
fuzzybee78
October 25th, 2012
10:02 pm
Welcome South Brother! Surely beats a trip to Lincoln!
Lets make it a permanent relationship!
#16 in the ACC—- Penn State University!
Goldenrod
October 25th, 2012
10:50 pm
I love that Ga Tech is scheduling more powerful opponents than UGag now and will be closer to filling up Bobby Dodd. This team and this coaching staff deserves to play before a full house and have the support of every fan in the Hive!
Very glad to have the Mormons coming to town but I don’t like the potential concept of adding GSU to the schedule – if we lose to them we’ll NEVER hear the end of it from Bradley, Schultz & the other UGAg homers on this board.
We continue our bounce back this Saturday and I am looking forward to a sell-out crowd on The Flats!
GO JACKETS!
Techit
October 25th, 2012
10:52 pm
Playing the ol Night School should be a pretty boring game
High School
October 25th, 2012
10:54 pm
Ohio state is crying cause vandy backed out of the for next year.
I actually don’t think it’d be that hard to beat them up there, but get them now, before Urban’s whole house of cards comes tumbling down…
THE OSU
October 25th, 2012
11:08 pm
good luck with that…..
With 825 wins in over 121 seasons of football, Ohio State ranks sixth among all programs in terms of total wins and is sixth all-time in win–loss records in the NCAA.[4] In 2009, ESPN ranked Ohio State as the third most prestigious college football program in history behind only Southern California, (USC), and Oklahoma.
With its present seating capacity of 102,329, Ohio Stadium is the fourth largest on-campus facility in the nation. Since the opening game against Ohio Wesleyan on Oct. 7, 1922, more than 36 million fans have streamed through the stadium’s
From 1951 to 1973, the Buckeyes led the nation in attendance 21 times, including the 14 consecutive years from 1958 to 1971. Since 1949, Ohio State has never been lower than fourth nationally in average home attendance.
having said that…. i would love to see gt play tosu on a regular basis. unfortunately…. so does everybody else in the country. $$$$$$$$$
GT Fan78
October 25th, 2012
11:10 pm
Why would Ga Tech need a 2 for 1 with Ga State? Tech would have more fans at the Dome than Ga State anyway. might as well do a home and home.
THE OSU
October 25th, 2012
11:10 pm
i have attended tosu and have been to most sec venues. attending an osu game is like going to an sec game without all the nasty part.
1 4 GT
October 25th, 2012
11:16 pm
OSU…..I refuse to acknowledge “the”….as arrogant as the “u”….good program….good school….but y’all ain’t all that important in the grand scheme of life….arrogance is very unbecoming
Graphite
October 25th, 2012
11:37 pm
You might schedule Ga.Sou.,Valdosta St.,Albany St. and maybe Grayson H.S. Reallt upgrade.
THE OSU
October 25th, 2012
11:38 pm
speaking of arrogant 14gt … if i were YOU i wouldnt throw stones eh? you sure arent lacking for arrogance.
if you knew anything at all you would realize that there is a slew of osu’s. oklahoma oregan and others. the THE helps differentiate between them and ohio state and more importantly….
the THE has absolutely nothing to do with fb at all. NOTHING. the THE is in the charter of the school which came before fb was even invented.
i would bet dollars to donuts that you are pretty proud of the fact that gt is one of the top public schools in the country…. i bet you are pretty proud that gt has a unique name (one of only 4 schools ) yet you are so ARROGANT that you would belittle somebody else for something similar.
georgia tech university. gotta love it!
THE OSU
October 25th, 2012
11:40 pm
gt14 the THE in The osu has absoulutely nothing to do with fb . it is called that in its charter which came well before fb was even invented. kinda like institute. duh!
hey gt14
October 25th, 2012
11:55 pm
hate to break it to you but you dont know diddly.
the THE in tosu is similar to institute in georgia institute of technology. it has nothing to do with arrogance. if you would get off YOUR high horse maybe you would learn something.
the THE in tosu was incorporated into the charter of the school. that is how it is referred to. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. the charter was written well before fb was even invented.
much in the same manner that gt probably appears as GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY in it’s charter. maybe we tosu fans should start calling gt gtu eh?
osu did not even use the t in its name until there was some kind of squabble with OHIO UNIVERSITY around 1980 if i remember right. in the court settlement osu agreed to be referred to as tosu and ou now goes by OHIO. has nothing to do with fb or arrogance. this squabble was similar to the one gt has with teams that use buzz and the yellow jackets. all about trademarks etc.
S'paw_99
October 25th, 2012
11:56 pm
If we’re gonna play another team from the state, it should be Southern. For one, they’re a tougher challenge than State, & the fact that they actually have fans, something that State certainly doesn’t have.
And the thought of playing them “One the road” is sickening. I’d much rather do a home & home with Southern, they’re an top notch program.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 25th, 2012
11:58 pm
Why the hell would anybody want us to play Ga State. That’s stupid. Play somebody REAL.
hey gt14
October 26th, 2012
12:00 am
yes gt14 arrogance in the absence of knowledge IS very unbecoming!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:01 am
@ hey gt14…..thanks for clearing that up about OSU not using the “t” all the time in its name until 1980. Frankly, I don’t remember ever hearing it referred to as TOSU, not that I think there’s anything wrong with it; I just never heard it before
Buzzzed
October 26th, 2012
12:02 am
Stop scheduling cupcakes. We ain’t gonna win no MNC. Might as pack the stadium with some good opponents.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:05 am
actually, we would be more likely to win an NC by playing good opponents every year. It would help recruiting, and playing big-time opponents all the time would toughen us up.
GT 2011
October 26th, 2012
12:09 am
@S’paw_99 Southern is coming to BDS in 2015.
fuzzybee78
October 26th, 2012
12:13 am
Super, you are dead right. Play a tough schedule will eventually help everything, recruiting, attendance, bring in more alum and non alum fans etc.
past our bedtime— c u Sat!
