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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 758631" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>UGA is the flagship university for the state who is widely considered to be the capital of the south. The state also houses the most populous metro area within the south. It’s no surprise that UGA is a good school, they’ve got tons of resources to work with. The vast majority of highly touted politicians, journalists/communications workers, agricultural workers, and other liberal arts specifications from the state of Georgia go to/graduate from UGA. Just like the vast majority of highly touted engineers from the state of Georgia go to Tech, and the 2 split business majors relatively evenly (although Tech’s is generally ranked higher.) </p><p></p><p>UGA is not some sort of outlier as a “football school” who also has reputable degrees. There’s a ton of blue blood football programs on the country belonging to their respective state’s flagship universities, and many of those universities are highly ranked. The majority of the top ranked public universities are “football schools,” and the ones that aren’t are “basketball schools.”</p><p></p><p>But all of that has nothing to do with what you’re suggesting. What you’re suggesting is that Tech throws away its reputation and starts processing kids who “don’t prioritize” football more than anything else. That’s ridiculous for 2 reasons. 1) you literally don’t know anything about what a 20 year old kid is prioritizing in their life. 2) teaching kids to prioritize football or get left in the dust is a terrible way to prepare somebody to enter the real world. That’s what college is supposed to be about. That’s what this most recent shift in college sports spending has caused people to forget. Sure, there’s always been schools/coaches that are crooked and win at all costs, but that’s not what the vast majority of colleges and student athletes have been about. It’s damn sure not what Georgia Tech has been about. There’s no reason to start now.</p><p></p><p>Plus, processing kids is a terrible way to build inroads into high school programs that Tech desperately needs to make strong connections with. You know why Urban Meyer and Ohio State, or Alabama, or Georgia, or Clemson, or whoever you want to say can “process” players without repercussions? Because they’ve built their brand and programs up so strong that it doesn’t matter what they do. Players will still want to go there regardless. Do you seriously think Tech has the power to process 10 kids in a class and see zero negative recruiting because of it? It’s not logical.</p><p></p><p>Tech will never be a program that can stack up to the likes of Ohio State and Alabama, there’s no point in trying to be one. Especially if you're going to ruin a century’s old reputation chasing that unrealistic goal. Georgia Tech’s job is to prepare young adults for life in a meaningful and impactful way. “Paving the way for the future.” Pulling somebody’s scholarship because <em>you </em>missed on your projections is not the way to do that. I’d be willing to be that most people who are on board with that idea also hate the transfer portal and recruits who take their time and weigh all of their options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 758631, member: 4572"] UGA is the flagship university for the state who is widely considered to be the capital of the south. The state also houses the most populous metro area within the south. It’s no surprise that UGA is a good school, they’ve got tons of resources to work with. The vast majority of highly touted politicians, journalists/communications workers, agricultural workers, and other liberal arts specifications from the state of Georgia go to/graduate from UGA. Just like the vast majority of highly touted engineers from the state of Georgia go to Tech, and the 2 split business majors relatively evenly (although Tech’s is generally ranked higher.) UGA is not some sort of outlier as a “football school” who also has reputable degrees. There’s a ton of blue blood football programs on the country belonging to their respective state’s flagship universities, and many of those universities are highly ranked. The majority of the top ranked public universities are “football schools,” and the ones that aren’t are “basketball schools.” But all of that has nothing to do with what you’re suggesting. What you’re suggesting is that Tech throws away its reputation and starts processing kids who “don’t prioritize” football more than anything else. That’s ridiculous for 2 reasons. 1) you literally don’t know anything about what a 20 year old kid is prioritizing in their life. 2) teaching kids to prioritize football or get left in the dust is a terrible way to prepare somebody to enter the real world. That’s what college is supposed to be about. That’s what this most recent shift in college sports spending has caused people to forget. Sure, there’s always been schools/coaches that are crooked and win at all costs, but that’s not what the vast majority of colleges and student athletes have been about. It’s damn sure not what Georgia Tech has been about. There’s no reason to start now. Plus, processing kids is a terrible way to build inroads into high school programs that Tech desperately needs to make strong connections with. You know why Urban Meyer and Ohio State, or Alabama, or Georgia, or Clemson, or whoever you want to say can “process” players without repercussions? Because they’ve built their brand and programs up so strong that it doesn’t matter what they do. Players will still want to go there regardless. Do you seriously think Tech has the power to process 10 kids in a class and see zero negative recruiting because of it? It’s not logical. Tech will never be a program that can stack up to the likes of Ohio State and Alabama, there’s no point in trying to be one. Especially if you're going to ruin a century’s old reputation chasing that unrealistic goal. Georgia Tech’s job is to prepare young adults for life in a meaningful and impactful way. “Paving the way for the future.” Pulling somebody’s scholarship because [I]you [/I]missed on your projections is not the way to do that. I’d be willing to be that most people who are on board with that idea also hate the transfer portal and recruits who take their time and weigh all of their options. [/QUOTE]
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