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What made the Cremins years so special?
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatGuy" data-source="post: 939600" data-attributes="member: 3440"><p>I grew up in Fayette County, and my dad either founded or stoked the flames of the Yellow Jacket Club of Fayette County when I was little. He told me a story about sometime around the time you mentioned (1984, IIRC), one night they got Bobby Cremins to drive down to Fayetteville and speak to the YJ Club members.</p><p></p><p>Towards the end of the talk, he mentioned he needed to go, and apologized for leaving so early - the next day was national signing day, and he needed to go make a phone call to a recruit he was trying to land. Apparently the YJ Club hadn't realized what day they were scheduling him for - otherwise, they wouldn't have done it.</p><p></p><p>My dad said "Our house is right down the road, you're welcome to come use our phone," but Cremins said "Nah, I saw a Shoney's on the way in - I'll just stop there."</p><p></p><p>Turns out the recruit was Duane Ferrell. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Anyway, it speaks to his dedication to the program and his relentless drive to make it successful that he took the time, on the day before national signing day, to drive an hour away from his office and speak to some alums and fans about the program. He got that he wasn't just building a team - he was building a program. And as a kid going to Georgia Tech games throughout the 80's, you could feel that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatGuy, post: 939600, member: 3440"] I grew up in Fayette County, and my dad either founded or stoked the flames of the Yellow Jacket Club of Fayette County when I was little. He told me a story about sometime around the time you mentioned (1984, IIRC), one night they got Bobby Cremins to drive down to Fayetteville and speak to the YJ Club members. Towards the end of the talk, he mentioned he needed to go, and apologized for leaving so early - the next day was national signing day, and he needed to go make a phone call to a recruit he was trying to land. Apparently the YJ Club hadn't realized what day they were scheduling him for - otherwise, they wouldn't have done it. My dad said "Our house is right down the road, you're welcome to come use our phone," but Cremins said "Nah, I saw a Shoney's on the way in - I'll just stop there." Turns out the recruit was Duane Ferrell. :) Anyway, it speaks to his dedication to the program and his relentless drive to make it successful that he took the time, on the day before national signing day, to drive an hour away from his office and speak to some alums and fans about the program. He got that he wasn't just building a team - he was building a program. And as a kid going to Georgia Tech games throughout the 80's, you could feel that. [/QUOTE]
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