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<blockquote data-quote="Golden Tornadoes" data-source="post: 949937" data-attributes="member: 5881"><p>Alrighty folks, hop in my time travel machine and take a journey with me. It's 2012, and the B1G gets a knock on the door from Radakovich. He's welcomed in with a sharp looking GT lapel on and takes the seat offered to him. The B1G commish welcomes him and thanks him for taking the time to meet him up in windy Chicago. Radakovich politely states that it was no trouble and he appreciates the invitation to come up. Cutting right to the chase, Radakovich makes the most brilliant pitch of his life to get a silent invite into the B1G. After said meeting, DR makes his way back down to Atlanta and makes the trek up to the Hill. Upon arrival, he lays out a grand design showing the future of GT athletics and how college sports will ultimately become a business. Ahead of his time, he shows Peterson and others how he could launch GT athletics into another golden age by joining this prestigious conference. Understanding his audience, he also points out how the B1G is on the cutting edge in academics and how natural of a fit it would be for future grants and research projects. At the conclusion, Peterson and his confidants retire into his chambers and discuss the validity of DR's idea. BP is quickly inundated with "what if's" and "how's". He realizes this goal is unachievable as college sports will always be focused on amateur athletes. Coming swiftly to a resolution, BP informs DR that his is misguided in his vision and that GT will remain solely focused on helping the ACC become an conference recognizable across the southeast. DR takes this personally, and jets off to Clemson. Meanwhile, unable to sustain any prolonged success, GT athletics fails to capitalize on the idea of increased funding and better facilities. It enters a dark period with only a few bright spots in between. Fast-forward to 2023. The plan that DR unveiled has come to fruition. College athletics has taken on a business-like model and changes have been hard to keep up with. GT, who failed to keep up with the times, now makes moves that should have been made a decade ago. The amateur lovers are long gone. Business men start running things like a business. The B1G commish who let DR have his moment is long gone, BP is long gone, and a new leaf has been turned over. Yet, GT, with all her faults and frustrations, starts to look like the ex-girlfriend who time has turned into a desirous person again. We are like a drug the B1G can't quit. Unlike last time, GT has leadership who understands what the B1G was trying to do all those years ago. No longer is it about excellence on the field. No longer is it about keeping the ACC afloat. Now, it's about putting GT in a position to succeed. Now it's about the Atlanta market and striking a blow to the SEC in this two horse race. Now, GT is the one who has something the others want. Are our leaders now ready to take the plunge? All signs point toward yes, but nobody will really know the answer until a final decision has been made. It's not 2012 anymore, it's 2023. Second chances are hard to come by and repeated mistakes are even harder to overcome. Will we be willing to accept the invitation if it comes our way again?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Golden Tornadoes, post: 949937, member: 5881"] Alrighty folks, hop in my time travel machine and take a journey with me. It's 2012, and the B1G gets a knock on the door from Radakovich. He's welcomed in with a sharp looking GT lapel on and takes the seat offered to him. The B1G commish welcomes him and thanks him for taking the time to meet him up in windy Chicago. Radakovich politely states that it was no trouble and he appreciates the invitation to come up. Cutting right to the chase, Radakovich makes the most brilliant pitch of his life to get a silent invite into the B1G. After said meeting, DR makes his way back down to Atlanta and makes the trek up to the Hill. Upon arrival, he lays out a grand design showing the future of GT athletics and how college sports will ultimately become a business. Ahead of his time, he shows Peterson and others how he could launch GT athletics into another golden age by joining this prestigious conference. Understanding his audience, he also points out how the B1G is on the cutting edge in academics and how natural of a fit it would be for future grants and research projects. At the conclusion, Peterson and his confidants retire into his chambers and discuss the validity of DR's idea. BP is quickly inundated with "what if's" and "how's". He realizes this goal is unachievable as college sports will always be focused on amateur athletes. Coming swiftly to a resolution, BP informs DR that his is misguided in his vision and that GT will remain solely focused on helping the ACC become an conference recognizable across the southeast. DR takes this personally, and jets off to Clemson. Meanwhile, unable to sustain any prolonged success, GT athletics fails to capitalize on the idea of increased funding and better facilities. It enters a dark period with only a few bright spots in between. Fast-forward to 2023. The plan that DR unveiled has come to fruition. College athletics has taken on a business-like model and changes have been hard to keep up with. GT, who failed to keep up with the times, now makes moves that should have been made a decade ago. The amateur lovers are long gone. Business men start running things like a business. The B1G commish who let DR have his moment is long gone, BP is long gone, and a new leaf has been turned over. Yet, GT, with all her faults and frustrations, starts to look like the ex-girlfriend who time has turned into a desirous person again. We are like a drug the B1G can't quit. Unlike last time, GT has leadership who understands what the B1G was trying to do all those years ago. No longer is it about excellence on the field. No longer is it about keeping the ACC afloat. Now, it's about putting GT in a position to succeed. Now it's about the Atlanta market and striking a blow to the SEC in this two horse race. Now, GT is the one who has something the others want. Are our leaders now ready to take the plunge? All signs point toward yes, but nobody will really know the answer until a final decision has been made. It's not 2012 anymore, it's 2023. Second chances are hard to come by and repeated mistakes are even harder to overcome. Will we be willing to accept the invitation if it comes our way again? [/QUOTE]
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