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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 936786" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Yes, it's been reported several times.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29024595/college-football-alternate-realities-conference-realignment-ifs[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Ivan Maisel:</em></strong><em> The poaching of Maryland and Rutgers allowed the Big Ten to establish a beachhead on the East Coast, but <strong>what if Jim Delany had succeeded in his sales pitch to Georgia Tech and convinced the Yellow Jackets to leave the ACC? The Big Ten would have set anchor in Atlanta, the national capital of college football.</strong> The league would be able to recruit more in the biggest treasure chest of talent in the country. And Ohio State fans would have learned the pleasures of a chili dog at The Varsity.</em></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21945677/college-football-playoff-national-championship-home-atlanta[/URL]</p><p></p><p><em>Everybody? Not only does Atlanta sit at the geographic heart of the SEC and the ACC, two of the conferences that make up the Power 5, but <strong>five years ago, when the Big Ten expanded to 14 teams, the league didn't take Rutgers until it had been turned down by Georgia Tech.</strong> Atlanta has brought in so many transplants that nearly half of the Power 5 schools have alumni watch parties on autumn Saturdays.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Absolutely, STUNNING to look back at today. Several well respected fonts across the GT boards have also commented about that time period and the reasoning GT turned the B1G (Big Ten at the time) down. It's pretty well known in college circles now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 936786, member: 360"] Yes, it's been reported several times. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29024595/college-football-alternate-realities-conference-realignment-ifs[/URL] [B][I]Ivan Maisel:[/I][/B][I] The poaching of Maryland and Rutgers allowed the Big Ten to establish a beachhead on the East Coast, but [B]what if Jim Delany had succeeded in his sales pitch to Georgia Tech and convinced the Yellow Jackets to leave the ACC? The Big Ten would have set anchor in Atlanta, the national capital of college football.[/B] The league would be able to recruit more in the biggest treasure chest of talent in the country. And Ohio State fans would have learned the pleasures of a chili dog at The Varsity.[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21945677/college-football-playoff-national-championship-home-atlanta[/URL] [I]Everybody? Not only does Atlanta sit at the geographic heart of the SEC and the ACC, two of the conferences that make up the Power 5, but [B]five years ago, when the Big Ten expanded to 14 teams, the league didn't take Rutgers until it had been turned down by Georgia Tech.[/B] Atlanta has brought in so many transplants that nearly half of the Power 5 schools have alumni watch parties on autumn Saturdays.[/I] Absolutely, STUNNING to look back at today. Several well respected fonts across the GT boards have also commented about that time period and the reasoning GT turned the B1G (Big Ten at the time) down. It's pretty well known in college circles now. [/QUOTE]
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