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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 976954" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>This opinion is probably unpopular, but it’s the “right” way to go IMO. I played sports at Tech, I had other options, but the Tech degree is so much better than the other offers I had. It’s a huge reason why I ended up at Tech in the first. I did not grow up a Tech fan, in fact I hated Tech growing up. But when I got on campus I fell in love. I had athletes including football players in nearly all of my classes. They were attentive, and even if they weren’t making perfect scores on assignments they were doing the work. It kind of rubs me the wrong way seeing all of our football players beg and plead online for donations to the Tech Way NIL fund. My former coaches have reached out and asked me to contribute to their NIL fund, but I have refused thus far. I contribute to the program, to the facilities, but I’m not going to hand cash to a player that doesn’t truly appreciate the opportunity they have at Georgia Tech. If they’re willing to leave that opportunity behind because some redneck country club member at an SEC school is willing to give them 6 figures, I have no use for them. I don’t hold any ill will, that much cash to an 18-22 year old who may come from a very unpleasant home-life is hard to turn down. But it’s extremely short sighted, and I think it’s the wrong decision for their future. </p><p></p><p>If GT athletics gets left behind in the shift to a more professional league, I’m okay with that. There will always be smart, dedicated, and appreciative kids who will love the opportunity to earn a Tech degree while playing a sport they love. I would love to contribute to the scholarship fund of actual scholar athletes. I’m not paying some spoiled kid that’s only after the biggest pay check</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 976954, member: 4572"] This opinion is probably unpopular, but it’s the “right” way to go IMO. I played sports at Tech, I had other options, but the Tech degree is so much better than the other offers I had. It’s a huge reason why I ended up at Tech in the first. I did not grow up a Tech fan, in fact I hated Tech growing up. But when I got on campus I fell in love. I had athletes including football players in nearly all of my classes. They were attentive, and even if they weren’t making perfect scores on assignments they were doing the work. It kind of rubs me the wrong way seeing all of our football players beg and plead online for donations to the Tech Way NIL fund. My former coaches have reached out and asked me to contribute to their NIL fund, but I have refused thus far. I contribute to the program, to the facilities, but I’m not going to hand cash to a player that doesn’t truly appreciate the opportunity they have at Georgia Tech. If they’re willing to leave that opportunity behind because some redneck country club member at an SEC school is willing to give them 6 figures, I have no use for them. I don’t hold any ill will, that much cash to an 18-22 year old who may come from a very unpleasant home-life is hard to turn down. But it’s extremely short sighted, and I think it’s the wrong decision for their future. If GT athletics gets left behind in the shift to a more professional league, I’m okay with that. There will always be smart, dedicated, and appreciative kids who will love the opportunity to earn a Tech degree while playing a sport they love. I would love to contribute to the scholarship fund of actual scholar athletes. I’m not paying some spoiled kid that’s only after the biggest pay check [/QUOTE]
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