2017 Offseason Thread

[dressedcheeseside]

Oh, I squeaked out with my B in that class and didn't look back. Sounds like students in the 60s would have benefited from having office hours and study groups though.

I was never squeaking by with a B. B's = Champagne and caviar !

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

I recall one of my exam scores from the mid-80s being 08/100 (yes, an 8) and I passed the test. Other exams often had class averages in the 30s = C.
I really got the shaft on another occasion, though. The untimely death of an immediate family member compelled me to leave school early during a week that I had a scheduled test (not a final, but one of only two graded exams outside of the mid-term and final). Contacted the prof on the day prior and informed/requested to reschedule. Her response was "Mr. Strong90, we all have trials and tribulations in life that force us to make difficult choices...you get a 0 (F).
I wish I could say that was a learning experience for me.

WOW

 

[augustabuzz]

Hey, I'm sitting right here.

"To Thine ownself be true!"

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

Hey, I'm sitting right here.

What can I say....you're rubbing off on me

 

[Techster]

Interesting hearing this from a high profile player. Makes you appreciate even more the SAs that choose to come to GT:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

http://deadspin.com/josh-rosen-gets...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

Regarding the professor at the cesspool who is letting his students choose their grades, a friend of mine in Southern California heard about it this morning on a radio show she listens to, and she said the announcers were none too kind about it. Ahh, the notoriety. I love it !!!

 

[CTJacket]

Interesting hearing this from a high profile player. Makes you appreciate even more the SAs that choose to come to GT:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

http://deadspin.com/josh-rosen-gets...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Thanks for posting that. We all know he's right that a LOT of SAs at other schools are getting degrees that aren't going to help them. We also all know that a degree from The Institute is a good one no matter what the major is.

 

[JacketFromUGA]

http://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/acc-football-teams-vehicles

Spoiler

 

[buzz_wiser©]

I'm still looking for Yellow or "old gold" @Supersizethatorder-mutt !
Haha!
Just for the English school to the east!

 

[Techster]

Interesting hearing this from a high profile player. Makes you appreciate even more the SAs that choose to come to GT:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

http://deadspin.com/josh-rosen-gets...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Following up on this, GT getting pushed into the fray here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-rosen-right-college-football-school-dont-mix-174001650.html

There are similar stories everywhere, as athletes try to serve two demanding masters.

Georgia Tech is a world-famous engineering school, a reputation that certainly attracts a segment of studious athletes. But according to the 2017 Georgia Tech football media guide, zero seniors (in terms of football eligibility) are engineering majors. Maybe this year is an anomaly, but it stands out.

Of the 108 players with listed majors in the guide – 78 veterans and 30 incoming freshmen – 75 are business administration majors or intend to major in business administration.

Let it be said: a business administration degree from Georgia Tech is undoubtedly a valuable thing. The point is not to knock the business school. But it’s not the university’s primary claim to fame.

Forty-three percent of Tech’s incoming freshmen football players say they want to major in a science: mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, biochemistry, robotics engineering, pre-med or applied physics. The percentage of players on the roster who have been there at least one year and are majoring in engineering or another science drops to 29.

Less than half of those 29 percent (a total of nine players) are entering their third or fourth year at Tech. And of that nine, most have played sparingly or not at all.

The rare exceptions who major in engineering at Georgia Tech and play a lot: junior starting linebacker Brant Mitchell (mechanical engineering), junior starting wide receiver Brad Stewart (mechanical engineering), junior pass-rush specialist Anree Saint-Amour (industrial engineering).

 

[Blumpkin Souffle]

Forty-three percent of Tech’s incoming freshmen football players say they want to major in a science: mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, biochemistry, robotics engineering, pre-med or applied physics. The percentage of players on the roster who have been there at least one year and are majoring in engineering or another science drops to 29.

Getting on the M-train (Now the B-train???) is a tradition almost as old as Georgia Tech itself

 

[Techster]

Getting on the M-train (Now the B-train???) is a tradition almost as old as Georgia Tech itself

How about the TO train?! No, not the Triple Option train....the Transfer Out train!

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

This video was posted after the 2016 Tech - mutts game, but it's still hilarious today. Note: Language not for the squeamish ---

 

[Ibeeballin]

Following up on this, GT getting pushed into the fray here:

https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-rosen-right-college-football-school-dont-mix-174001650.html

There are similar stories everywhere, as athletes try to serve two demanding masters.