Jackets11
October 26th, 2012
12:26 am
Georgia State? Really? What a joke.
I’d rather play Valdosta State than play them.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:28 am
@ fuzzybee…..look forward to seeing you again
kreedham
October 26th, 2012
12:37 am
I thought with former Johnson asst, Monken going to Georgia Southern, that they would work out a game with them. I mean Georgia schedules them every 4 years. Georgia Southern would certainly be a bigger game for them then Georgia State!
Golden White
October 26th, 2012
1:23 am
NO CUPCAKES !
And do not drop Clemson off our schedule. Continue to play them every year. Go find and
line up good out of conference programs for every year. The way I see it, beating a good
program is a good win. Losing to a good program is a good loss. That kind of loss does
not leave the bitter aftertaste that losing to an MTS does.
I think GT fans are comfortable enough in their skin to play with the big boys.
Get your cupcakes at the store.
BravesFan79
October 26th, 2012
1:59 am
Funny.. i could of swore the link i clicked on to read this story said “GT looks to Upgrade schedule”… then on the next page it mentions Penn State and Ga State.. in the same sentence!?? Yea Ga State… that will get the fans excited. right
zgoldatl
October 26th, 2012
2:22 am
I would like to see the match up with GSU.. Keep the money in State. Would be fun having a 50/50 crowd at the Dome..
Go Panthers, bleed blue
Stinger 1
October 26th, 2012
3:26 am
zgoldatl: a 50/50 crowd would be nice but I bet it would not be a big one.
ray gunkel
October 26th, 2012
4:58 am
Back in the 50’s and 60’s when both schools were in the SEC, Tulane was a great home and home esp for both fan bases…could be again!
trueblueeagle
October 26th, 2012
5:22 am
Need away to play Auburn, Tenn, Fla state,clemson or USC each year. That would put butts in the seats.
Most of the ACC fans do not travel well. And its all about the money!
Bitter Q/B
October 26th, 2012
5:42 am
With VAD —CAM—-LEE
————ITS STRAIGHT TO THE TOP
Bitter Q/B
October 26th, 2012
5:43 am
@TRUE—–Your spot on
———play the ole —SEC RIVALS
SalK
October 26th, 2012
6:58 am
“bump up” the schedule with georgia state????? are you serious???? Good stuff they are smoking at tech.
Paddy
October 26th, 2012
7:23 am
It would seem to me that games w/ GSU is better than games w/ W. Carollina, MTSU etc. GSU under new leadership will be a better team in time. Vandy got alot better, right?
GT 14…..you sort of stepped on your crank w/ that rant against tosu. lol
GT71
October 26th, 2012
7:27 am
Well, it took Ken 7 paragraphs, but he got to the point – revenue spikes in years we actually play someone who brings in a crowd. OK, a semi-crowd, but any crowd at Grant Filed is, well, a crowd.
Put a quality – read winning – product on the field and the people will come. And not just students and local alums – folks just proud to see good football and willing to pay to see it.
Annual disappointments and losses to the likes of the ‘patsies’ Tech schedules do not contribute to fannies in seats. We have little local or state alumni representation, pulling students from all over the world (in comparison to that little JR. college in Athens). When they graduate, they go home, find good employment world-wide (and in the case of many, out-of-this-world) and find it logistically hard to return on a continuing basis.
But then, they got what they paid for – a good education which provides a good grounding for future success.
Thanks, Supersize...
October 26th, 2012
7:49 am
…for saying what I was thinking – why schedule GSU if you are trying to UPGRADE your schedule? And Goldenrod, playing them really makes Tech’s scheduling “more powerful” than UGA’s – LOL
And GT71 – we all know that Tech is not as large as UGA and that there are not as many alums as from UGA – and that is WHY Tech DOWNSIZED their stadium to 35K, then upsized it to its 55K capacity – so, even with you brillian analysis of “WHY” Tech’s crowd is smaller, it still does not explain WHY GT does not sell very well in a huge college market in a stadium that is suitable sizewise for its constituency.
And, do not forget that Tech is the SAME size as Clemson, and they do not have trouble getting at least 70K there for EACH of their home games…
JoeFan
October 26th, 2012
7:51 am
If you want to fill up seats add teams that fans care about seeing and just win….simple as that.
GT
October 26th, 2012
8:01 am
Smart move, one of the advantages of the Atlanta market is there are a huge number of transplants living here. Look at the pro sports when a team from New York or Philly or Chicago comes to town. We about get drowned out by the visiting team, but unlike pro sports this gives Tech national press exposure. It gives Atlanta to prime time too. We have a different market than Georgia and most of the SEC, we are selling the large city, metro exposure, and the kids we recruit appreciate this.
GATOR HATER
October 26th, 2012
8:10 am
GT,wants to beef up their schedule with possible opponents, with Georgia State. YEAH RIGHT. You call that beefing up their schedule. WHAT EVER,, you NASTY, STINKING BEES. You just want, an easy win. Sal K, you can say that again, brother.Even Georgia Southern, would be a better opponent.
das kang
October 26th, 2012
8:12 am
Tech can’t block Auburn.
Moobs Johnson
October 26th, 2012
8:18 am
Why not play the real GSU – Georgia Southern?
Ken Sugiura
October 26th, 2012
8:30 am
while a non-conference schedule loaded with heavyweights would be entertaining and sell more tickets, one thing to consider is that it would probably take a physical toll and hurt tech’s chances of winning the acc.
tech is playing georgia southern in 2015.
i’d say this about playing georgia state – i would think it would create local interest and would probably draw better than other non-aq teams like mtsu or western carolina. (i know no one likes them, but i think they’ll always be on the schedule.)
as for why it would be a 2-for-1, it’d be because georgia state would likely agree to it and it would be an additional home game for tech.
