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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 982990" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>Hope I can format this right. </p><p></p><p>A comparison of stadium capacity between Tech and uga over the years, just the highlights since they rarely expanded at the same time or rate.</p><p></p><p>uga Tech</p><p> 1948</p><p>30,000 44,000</p><p> 1963</p><p>36,000 53,300</p><p> 1966</p><p>43,621 </p><p> 1967</p><p>59,200 58,121</p><p> 1981</p><p> 82,122</p><p> 1986</p><p> 46,000</p><p> 2001</p><p> 41,000</p><p> Present</p><p>92,058 43,719</p><p></p><p>A few things I notice.</p><p></p><p>After Tech left the SEC, they still (briefly) outdrew the mutts.</p><p></p><p>Following 1967, Atlanta newspapers routinely reported Tech’s capacity as 60,000 and even reported a game as having over 61,000, though I don’t know how to verify that now.</p><p></p><p> uga’s first big expansion coincided with winning a national championship. A few years after Tech’s national championship talk was always about reducing stadium size. Newspapers reported reducing down to 35,000 at one point.</p><p></p><p>Georgia, beginning in 1981, expanded every 2-3 years adding around 2000 seats each time and managing to keep the original symmetry intact.</p><p></p><p>Tech was already battling for entertainment dollars in 1966 when the Braves came to Atlanta. That team featuring Hank Aaron, Rico Carty and Joe Torre, routinely packed Fulton County Stadium. The previous year the Atlanta Falcons had set an NFL record for a new franchise by selling 40,000 preseason tickets. By 1968 Atlanta had added professional basketball and soccer. This was a tough time for Tech, having expanded the stadium to its largest capacity. By 1972 Atlanta had hockey giving transplants to Atlanta something to do other than trying to learn the traditions of southern college football. The attendance numbers didn’t have to be great for any of the 5 professional teams to cut into Tech’s slice of the sports pie.</p><p></p><p>Much more I could add but would be interested in other people’s thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 982990, member: 1640"] Hope I can format this right. A comparison of stadium capacity between Tech and uga over the years, just the highlights since they rarely expanded at the same time or rate. uga Tech 1948 30,000 44,000 1963 36,000 53,300 1966 43,621 1967 59,200 58,121 1981 82,122 1986 46,000 2001 41,000 Present 92,058 43,719 A few things I notice. After Tech left the SEC, they still (briefly) outdrew the mutts. Following 1967, Atlanta newspapers routinely reported Tech’s capacity as 60,000 and even reported a game as having over 61,000, though I don’t know how to verify that now. uga’s first big expansion coincided with winning a national championship. A few years after Tech’s national championship talk was always about reducing stadium size. Newspapers reported reducing down to 35,000 at one point. Georgia, beginning in 1981, expanded every 2-3 years adding around 2000 seats each time and managing to keep the original symmetry intact. Tech was already battling for entertainment dollars in 1966 when the Braves came to Atlanta. That team featuring Hank Aaron, Rico Carty and Joe Torre, routinely packed Fulton County Stadium. The previous year the Atlanta Falcons had set an NFL record for a new franchise by selling 40,000 preseason tickets. By 1968 Atlanta had added professional basketball and soccer. This was a tough time for Tech, having expanded the stadium to its largest capacity. By 1972 Atlanta had hockey giving transplants to Atlanta something to do other than trying to learn the traditions of southern college football. The attendance numbers didn’t have to be great for any of the 5 professional teams to cut into Tech’s slice of the sports pie. Much more I could add but would be interested in other people’s thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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