Georgia Tech is a world-famous engineering school, a reputation that certainly attracts a segment of studious athletes. But according to the 2017 Georgia Tech football media guide, zero seniors (in terms of football eligibility) are engineering majors. Maybe this year is an anomaly, but it stands out.

Of the 108 players with listed majors in the guide – 78 veterans and 30 incoming freshmen – 75 are business administration majors or intend to major in business administration.

Let it be said: a business administration degree from Georgia Tech is undoubtedly a valuable thing. The point is not to knock the business school. But it’s not the university’s primary claim to fame.

Forty-three percent of Tech’s incoming freshmen football players say they want to major in a science: mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, biochemistry, robotics engineering, pre-med or applied physics. The percentage of players on the roster who have been there at least one year and are majoring in engineering or another science drops to 29.

Less than half of those 29 percent (a total of nine players) are entering their third or fourth year at Tech. And of that nine, most have played sparingly or not at all.

The rare exceptions who major in engineering at Georgia Tech and play a lot: junior starting linebacker Brant Mitchell (mechanical engineering), junior starting wide receiver Brad Stewart (mechanical engineering), junior pass-rush specialist Anree Saint-Amour (industrial engineering).

This is mostly by force, not choice. Majority of engineer core classes interfere with practice time and those teachers are not very accomadating to the football athletes.

 

[jwsavhGT]

Getting on the M-train (Now the B-train???) is a tradition almost as old as Georgia Tech itself

Thank goodness for the M-Train! #IGotOut

 

[DH9387]

http://www.ajc.com/sports/video-for...ld-goal-with-panthers/SIlEfUvvSZU9Lh7jnwSsbO/

Harrison Butker making his case to become the Panter's starting kicker.

Former Georgia Tech kicker Harrison Butker made his first field goal in the NFL during Wednesday night's preseason game between the Carolina Panthers and the Houston Texans.

In the fourth quarter, Butker made a 51-yard field goal attempt, giving the Carolina Panthers their final points of the game.
...

In the first quarter of Wednesday’s game, last season's starting kicker for the Panthers and nine-year League veteran Graham Gano missed a 50-yard field goal attempt.

 

[Techster]

This is mostly by force, not choice. Majority of engineer core classes interfere with practice time and those teachers are not very accomadating to the football athletes.

That was Josh Rosen's point. For a lot of the players who want a degree in a "hard" major, it's tougher because partly what you just said. In the end, some guys are able to make it work, but for a lot of players they're not as fortunate.

 

[vamosjackets]

This is mostly by force, not choice. Majority of engineer core classes interfere with practice time and those teachers are not very accomadating to the football athletes.

I'm not sure that's true. Athletes get priority for choosing their classes. I majored in Industrial, and we had guys major in other engineering majors. Sean Bedford majored in AE (along with ChemE, probably the hardest major at Tech). I think it's definitely doable from a logistics standpoint just from the cases named. Now, from a sheer ability standpoint, that's where I think you see a lot of good intentions not materialize into a degree in engineering. And, that is true of the entire student body, not just athletes. Many of my regular GT friends (non-athletes) ended up switching to Management because Engineering is just freaking hard - it's just the way it is (of course this is also what makes it great, and why "helluva engineer" is sung from a place deep within the bowels). When you're trying to pass Calc 3 for the 3rd time and then realize that you also have to pass Diff EQ's after that or when you take EMAG, then REMAG, and then 3MAG, and also have to take CS 2 and Thermodynamics the same semester, changing majors competes well at the top of your list of options. The other option is to just stay at Tech until you pass all of the classes. I had one friend who was there something like seven or eight years just finishing his undergrad engineering degree. But, he finished it and is an engineer today.

 

[Ibeeballin]

Priority doesn't circumvent classes only being available at 2-6pm or not available in the summer. Bedford was able to do it 1) he's a beast 2) he was walk on prior to rightfully earning his 'ship. Walk ons are not required to fulfill certain football obligations during the spring that allows them that path.
When I realized that the IE program coincided a lot with the management i wanted in, but quickly showed that it wasn't not feasible due time conflicts

 

[stech81]

Priority doesn't circumvent classes only being available at 2-6pm or not available in the summer. Bedford was able to do it 1) he's a beast 2) he was walk on prior to rightfully earning his 'ship. Walk ons are not required to fulfill certain football obligations during the spring that allows them that path.
When I realized that the IE program coincided a lot with the management i wanted in, but quickly showed that it wasn't not feasible due time conflicts

You can always come back ( under another name) and play 4 more years