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<blockquote data-quote="Volker" data-source="post: 30680" data-attributes="member: 975"><p>I believe that the NFL damaged Tech more because it offered the best high school football players an easier opportunity to make a very good living without the advantage of a degree from Tech. Couple that with the integration of southern football rosters with southern black kids whose schools had never been on the same playing field academically, and you have a recipe for our decline. First, take away the historic advantage Tech offers for financial success, then add excellent athletes (who were not prepared for Tech's curriculum) to our rivals' squads, and it's not hard to understand why we began a gradual slide away from the consistent success we had when I was a kid. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how Tech could have maintained that level of excellence, given the circumstances, no matter what conference we would have been in, unless we were able to create a national following and recruiting pool similar to Notre Dame's. I continue to be surprised that we are not able to recruit highly capable student-athletes from all around the country. I do blame some of that on the game-day atmosphere, which was, in fact, damaged when the Falcons came to town. Tech football was an event in the '50s. The stands had plenty of sidewalk fans whose only game-day opportunity was right in their midst. There was one, maybe two games on Saturday TV back then, and Tech played all the big SEC schools, plus an occasional Notre Dame. We went to a major bowl every year. It was a fun time to be a Yellow Jacket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Volker, post: 30680, member: 975"] I believe that the NFL damaged Tech more because it offered the best high school football players an easier opportunity to make a very good living without the advantage of a degree from Tech. Couple that with the integration of southern football rosters with southern black kids whose schools had never been on the same playing field academically, and you have a recipe for our decline. First, take away the historic advantage Tech offers for financial success, then add excellent athletes (who were not prepared for Tech's curriculum) to our rivals' squads, and it's not hard to understand why we began a gradual slide away from the consistent success we had when I was a kid. I'm not sure how Tech could have maintained that level of excellence, given the circumstances, no matter what conference we would have been in, unless we were able to create a national following and recruiting pool similar to Notre Dame's. I continue to be surprised that we are not able to recruit highly capable student-athletes from all around the country. I do blame some of that on the game-day atmosphere, which was, in fact, damaged when the Falcons came to town. Tech football was an event in the '50s. The stands had plenty of sidewalk fans whose only game-day opportunity was right in their midst. There was one, maybe two games on Saturday TV back then, and Tech played all the big SEC schools, plus an occasional Notre Dame. We went to a major bowl every year. It was a fun time to be a Yellow Jacket. [/QUOTE]
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