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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 6494" data-source="post: 913428"><p><h3><strong>CHAPTER 13</strong></h3><p>From 1951-56, the record was 59-7-3, a winning percentage of .894. Tech went 23 straight games at Grant Field without losing, and had a record, for the same period at home, of 34-3-2 or a .919 winning percentage. Grant Field became known as Grant’s Tomb, and the joke of the era was, “who is buried in Grant’s Tomb”? Of course, the answer was, “Everybody”.</p><p></p><p>Tech was continually adding seats to Grant Field, only to have it packed and fans howling for more tickets. Dodd said Tech could have sold 20 to 25 thousand more tickets each Saturday, if they had the room to seat the fans. Tech was the only game in town on Saturday.</p><p></p><p>Tech lost the entire backfield and seven of the top eight backs to graduation in 56. Only two linemen returned for the 57 campaign. Since it was still one-platoon football, most of the top athletes were attending the bigger schools, and Tech’s squad had dwindled to a team with little talent. The 1957 team went 4-4-2, scored only 75 points, allowed only 71 points, and shut out four teams.</p><p></p><p>The Board of Regents had previously voted to move the easiest courses at Tech to the University of Georgia. They were removed from Tech, and most of the players were majoring in the easier subjects. The other colleges in the South began taking a copy of the calculus book to the homes of potential Tech recruits and would tell the recruits they would be required to pass that course at Tech.</p><p></p><p>(My comment: I wonder how much the game against Pittsburgh had to do with the Board of Regents decision to move some courses from GT to UGA?)</p><p></p><p>Some of the schools around the South began cheating (paying players to attend their school) and were getting the top athletes via the money route. Auburn was one of the teams, but not the only one. Auburn won the national championship in 1957, but had to forfeit the honor because of a cheating scandal.</p><p></p><p>Dodd reported Auburn for paying players, and the Auburn coaches hated Dodd for his part in their loss of the national championship. Dodd told all the coaches he would report any of their teams to the commissioner for cheating at recruiting. Dodd stated, “If you find me cheating, turn me in, because, I am certainly going to turn you in”.</p><p></p><p>One person at Auburn admired Dodd, studied Dodd’s coaching methods, and read everything he could about Dodd’s coaching philosophy. He studied all aspects of Bobby Dodd’s coaching and the coaching tactics of Bear Bryant. He stated, “If you want to be the best, learn from the best”, so he studied Dodd and Bryant. He used the best from both coaches in his own career. His name was Vince Dooley.</p><p></p><p>As good as his teams were in the early fifties, Tech was mediocre, at best, in the latter part of the fifties. This really upset Dodd and he was depressed during this time, because he did not like to lose.</p><p></p><p>Dodd and Tech’s records from 57 through 60 were 4-4-2, 5-4-1, 6-5, and 5-5. In 1957, Theron Sapp ended the drought for Georgia against Tech. Sapp scored the touch-down allowing Georgia to win 7-0. Georgia went on a spree and won four in a row before losing again to Tech.</p><p></p><p>Tech lost to Georgia in those four years 0-7, 3-16, 14-21, and 6-7. Dodd lost his first bowl game in 59 to Arkansas 7-14.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 6494, post: 913428"] [HEADING=2][B]CHAPTER 13[/B][/HEADING] From 1951-56, the record was 59-7-3, a winning percentage of .894. Tech went 23 straight games at Grant Field without losing, and had a record, for the same period at home, of 34-3-2 or a .919 winning percentage. Grant Field became known as Grant’s Tomb, and the joke of the era was, “who is buried in Grant’s Tomb”? Of course, the answer was, “Everybody”. Tech was continually adding seats to Grant Field, only to have it packed and fans howling for more tickets. Dodd said Tech could have sold 20 to 25 thousand more tickets each Saturday, if they had the room to seat the fans. Tech was the only game in town on Saturday. Tech lost the entire backfield and seven of the top eight backs to graduation in 56. Only two linemen returned for the 57 campaign. Since it was still one-platoon football, most of the top athletes were attending the bigger schools, and Tech’s squad had dwindled to a team with little talent. The 1957 team went 4-4-2, scored only 75 points, allowed only 71 points, and shut out four teams. The Board of Regents had previously voted to move the easiest courses at Tech to the University of Georgia. They were removed from Tech, and most of the players were majoring in the easier subjects. The other colleges in the South began taking a copy of the calculus book to the homes of potential Tech recruits and would tell the recruits they would be required to pass that course at Tech. (My comment: I wonder how much the game against Pittsburgh had to do with the Board of Regents decision to move some courses from GT to UGA?) Some of the schools around the South began cheating (paying players to attend their school) and were getting the top athletes via the money route. Auburn was one of the teams, but not the only one. Auburn won the national championship in 1957, but had to forfeit the honor because of a cheating scandal. Dodd reported Auburn for paying players, and the Auburn coaches hated Dodd for his part in their loss of the national championship. Dodd told all the coaches he would report any of their teams to the commissioner for cheating at recruiting. Dodd stated, “If you find me cheating, turn me in, because, I am certainly going to turn you in”. One person at Auburn admired Dodd, studied Dodd’s coaching methods, and read everything he could about Dodd’s coaching philosophy. He studied all aspects of Bobby Dodd’s coaching and the coaching tactics of Bear Bryant. He stated, “If you want to be the best, learn from the best”, so he studied Dodd and Bryant. He used the best from both coaches in his own career. His name was Vince Dooley. As good as his teams were in the early fifties, Tech was mediocre, at best, in the latter part of the fifties. This really upset Dodd and he was depressed during this time, because he did not like to lose. Dodd and Tech’s records from 57 through 60 were 4-4-2, 5-4-1, 6-5, and 5-5. In 1957, Theron Sapp ended the drought for Georgia against Tech. Sapp scored the touch-down allowing Georgia to win 7-0. Georgia went on a spree and won four in a row before losing again to Tech. Tech lost to Georgia in those four years 0-7, 3-16, 14-21, and 6-7. Dodd lost his first bowl game in 59 to Arkansas 7-14. [/QUOTE]
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