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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 389891" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>This is a fascinating and layered topic, and I think it's one that goes along with the thread [USER=26]@ATL1[/USER] started:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://gtswarm.com/threads/outstanding-article-on-cfb-atlanta-gt-hbcus.14107/page-2" target="_blank">https://gtswarm.com/threads/outstanding-article-on-cfb-atlanta-gt-hbcus.14107/page-2</a></p><p></p><p>Personally, I think Bobby Dodd gave up lot of ground with "sidewalk" fans when he decided to pull GT out of the SEC. Some blame pro sports, but the South is a college sports region, and the pro sports that came here were not very good teams. GT was a very good product, and because Dodd left the SEC and our program was bleeding money, we also become less attractive to recruits. Teams that use come into Atlanta started to build up their own "sidewalk" fan bases...more specifically, it helped UGA rise in stature.</p><p></p><p>As [USER=435]@Supersizethatorder-mutt[/USER] attested, GT was packed for games during the last years of our SEC membership, but it wasn't only for SEC games, and BDS was full of GT fans.</p><p></p><p>It was unfortunate that Dodd let personal idealism get in the way because GT is still paying for that decision today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 389891, member: 360"] This is a fascinating and layered topic, and I think it's one that goes along with the thread [USER=26]@ATL1[/USER] started: [URL]https://gtswarm.com/threads/outstanding-article-on-cfb-atlanta-gt-hbcus.14107/page-2[/URL] Personally, I think Bobby Dodd gave up lot of ground with "sidewalk" fans when he decided to pull GT out of the SEC. Some blame pro sports, but the South is a college sports region, and the pro sports that came here were not very good teams. GT was a very good product, and because Dodd left the SEC and our program was bleeding money, we also become less attractive to recruits. Teams that use come into Atlanta started to build up their own "sidewalk" fan bases...more specifically, it helped UGA rise in stature. As [USER=435]@Supersizethatorder-mutt[/USER] attested, GT was packed for games during the last years of our SEC membership, but it wasn't only for SEC games, and BDS was full of GT fans. It was unfortunate that Dodd let personal idealism get in the way because GT is still paying for that decision today. [/QUOTE]
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