Will do. Give me a minute to look it upIf the GTAA knows whats good for them they have one intern or staffer assigned to read all the Tech message boards and provide a bulletins point review on the "pulse" of at least that portion of the fan base crazy enough or with enough free time to participate on these sites.
So maybe they already read my ideas.
But if you want to pm me the email address you used then I can copy and paste and send one over to the GTAA later on today.
Heck, unless fall break and midterms are the same week as Emory you may end up with more kids in the student sections on the weekends when Tech students have traveled home than you currently get. Same for games against the smaller schools on the schedule.I do think it would be a pretty cool idea to give a certain allotment of tickets, maybe even student tickets if they're available, to Emory or other local schools without D1 football.
Just PM'd you the infoHeck, unless fall break and midterms are the same week as Emory you may end up with more kids in the student sections on the weekends when Tech students have traveled home than you currently get. Same for games against the smaller schools on the schedule.
Maybe a Tech student doesn't want to bother attending the game against Wofford because they really just care about the more exciting games against Miami or Clemson. But offer those empty student section seats to other area colleges students and they may get filled better and that game-day experience for a 18 year old Emory student from New Jersey to see Tech vs. Wofford is already going to be the best non-professional football atmosphere and experience they have likely ever had.
I would especially like to see the Tech Greek houses take some initiative and try and get their confreres from area schools without D1 (or in Emory's case any) Saturday football to come on over to midtown to join in the festivities.
We are much better when we focus a few things and do them well instead of trying to do a lot of thing ok. Also we have formations with 4 receivers in the game 2 ab and two wr. You put more wide receivers in the game you make them respect the possibility of the run less. Some times the more you try to do in the worse the overall you are.My point is that it is much harder for an opponent to prepare for GT's offense when they have to defend more than a triple option. I am not saying overhaul the offense, but put in some formations that include a 3 or 4 receiver set. UGA had to call a timeout last year when we came out in a 3 receiver bunch set last year and after the timeout, we still completed the pass. Very seldom do we have a receiver that goes over the middle.
First, I have never been against Coach Johnson. I wasn't against his hiring and I've never been against him being our coach... but something has changed for me this year.
I now find myself pro-actively pulling for our Coach and having that feeling of "ownership" and "pride" in Paul Johnson as our coach and the leader of our football program. Right or wrong, this has just recently occurred for me.
As I said, I've never been against him, it has been mostly indifference...now that has changed.
Folks have been saying all along that we should give him time to fully implement his system and put his stamp on the entire program. Well he has been given the time and has, in fact, made his mark..... And I like it..... He has demonstrated to me his commitment to Tech and has demonstrated his competence in leading our program to a higher level.
I want a 5th NC and I believe he can and will take us there... I sincerely believe that.
Don't know what changed... I've never met the man except at an away game when he stopped in the hotel lobby for a quick picture with my daughter, but now I feel like I understand him more...and it's good.
Maybe because he's been a little more open with the media, allowing us to "know" him more.... maybe it's the way our Players conduct themselves, and in my professional experience I know that a team will always, on the whole, reflect their leader of their organization..... Maybe it's because after every game I never feel like my team got out coached, even if at times, out manned in a particular game.... Maybe it's my observation of his willingness to address areas of weakness decisively.....Maybe it's because during any game I find myself hopeful, because my coach just might outsmart the other coach during the game, even if we "may" be out manned that particular day.
All in all, I'm not sure exactly what it is, but I now find myself a "fan" and supporter of Coach Johnson and trust him fully to lead our football program to it's highest potential.
I hope he is our Coach for as long as he is motivated and committed to us....
These are words and thoughts regarding Coach and our program.... I am not a big time money guy for the program, but I am a steady giver... I am going to increase my level of giving a bit to back up my words as well.
Has anyone else had similar thoughts? Or perhaps thoughts in a different direction?
If the GTAA knows whats good for them they have one intern or staffer assigned to read all the Tech message boards and provide a bulletins point review on the "pulse" of at least that portion of the fan base crazy enough or with enough free time to participate on these sites.
So maybe they already read my ideas.
But if you want to pm me the email address you used then I can copy and paste and send one over to the GTAA later on today.
Thanks. I went ahead and emailed my thoughts on using academic prowess to appeal to targeted groups for possible "sidewalk" support and MBob actually sent a substantive reply ten minutes later. So all is well that ends well.I know at least 1 staffer reads the forums. That does not guarantee that they'll see every thread and every post, so it's still a good idea to email your ideas. From what I understand fan feedback is the main reason for things like the Buzz Memories program, Tailgate Guys, more replays on the big screen, more scores from other games on the big screen, etc.
As a sidewalk fan, I would say you are painting with too broad a brush. A lot of the sidewalk fans I know fall on the far side of the argument. If anything, they probably think GT's academics are TOO difficult. For myself, I went to the US Coast Guard Academy, so I am fully aware of how difficult an academically rigorous school can be, but I am not the exception. Even growing up, I was awed by the academic rigor of GT. Most of us are fully aware of the academic limitations that GT places on itself, and THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE LOVE THE TEAM. We root for GT BECAUSE GT refuses to become a factory. We root for GT BECAUSE GT insists on their student athletes being STUDENTS above all else. I, for one, would be greatly disappointed and shamed if ever GT abased itself the way UNC has done recently.
If nothing else, I think sometimes the GT alumni too easily dismiss the actual intelligence of the sidewalk fans. We're not all college dropouts who couldn't get into GT.
I am not saying that this is what you intended, but it's the way it comes across frequently from GT alums.
Yes Whiskey, we have to... He has now clearly demonstrated that his offensive system "can" win at any level. He has also ramped up recruiting. He has earned the opportunity to finish the job.It's extension time baby.