Buzzer
October 26th, 2012
8:32 am
I like the idea of playing GSU, but the crowd for the game at the Georgia Dome will be embarrassing for both schools.
fred
October 26th, 2012
8:33 am
Play better teams than BYU, Perdue, and Vandy!!! We would rather see us play three SEC teams out of conference than that crap. The GTAA is such a joke. Stop listening to the idiot coach. If you want to make money then play better teams. You give the fans a home line up of UGA, Clemson, Tennessee and Georgia southern and see what sales do. Playing kansas gets wins, playing better teams gets butts in seats.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:35 am
Want to play So Carolina like back in the 70-80’s. Love the trips to Knoxville too but the VOLS keep saying NO. Bama & Tech moved to the end of this decade. A trip To MIZZOU could be fun.
PEN ST will be in the ACC soon
Love the trip to South Bend.
ARMY isn’t a Powerhouse but that is a Game I hate they backed out of. Dad &. I were ready for that trip.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:36 am
If we play GaState they should PAY us just for the exposure.
Jacket Fan
October 26th, 2012
8:37 am
As I have said before, make all four non-conf. games vs. the SEC – we will recruit better and have better attendance. When we can beat the SEC teams, we will win the ACC easy, like taking candy from a baby. Look at how bad the ACC is this year (worse than usual, if you can believe it), and we still can not do anything with it. My recommendation is a no-brainer.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:38 am
We do have to do SOMETHING to even out the EVEN & ODD year schedule for damn sure.
fred
October 26th, 2012
8:39 am
Ken – do you really think the ACC is that tough? Tech desperately needs to create excitement around the program.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:41 am
Jacket Fan we have tried.
The VOLS keep saying NO
Ole MISS backed out of the game a few years ago
USC would be great
We did Auburn, Vandy, and Miss St recently.
The SEC is SCARED. They say just playing the other SEC teams means they need the easy games too let the players get a break……ie have games were suspended players means the team still has NO CHANCE of losing.
fred
October 26th, 2012
8:45 am
Jacket fan – I like it. However, I would like the third OCO to be against a team from another conference. Ex. Oregon, UCLA, Michigan state etc.
GT
October 26th, 2012
8:45 am
Georgia’s whole formula is to get in the best football conference and then get the easiest schedule. You are like royalty without portfolio.
Once again Georgia State plays to our demographics. Big city school touching a lot of people looking for some downtown entertainment, something you can take your kids to with some trust the environment is healthy.
I go all over this state and see Georgia apparel worn by people that obviously didn’t go to Georgia. UGA ain’t your daddy’s Oldsmobile anymore; it is a hard school to get into. The distinction between the football program and the academics are widening all the time. The state needs more academics and most of Tech’s people are going out of state after graduation, UGA has got to carry that load. Football in the city helps remind people why they go to college in the first place.
yellow britches
October 26th, 2012
8:46 am
Bring MIddle Tennessee State back. They can give us a decent game!
razorjacket
October 26th, 2012
8:46 am
We already had to go to VT on consecutive years for a previous scheduling change, so why AGAIN would we have to play on the road in consecutive years, this time to Clemson? Why can’t someone come play at GT two years in a row to balance out the schedules??????
razorjacket
October 26th, 2012
8:54 am
The issue with tOSU is NOT with the accuracy of the name, it is the way people especially emphasize “THE” when referring to the school, and it often comes off as arrogant (of course depending on the messenger). It is just as bad as “The U” by Miami fans, except theirs comes off as “thuggery”, whereas OSU comes off as a “we are better than everyone else” arrogance. That’s the perception.
Also, I expect others outside the GT program perceive our emphasis of “Institute” as similar to the OSU type of arrogance. Similar situation.
razorjacket
October 26th, 2012
8:59 am
S’paw_99 – we would never do a home and home with a 1-AA program. The 2 for 1 concept is only for lower level D-1 programs in Sun Belt or similar conferences.
I don’t like the Ga State option either, except it would be nice to have a de facto home game at the Dome for the one year we do have the “road” game.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:59 am
IF we didn’t ever do the VPI game there 2 years in a row we would have an even schedule already. The ACC screwed us about 8 years ago.
MAKE the ACC FIX this by MAKING VPI or CLEMSON play in Atlanta 2 years in a row.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
9:04 am
razorjacket….exactly
the Dwags don’t say THE University of Ga. Same for UVa or USC or NCSU,or THE GaState university.
OSU fans and players are just being A..holes with that crap.
I guess Tech fans and players in the NFL(for introductions) should just say We Are THE INSTITUTE. Actually WE are the Only INSTITUTE so we are more Exclusive than the OSU buttheads.
George Stein
October 26th, 2012
9:06 am
This is the second time we are gonna get screwed by the conference. We had to play at VT two years in a row in 2005 and 2006, I think.
Pope UGA XXIII
October 26th, 2012
9:13 am
Love the headline of Georgia State as a possible opponent
to “beef up” Tech’s schedule. The competition might be better
if Tech scheduled Camden County or Lowndes and they might
even bring more fans.
Tech’s problem is attendance and most of the reasons cited
above are relevant, but the reality is that most of the teams that
do draw large crowds are probably not willing to play a team in
a 60000 max stadium. With a ticket price of $ 50 x 20000 less
seats, you are $ 1,000,000 in the hole before the natl anthem.
atl urinal and constipation reader
October 26th, 2012
9:14 am
I’m not convinced that adding State to the schedule will bolster season ticket sales for Tech but I guess it would help a single game attendance figure for State.
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
9:26 am
whatever e$pn thinks makes the best progamming……..
TechB
October 26th, 2012
9:27 am
drop all the patsies and bring in real teams to Tech from big conferences–do a home/home deal to get good teams to come to Atlanta. Georgia state??? please, tell me this is a joke.
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
9:28 am
now they name their mutt pope uga? didn’t realize that many of them had died……
CM
October 26th, 2012
9:31 am
Tech’s most immediate action should be getting a completely new coaching staff and change from the high school style of play. Then they will start attracting better players and be able to compete against quality opponents.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
9:31 am
juvenal……The WOMAN were screaming that Uga IX should be a Bit.h to celebrate Title IX but the MEN at UGa would have no part of EQUAL RIGHTS for women Dwags!!!!!
