So....

[Connell62]

MIDTOWN Marta is 4 blocks from McCamish, not sure logistics is the reason we have no fans in the stands. I’m a STH and from what I’ve seen so far this season, our non-student turnout is woeful. The ACC did us no favors by scheduling 30% of our home games with no students on campus. I’m not sure winning is going to bring the fans back, we have been too mediocre to too bad for too long.

I think that the lack of students is one of the reasons that the turnout looks abysmal game after game. I've missed only 2 games all season, and if we had any students, we would have decent crowds for several of the games. We had a 5 game (3 conference) homestand during the break, and it was like a ghost town.

No one is going attend Alabama A&M (other than sickos like me) but that has been the case as long as I have been attending GT basketball games.

 

[Peacone36]

Well...if you are splitting hairs...Josh left (before he was fired)....They didn't even allow Holtmann to finish the season if I recall correctly.

I know you didn't like Josh, but you can find a better example to make your point P.

I didn’t bring him up haha

 

[MacDaddy2]

At the moment there is absolutely no reason to be a STH. If I recall correctly GTAA sold tickets to Duke, ND and now Clemson at prices ridiculously less than the cost of season tickets (plus the Tech fund contribution). My family has decided to give up our seats next year and wait for the firesale as well as Seatgeek the other games we want to attend.

 

[Connell62]

At the moment there is absolutely no reason to be a STH. If I recall correctly GTAA sold tickets to Duke, ND and now Clemson at prices ridiculously less than the cost of season tickets (plus the Tech fund contribution). My family has decided to give up our seats next year and wait for the firesale as well as Seatgeek the other games we want to attend.

Program is sure to prosper with that mentality.

 

[awbuzz]

At the moment there is absolutely no reason to be a STH. If I recall correctly GTAA sold tickets to Duke, ND and now Clemson at prices ridiculously less than the cost of season tickets (plus the Tech fund contribution). My family has decided to give up our seats next year and wait for the firesale as well as Seatgeek the other games we want to attend.

How about it providing support to fund GT athletics?

 

[reckrider]

How about it providing support to fund GT athletics?

There are lots of ways to provide support to GT athletics. Don’t crap on someone because they want to spend money wisely for tickets when the Athletic association chooses to undercut what we’ve already paid.

 

[gte447f]

I feel your pain @MacDaddy2 but I’ll probably continue to “donate”.

GT fans are all over the board when it comes to sports tickets. Folks routinely come onto the swarm here asking for free tickets when there are thousands available from GT for cheap. On the other hand you have season ticket holders who live out of state and don’t use their tickets.

 

[reckrider]

No one should challenge someone’s choice of how they spend their money. I give to Roll Call, Tharpe and the Tech Way but live in Forsyth County. I’m not driving to midtown at night in the middle of the week for a game. I used to have season tickets for the men but when ACCN started scheduling so many 9 pm starts I dropped them. I’m not walking around Midtown at 11 pm. I bought a mini pack this year to attend six weekend games. I feel like I’ve done my part.

 

[AUFC]

I can't say I blame @MacDaddy2 or have any control over their finances - I get it, but supporting GTAA and the basketball team is a little bit like voting. Short of an 8, 9, 10 figure net worth, you typically can't make a huge impact by yourself, but when everybody internalizes the belief that they can't have an impact, you will assure yourself that you don't have an impact.

If Georgia Tech and the basketball team bring you happiness and joy when they are at their best, it is worth your investment to buy tickets, donate to The Tech Way NIL, and generally support the program so you can help them reach their best.

 

[Connell62]

No one should challenge someone’s choice of how they spend their money. I give to Roll Call, Tharpe and the Tech Way but live in Forsyth County. I’m not driving to midtown at night in the middle of the week for a game. I used to have season tickets for the men but when ACCN started scheduling so many 9 pm starts I dropped them. I’m not walking around Midtown at 11 pm. I bought a mini pack this year to attend six weekend games. I feel like I’ve done my part.

I’ll never criticize someone for their financial decisions, everyone’s finances are tighter today, but to say it doesn’t make sense to buy season tickets and support your team is silly.

If we all adopted that approach, there wouldn’t be a basketball program. There’s too many people unwilling to put their money where their mouth is these days.

All that to say, I don’t care if you buy season tix or not, just go to the games. I live in Forsyth too…that’s not a good excuse. We might have two 9PM games all year, and it really ain’t that difficult to buy a parking pass. They’re like $12/game if you get a season pass.

NIL or not, it’s the same story with GT fans, football or basketball. Demand excellence, but refuse to do what’s required to build it (i.e., show-up, buy tix, donate, cheer)

 

[Connell62]

I can't say I blame @MacDaddy2 or have any control over their finances - I get it, but supporting GTAA and the basketball team is a little bit like voting. Short of an 8, 9, 10 figure net worth, you typically can't make a huge impact by yourself, but when everybody internalizes the belief that they can't have an impact, you will assure yourself that you don't have an impact.

If Georgia Tech and the basketball team bring you happiness and joy when they are at their best, it is worth your investment to buy tickets, donate to The Tech Way NIL, and generally support the program so you can help them reach their best.

Very well said…