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Finally have a President in Cabrera that values student athletes and considers sports an important part of GT's fabric, not a necessary nuisance like Peterson and others. Then he hired Batt, who is demonstrating he's got a vision for the future which isn't just doing what others bugger programs used to be doing. It's going to be a stellar combination I think, rivaling the Homer Rice days except this time you have a fully invested President instead of Petit/Crecine.love batt’s ideas and messaging so far. can’t wait to see it all turn to action. have a feeling we will be much happier with our ad situation in the coming years
At 9 years old I am skeptical that he can help us on the line of scrimmage which imo is our biggest area of concern.Let's recruit this kid Batt.
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Crecine was fully onboard with improving the Athletics at Tech. Maybe you mean Petit and Klough? Crecine did more for GT Athletics than any president in the history of the Institute. Do you think the natatorium just magically showed up on GT's campus? Do you think all the housing associated with the 1996 Olympics just magically arrived? Do you think GT being the Olympic Village was just happenstance? Maybe you should revisit your history.Finally have a President in Cabrera that values student athletes and considers sports an important part of GT's fabric, not a necessary nuisance like Peterson and others. Then he hired Batt, who is demonstrating he's got a vision for the future which isn't just doing what others bugger programs used to be doing. It's going to be a stellar combination I think, rivaling the Homer Rice days except this time you have a fully invested President instead of Petit/Crecine.
You are right.Crecine was fully onboard with improving the Athletics at Tech. Maybe you mean Petit and Klough? Crecine did more for GT Athletics than any president in the history of the Institute. Do you think the natatorium just magically showed up on GT's campus? Do you think all the housing associated with the 1996 Olympics just magically arrived? Do you think GT being the Olympic Village was just happenstance? Maybe you should revisit your history.
It was about facilities and exposure. Olympic sports are important too. Can you tell me another President that oversaw the football team win the National Championship and the basketball play in the Final Four in the same year? Yeah, I didn't think so.You are right.
Before olympics gt was more about football and bb than it was swiming
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Man, I agreed w uIt was about facilities and exposure. Olympic sports are important too. Can you tell me another President that oversaw the football team win the National Championship and the basketball play in the Final Four in the same year? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Crecine was fully onboard with improving the Athletics at Tech. Maybe you mean Petit and Klough? Crecine did more for GT Athletics than any president in the history of the Institute. Do you think the natatorium just magically showed up on GT's campus? Do you think all the housing associated with the 1996 Olympics just magically arrived? Do you think GT being the Olympic Village was just happenstance? Maybe you should revisit your history.
So illuminate us all on all the wonderful things Crecine did for GT sports. Here's some food for thought:It was about facilities and exposure. Olympic sports are important too. Can you tell me another President that oversaw the football team win the National Championship and the basketball play in the Final Four in the same year? Yeah, I didn't think so.
This century the prez s have let gtaa head into bankrupcy zone. By comparison C is great.So illuminate us all on all the wonderful things Crecine did for GT sports. Here's some food for thought:
He mentored Homer Rice so he would be a good AD?
He offered up alumni information to GT Athletics Association so they could fundraise better?
He helped improved the football, basketball and baseball facilities?
He directed the individual schools to offer schedule friendly course offerings so players wouldn't have to miss practice?
He beefed up the compliance office so our programs wouldn't end up on probation somewhere down the road?
He led some initiative to increase spending on athletics?
He brokered some athlete friendly degree programs with the Board of Regents?
He eased admissions standards so our recruiting would improve?
Just some ideas. Maybe he did other things? I'm sure you'll wow us with the specifics and we'll all be able to understand. Certainly he pulled off some really great work for GT atletics prior to being the recipient of money generated solely by the fact Atlanta was awarded the Olympics an GT was ideally situated to house a large portion of the athletes with new & exisiting dorms plus had room for the pool & McTit could be used for boxing.
Hey I just remembered one- Danny Hall was hired during his tenure. Had nothing to do with the Olympics either. That should get you started.
Crecine was a fine President, a great steward for GTRI and bolstered our academic reputation. Petit tried to move us to D3, Clough got laughed out of a meeting I attended one time because he was seemingly unaware of the state of our football and basketball programs. I was overseas the bulk of Crecine's tenture and I don't recall anyone I know really mentioning him ever in regards to any of our athletic programs. People talk about Homer Rice all the time, same as Bobby Dodd. Never hear them say & oh yeah don't forget Crecine and all he did for us.