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
9:33 am
CM……………can you give some FACTS to backup your assertion?
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
9:34 am
that why they are still not in compliance?
te29wr
October 26th, 2012
9:41 am
Beef up your schedule with GA State They are moving up and are not winning at the present level
but might draw a few as their fans might be looking at an upset with the Tech is playing
Funny now that tHE oHIO sTATE wants to up grade its schedule after it backed of the deal with UGA
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
9:47 am
most folks don’t know it’s harder for females to get in to uga because with a 65% female student body it makes their title 9 rough…….
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
9:47 am
I have 3 kids and I am dressing them as WHO they are for Halloween. My 1st daughter is in a wedding dress because that was the Outfit mom was wearing upon her creation. My 2nd daughter is dressed as Cupid cause Valentines Day was Special to the start of her life. My Son is as a Bottle of Jack Daniel’s wearing a Ga Tech Jersey. He was a SURPRISE like the TECH win against UGa in Athens in 2008.
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
9:50 am
juvenal…..you mean Title IX RUFF? LOL
You sound like dawgs
October 26th, 2012
9:53 am
As an engineering grad from tech and MBA grad from GSU, you Tech fans sound like pricks. Both programs doing well only helps the city, so stop trashing State, a 3-year old football program with terrible leadership so far. Some of you sound as bad as UGA fans. At least an intracity rivalry with GSU would be great for Atlanta. Get over yourselves. Go Jackets AND Panthers!
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
10:00 am
note we didn’t hire him as our AD……..was some guy from GStU who came on time to time saying how they would bury us, stems from that, i guess….like all the folks i know from both GSUs, like to play them more often, good schools……set that one up for you, 5150, well played…….
Tech Guy
October 26th, 2012
10:15 am
ADRad has been scheduling many cupcakes to help PJ’s won/loss record but it hasn’t been enough. Now he wanys to add GSU-another cupcake. Tenn. and Auburn would be great opponebts. Weve had some great games against them, and they would help recruiting.Tech’s recruiting has gone downhill since Gailey was fired.
dwight
October 26th, 2012
10:23 am
GT will upgrade schedule by adding GA State? AJC has inferred GT has a really lousy schedule when adding an almost still FCS team with a 1-6 record is an upgrade fro a FBS major conerence college. If they want upgrade with an in-state school check out the other GSU which is currently #2 in the nation and several of GT coaches used to head coach.
GT
October 26th, 2012
10:26 am
Georgia Southern has an ex Tech coach turn them around, but no need for thanks. They also run our offense, and had our quarterback Shaw running it the first two years.
ColaJacket
October 26th, 2012
10:29 am
Ken, Good to hear you on the radio in Raleigh, NC.
GH
SansWorld
October 26th, 2012
10:30 am
I love OSU fans.
Institute in our name is not the equivalent the way OSU currently uses THE. We don’t go around saying “Georgia INSTITUTE of Technology” or GIT, with emphasis on “INSTITUTE”. We typically call ourselves “Georgia Tech” or GT. I was just joking with a friend about how he should start referring to himself as a graduate of the INSTITUTE, but it was a joke.
I live in Arkansas now, and Arkansas State now refers to themselves at “THE Arkansas State University” Sure they are copying OSU, but they are doing this because they are always in the shadow of the UofA in Fayetteville.
OSU is a national institution, and historically one of the top college football programs ever. Why do they have to adopt this tactic to show up Ohio University?
To the outside observer, this makes OSU fans look myopic and very thin skinned. Not to mention narcissistic.
www
October 26th, 2012
10:30 am
no one cares about northwestern or purdue.
penn state, yes.
georgia state, not really interested but it’s a local team so let’s try it.
my suggestions on home and away series in the next decade:
auburn
tennessee
georgia southern
alabama
south carolina
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
10:56 am
I think you guys will be surprised how many BYU fans will be there, they travel really well and are all over because of the religion aspect. Its a good OCO maybe not as good record wise this year but as far as putting fans in the stands BYU almost always sells their tickets and then some. Went to the FSU game a few years ago when BYU got waxed and there was a good contingent of blue and white.
George Stein
October 26th, 2012
10:58 am
According to a tweet just put out by Ken, there are 63K living alumi in the state. In order for us to fill our building, we would require 87% of them to show up on gameday to fill the place. This is as strong a reason to play a compelling nonconference opponent as there is. I am looking forward to the game tomorrow, an I don’t think we need to limit ourselves to regional schools out of conference. However, we need good ones every other year.
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
10:58 am
great-we like green…
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
10:58 am
Take me for example….saw they were playing you guys….bought tickets early and didnt even question the 6 hour drive from florida….and almost went to old miss last year which would have been 12 hours…the wife pulled the plug on that trip. Anytime BYU gets close ill be there, and i think that goes for alot of others as well
WnE
October 26th, 2012
10:59 am
re:
The school’s continuing efforts to schedule attractive opponents could bring Penn State to Bobby Dodd Stadium. Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Purdue are other teams that could be in the mix down the road.
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DRad & the GTAA must think we’re stupid!
With the number of natural rivals in the SEC why go and get those teams?
GT wasn’t looking to add Penn St. when they were at full strength, but now that the NCAA has hit them with darn near Death Penalty Probation, now they want to go and add Penn St.
Nice move DRad & CPJ, go after programs that still have “big names” but will probably be “down” when GT has to face them.
Do like Miami and go out and schedule Oklahoma, ND, Florida, K- State, etc.
Now that USCw is off probation go out and schedule them, Texas, Texas A&M, Bama, USCe, there are plenty of programs for GT to schedule other than Vandy, NW, Purdue and other crappy programs like that.
