After having read so many of these posts on here, and various other places where the same news has been released about the locker room upgrades it's very clear to me there are some very ungrateful people. I mean they totally over look the fact that 1 donor believes so much in GT football that transcends just words and they actually give 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS towards a place/team that must have/hold a very precious place in their heart. I imagine a person with the ability to give such as this is recruited, invited, and pursued like a 5 star recruit yet they chose GT. Not only did they choose GT but GT Football specifically not the other sports teams or academic research/studies. They also chose to do it in a meek/humble fashion as to do it without a spotlight, naming rights, or seeking the spotlight saying "look what I did and please kiss my ring when you see me around campus or at the games. Talk about a humble gesture. Who knows what their likes are with the coaches, coaching schemes, or hell even the way CPJ parts his hair. They are able to see a need and give generously towards a effort bigger than themselves. However some people want to grandstand up on their soap boxes about coaching staff, music played in the stadium, too many people standing vs. sitting in the stands, empty seats, uniform color schemes/school colors, recruiting, player development, depth charts, down to the color choices chosen on the wall/carpets in the new locker room. Perhaps the donors one request was their favorite color of blue/navy to be incorporated into the design because of a personal preference. Who knows and honestly should true fans be that petty! Hopefully the person/family/business that stroked the check joy for giving to GT Football program is greater today with the announcement and design scheme than the disparaging petty comments written in a public forum instead of just saying "Thank you and GO JACKETS!" Perhaps the donor found it within themselves to give towards a vision of a greater future instead of focusing on what they perceive (in their own opinion) as being detractors or "wrong" with the staff, schemes, depth chart, player position, or lack of fan support and wanted to be someone who contributed something positive in order to make GT Football greater than it is/was in a very tangible way! I understand that many, many of us may not be able to give money in such a vast amount ( maybe you can,I can't) but the one thing we can do is to support the program and entrust those who have been hired into positions to make decisions that are in the overall best interest of GT Football. If you think you can do a better job? Then submit your resume and apply for the job. If not then perhaps pause for three seconds or so before you post your next negative comment and find a more positive way of saying it or heaven forbid keep it to yourself (especially if you have already made your opinion made) or take the time to address the issues privately with a person in a position to respond appropriately to your concern. Once again GO JACKETS!
