TechnicalPossum
Ramblin' Wreck
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I grew up as a Duke fan because of my parents. I ended up going to Tech and have been a Tech fan ever since. And I most definitely enjoy Duke losing.
Great idea. Where do y'all tailgate at?With you living that close to Augusta, it would be great to meet you sometime. There are two of us from down here who tailgate together in the Fall and stay in touch the rest of the year. And there are also quite a few other Tech fans in the Augusta area who COULD form a nucleus of a very representative Tech "club" here, if somebody would just take charge. At any rate, we CSRA Tech fans need to stick together.
You know what was really cool? The '50s-'60s 2-handed pitches, to a back almost directly behind him, the way it was once taught. Wonder what some of those players and coaches from that era think when they see what somebody like Thomas can do with an option pitch, and where he is when it happens sometimes. (Well, it was cool seeing Lothridge and Billy Martin on the field. Martin is a name I almost forgot.) Thanks for posting it.I've told this story many times, but I'll tell it one more. My first Georgia Tech football game was September 30, 1961, Georgia Tech vs Rice. Rice was ranked #7 and Tech was the underdog being unranked. My Uncle Jimmy was a Junior at Tech, I was 10, and he took me to the game. Grant Field was packed, standing room only. In 1961 Georgia Tech was the premier sports event in the state (UGA was just an after thought back then). The game was a surreal experience forthe a young lad of 10. We sat in the North Endzone bleachers and it was a beautiful autumn afternoon. The 'Ramblin Wreck' made it's debut that day. Georgia Tech dominated Rice and I fell in love with the White and Gold..............
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/6...Rice-Owls_Grant-Field_American-football-match
The Tech-owned lot behind the Varsity. There are about 10 of us who met through the AJC blogs a couple of years ago. I will send you a pvt message, so maybe we can stay in touch.Great idea. Where do y'all tailgate at?
Biggest GT fan I've ever seen.I, myself, like @Yoda come from the same town where a GT fan sighting over the past few years has been as rare as a Bigfoot sighting. Living as close to the Cesspool as we do and pulling for the jackets has grown to be a part of life.
My first memory of anything involving GT was the 1987 Baseball ACC championship in Greenville,SC.
The "Joltin Jackets" with Ricardo Ingram were a fun team to watch.
From Growing up with my grandparents and other relatives being Die Hard dwag fans, I decided to take a different path and pull for the "other" GA team.
I really started paying more attn. to the team from Atl after the baseball tourney I saw them play in.
Soon after I started watching GT football and have been hooked ever since to anything GT.
I have enjoyed reading these stories. It makes me see that no matter where we are in the state or country, we all share a huge common denominator.
By meeting several people at varied GT activities, I have found the fan base to be closer to a family than just people who attend games.
The fan base is very tight knit seem to be more appreciative and really love telling you stories of their favorite moments.
With my business, I have a lot of GT customers/business owners and spend a lot of time listening to the older Alums and letting them reminisce.
Thanks for starting this thread.
I'm willing to help with this some how.The Tech-owned lot behind the Varsity. There are about 10 of us who met through the AJC blogs a couple of years ago. I will send you a pvt message, so maybe we can stay in touch.
And the Rock had 10 tackles and was constantly putting on pressure to help in those picks to secure the defensive 6-0 V. Rock was a true All AmericanBubba had 3 picks on Grant Field in 1969 against the Bulldogs.
I was born....and so it was and will always be. I love GT.
if you said you were from Lincolnton you'd make my day.I'm 27 and live in a small town about 30 miles from Thomson and Augusta filled with Uga fans. My daddy had season tickets from 87-2000. I have been going to Bobby Dodd since I was 9 months old and still do to this day. I have two children, one girl who went to he first game this last season and a boy who has Dodd as his middle name. Needless to say I'm already teaching them right from wrong. Go jackets!!! To hell with Georgia!!! Fondest memories when I was little was the joe Hamilton days so I wore #14 proudly in high school.
Oh yah, come on down.I am a recent fan. Grew up in rural Minnesota and have lived in the north my whole life so no connection to the area or the school. I am a fan of the option based offense and a huge fan of CPJ so for me I became a fan in 2008. That said, it is much easier being a fan of a school like tech where the student athletes are actually intelligent students and are subject to legitimate academic requirements. My daughter and I came down to the virginia game last year. It was our first time in Atlanta and we had a great time. I am hoping to make it back this year maybe for Carolina or Pitt if I can swing it.
Off topic here, but I'm listening to 92.9 the game (guys on here are big uga fans) and they just said they believe tech will win the acc this year. One went on to say we are LOADED!