Once again, GT, the GTAA, DRad, & CPJ are trying to scam a gullible fanbase into thinking that they are trying to move our FB program forward.
The only reason their hand is forced now is that Recruits are starting to show backlash against crappy schedules that don’t give them the same amount of TV exposure as the SEC or the Big-12/Big-10 and what other conferences offer TV-wise.
George Stein
October 26th, 2012
10:59 am
Good, BYU fan in FL. If they’re anything like you’ve been this week, they will be great guests.
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
11:01 am
excuse me not from the south….”ole miss” my bad….Juvenal we will be seeing you tomorrow I got an invitation to come hang out with you guys at you spot. Any your guys said I could ask if you were going to have a grill?? or should i just pack some sandwiches for me and the wife??
George Stein
October 26th, 2012
11:03 am
We tried to schedule USC, WnE. They didn’t want any.
Real CFB fans know this, of course.
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
11:08 am
I appreciate that Stein. Everyone has there punks as fans but one the whole I would say BYU guys are a pretty good bunch.
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
11:10 am
The OSU…..I readily admit I was ignorant of your charter and apologize for my remarks. Logic said it had to involve Ohio U of Miami, Oh. But I am sure you hear the way former players, in a NFL game when they show a head shot of the starters, stress the “THE” like it is the main part of the schools name. Most of those guys do come across as saying “THE” with a big dose of arrogance, much like the UMiami (Fl) guys sound so arrogant when they say “the u” like everyone everywhere know they are referring to the U of Miami (Fl)with their head shots. I repeat my apology. I’m sorry for offending you.
juvenal
October 26th, 2012
11:10 am
if you want something special, or it will make you feel better, but not necessary…..since this comes up every time, our standard reply is, “we don’t do sweets”….
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
11:15 am
Fair enough we typically do bratwursts at our tailgates…the wife is from Wisconsin so naturally that should make sense
Ill probably bring something to throw on as long as you dont mind me bumming some space on the grill?? Again you guys have been pretty awesome letting us crash the party and not even wearing your colors 
George Stein
October 26th, 2012
11:18 am
It has been my experience that the punks usually are fueled by liquid courage, BYU fan. That probably won’t be an issue tomorrow.
BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
11:20 am
for most yes wont be a problem….for me…well thats another story hehehe
GTBob
October 26th, 2012
11:21 am
GT wasn’t looking to add Penn St. when they were at full strength, but now that the NCAA has hit them with darn near Death Penalty Probation, now they want to go and add Penn St.
Yeah, it probably doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that Penn State’s new head coach was a long time assistant at GT.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
11:21 am
@ George……I hope we will get to meet you tomorrow too
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
11:22 am
@ GTBob…….you’re using LOGIC there, and you should know by now that neither the trolls nor the haters relate to logic.
GTBob
October 26th, 2012
11:26 am
Personally, I like the choices for who we would play. Northwestern, Purdue, Vanderbilt all have similar universities to ours. Penn State is obviously a little different but would still be a good game to schedule against a quality team led by a former Tech man. I wouldn’t mind throwing an Auburn or Alabama game in there every once in a while as well, but I like that we are trying to play like minded universities.
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
11:39 am
Thanks to those of you that supported my contention of The Ohio State University guys sounding arrogant & puffed up when they say “THE” OSU on TV. My apology still stands to the OSU fan that got offended.
Thanks for clarifying your "stupidity", 1 4 GT...
October 26th, 2012
11:45 am
…regarding The Ohio State University name.
Now, if only the rest of those who do not understand that the name for “Ohio State University” really IS “The Ohio State University” (just look at the name on the marker at the entrance to their campus) we will have done something positive today by educating them as to their stupidity of that university’s REAL name…
And there is nothing wrong with the guys on TV emphasizing that they went to THE Ohio State University – they are only differentiating themselves from other universities and colleges in Ohio, and nowhere else – another lesson you guys can learn today…
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
11:47 am
And to those of you knocking the efforts towards upgrading our schedule, get real. Do you really think ADRad or his underlings can just pick up the phone & schedule anyone they like?? Sorry! It’s just not that easy. The guy that had the main responsibility for making the game after VT take place made over 200 phone calls, per an article right here. GT is not the only school trying to keep their schedule full for OOC games with good games with fan interests in mind. It’s not as easy as some might think.
Walking with a Panther
October 26th, 2012
11:50 am
Wow! Some of you nerds are real clever kicking a start up program when it’s down. Who do you think you guys should he playing? Alabama?? Please!! Yeah Ga. St. should not be too much of a problem for you guys, we play and yeah it will most likely be a “home” game at the dome, but don’t act like you guys are a top program! You lost to Middle Tenn. State?? Ironically in our conference! Nuff said. And for you Southern and uga clowns talking sideways, one question. What have you won????? Georgia is about to be worked by Florida this weekend and Southern? You’re Southern Shut Up. Idiots!
GIVE ME A BREAK
October 26th, 2012
11:55 am
To all of the BYU fans, welcome to BDS. Hope you have a great time. I will always defend a visitor that is being disrepected by a so called GT fan. ” GO JACKETS “
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
11:57 am
There is a huge difference between stupidity & ignorance. I admitted to being ignorant (as in unlearned or unknowing). I have never been to your campus. I have never read your charter. I have never seen any official documents with your letterhead on it. I have never lived in Ohio. I have never known any graduates of your school. I was man enough to apologize. Now, you obviously aren’t man enough to accept my apology, since you insult me by calling me stupid. That’s ok. I will remain the bigger, better man by apologizing for offending you again. I’m sorry, bucky.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
11:58 am
@ Thanks……regardless of the real reasons behind including the “The” in OSU’s name, and regardless of why the guys on TV emphasize that, it still COMES ACROSS as arrogant to those of us all to familiar with the use of the term “The U” by Miami graduates. That’s not saying that they ARE being arrogant; just that it comes across that way.
