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Why Did Georgia Tech Football Leave the SEC?
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<blockquote data-quote="TechCubed" data-source="post: 709843" data-attributes="member: 491"><p>IMO, there have been three seismic shifts in college football in the last 50 years:</p><p></p><p>1) Integration in the 60s and 70s</p><p>2) APR in 2003</p><p>3) TV money over last decade</p><p></p><p>With history unchanged, all three of these crossroads left Georgia Tech with a lesser ability to compete then the prior era (though impact of #1 was for relatively short period of time). </p><p></p><p>With history changed (staying the SEC), only #3 turns out differently. Most recent difference in conference distribution was approximately $14 million per year. Let's conservatively say that GT would have gotten an additional $50 million over the last decade. Would that mean better facilities, resources, etc? Probably. Would that mean more success/wins? Hard to say. Everyone else is getting that money too, so doesn't automatically equate to a competitive advantage.</p><p></p><p>I think the big variable is if staying in the SEC would have impacted the actions of the academic side. If the answer is no, then we're probably looking at a program similar to Vanderbilt. </p><p></p><p>My personal opinion is that it was the right move for the right reasons, though the steady slide from the departure from SEC to Homer Rice's arrival was demoralizing. The success of 1990 probably does not happen in the SEC. I also think the pride we have in the character of student-athletes isn't at the same level (which matters to some, including me).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TechCubed, post: 709843, member: 491"] IMO, there have been three seismic shifts in college football in the last 50 years: 1) Integration in the 60s and 70s 2) APR in 2003 3) TV money over last decade With history unchanged, all three of these crossroads left Georgia Tech with a lesser ability to compete then the prior era (though impact of #1 was for relatively short period of time). With history changed (staying the SEC), only #3 turns out differently. Most recent difference in conference distribution was approximately $14 million per year. Let's conservatively say that GT would have gotten an additional $50 million over the last decade. Would that mean better facilities, resources, etc? Probably. Would that mean more success/wins? Hard to say. Everyone else is getting that money too, so doesn't automatically equate to a competitive advantage. I think the big variable is if staying in the SEC would have impacted the actions of the academic side. If the answer is no, then we're probably looking at a program similar to Vanderbilt. My personal opinion is that it was the right move for the right reasons, though the steady slide from the departure from SEC to Homer Rice's arrival was demoralizing. The success of 1990 probably does not happen in the SEC. I also think the pride we have in the character of student-athletes isn't at the same level (which matters to some, including me). [/QUOTE]
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