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They did not.
Notre Dame has always been scheduled to play at GT in 2020 and 2024 and host GT in 2021. In 2021 we still go to South Bend (the weekend before COFH).
Official MBS Announcement: 5 Games over 5 Years
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Notre Dame has always been scheduled to play at GT in 2020 and 2024 and host GT in 2021. In 2021 we still go to South Bend (the weekend before COFH).
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H-Wade
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It is still a home game for us. Why do you care so much that it's played at MBS instead of BDS? I want to hear actual reasons.
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Be realistic for one second. Those are not going to be home games
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At first, I cringed at the idea of playing marquee games away from BDS. It is an incredible, historic venue and can be quite the home field advantage when the conditions are right.
However, this is the stuff that it will take to build the brand the way CGC has been pitching. I guarantee high school kids will think this is awesome, along with current players. And at teh end of the day, are we trying to satisfy ourselves, or do what it takes to be competitive nationally?
Several people have already answered this. We did not give up home games. These games ARE home games..
However, this is the stuff that it will take to build the brand the way CGC has been pitching. I guarantee high school kids will think this is awesome, along with current players. And at teh end of the day, are we trying to satisfy ourselves, or do what it takes to be competitive nationally?
Several people have already answered this. We did not give up home games. These games ARE home games..
gtg391z
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Its still a home game. Its one mile down the road. Nothing will change about the game day prep. Did I mention the beer?
H-Wade
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Nice job avoiding the question.
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We get the vast majority of ticket allotment. We get preferred seating. With the exception of the CFA kickoff game, I bet there'll be a big old "GT" at midfield, whistle on first downs, and "home team" PA.
Come on man, it's a done deal. Try to find some positive.
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No we don't. It will still be a home game for us, just at a different venue.
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I agree. Tech/Atlanta fans are fair weather af.
By adding some caché we will get more butts in seats guaranteed. When we played LSU in the peach bowl I had never seen so many Tech fans. I saw people at that game from high school that weren’t even tech fans as far as I knew.
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I can understand being bummed not hosting ND at BDS, but I think this is a smart branding move. There’s only one college team playing HOME games there and it ain’t the one who’s coach is a Nintendo character.
Recruiting pitch:
“You get to play at college football’s oldest on campus stadium and one of the NFL’s nicest stadiums which has already held a SB and a National Championship”
This is a good branding move and a potentially great financial move. I agree I’d like to see ND at BDS, but the pros outway the cons.
I also love the rumor of wearing blue for these games. Could become a pretty cool annual thing.
Recruiting pitch:
“You get to play at college football’s oldest on campus stadium and one of the NFL’s nicest stadiums which has already held a SB and a National Championship”
This is a good branding move and a potentially great financial move. I agree I’d like to see ND at BDS, but the pros outway the cons.
I also love the rumor of wearing blue for these games. Could become a pretty cool annual thing.
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Not to rain on your parade, but I was joking about the blue jerseys because that poster loves bringing up his love for all things Gold.
BUT I won't be surprised if we do come out with some cool jerseys for this annual game.
Joeb21
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For a program that is lacking in money, I would say a money grab is a good thing.
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As a fan of both teams, I've always thought it would be awesome for ATL UTD to have a home game at BDS each year. That's where the diehard fanbase got started, and some fans actually liked the atmosphere at BDS more than MBS.
Those United games at BDS were magical, I hope our GT fanbase can fill it up like that someday. From the press conference it sounds like United and GT will be working together, so I'm excited to see what they come up with.
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We get a guaranteed high profile game in MBS and we whine? We are an odd bunch.
Hey hot off the press: you can’t be a top team without playing hard games on prime time.
I’m sick of Gardner Webb, etc and would rather play these high interest games and lose than win a 70-7 shootout against some team I need to google to even figure out where they’re from. We don’t play in the SEC and should not have an SEC schedule.
Hey hot off the press: you can’t be a top team without playing hard games on prime time.
I’m sick of Gardner Webb, etc and would rather play these high interest games and lose than win a 70-7 shootout against some team I need to google to even figure out where they’re from. We don’t play in the SEC and should not have an SEC schedule.
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Actual reasons other than it being our stadium?