GIVE ME A BREAK
October 26th, 2012
11:59 am
GT goes to Alabama in 2019.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
11:59 am
Well said, 1 4 GT
KSU Owls
October 26th, 2012
12:03 pm
Schedule the Owls for a Home and Home.
No problem, 1 4 GT...
October 26th, 2012
12:05 pm
…I did not mean to denigrate your intellectual abilities – guess it was stupid on my part to try to better inform a Tech man…
STATEment
October 26th, 2012
12:05 pm
I can’t think of anywhere else in the country with two FBS Football programs literally a mile away from each other…not to mention in a big city! Without a doubt if GSU can get their act together and get decent, that game would be masive in the city of Atlanta!!!
And, Supersize...
October 26th, 2012
12:08 pm
…arrogance is in the eye of the beholder, as the term “The U” is now used by most U of M grads, not just athletes, to easily identify their fondness for UM, just as you guys say “Tech” instead of “GA Tech”, and I do not think you guys are being arrogant when identifying the Institute in that manner……
GSU
October 26th, 2012
12:09 pm
All I have to say is:
Middle Tennesse-49 Georgia Tech-28
That is all…
WnE
October 26th, 2012
12:09 pm
re:
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
11:47 am
And to those of you knocking the efforts towards upgrading our schedule, get real. Do you really think ADRad or his underlings can just pick up the phone & schedule anyone they like?? Sorry! It’s just not that easy. The guy that had the main responsibility for making the game after VT take place made over 200 phone calls, per an article right here. GT is not the only school trying to keep their schedule full for OOC games with good games with fan interests in mind. It’s not as easy as some might think.
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The REASON it took so many phone calls after the VT game was moved was because GT was looking for the “perfect patsy” to make it EASIER for CPJ & GT to back-door their way into a crappy bowl game to keep their crappy, MEANINGLESS bowl “streak” alive.
Moving the VT game was no problem if GT would have simply scheduled a tougher opponent than Presby.
My fellow GT fans are so darn gullible when it come to GT FB and the games that CPJ & DRad are trying to get away with.
Simple solution:
NEVER SCHEDULE D1-AAs, and only schedule 1 game per yr. from outside the BCS conferences, if you do that the schedule takes care of itself.
Teams like ND, USCw, UCLA have NEVER played a D1-AA team in the HISTORY of their school and those schools don’t have all the schedule “drama” that GT has every other yr.
GT’s schedule issues stem from trying to play cupcakes with their 3 open OOC games.
I’m assuming we’ll continue to have the guts to continue to play Muttville every yr. so the 4th OOC game is occupied for the foreseeable future.
In all honesty as WEAK as the ACC is they should “break the mold” and go to 10 Conference games each yr. and force the entire conference to have tougher SoSs.
GT would be able to add FSU every yr. and create a more attractive schedule from within the conference, 6 teams from our division + 4 teams from the other division, Clemson & FSU every yr. plus 2 rotating games.
That’s the real solution, the ACC going to 10 Conference games, with the move to a playoff format SoS will be more important than beating cupcakes anyway, and it allows us to close the perceived gap between us and the SEC by claiming tougher schedules week-in and week-out.
GSU_MEX_ALUM
October 26th, 2012
12:09 pm
Hope GSU gets to play Tech. Good downtown rivalry… I know we are young and Tech would put a beat down on us, but it would be good for the fans.
Go Panthers!
GIVE ME A BREAK
October 26th, 2012
12:09 pm
I owe a “s” to disrespected. I always pay my debts.
UGA = Yawn
October 26th, 2012
12:16 pm
Would prefer Ohio State or Michigan to Purdue or PSU. Breaking up the Clemson-VT-UGA games is a good idea. How did it ever get like that in the 1st place. They shouldn’t all be at home one year and on the road the next. How embarrassing again for us that there will be more BYU fans at the game tomorrow than GT fans. We are sad.
old dog
October 26th, 2012
12:19 pm
Hey, I’m so old I saw Brent Cunningham break y’alls singl-game rushing record against Clemson…..even though we are Dawgs. Got take to a Tech game in and watch him torch Clemson. Congrats on addressing a D-problem….maybe you will benefit! We, on the other hand, will not address our o-line problem…..
Jmonty
October 26th, 2012
12:26 pm
In my humble opinion… No FBS school should be playing Div 2 or 3 schools. They should be scheduling game with other FBS school. Would you rather See GT vs BYU or GT vs Southern Alabama or something small school? Even going OOC, you can find local FBS schools. Central Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, Southern Miss… all these schools are not that far. They are FBS and would bring extra fans. I think the Georgia State would not be too bad. But, they haven’t quite built a fan base. Much less built a stadium for them. If you want to really determine the best FBS school, have them stop playing schools that nobody has ever heard of.
IL Jacket
October 26th, 2012
12:27 pm
“The ticket department also reached out to local Mormon churches to drive sales.”
The predicate behind that thinking is a worrisome thought indeed. Did they reach out to Presbyterian churches for the game against Presbyterian College? Catholic churches when Notre Dame was on the schedule?
Selah.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:28 pm
If Tech doesn’t fire Coach Paul Johnson, GSU could kick our butts and rule Atlanta. Get him out of here, DRad!
Paddy
October 26th, 2012
12:31 pm
The long played but now just an after hought, GT vs Auburn series would be nice to see again. AD’s, other than Notre Dame & So Cal, have a very dificult task finding the right mix and satisying all concerned.
1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
12:38 pm
Phony name thief @ 12:28 PM is not really “THE” Supersize!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:44 pm
Thanks, 1 4 GT. You nailed it. I guess the world has not become a better place since Sunday, because the creeps are still at work.
GIVE ME A BREAK
October 26th, 2012
12:50 pm
Good call, 1 4 GT. You are ” THE ” man.
IL Jacket
October 26th, 2012
12:51 pm
Personally, I would love to see a home and home with Northwestern for my own selfish reasons. I’m excited about the ND tie-up, but unless I missed something that would be like every sixth year in South Bend.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:56 pm
Thanks for having my back, butt could you slide in a little to the left? Mmm, that’s it.
