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“The historical significance of the Grant Field name, though, should not be understated amidst the news. Though football has been played on the site since 1905, the stadium as we know it today began to take shape from 1913, when grandstands were built; it became the full-time home of Tech...

A little more complicated than that. Fulmer went 5-7 in his last year and an internal revolt forced him out. Kiffin came in a most everyone I know there, including letterman, David he brought an exciting brand of football back to UT. They were hopeful. Yes, he went 7-6 but … more exciting than...

As I recall, Alabama HAD to agree to it. Legion Field was not considered to be a neutral site and Dye was the one who forced their hand. Curry was a lightning rod for everything though … and boy did they turn on him.

Wasn't it Dye that moved the game? https://www.al.com/sports/2019/11/well-play-89-in-auburn-how-pat-dye-helped-break-birminghams-40-year-iron-bowl-stranglehold.html

Curry was the choice of Joab Thomas, then President of Alabama and who lived next door to my uncle. He wanted to change Alabama athletics. The faithful didn’t buy what he was selling and both lost their jobs.

Not a rumor. Dodd told Curry he could never win at Tech and that he should take the Alabama job.

Who says it has to be on campus? As I recall, UT's golf program is 45 minutes from campus and many (if not all) of the students there never actually set foot on the main campus in Austin. Does Tech no longer have it's Savannah campus?

I thought I responded to this. There is cooperation across the university with other SEC schools, but it is mostly administrative. Academics tend to work with colleagues who collaborate at the publication level for peer-reviewed research and articles and many of those relationships go back...

I read the article below as to what has the Big Ten brought Rutgers after ten years. This stood out: "Most of the outside focus on Rutgers joining the Big Ten centered on the costs associated with the move and the struggles most of its sports teams faced to compete initially, not on the...

All those are valid points. But, there 20 other schools that are an even better fit for the B1G. But here’s a fun fact. Maryland is 45-60 in football since joining. Does anyone even care how Rutgers is doing? I think we are kidding ourselves that Tech is the number one target for B1G...

Zac Miller reported it and is a 5 year average.

I have no idea. 538 did an analysis of 38 schools as to where the B1G should expand to next and they included non sports criteria. These were decided into 5 tiers. Tech was in Tier 4. Described as a longshot, but interesting strategic fit. But Tier 4 nonetheless. From my perch, no one cares...

Wanting to be in a club is one thing. The club wanting you as a member is another.

You’re right. I don’t see any advantage for the B1G to pursue Tech unless there is a ton of soft value. I’ve seen no analyses … just opinions. And that’s fine. It’s a discussion board. If someone has quantified the soft value or has specific comments from decision makers, then that would change...

I haven’t really talked to anyone in a decision making or influencing capacity so I’ll defer to you. On the surface, I don’t see Tech being accretive to the B1G. Perhaps your insight is better.

With all due respect, I disagree. This feels to me like an echo chamber … telling Tech fans what they want to hear. Tech is not attractive to the B1G. Average GT viewership is 615K .. half of Louisville and even less than half compared to Miami. OSU averages 5M viewers a week … so Tech at 615K...

I don’t think this favors the players. It might on paper, but … State institutions (I speak of my own but it may or may not apply to others) are heavily regulated on compensation, benefits, and work rules. For example, even though I am an employee… the university dictates my public actions when...

There is some merit to this. I think it was Zac Miller who explained how ESPN anticipates ratings 5 years out when negotiating media deals when they have no idea how the teams will perform. He said they assume a reversion to the mean and that really crappy teams will ... over a cycle, improve...

I read an article recently that described college sports as a modern business set in a 19th construct. What needs to happen (according to the author) is to be honest about the situation. Some schools use sports for prestige. Others use sports as part of the school experience. The author...

I don’t disagree with much of that. ESPN manages its college football properties and programming differently than how it approaches the NFL. It does regard CFB as regional and acts such. But the fact remains, the ACC has a product that is less in demand than that provided by others. So, you...