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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 30658" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>For those that could read the article, this was the most curious aspect of Dodd's decision:</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>GT was very competitve in the SEC. Dodd did a lot for GT, and some could even argue that he is the father of modern GT athletics, but pulling us out of the SEC was one of the biggest mistakes in GT history. </p><p> </p><p>For those that argue that GT academics wouldn't be the same or somehow thought of less if we were in the SEC, that premise is false. See Vandy. No one thinks of Vandy's academics any less because they play sports in a league full of schools not in the same tier as them academically. On top of that, GT academics was a beacon in the education world in this region at that time, and has since grown internationally despite what the program encountered during the lean 1980's. Academics and Athletics can co-exist independantly...moreso on the academic side.</p><p> </p><p>As for the NFL coming to Atlanta and pro sports, remember, the South is and will always be a college sports first region. It's all about matchups. GT ceded it's place in the sportsworld and basically gave up Atlanta when we left the SEC. When the majority of SEC alumni live within a 3-5 hour drive of Atlanta, plus Atlanta's ability to absorb gameday visitors with all the hotels and restaurants, how much of an attraction would it be for SEC schools to come visit GT? Alabama vs GT? Auburn vs GT? Florida vs GT? S. Carolina vs GT? Etc. Those games would have BDS full every weekend. It's a far cry from what happens when Syracuse/Duke/UNC/Maryland come visit. GT would have been a premiere school in the SEC because of location. You can't turn a street corner in Metro Atlanta without seeing a car sticker with a SEC team. Metro Atlanta is populated with SEC alumni.</p><p> </p><p>Dodd was idealistic, and basically tried to make a statement. Unfortunately what he fought for, the NCAA went toward eventually anyways. Instead working within the system, he used GT's position at the time to dictate the system. GT sports is still paying for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 30658, member: 360"] For those that could read the article, this was the most curious aspect of Dodd's decision: GT was very competitve in the SEC. Dodd did a lot for GT, and some could even argue that he is the father of modern GT athletics, but pulling us out of the SEC was one of the biggest mistakes in GT history. For those that argue that GT academics wouldn't be the same or somehow thought of less if we were in the SEC, that premise is false. See Vandy. No one thinks of Vandy's academics any less because they play sports in a league full of schools not in the same tier as them academically. On top of that, GT academics was a beacon in the education world in this region at that time, and has since grown internationally despite what the program encountered during the lean 1980's. Academics and Athletics can co-exist independantly...moreso on the academic side. As for the NFL coming to Atlanta and pro sports, remember, the South is and will always be a college sports first region. It's all about matchups. GT ceded it's place in the sportsworld and basically gave up Atlanta when we left the SEC. When the majority of SEC alumni live within a 3-5 hour drive of Atlanta, plus Atlanta's ability to absorb gameday visitors with all the hotels and restaurants, how much of an attraction would it be for SEC schools to come visit GT? Alabama vs GT? Auburn vs GT? Florida vs GT? S. Carolina vs GT? Etc. Those games would have BDS full every weekend. It's a far cry from what happens when Syracuse/Duke/UNC/Maryland come visit. GT would have been a premiere school in the SEC because of location. You can't turn a street corner in Metro Atlanta without seeing a car sticker with a SEC team. Metro Atlanta is populated with SEC alumni. Dodd was idealistic, and basically tried to make a statement. Unfortunately what he fought for, the NCAA went toward eventually anyways. Instead working within the system, he used GT's position at the time to dictate the system. GT sports is still paying for it. [/QUOTE]
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