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<blockquote data-quote="ClydeBrick" data-source="post: 247838" data-attributes="member: 1329"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p><p></p><p>I am starting to think that you are trolling us now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>aTm just spent nearly half a billion dollars making Kyle Field the biggest football stadium in the $EC.</p><p></p><p>aTm spent $20m on "facilities" upgrades in 2014 (Bammer spent $9m in 2013).</p><p></p><p>After adding 20k seats, aTm has a higher average home attendance than Bammer, so mission accomplished (?).</p><p></p><p>Now after all that money, the only thing an aTm fan would want that Bammer has is a shiny, new sign saying "National Champions 1925 1926 1930 1934 1941 1961 1964 1965 1973 1978 1979 1992 2009 2011 2012 2015" to replace their really, really old "National Champions 1919 1927 1939" sign that they currently have. There remains some things money can't buy.</p><p></p><p>The "start" ain't a "vision". Vision is nearly free, we all have a vision of what would make GT a better football program. The <em>start</em> is money, plain and simple. If there were rich alumni/football-fans standing around with half a billions dollars to spend on GT football, The Hill would take notice - they'd have to. <em>The problem is, there isn't.</em></p><p></p><p>Even with aTm/Bammer-like money we have to remember that money would only address facilities, stadium, coaching, recruiting and other financial issues. The Institute will still be The Institute in every other way (there are not many people that would want that to change much - including me). Alumni numbers and attitudes toward football will remain what they are. Winning is what gets you (and keeps) large amounts of sidewalk/fair-weather fans, plain and simple.</p><p></p><p>Is this defeatist thinking or realist thinking? Both? Neither? Opinions, like mileage, will vary. One thing I would change about this board (or any other GT sports board) is I would add a Make GT Sports Great Again forum. That way, folks that want to expend electrons on figuring a way back to the Heisman-Alexander-Dodd era could while away their time rehashing the same things over and over again.</p><p></p><p>As to the OP - you have pointed some things that I agree with and some I don't. I am looking forward to Thursday night when we will see what CPJ and his fine young men really have this season.</p><p></p><p>Go Jackets!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClydeBrick, post: 247838, member: 1329"] o_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_O I am starting to think that you are trolling us now. :confused: aTm just spent nearly half a billion dollars making Kyle Field the biggest football stadium in the $EC. aTm spent $20m on "facilities" upgrades in 2014 (Bammer spent $9m in 2013). After adding 20k seats, aTm has a higher average home attendance than Bammer, so mission accomplished (?). Now after all that money, the only thing an aTm fan would want that Bammer has is a shiny, new sign saying "National Champions 1925 1926 1930 1934 1941 1961 1964 1965 1973 1978 1979 1992 2009 2011 2012 2015" to replace their really, really old "National Champions 1919 1927 1939" sign that they currently have. There remains some things money can't buy. The "start" ain't a "vision". Vision is nearly free, we all have a vision of what would make GT a better football program. The [I]start[/I] is money, plain and simple. If there were rich alumni/football-fans standing around with half a billions dollars to spend on GT football, The Hill would take notice - they'd have to. [I]The problem is, there isn't.[/I] Even with aTm/Bammer-like money we have to remember that money would only address facilities, stadium, coaching, recruiting and other financial issues. The Institute will still be The Institute in every other way (there are not many people that would want that to change much - including me). Alumni numbers and attitudes toward football will remain what they are. Winning is what gets you (and keeps) large amounts of sidewalk/fair-weather fans, plain and simple. Is this defeatist thinking or realist thinking? Both? Neither? Opinions, like mileage, will vary. One thing I would change about this board (or any other GT sports board) is I would add a Make GT Sports Great Again forum. That way, folks that want to expend electrons on figuring a way back to the Heisman-Alexander-Dodd era could while away their time rehashing the same things over and over again. As to the OP - you have pointed some things that I agree with and some I don't. I am looking forward to Thursday night when we will see what CPJ and his fine young men really have this season. Go Jackets! [/QUOTE]
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