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A little reading before the game later today. Nothing entirely new, but some very interesting comments from former coaches. It's behind a paywall, so some may not be able to read it.
http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/co...nbox_apr2013_ajcstub1#d149ff07.3568866.735482
Some interesting quotes:
Bill Curry:
“Bobby Dodd Stadium would be 80,000 seats, and it would be packed almost every week,” said Curry, a Tech man who was an All-American for coach Bobby Dodd and later the school’s coach. The stadium that bears Dodd’s name now seats 55,000, with sellouts infrequent.
Curry called Dodd’s motives correct. From a business perspective, he said, “it was a very poor decision.”
Curry, while acknowledging “this may be Georgia Tech arrogance,” said that “I don’t think we would be like Vanderbilt or anybody else. I think we could win. We’ve done it enough against tough competition.”
Pepper Rodgers:
To remain competitive in the SEC, Rodgers said, “I think Tech would have had to make some major changes academically. I don’t think Georgia Tech would have done that. And so I think it would have been very difficult. The ACC’s tough enough.”
Said Rodgers, “I never would have left the SEC.”
Paul Johnson:
As for the coach presently in charge, coach Paul Johnson acknowledged the Jackets have had a tough time against Georgia. Tech is 1-5 against the Bulldogs in his tenure, although a Tech die-hard would note that three of the losses were decided late in the fourth quarter or overtime. But the Jackets are 3-2 against the rest of the league.
Said Johnson, “We’d probably be about .500.”
The rest of the article details the circumstances behind the decision to leave (GT and Tulane). GT fans should be familiar with it as it revolves around Dodd's disagreement on 140 scholarship rule, which the SEC ultimately agreed with eventually after GT left.
http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/co...nbox_apr2013_ajcstub1#d149ff07.3568866.735482
Some interesting quotes:
Bill Curry:
“Bobby Dodd Stadium would be 80,000 seats, and it would be packed almost every week,” said Curry, a Tech man who was an All-American for coach Bobby Dodd and later the school’s coach. The stadium that bears Dodd’s name now seats 55,000, with sellouts infrequent.
Curry called Dodd’s motives correct. From a business perspective, he said, “it was a very poor decision.”
Curry, while acknowledging “this may be Georgia Tech arrogance,” said that “I don’t think we would be like Vanderbilt or anybody else. I think we could win. We’ve done it enough against tough competition.”
Pepper Rodgers:
To remain competitive in the SEC, Rodgers said, “I think Tech would have had to make some major changes academically. I don’t think Georgia Tech would have done that. And so I think it would have been very difficult. The ACC’s tough enough.”
Said Rodgers, “I never would have left the SEC.”
Paul Johnson:
As for the coach presently in charge, coach Paul Johnson acknowledged the Jackets have had a tough time against Georgia. Tech is 1-5 against the Bulldogs in his tenure, although a Tech die-hard would note that three of the losses were decided late in the fourth quarter or overtime. But the Jackets are 3-2 against the rest of the league.
Said Johnson, “We’d probably be about .500.”
The rest of the article details the circumstances behind the decision to leave (GT and Tulane). GT fans should be familiar with it as it revolves around Dodd's disagreement on 140 scholarship rule, which the SEC ultimately agreed with eventually after GT left.
