RonJohn
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I called a few Hibbet Sports locations and they all said they don't get Georgia Tech gear. Wow. Hopefully adidas can help make a dent in local stores. Pretty shameful the current state of retail availability for Tech anything. This matters big-time for sidewalk fandom especially. It's part of the overall equation, along with of course winning, etc...
Neither does Academy Sports, Walmart, Target, etc... But it has nothing to do with the GTAA. It is because when they do stock GT gear, it doesn't sale until it is highly discounted.
My closest Academy Sports does have a few(2 or 3) different GT t-shirts. I know many stories and have posted them here of gear sitting in stores forever. Someone I know purchased $40-$50 GT lawn chairs for $5 or $6 each because they stayed in the Walmart long after all of the mutt, Alabama, and Auburn stuff was gone. The store had to discount them heavily before anyone would pick them up. They aren't even GT fans just like the chairs. My local Walmart STILL has half a box of Orange Bowl Blu-Rays. Three and a half years later they still haven't sold. GTAA nor Adidas can make a store carry something if the store firmly believes they can't sell it.