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<blockquote data-quote="Old South Stands" data-source="post: 331136" data-attributes="member: 1036"><p>Been a Tech fan for a little over 40 years. A lot has happened during those years... a lot of losing seasons, some really terrible seasons, some excellent seasons, and a few seasons that were practically sublime. In between some of the good seasons have been some pretty awful stretches. In recent (post 1966) seasons, Tech has suffered a lot of what most Atlanta/Georgia sports teams suffer through (including UGA): big let-downs. The Flames were the first "good" Atlanta team and got into the playoffs regularly, but they only won one playoff game in their tenure here. The Hawks seemed destined to be the first major-league team in Atlanta to get a title, but they couldn't quite do it. The Braves - to everyone's surprise - won Atlanta's first title, but they could have easily won two or three more. The Falcons have failed notoriously on the several occasions they've gotten close, and the Bulldogs seem to let down their fan base year after year (I think their fan base is more pessimistic than Tech's: dissatisfied when they win and miserable when they lose).</p><p></p><p>The best thing to do is not take it all so seriously. I don't anymore. I've been lucky to witness a NC up close. To have it happen between my freshman year and graduation was something few Tech students ever get to experience. A lot of "random" factors came together at once to help make that happen, for one, a president who worked well with the AD and really pushed athletics. One of the things that made it special, though, was that it was unexpected. We knew after '89 that Tech would be good, probably a top-10 team. But win a share of the title? Had everyone expected the Jackets to go all the way, it would have been a major letdown if they'd failed. Many of us thought Tech was probably going to lose to UVA, so the rest was gravy.</p><p></p><p>If the NC had never happened, there was still the Fog Bowl, the "Miracle" on Techwood Drive, the Kick and Pick, Curry's wins over Bama, and countless other games that helped make the lean years all worthwhile...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old South Stands, post: 331136, member: 1036"] Been a Tech fan for a little over 40 years. A lot has happened during those years... a lot of losing seasons, some really terrible seasons, some excellent seasons, and a few seasons that were practically sublime. In between some of the good seasons have been some pretty awful stretches. In recent (post 1966) seasons, Tech has suffered a lot of what most Atlanta/Georgia sports teams suffer through (including UGA): big let-downs. The Flames were the first "good" Atlanta team and got into the playoffs regularly, but they only won one playoff game in their tenure here. The Hawks seemed destined to be the first major-league team in Atlanta to get a title, but they couldn't quite do it. The Braves - to everyone's surprise - won Atlanta's first title, but they could have easily won two or three more. The Falcons have failed notoriously on the several occasions they've gotten close, and the Bulldogs seem to let down their fan base year after year (I think their fan base is more pessimistic than Tech's: dissatisfied when they win and miserable when they lose). The best thing to do is not take it all so seriously. I don't anymore. I've been lucky to witness a NC up close. To have it happen between my freshman year and graduation was something few Tech students ever get to experience. A lot of "random" factors came together at once to help make that happen, for one, a president who worked well with the AD and really pushed athletics. One of the things that made it special, though, was that it was unexpected. We knew after '89 that Tech would be good, probably a top-10 team. But win a share of the title? Had everyone expected the Jackets to go all the way, it would have been a major letdown if they'd failed. Many of us thought Tech was probably going to lose to UVA, so the rest was gravy. If the NC had never happened, there was still the Fog Bowl, the "Miracle" on Techwood Drive, the Kick and Pick, Curry's wins over Bama, and countless other games that helped make the lean years all worthwhile... [/QUOTE]
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