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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 878739" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>When I was a kid growing up in Alabama, THE rivalry was Auburn-Alabama. The state was pretty evenly split too ... 50/50 in terms of support. Shug Jordan was as well-known as Bear Bryant and great games were expected. (I still recall the Punt-Bama-Punt chants.) Today, even though I live in Auburn, you can drive 12 miles or so and you are in Bama country. In fact, I was at ****'s Sporting Goods in Mobile once and looked at a Yeti display that featured nothing but LSU and Alabama mugs. "Where's the Auburn swag?" I asked. "Doesn't sell", was the answer. Mobile in my youth was a big Auburn town. Now, not so much. There's more ink devoted to Bama, seemingly always in the hunt for the natty, than Auburn. </p><p></p><p>Same with Tech. The games were more competitive against the Dawgs then, now, not so much. It used to be that Tech had fans in Atlanta, Macon and Savannah but I think that too, has likely waned. Furman Bisher was the great AJC writer who could write the most thoroughly fun pieces after a big Tech win. They were a joy to read on Sunday morning. </p><p></p><p>I haven't read the AJC in years. There are so many other voices to listen to, but even the best at the AJC haven't been that interesting. Nothing that was a must read like Furman was. </p><p></p><p>I guess my point is ... it's isn't just Tech. But Tech, if it wants' better press, should win more and make more of an effort to be relevant within the state. It's not a new development.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 878739, member: 2957"] When I was a kid growing up in Alabama, THE rivalry was Auburn-Alabama. The state was pretty evenly split too ... 50/50 in terms of support. Shug Jordan was as well-known as Bear Bryant and great games were expected. (I still recall the Punt-Bama-Punt chants.) Today, even though I live in Auburn, you can drive 12 miles or so and you are in Bama country. In fact, I was at ****'s Sporting Goods in Mobile once and looked at a Yeti display that featured nothing but LSU and Alabama mugs. "Where's the Auburn swag?" I asked. "Doesn't sell", was the answer. Mobile in my youth was a big Auburn town. Now, not so much. There's more ink devoted to Bama, seemingly always in the hunt for the natty, than Auburn. Same with Tech. The games were more competitive against the Dawgs then, now, not so much. It used to be that Tech had fans in Atlanta, Macon and Savannah but I think that too, has likely waned. Furman Bisher was the great AJC writer who could write the most thoroughly fun pieces after a big Tech win. They were a joy to read on Sunday morning. I haven't read the AJC in years. There are so many other voices to listen to, but even the best at the AJC haven't been that interesting. Nothing that was a must read like Furman was. I guess my point is ... it's isn't just Tech. But Tech, if it wants' better press, should win more and make more of an effort to be relevant within the state. It's not a new development. [/QUOTE]
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