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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 762011" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>In a way, I agree. I remember the stretch from 2008 - 2011. There was plenty of "buzz" around the program and you could see it in the tailgates. It wasn't just Tech alums either. My son and his family are all Tech fans and so are my wife and I. None of us ever darkened a doorway at the place.</p><p></p><p>The problem is alluded to above. We were winning and we weren't changing. One thing about being a consistent winner is that people don't think you have to do much to stay that way. This is what happened at FSU and at Tech. Other ACC schools started spending a lot more on football and Tech didn't. And that hurt; it hurt recruiting especially, but it hurt facilities, coaching salaries, ect. as well. If Tech had started accelerating spending at the same time Duke did, for instance, we would be much further along. Part of that is due to the general lack of interest in major college sports among the students, faculty, and administration, but that's problem elsewhere (Stanford and, yes, Duke, for instance) and hasn't proven impossible to overcome. However, a combo of low spending levels, low institutional interest, and a technical curriculum have always presented challenges at Tech. They can be surmounted, but it will take sustained commitment and major money to pull off. We'll see if that emerges more fully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 762011, member: 265"] In a way, I agree. I remember the stretch from 2008 - 2011. There was plenty of "buzz" around the program and you could see it in the tailgates. It wasn't just Tech alums either. My son and his family are all Tech fans and so are my wife and I. None of us ever darkened a doorway at the place. The problem is alluded to above. We were winning and we weren't changing. One thing about being a consistent winner is that people don't think you have to do much to stay that way. This is what happened at FSU and at Tech. Other ACC schools started spending a lot more on football and Tech didn't. And that hurt; it hurt recruiting especially, but it hurt facilities, coaching salaries, ect. as well. If Tech had started accelerating spending at the same time Duke did, for instance, we would be much further along. Part of that is due to the general lack of interest in major college sports among the students, faculty, and administration, but that's problem elsewhere (Stanford and, yes, Duke, for instance) and hasn't proven impossible to overcome. However, a combo of low spending levels, low institutional interest, and a technical curriculum have always presented challenges at Tech. They can be surmounted, but it will take sustained commitment and major money to pull off. We'll see if that emerges more fully. [/QUOTE]
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