Official MBS Announcement: 5 Games over 5 Years

[dtm1997]

It's a novelty at 1 game a year to drum up interest and excitement. In addition, obviously the opponents picked are the ones we can sell out a 70k stadium at some premium prices. Do you also wonder why the NFL doesn't play the Superbowl every weekend since the ratings are so good?

Tbiheh

 

[Southpawmac]

If we beat Clemson it would not matter where you played .

That’s not entirely true. Beating Clemson at home for a 3pm game on ESPN2, isn’t the same as beating Clemson in the CFA kickoff game that’s nationally televised on ESPN with no other CFB game on at the same time.

 

[dtm1997]

I'm guessing you stayed home for the 2014 Orange Bowl since the stadium didn't scream college football but I had a blast. This MBS thing is a 1 game a year special event.

Tbiheh

 

[WreckinGT]

So a nationally televised game, at night, on ESPN, against a marquee opponent, in a NFL stadium?

That kinda sounds like one game on our schedule for the next five years starting in 2020.

I might have missed it but aside from the Clemson kickoff game, are we guaranteed that all of these games will be at night and on ESPN?

 

[bobongo]

LISTEN PEOPLE!!! It's not about YOU!!!! It's about the kids, both on the team currently and recruits that we are going after. And guess what, they LOVE the idea of getting to play at MBS every year. Just wait until you see some of the big time commits mention getting to play at MBS as a factor in their decision to come to GT.

Uniforms, Adidas vs. Russell Athletic, the venue you play in - I'm amazed that stuff like this would make a difference in a recruit's choice of school, but I've come to realize that it does. Playing a few games at MBS will help recruiting and bring in more money that we can use for recruiting.

 

[stech81]

It’s all about money and recruiting. Maybe if we made BDS a better environment as fans the AD wouldn’t have felt he needed to make this move.

I understand the money and as far as recruiting I'll wait and see how many new recruits say they picked Tech because they get to play one game a year at MBS

 

[bobongo]

Tbiheh

wdim, tbiheh?

 

[H-Wade]

This is never going to happen. If they wanted to play in MBS every year they could just go to UGA.

Lol you couldn't be more wrong. It already DID happen with one of our 2019 recruits.

 

[H-Wade]

First I did not complain about CPJ and did not complain about our new coach and stand by him 100%. As far as uniforms I really don't give a rats back end about them didn't think the blue pants looked good but that was my opinion. I just don't like playing in MBS just doesn't seem the same to me as playing at BDS. If you are looking for me to say something good about MBS the bathroom didn't smell.

You're not one of the usual suspects they know who they are.

 

[Animal02]

Didn’t Bobby Cremins do this back in the day when he started coaching? Sure helped our branding in basketball back then..

Edit: Too bad our basketball hasn’t been the same since he left..

Yes several games were played at the Omni when I was a student.......skipped most of them because of the difficultly in getting there. Great way to discourage students from getting involved.....move the game off campus

 

[MGTfan]

Lol you couldn't be more wrong. It already DID happen with one of our 2019 recruits.

One of our recruits said one of the reasons he came to Tech was to play in the Benz?

 

[jzgt22]

Yes several games were played at the Omni when I was a student.......skipped most of them because of the difficultly in getting there. Great way to discourage students from getting involved.....move the game off campus

GT students attend football games?

 

[Animal02]

So a nationally televised game, at night, on ESPN, against a marquee opponent, in a NFL stadium?

That kinda sounds like one game on our schedule for the next five years starting in 2020.

It may be a marquee game to Tech fans......for the rest of the country it will be MEH.......especially if the season goes as so many have predicted.

 

[H-Wade]

One of our recruits said one of the reasons he came to Tech was to play in the Benz?

Yup, I don't think I'll get in trouble for this but this story actually broke a couple of weeks ago on a paysite when a recruit was quoted as saying he was excited about playing in MBS for the next 5 years.

 

[AUFC]

Money talks. Experiencing a game on campus at BDS >>> experiencing a game at MBS, however modern of a stadium it is. It sucks we lose probably our most fun game 3/5 of these years to MBS but hopefully it pays off down the line.

 

[Animal02]

Money talks. Experiencing a game on campus at BDS >>> experiencing a game at MBS, however modern of a stadium it is. It sucks we lose probably our most fun game 3/5 of these years to MBS but hopefully it pays off down the line.

They should have admitted it was just a money grab

 

[Adadu]

Talk about getting the BAG. This is going to bring in serious money, no matter how much people dislike it.

 

[stech81]

Yup, I don't think I'll get in trouble for this but this story actually broke a couple of weeks ago on a paysite when a recruit was quoted as saying he was excited about playing in MBS for the next 5 years.

If you are talking about a 2019recuit he would have signed before it was known .

 

[Animal02]

Talk about getting the BAG. This is going to bring in serious money, no matter how much people dislike it.

Has it been reported what the contract is?

 

[H-Wade]

If you are talking about a 2019recuit he would have signed before it was known .

You think the staff just learned about this during today's press conference?