You hit the nail on the head. Most guys I know have opinions on all Presidents and ADs in our tenure. Nobody ever mentions Crecine. He made no major missteps other than pissing off faculty and some assorted influential people by reoganizing our schools. I'm sure there's people passionate about whether it was a good or bad move, but GT seems to have done just fine since then.This century the prez s have let gtaa head into bankrupcy zone. By comparison C is great.
Ps- who thinks its a good idea to have nearly all the research from DOD.
Yeah, I wasn’t being salty. I such at emojis to show sarcasm or non-seriousness. I didn’t take what you said as contrary, and I apologize for the way my response read. I was emphasizing what I was saying not being snarky with you.Man, I agreed w u
PREZ C got the 96 Olympics and we were great on 90 s .
Wecome to the 21st century.
AT TURN OF this century - we had a spurt in bb and gradually declined into debt ridden irrelevance in football and basketball.
You could certainly do your own research.So illuminate us all on all the wonderful things Crecine did for GT sports. Here's some food for thought:
He mentored Homer Rice so he would be a good AD?
He offered up alumni information to GT Athletics Association so they could fundraise better?
He helped improved the football, basketball and baseball facilities?
He directed the individual schools to offer schedule friendly course offerings so players wouldn't have to miss practice?
He beefed up the compliance office so our programs wouldn't end up on probation somewhere down the road?
He led some initiative to increase spending on athletics?
He brokered some athlete friendly degree programs with the Board of Regents?
He eased admissions standards so our recruiting would improve?
Just some ideas. Maybe he did other things? I'm sure you'll wow us with the specifics and we'll all be able to understand. Certainly he pulled off some really great work for GT atletics prior to being the recipient of money generated solely by the fact Atlanta was awarded the Olympics an GT was ideally situated to house a large portion of the athletes with new & exisiting dorms plus had room for the pool & McTit could be used for boxing.
Hey I just remembered one- Danny Hall was hired during his tenure. Had nothing to do with the Olympics either. That should get you started.
Crecine was a fine President, a great steward for GTRI and bolstered our academic reputation. Petit tried to move us to D3, Clough got laughed out of a meeting I attended one time because he was seemingly unaware of the state of our football and basketball programs. I was overseas the bulk of Crecine's tenture and I don't recall anyone I know really mentioning him ever in regards to any of our athletic programs. People talk about Homer Rice all the time, same as Bobby Dodd. Never hear them say & oh yeah don't forget Crecine and all he did for us.
OK, you're the one arguing he's a massive supporter of GT sports. He offered nothing to our sports programs. Wasn't anti-GT sports but also contributed nothing. Not atypical for a GT President, but that was my point. You calimed it wasn't the case. Consider me unconvinced by all your information provided.You could certainly do your own research.
However, the Olympic Village was originally going to housed on the Atlanta University Center campus. There was friction between the City and Morehouse about the Medical School and Crecine stepped in and convinced Billy Payne that GT was a better venue for the Village because of the natural borders and security.
Crecine also created the College of Liberal Arts. You know, the one with majors other than Industrial Management, Science, or Engineering that half of our football and basketball players major in today.
Again, there’s two things you apparently didn’t know before. If you want more, do your own research. The man had many flaws, but being unsupportive of GT Athletics was absolutely not one of them.
Can you name any President of any university where they say “don’t forget so-and-so and all he did for the university!”You hit the nail on the head. Most guys I know have opinions on all Presidents and ADs in our tenure. Nobody ever mentions Crecine. He made no major missteps other than pissing off faculty and some assorted influential people by reoganizing our schools. I'm sure there's people passionate about whether it was a good or bad move, but GT seems to have done just fine since then.
Back to my original point, we have a new AD with what appears to be an outstanding vision and a highly supportive President. That's a combination we've not had in my lifetime. Perhaps back in the days of Dodd that's the way it was, but that's before my time.
first, I have no compunction to convince you of anything. The fact that you assert that building a world-class swimming and diving facility on campus had nothing to do with a man obsessed with swimming shows either ignorance or an agenda.OK, you're the one arguing he's a massive supporter of GT sports. He offered nothing to our sports programs. Wasn't anti-GT sports but also contributed nothing. Not atypical for a GT President, but that was my point. You calimed it wasn't the case. Consider me unconvinced by all your information provided.
The modeling to control a drone swarm are devloped and implemented within 1 mile of BDS.@iceeater1969 I think what you're referring to is exactly what Cabrera, Batt & Key are planning. We're sitting on multiple goldmines, takes no more than a 10-15 min walk to most from the Edge to get to most of them. If there's one thing we should excel at, this is it.