Sugiura: Notre Dame win earns Gregory $3,000 bonus

[CuseJacket]

Interesting contract clause.

http://georgiatech.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/21/notre-dame-win-earns-gregory-3000-bonus/

Also an interesting selection of 5 games by MBob... why select Wake Forest over, say, Duke/UNC/Syracuse/Louisville/UVA?

 

[Tech93]

Other than GA, what's the real significance to winning the other games...think we have a real problem in leadership at the GTAA.

 

[dtm1997]

Prior to ND joining the league, Wake was our assigned rival school. The list of schools were rival schools and what was likely our most difficult OOC game scheduled. Playing Nova wasn't a sure thing.

Net net - earn bonuses for beating rivals

 

[jacketup]

Other than GA, what's the real significance to winning the other games...think we have a real problem in leadership at the GTAA.

Here is the problem: GTAA Board has 8 faculty members, 3 alumni members, and 3 student members.

Compare with UGA: 6 faculty members, 8 alumni members, and 1 voting student member.

For the folks who are slow on the uptake, GT alumni do not control the GTAA. Therefore, GT athletic teams are not really our teams.

GT alums should not contribute to Roll Call or the AA until GT alumni have control of the GTAA Board.

 

[orientalnc]

Here is the problem: GTAA Board has 8 faculty members, 3 alumni members, and 3 student members.

Compare with UGA: 6 faculty members, 8 alumni members, and 1 voting student member.

For the folks who are slow on the uptake, GT alumni do not control the GTAA. Therefore, GT athletic teams are not really our teams.

GT alums should not contribute to Roll Call or the AA until GT alumni have control of the GTAA Board.

This is not likely to change.

 

[BeeRBee]

Here is the problem: GTAA Board has 8 faculty members, 3 alumni members, and 3 student members.

Compare with UGA: 6 faculty members, 8 alumni members, and 1 voting student member.

For the folks who are slow on the uptake, GT alumni do not control the GTAA. Therefore, GT athletic teams are not really our teams.

GT alums should not contribute to Roll Call or the AA until GT alumni have control of the GTAA Board.

Disagree completely. GT is my alma mater, and its teams will always be my teams. Though there is room for debate about the proper balance, I'm glad that GT maintains institutional control, rather than allowing a group of alumni to operate a sport's program in the school's name.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

I'm glad Gregory got a bonus. I still like the guy and bet he would have paid $3000 to beat ND. That notwithstanding, I don't think Gregory is going to take the basketball program out of the lower ACC echelons. Hope I'm wrong (again).

 

[GTNavyNuke]

Disagree completely. GT is my alma mater, and its teams will always be my teams. Though there is room for debate about the proper balance, I'm glad that GT maintains institutional control, rather than allowing a group of alumni to operate a sport's program in the school's name.

GT Athletics should be completely independent of the Ga Board of Regents (and GT faculty). Just my opinion. I'd prefer GT to be independent too, but that won't happen either. So we'll just continue to muddle along.

 

[forensicbuzz]

GT alums should not contribute to Roll Call or the AA until GT alumni have control of the GTAA Board.

GT Athletics should be completely independent of . . . GT faculty).

I disagree with these statements. As long as college athletics are supposed to be about student-athletes, the academic side has to be a major force. Letting alumni get control is like letting the inmates run the asylum. As alumni, its too easy to weigh the pros and cons, and conclude the ends justify the means. That can't happen. As long as GTAA represents GT, the Administration needs to be in ultimate control. (and I really hate that it negatively affects our ability to compete!)

 

[MidtownJacket]

I disagree with these statements. As long as college athletics are supposed to be about student-athletes, the academic side has to be a major force. Letting alumni get control is like letting the inmates run the asylum. As alumni, its too easy to weigh the pros and cons, and conclude the ends justify the means. That can't happen. As long as GTAA represents GT, the Administration needs to be in ultimate control. (and I really hate that it negatively affects our ability to compete!)

Agree 100%

 

[GTNavyNuke]

I disagree with these statements. As long as college athletics are supposed to be about student-athletes, the academic side has to be a major force. Letting alumni get control is like letting the inmates run the asylum. As alumni, its too easy to weigh the pros and cons, and conclude the ends justify the means. That can't happen. As long as GTAA represents GT, the Administration needs to be in ultimate control. (and I really hate that it negatively affects our ability to compete!)

I guess on a philosophical basis I agree with you about student-althetes. But on a practical basis I don't. If we lived in the Garden of Eden, it would be fine. But the inmates and corporate interests are running the NCAA. Just saw this today ...... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inde...RJx-iLg&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=3N8dxWIrVMkT81

Back to the original thread, I'm glad CBG got a bonus and hope we win most of the rest of our games. It is very gratifying to see that the players haven't packed it in and are playing hard. That's all we can ask.

 

[forensicbuzz]

I've said before that CBG would be here next year (and maybe the year after), but his contract would not be renewed. After thinking about this, I could see him being given a contact extension for recruiting purposes, but without the buy-out clause being extended. In other words, give him an NFL contract. No guaranteeed money.