I guess in some ways being a long time ( 40+ years ) alum and fan gives me a little perspective. Those of us " oldtimers " have been through a lot with our team.....Pepper Rodgers, Bud Carson, Bill Lewis , Bill Curry , as well as the more recent ones. We know college football has changed, not always necessarily for the better. For the " big " programs it's become a business to generate revenue . In many instances they " employ " athlete/students to hopefully get the results they have chosen to strive for. I like our situation so much more. I have no doubt our players are student/athletes. They have the tremendous opportunity to get a world class education if they take advantage of it. Some players we have recruited
( Myles Autry comes to mind ) , probably realized this was not the right situation for them academically. That's okay, I wish him nothing but the best wherever he goes, but Tech is not a good fit for him. Coach Johnson is now getting the type of student/ athlete he wants. A guy who takes care of his schoolwork and buys into the system. I think he is the happiest he has been since he got here. Will we be outgunned in many games ? You bet we will. In two weeks , if the stars align just right , we just might pull off a huge upset. But you know what ? Even if we don't, I will be proud of this team and everything they will have accomplished athletically and also in the classroom. I will still be damn proud to be a YELLOW JACKET and will not want to be a UGA fan, no matter how many times in a row they beat us.