UGA = Yawn
October 26th, 2012
12:57 pm
Il Jacket – good point about reaching out to Mormon churches. Sets an odd precedence. Only in the South. A strange lot.
GT Lee
October 26th, 2012
12:57 pm
No problem, 1 4 GT…
October 26th, 2012
12:05 pm
…I did not mean to denigrate your intellectual abilities – guess it was stupid on my part to try to better inform a Tech man…
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Why can’t you “educate” someone without calling them stupid? And why do you insist on using a different anonymous handle every time?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
12:59 pm
Send your complaints about the blogs to Scott Peacocke — Sidney dot Peacock at ajc dot com He won’t do anything about it, but he needs to be emailed whenever these things happen.
The filters let name thieves and trolls say anything that want to, but it wouldn’t let me type that email address in a standard format. PATHETIC !!!
dr.dawg
October 26th, 2012
12:59 pm
wow, purdue, penn state, ga state, and maybe even northwestern. now those power teams will be sure to fill the seats. heavens! how ugly can it get? and vandy; that’ll pack ‘em in for sure.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
1:01 pm
Typical of the AJC filters to allow trolls and name thieves to say anything they want to say, and yet I can’t type the name of the person to contact to complain about the abuse. PATHETIC. I am going to try one more time and see if I can get around the filters.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
1:03 pm
Send your complaints about the blogs to Scott Peac ocke: Sidney.Peac ocke@ajc.com
He won’t do anything about it, but we should at least email him EVERY TIME these things happen
Obviously, there doesn’t need to be a space between Peac and ocke, but that’s the only way I could type it and get it past the filters.
UGA = Yawn
October 26th, 2012
1:08 pm
dr dawg – our AD misses the point. Winning is the only thing that can fill the seats!!
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
1:12 pm
@ UGA = Yawn……if that is the case, then why was USC (Columbia) able to fill and enlarge their stadium several times over the years when they hardly won any games of any significance till after Spurrier’s 3rd year? And why does Vandy always fill their stadium? Sure, we want to win, but the competition also plays a part in attendance…..a rather large part, in fact.
SansWorld
October 26th, 2012
1:26 pm
“they are only differentiating themselves from other universities and colleges in Ohio”
I think OSU fans don’t realize that most of the country thought OSU was the ONLY state univiesity in Ohio before everyone there started emphasizing THE. Or the only significant one.
Now, by doing this, it is like OSU is looking over their should, trying to differentiate themselves from a from a callenger that most people don’t even know exist. Sure, you are the big fish in a little pond, but a big fish in a little pond does not really need to point that out.
UGA = Yawn
October 26th, 2012
1:35 pm
Supersize – cause they are the un of south carolina. Their enrollment is probably 2 to 3 times ours and their alumni base is many times bigger. Add to the fact that many of their graduates probably end up nearby and the GT grad move on.
Way to Bury the Lede, AJC — Peach Pundit
October 26th, 2012
1:38 pm
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BYU Fan in FL
October 26th, 2012
1:41 pm
If it makes you feel better our big name on the nov. schedule this year is San Jose State. Yikes…welcome to the second year of Independence….but next years schedule looks pretty awesome. Wisc., Texas, GT, ND, Boise State. Dont know what some of the other”slacker” games will be but I am sure they will be there.
SansWorld
October 26th, 2012
1:52 pm
“just as you guys say “Tech” instead of “GA Tech”, and I do not think you guys are being arrogant when identifying the Institute in that manner……”
That is because we are not. “Tech” Is just shorthand. When a GT fan call refers the school as Tech, we are not implying that we are THE singular Tech, or even some sort of elevated or superior Tech. (That claim comes later)
Miami calling themselves “THE U” and UVA calling themselves “THE University” and OSU calling themselves “THE State University…” implies they singularly represent the name. Others that claim the name are inferior or posers.
I am gonna start saying “THE Georgia INSTITUTE of Technology” to differentiate us from Southern Poly State U.
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
1:53 pm
@ UGA = Yawn…..that still doesn’t completely explain why they are able to sell out and Tech is not. Over the years, win or lose, Tech fills up for the “big games.” People want to see good teams play, and winning is not the ONLY reason they will come. Nobody wants to see the likes of Presbyterian year after year, especially when coupled with the fact that with the exception of Clemson, VT, and FSU, nobody really cares much about seeing other ACC teams either. Of course, winning will increase attendance, but I’m not sure even winning 11 games a year every year would end up selling out the stadium except for the “big games.”
Al Bundy
October 26th, 2012
2:04 pm
I think this statement says it all when it comes to scheduling.
“They are no doubt welcomed visitors for Radakovich, whose department’s ticket sales are $600,000 below budgeted figures.”
It’s all about putting butts in the seats of Bobby Dodd/Grant Field. DRAD is worried because our football program is doing what he expected. 1. We were told this was the best OL since CPJ took the job and it hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. 2. CAG was going to fix the defense and only made it worse. 3. Our program suffered one of the worst, if not the worst loss in school history. These kind of problems don’t exactly put people in the stadium.
I would love to make the trip to Atlanta to see a game but it’s hard to spend the money and make a 4 hour trip when you have no idea which team will show up. Will it be the team that played BC or the team that played MTSU? I will be willing to spend the cash and make the trip when I see some consistancy.
Al Bundy
October 26th, 2012
2:05 pm
make that “isn’t” doing what he expected.
Uh, SansWorld......
October 26th, 2012
2:05 pm
…it appears that you are full of it…you are just making a case for many to start thinking of Tech people as arrogant when most guys and ladies on here are quite down to earth…
ylojkt
October 26th, 2012
2:11 pm
DRad – Please leave the kiddy diddlers up north in Pennsyltucky and forget about a series with them. As a lifelong Jackets fan, I don’t want to support that school in any way possible!
