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<blockquote data-quote="GTRX7" data-source="post: 809382" data-attributes="member: 1045"><p>I hope this is going to turn out true, but I tend to think the opposite. Atlanta is a huge market, but one in which Tech is a very very small piece. When competing just for sports entertainment money, Atlanta has the Hawks, Braves, Falcons, Atlanta United, not to mention teams like UGA, Alabama, Clemson, FSU, etc. are every bit as popular as Tech in our own city. Why would local businesses want to shell out big bucks for a Tech wide receiver when then can get a Falcon's wide receiver? </p><p></p><p>More than that, the smaller towns like Tuskaloosa, Athens, Clemson, etc are the ones where the local culture, economy, and identity of the towns themselves in large part revolve around the local college sports team. Places like Alabama for football and Kentucky for basketball are only going to get richer and richer in talent, where fans and local businesses will go crazy to support these kids. I just don't see that happening in Atlanta. I too am extremely thankful we have Collins right now to leverage what we can based on our position in Atlanta, but I tend to think this new rule will help the rural schools more than the urban.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTRX7, post: 809382, member: 1045"] I hope this is going to turn out true, but I tend to think the opposite. Atlanta is a huge market, but one in which Tech is a very very small piece. When competing just for sports entertainment money, Atlanta has the Hawks, Braves, Falcons, Atlanta United, not to mention teams like UGA, Alabama, Clemson, FSU, etc. are every bit as popular as Tech in our own city. Why would local businesses want to shell out big bucks for a Tech wide receiver when then can get a Falcon's wide receiver? More than that, the smaller towns like Tuskaloosa, Athens, Clemson, etc are the ones where the local culture, economy, and identity of the towns themselves in large part revolve around the local college sports team. Places like Alabama for football and Kentucky for basketball are only going to get richer and richer in talent, where fans and local businesses will go crazy to support these kids. I just don't see that happening in Atlanta. I too am extremely thankful we have Collins right now to leverage what we can based on our position in Atlanta, but I tend to think this new rule will help the rural schools more than the urban. [/QUOTE]
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