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<blockquote data-quote="JacketOff" data-source="post: 733423" data-attributes="member: 4572"><p>Can you tell me what I said that was false? Was it that Tech sells 70% fewer tickets per city capita? Was it that Tech doesn’t sell out one of the smallest major college football stadiums in the southeast (19th smallest out of 65 P5 members + 2 independents in Notre Dame and BYU) , located in <em><u>the</u></em> most populous metro area in the southeast, and the 9th most populous in the entire country? Was it that UGA can very easily play 3 games in Atlanta per year without ever playing Tech? Was it that UGA already has more fans in Atlanta than Tech does? UGA already has a very well established recruiting pipeline to metro ATL, they wouldn’t lose any of that pull by not playing Tech.</p><p></p><p>As far as why has UGA not already cancelled the series, well.... they voted against adding a +1 game to the SEC schedule in order to avoid the Tech game. USCe was the only SEC school to vote yes, why? Because their series is as lopsided as COFH is. They need to play Clemson way more than Clemson needs them. UGA has never had a reason to cancel the COFH hate game. Through the 90s the series was still competitive, and even though they were building a lead, Tech was still winning 3-4 games per decade. Now it’s basically a “buy game” for them that they get for free, and it looks better on a playoff resume to beat a P5 team than it does another Sun Belt team. UGA has won 9 COFH games by 20+ points since the last time Tech won by 20, and Tech has only won 8 games <strong><em><u>all-time </u></em></strong>by 20 or more. The last 20 point Tech win came in 1974. UGA literally plays Tech to try and embarrass us. They have nothing else to gain from it in the modern era. Was there a time when <em>they </em>needed the game just as much, if not more, than Tech did? Yes. But that time was 60+ years ago. Times have changed, and UGA has “outgrown” the need to play Tech. The rivalry exists now mainly for historical and sentimental purposes, while they get the added benefit of embarrassing one of their rivals on a pretty much annual basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JacketOff, post: 733423, member: 4572"] Can you tell me what I said that was false? Was it that Tech sells 70% fewer tickets per city capita? Was it that Tech doesn’t sell out one of the smallest major college football stadiums in the southeast (19th smallest out of 65 P5 members + 2 independents in Notre Dame and BYU) , located in [I][U]the[/U][/I] most populous metro area in the southeast, and the 9th most populous in the entire country? Was it that UGA can very easily play 3 games in Atlanta per year without ever playing Tech? Was it that UGA already has more fans in Atlanta than Tech does? UGA already has a very well established recruiting pipeline to metro ATL, they wouldn’t lose any of that pull by not playing Tech. As far as why has UGA not already cancelled the series, well.... they voted against adding a +1 game to the SEC schedule in order to avoid the Tech game. USCe was the only SEC school to vote yes, why? Because their series is as lopsided as COFH is. They need to play Clemson way more than Clemson needs them. UGA has never had a reason to cancel the COFH hate game. Through the 90s the series was still competitive, and even though they were building a lead, Tech was still winning 3-4 games per decade. Now it’s basically a “buy game” for them that they get for free, and it looks better on a playoff resume to beat a P5 team than it does another Sun Belt team. UGA has won 9 COFH games by 20+ points since the last time Tech won by 20, and Tech has only won 8 games [B][I][U]all-time [/U][/I][/B]by 20 or more. The last 20 point Tech win came in 1974. UGA literally plays Tech to try and embarrass us. They have nothing else to gain from it in the modern era. Was there a time when [I]they [/I]needed the game just as much, if not more, than Tech did? Yes. But that time was 60+ years ago. Times have changed, and UGA has “outgrown” the need to play Tech. The rivalry exists now mainly for historical and sentimental purposes, while they get the added benefit of embarrassing one of their rivals on a pretty much annual basis. [/QUOTE]
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