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<blockquote data-quote="Rodney Kent" data-source="post: 20193" data-attributes="member: 923"><p>Let's look at this from another view. What if it is your son that is entering a college. First, we know that few graduates enter the NFL and make the long term route. This means most of the student-athletes have to earn a living. Which College would you personally want your son to attend? Would you want him to attend a factory where he still cannot read or write once he graduates? I suspect most parents would want him to attend where he gets the best education to be equipped for a successful future in the job market.</p><p> </p><p>Let's also say that the State Board of Education is biased against Tech because they do not want us to recruit the kids that might be candidates for UGA. We protest loudly and finally they change the equation and give us many dumb down courses. We then recruit the more athletic kids and tend to leave out those who would love to attend Tech for the more valuable education. In the long run, who suffers? We might want to be a little careful in the things we desire. In the long run, we might hurt those who need the better education.</p><p> </p><p>I had rather have a broader base of recruiting and bring in the athletes we need from the higher class candidates. With the right coaching which matches the type of players we get with the offensive and defensive systems to match those talents, we should still do fine. Bobby Dodd attracted enough of those kinds of kids and did well with them. So did Heisman and Alexander before him. There are so many skilled athletes just in the State of Georgia and Florida, that many would come to Tech for the educaton and to show off their talents. Also, an exciting style of winning football would draw more fans. Many of the students from Tech come from all parts of the world and the United States. They are not good candidates to return to the games. As in the days of Dodd, many, many fans were of the non-student variety (now called sidewalk fans). We were more fanatic than the students and made up a goodly portion of the fan base. It was hard many times to get tickets to the Tech games as most were sellouts. Why? The brand of football was exciting and the coach was loved by all the fan base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rodney Kent, post: 20193, member: 923"] Let's look at this from another view. What if it is your son that is entering a college. First, we know that few graduates enter the NFL and make the long term route. This means most of the student-athletes have to earn a living. Which College would you personally want your son to attend? Would you want him to attend a factory where he still cannot read or write once he graduates? I suspect most parents would want him to attend where he gets the best education to be equipped for a successful future in the job market. Let's also say that the State Board of Education is biased against Tech because they do not want us to recruit the kids that might be candidates for UGA. We protest loudly and finally they change the equation and give us many dumb down courses. We then recruit the more athletic kids and tend to leave out those who would love to attend Tech for the more valuable education. In the long run, who suffers? We might want to be a little careful in the things we desire. In the long run, we might hurt those who need the better education. I had rather have a broader base of recruiting and bring in the athletes we need from the higher class candidates. With the right coaching which matches the type of players we get with the offensive and defensive systems to match those talents, we should still do fine. Bobby Dodd attracted enough of those kinds of kids and did well with them. So did Heisman and Alexander before him. There are so many skilled athletes just in the State of Georgia and Florida, that many would come to Tech for the educaton and to show off their talents. Also, an exciting style of winning football would draw more fans. Many of the students from Tech come from all parts of the world and the United States. They are not good candidates to return to the games. As in the days of Dodd, many, many fans were of the non-student variety (now called sidewalk fans). We were more fanatic than the students and made up a goodly portion of the fan base. It was hard many times to get tickets to the Tech games as most were sellouts. Why? The brand of football was exciting and the coach was loved by all the fan base. [/QUOTE]
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