would that be the general, Leonard Wood?Here's the details I have on that period. Any more documentation would be appreciated. I got this out of various books on GT Football.
Back when football was similar to what Ultimate Frisbee is today. To me, GT football started in 1904 with the arrival of Heisman (thank you Clemson).
Well, it' not in Toledo.
Yeah it was
Yes! The only thing the average fan can actively do to improve the program is to buy tickets and go to games. It makes a much bigger effect on recruits that visit when Bobby Dodd is loud and crazy on gameday, plus it looks better on TV.
It doesn’t help when the students don’t show up.
It's not only the students. I know people that can't travel to the football game want to see it on TV, but TV will slowly kill the game to easy to see your team play without getting tickets and being in the heat or cold. How many games were on TV in the 50's 60's and 70's.
There are several flip sides to that. A lot of people can't go to a game. TV is their access. TV has, I think, immeasurably added to the popularity of the game and doubtless brought lots of money to the schools. All in all I will take TV over no or limited TV.
Everyone seems pissed at the Belk Bowl for not taking us but in my mind the bigger offender was the Military Bowl. Sure it's tier 2 but it is a weekend game in Annapolis and I think they would have a great showing for CPJ's last (maybe) game. Instead they chose a VT team who frankly has looked like hot garbage this season and whom we stomped.
I agree. I was looking around at the Miami game this year and saw that the south endzone was empty and the swarm/frats wasn't full even into the second quarter. To think that that was our only night game, let alone a whiteout and against a tough opponent, I was amazed at how little support the students gave.
I still can't figure out how the Military bowl saw we were still available (among VT, Duke, etc.), knew it would be CPJ's last game for the foreseeable future, and didn't pick us. Do we know if the organizers are affiliated with the Naval Academy? I would think the combo of the Navy fanbase, plus our fanbase would have convinced them to take us.
VT had 100k alumni within an hour of Annapolis. They'd have to be the worlds biggest dumbassess not to select them
You can not buy what Belk is selling fairly easy. It’s harder to come out and say I’m against the military, even if the source is a bowl run by blood sucking defense contractors.
Speaking of blood sucking defense contractors, does anybody think Johnson shows up for the Army-Navy game Saturday? I hope he does, with one school and two head coaches linked directly to him, and I gather the work toward Tech's bowl game is pretty slow still. I would personally like to see that. Probably not since the days of Red Blaik for Army and Roger Staubach for Navy has one coach affected the schools so much. (A little hyperbole, but not much. And I know the contractor reference makes no sense, but it got your attention.)
I live in the Triangle. It is not Silicone Valley, but close, and I imagine Georgia Tech has more grads around than Virginia. But it is just anecdotal from when I wear a Tech cap or sweats.
