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<blockquote data-quote="bke1984" data-source="post: 104921" data-attributes="member: 932"><p>Augustabuzz is correct. When the NCAA made freshmen eligible for the varsity squads, this game lost a lot of its meaning. Prior to 1973, freshmen were not allowed to play on varsity, so the annual Tech vs. Georgia Scottish Rite game was a pretty big deal to see the up-and-coming players in action. A lot of great players from both Tech and Georgia played in this game over the years.</p><p></p><p>The Scottish Rite classic officially started in 1933 (though, I believe Tech and Georgia freshman teams played each other before this season). The game was played every year at Grant Field to support attendance, as a game in Athens would not have drawn very large crowds, and thus not generated much money for charity.</p><p></p><p>When Freshmen became eligible, the teams were basically filled with walk-ons, and eventually it became more of an intramural game.</p><p></p><p>For interested, I've got a page with all of my Tech vs. Georgia Frosh tickets here. I can't identify it for sure, but I'm 99% sure that the first ticket on the page is from the first Scottish Rite game in 1933 (based on some research I've done on the images on the reverse side of the ticket). BTW, there are still some games in my collection, so if anyone has tickets from these games that I need and is either willing to donate or sell them, please shoot me an e-mail at <a href="mailto:brad@georgiatechticketstubs.com">brad@georgiatechticketstubs.com</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/tech-vs-georgia-freshmen-jv/" target="_blank">http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/tech-vs-georgia-freshmen-jv/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/wanted-freshmen-tickets/" target="_blank">http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/wanted-freshmen-tickets/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bke1984, post: 104921, member: 932"] Augustabuzz is correct. When the NCAA made freshmen eligible for the varsity squads, this game lost a lot of its meaning. Prior to 1973, freshmen were not allowed to play on varsity, so the annual Tech vs. Georgia Scottish Rite game was a pretty big deal to see the up-and-coming players in action. A lot of great players from both Tech and Georgia played in this game over the years. The Scottish Rite classic officially started in 1933 (though, I believe Tech and Georgia freshman teams played each other before this season). The game was played every year at Grant Field to support attendance, as a game in Athens would not have drawn very large crowds, and thus not generated much money for charity. When Freshmen became eligible, the teams were basically filled with walk-ons, and eventually it became more of an intramural game. For interested, I've got a page with all of my Tech vs. Georgia Frosh tickets here. I can't identify it for sure, but I'm 99% sure that the first ticket on the page is from the first Scottish Rite game in 1933 (based on some research I've done on the images on the reverse side of the ticket). BTW, there are still some games in my collection, so if anyone has tickets from these games that I need and is either willing to donate or sell them, please shoot me an e-mail at [email]brad@georgiatechticketstubs.com[/email] [url]http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/tech-vs-georgia-freshmen-jv/[/url] [url]http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/other-tickets/wanted-freshmen-tickets/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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