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LargeFO said:
He hasn't really killed it anywhere so I'm not super concerned. Nolley has spurned them. Hagans has spurned them. King is probably going to spurn them. Jonas Hayes is gone. Not super concerned with Dollar and Dwight Schrute.
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connell62 said:
Hopefully that is sarcasm...I ain’t worried. I’m sure that he will recruit better than he did at GT but that ain’t saying much.
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It was more of a “wouldn’t that just be our luck” statement.

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Peacone36 said:
It was more of a “wouldn’t that just be our luck” statement.

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That Charlie Brown style sad sack stuff is the worst thing about our fan base. It really needs to stop. It is self-destructive and extremely off-putting to outsiders.

There is nothing more destructive to Tech athletics than the miserable musings of our own fans.
 
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Peacone36 said:
Yeah, THAT'S the most destructive thing....
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It is. It permeates the culture and drives away potential fans. The constant whining of supposed supporters wears down the GTAA staff over time and makes them cynical and snarky. It hurts our image.

I spend more time in press boxes than most people. Tech sucks at PR and the number one reason why is our negative, sad sack fans.
 
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ESPNjacket said:
It is. It permeates the culture and drives away potential fans. The constant whining of supposed supporters wears down the GTAA staff over time and makes them cynical and snarky. It hurts our image.

I spend more time in press boxes than most people. Tech sucks at PR and the number one reason why is our negative, sad sack fans.
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@CuseJacket you gotta become an evangelist in the press box bro
 
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ESPNjacket said:
It is. It permeates the culture and drives away potential fans. The constant whining of supposed supporters wears down the GTAA staff over time and makes them cynical and snarky. It hurts our image.

I spend more time in press boxes than most people. Tech sucks at PR and the number one reason why is our negative, sad sack fans.
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Mine was mostly said in jest. I do see some of the examples of what you’re referring to though. Especially in the twitter-verse.

I think one thing Pastner has done well since he has been here is promoting the program and it seems to be reflected on game days (during the ACC schedule at least). There are some things with the basketball program though that just seem to drag that you don’t typically see with the more successful programs in the P5.

I don’t actually have a whole lot of faith in Dollar, certainly not compared to what Crean could have had with Hayes.
 
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Peacone36 said:
Mine was mostly said in jest. I do see some of the examples of what you’re referring to though. Especially in the twitter-verse.

I think one thing Pastner has done well since he has been here is promoting the program and it seems to be reflected on game days (during the ACC schedule at least). There are some things with the basketball program though that just seem to drag that you don’t typically see with the more successful programs in the P5.

I don’t actually have a whole lot of faith in Dollar, certainly not compared to what Crean could have had with Hayes.
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I thought the Dollar hire would be cause for celebration among the GT faithful so your comment struck me as extremely negative. Our fans, primarily alumni, bombard the GTAA with negativity. It sure shocked Bobinski. He had no idea what he got into and got out as soon as he could.

Bobinski was a bad fit for many reasons but he couldn't believe the nonsense that came from our alumni. Just to be clear, all fan bases have idiots and whiners. GT lacks the group that most have a lot of, positive supporters, to balance it out. We have some but they don't come close to balancing it out.

The people who work for GTAA get worn down by it and it shows.
 
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ESPNjacket said:
I thought the Dollar hire would be cause for celebration among the GT faithful so your comment struck me as extremely negative. Our fans, primarily alumni, bombard the GTAA with negativity. It sure shocked Bobinski. He had no idea what he got into and got out as soon as he could.

Bobinski was a bad fit for many reasons but he couldn't believe the nonsense that came from our alumni. Just to be clear, all fan bases have idiots and whiners. GT lacks the group that most have a lot of, positive supporters, to balance it out. We have some but they don't come close to balancing it out.

The people who work for GTAA get worn down by it and it shows.
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I had never heard that about the negativity on the level of MBob. That is discouraging.
 
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I thought the Dollar hire would be cause for celebration among the GT faithful so your comment struck me as extremely negative. Our fans, primarily alumni, bombard the GTAA with negativity. It sure shocked Bobinski. He had no idea what he got into and got out as soon as he could.

Bobinski was a bad fit for many reasons but he couldn't believe the nonsense that came from our alumni. Just to be clear, all fan bases have idiots and whiners. GT lacks the group that most have a lot of, positive supporters, to balance it out. We have some but they don't come close to balancing it out.

The people who work for GTAA get worn down by it and it shows.
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I’m a sidewalk fan, didn’t graduate from GT, but do hold season tix for football and I feel like I have more of an allegiance than some who hold degrees from GT. The ones that are glass-half-full, like me, usually get scolded and told that they’re delusional.

In this case, I’ve known Peacone36 through the boards for years and felt that he was just being sarcastic, but you're 100% right. Our fan base feels like they can write an email, bitching and moaning, stating their displeasure simply because they donate or hold season tickets, as if it is going to move the needle. I’m sure that it causes a good laugh for receipent as they hit send on their canned response, followed by delete.
 
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