GT65
October 26th, 2012
2:41 pm
Agree with 5150 UOAD.. we need big name schools to play. To be the best you got to play and beat the best..Go Jackets and Rads get it done.
GT65
October 26th, 2012
2:47 pm
Since Penn State has cleaned house…its ok now to play them YLOJKT. The bas*@# is gone now–don’t blame the players and students.
dick whiskey
October 26th, 2012
2:50 pm
reminds me of the old tech ticket joke,guy calls tech ticket office first thing sat. morn.says i need 200 tickets for todays game for company outing guy says no chance right,tech ticket agent says we got you covered guy says wow great,agent says even got you on the 50 yard line,guy says i can’t believe it great,guy saya well what time does the game start,ticket agent says well what time can you be here
GB's Hamburgers
October 26th, 2012
2:53 pm
Either a rivalry or a big named opponent can fill a stadium. Tech lost both when they pulled out of the SEC and went independent. Riding high at the time, they thought they could be another Notre Dame keep all the money. They landed in the ACC where Clemson is their only natural rival. The UGA game helps each year, but gone are truly great SEC rivals that use to fill the house. So, their AD is taking the right approach.
pcb mike
October 26th, 2012
2:58 pm
Beefing up the schedule is good, but Georgia State? Where’s the beef?
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
3:33 pm
You sound like dawgs
October 26th, 2012
9:53 am
As an engineering grad from tech and MBA grad from GSU, you Tech fans sound like pricks. Both programs doing well only helps the city, so stop trashing State, a 3-year old football program with terrible leadership so far. Some of you sound as bad as UGA fans. At least an intracity rivalry with GSU would be great for Atlanta. Get over yourselves. Go Jackets AND Panthers!
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HAHAHAAAHA……..Talk to GaSTATE BEN……he started talking crap once GaState became FBS and now he is eating the Sh.t he started cooking in August.
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October 26th, 2012
3:45 pm
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5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
4:00 pm
You sound like dawgs
October 26th, 2012
9:53 am
As an engineering grad from tech and MBA grad from GSU, you Tech fans sound like pricks. Both programs doing well only helps the city, so stop trashing State, a 3-year old football program with terrible leadership so far. Some of you sound as bad as UGA fans. At least an intracity rivalry with GSU would be great for Atlanta. Get over yourselves. Go Jackets AND Panthers!
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HAHAHAAAHA……..Talk to GaSTATE BEN……he started talking crap once GaState became FBS and now he is eating the Sh.t he started cooking in August.
GT Lee
October 26th, 2012
4:27 pm
see you guys Saturday! Go Jackets! THWG! Go Gators!
Way to Bury the Lede, AJC
October 26th, 2012
5:13 pm
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Reformed Toady
October 26th, 2012
7:17 pm
dr.dawg
October 26th, 2012
12:59 pm
“wow, purdue, penn state, ga state, and maybe even northwestern. now those power teams will be sure to fill the seats. heavens! how ugly can it get? and vandy; that’ll pack ‘em in for sure”
Sorry, Buffalo and FIU were already booked loser.
All that’s needed to fill some of the seats at Stalin Stadium is free bathroom access to the library. Go figure?
Supersize that order, mutt
October 26th, 2012
7:25 pm
@ Reformed Toady……since you won’t ever email me, why don’t you stop by juvenal’s tailgate spot in the lot at the corner of 2nd Street and West Peachtree tomorrow? Anytime between noon and about 2PM, and there will be several of us bloggers there. Should be plenty of food too, if you are hungry. Would love to meet you.
Reformed Toady
October 26th, 2012
7:28 pm
dick whiskey @ 2:50pm,
Your old joke reminds of some other old jokes but I’d rather not type them on a public forum. Needless to say I believe your handle is wrong. Replace the “whiskey” with breath and you are spot on. I hope you “Get after that azz” among other things tomorrow. Go doggies and their bag lady Sasha.
Reformed Toady
October 26th, 2012
7:35 pm
Been tailgating close to State Street. Can’t beat the location. Best not to say too much Super. If I can make it I will. I’m having too much fun.
And, my bad, 1 4 GT
October 26th, 2012
7:37 pm
…did no tmean to infer anything with the “stupidity” remark – just a bad choice of words by me – mea culpa…
5150 UOAD
October 26th, 2012
8:05 pm
I saw where the UGA fans were chanting TGIF…..Thank God I Forgot it was the gators we are playing. Can I get another shot of Jack?
Wreck buzz
October 27th, 2012
7:24 am
Good move calling local Mormon churches to spike ticket sales. By the time they bring their 4 wives and 23 kids Bobby Dodd will be packed out.
Norm
October 27th, 2012
9:55 am
I attended GSU, but am a life long GT season ticket holder. Absolutely no interest in scheduling GSU!!!
OBAMA
October 27th, 2012
10:23 am
I hope I have your Vote
Panther
October 27th, 2012
10:58 am
GSU would get spanked but it would be a fun intown rivalry. The subway series of sorts.
Never Say Never
October 27th, 2012
2:14 pm
GSU is a sleeping giant… fastest growing university in the state with over 32,000 students and thousands of alumni in the area… they could do some major damage to Tech once they become competitive. This game needs to happen before GSU has the chance of getting an upset.
Jackets11
October 28th, 2012
4:15 pm
@Never Say Never
You can’t be serious. You’re the laughing stock of the state of Georgia. KSU and VSU have more credibility than your community college.
Enjoy your night school, Division 3 football program because you’ll never be on Tech’s level.
Never Say Never
October 31st, 2012
7:18 pm
@ Jackets11— So we are the laughing stock of the state? Which is more embarrassing, a three-year old football team that is going thru some growing pains or a 100 year old “mighty” ACC school that just lost to Georgia State’s future conference mate, MTSU? Perhaps you all should join the Sun Belt conference… you’re definitely the laughing stock of the ACC and this state. Enjoy that butt whoopin from UGA.