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<blockquote data-quote="FredJacket" data-source="post: 355484" data-attributes="member: 2843"><p>I have been going to Ga Tech games since I was a child. The only time I ever lived in Georgia was while a student there in the late 80s. However, my exposure to campus and the gameday experience began with my father/family as a child...with an average of 1-2 roadtrips to Atlanta for game weekends. Ga Tech has ALWAYS felt like home for me. </p><p></p><p>So.. this actually just struck me reading about attracting sidewalk fans. I liken it (loosely) to churches that don't understand why more people don't visit their church... the answer... most people feel like "outsiders" when visiting a traditional church...it's just not comfortable and the church members don't relate to that properly. Is there something about campus and the gameday experience (location, atmosphere, logistics, etc) that is a 'turnoff' or impediment to attracting sidewalk fans? Something...based on my different experience (its home to me)... that I cannot relate to? Or is it as simple as just too much competition in the ATL... and we're doing the best we can.</p><p></p><p>The fact that campus is located in "the city" with its layout does make the tailgating pre/post game stuff a little more 'spotty' (my word). When compared to other places I've seen... Notre Dame, NC State, Va Tech... it seems getting in & finding a central place where "the action" is pregame is more difficult at Ga Tech. So.. the total experience may come across more isolated than part of something bigger. Shoot holes in this theory (if that's what it is)... I'm speculating a lot since I rarely get to Atlanta these days. Perhaps I'm way off base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FredJacket, post: 355484, member: 2843"] I have been going to Ga Tech games since I was a child. The only time I ever lived in Georgia was while a student there in the late 80s. However, my exposure to campus and the gameday experience began with my father/family as a child...with an average of 1-2 roadtrips to Atlanta for game weekends. Ga Tech has ALWAYS felt like home for me. So.. this actually just struck me reading about attracting sidewalk fans. I liken it (loosely) to churches that don't understand why more people don't visit their church... the answer... most people feel like "outsiders" when visiting a traditional church...it's just not comfortable and the church members don't relate to that properly. Is there something about campus and the gameday experience (location, atmosphere, logistics, etc) that is a 'turnoff' or impediment to attracting sidewalk fans? Something...based on my different experience (its home to me)... that I cannot relate to? Or is it as simple as just too much competition in the ATL... and we're doing the best we can. The fact that campus is located in "the city" with its layout does make the tailgating pre/post game stuff a little more 'spotty' (my word). When compared to other places I've seen... Notre Dame, NC State, Va Tech... it seems getting in & finding a central place where "the action" is pregame is more difficult at Ga Tech. So.. the total experience may come across more isolated than part of something bigger. Shoot holes in this theory (if that's what it is)... I'm speculating a lot since I rarely get to Atlanta these days. Perhaps I'm way off base. [/QUOTE]
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