Life is bigger than struggling sports teams

[Techwood Relict]

Child with rare, deadly condition has chance at life thanks to device developed at Georgia Tech

'MIRACLE': Ramiah Martin was born in 2017 with a rare and deadly developmental condition. A device developed by researchers at Georgia Tech gave her a chance at life.

www.fox5atlanta.com

I really enjoy reading about GT doing great things.

 

[awbuzz]

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[FredJacket]

Child with rare, deadly condition has chance at life thanks to device developed at Georgia Tech

'MIRACLE': Ramiah Martin was born in 2017 with a rare and deadly developmental condition. A device developed by researchers at Georgia Tech gave her a chance at life.

www.fox5atlanta.com

I really enjoy reading about GT doing great things.

Cue the f'ing fight song!!!!

 

[tmhunter52]

Cue the f'ing fight song!!!!

Doing great things outside of sports and playing good football are not mutually-exclusive, but this was much-needed, punch-in-the-gut perspective. Tech has so much to be proud of. Let’s hope that somehow, someday, we can return to glory days on the gridiron!

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Some of us are old enough to remember player introductions on TV where the player would run up to the camera and tell his major. That was a million years ago but it was when the student part of student athlete was considered equally importan.

Today I wish during the actual play by play (not during halftime or ad breaks when no one is watching) the color commentator on every televised Tech game would take about 15 - 20 seconds to mention why Tech is a different place and then mention things like the article above and other such stories. Then could always conclude with Tech athletes have chosen to be part of such a legacy as this.

 

[MidtownJacket]

Some of us are old enough to remember player introductions on TV where the player would run up to the camera and tell his major. That was a million years ago but it was when the student part of student athlete was considered equally importan.

Today I wish during the actual play by play (not during halftime or ad breaks when no one is watching) the color commentator on every televised Tech game would take about 15 - 20 seconds to mention why Tech is a different place and then mention things like the article above and other such stories. Then could always conclude with Tech athletes have chosen to be part of such a legacy as this.

Would be an interesting idea to forcefully inject student back into the narrative. I like the idea from a branding perspective - we'd just need to protect against coming across as geeks.