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TNET: Peach Bowl CEO says smaller stadium configuration for Kickoff game was Georgia Tech’s idea
Aug 19, 2022, 7:00 AM
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Orange Blooded [3545]
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Translation, ga tech didn’t want an 80/20 cu/gt ratio to
Aug 19, 2022, 7:05 AM
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Be the situation for a whole stadium, just part of one . Cowards
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Re: Translation, ga tech didn’t want an 80/20 cu/gt ratio to
Aug 19, 2022, 11:37 AM
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It's all about security.
Can you imagine 50,000 Clemson fans getting out of the stadium downtown Atlanta at midnight?
All the fans coming from the stadium to the parking lots are unarmed too!
It is all about gun safety! They are looking out for Clemson fans. We should thank them!
Take your $2 Bills to spend in the bars! It works.
The bartenders in New Orleans still talk about Clemson $2 bills, and have them on the walls!
Go Tigers, Wreck Tech!
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It has nothing to do with security.
Aug 20, 2022, 6:17 PM
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GT is the home team, and bizarrely they got to make this ridiculous demand to avoid it looking like a Clemson home game. I don't understand why the game organizers allowed it. Bizarre.
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Re:
Aug 19, 2022, 7:06 AM
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Maybe this is far fetched. My first thought is would it be possible that GT did this to prevent an overwhelming Clemson crowd?
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Re:
Aug 19, 2022, 7:07 AM
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@tigerpathmd great minds
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Aug 19, 2022, 7:29 AM
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Yep, I bet the city of Atlanta really appreciates that.
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Re: Atlanta's city gov't is clueless
Aug 19, 2022, 8:55 AM
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Atlanta's city government is clueless.
Too stupid to know that the smaller crowd is not good for Atlanta's business.
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Re: Atlanta's city gov't is clueless
Aug 19, 2022, 11:50 AM
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It has nothing to do with the City of Atlanta! Read the article! It’s a GA Tech home game so they call the shots on the configuration!
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Re: Atlanta's city gov't is clueless
Aug 25, 2022, 3:34 PM
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Remember the ALL STAR GAME ????
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Re: Atlanta's city gov't is clueless
Aug 19, 2022, 11:52 AM
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It has nothing to do with the City of Atlanta! Read the article! It’s a GA Tech home game so they call the shots on the configuration!
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Re:
Aug 19, 2022, 7:49 AM
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You think?
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Aug 19, 2022, 9:00 AM
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Tech's last two non-Covid home games versus us (2016 & 2018) featured over 50,000 fans each at Grant Field, Tech's two highest attended games since then, and healthy orange in the crowd. So they opt to screw over us, their local restaurants and hotels, and the ACC angling for a home field advantage that they can't generate on their own.
Not exactly a great audition for a B1G invite, and a clear testament that they would belong in a 2nd division in the ACC for football along with UVA, Wake, Duke, BC, and Syracuse should the top league programs force a football split.
Go Tigers!
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Well said!***
Aug 19, 2022, 11:26 AM
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Aug 19, 2022, 5:13 PM
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Tech's last two non-Covid home games versus us (2016 & 2018) featured over 50,000 fans each at Grant Field, Tech's two highest attended games since then, and healthy orange in the crowd.
Go Tigers!
I agree with your overall point, but for the record, the UGA-GT games at Bobby-Dodd in 2017 & 2019 both drew 55,000 (healthy dose of red as well) - which was more than either of the Clem-GT games at Bobby-Dodd in 2016 & 2018 (I think 54K & 51K)
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Aug 20, 2022, 12:15 PM
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You are correct. Clemson was the highest attended games just those two seasons. Tech now alternates us as home games each season.
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Sounds like something Mike Norvell would do.***
Aug 19, 2022, 7:11 AM
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Sounds light thousands of Clemson fans have been discriminated against!
Aug 19, 2022, 7:19 AM
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and a bit of Wokeness mentality to boot!
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No tickets for you
Aug 19, 2022, 7:18 AM
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Clemson should limit GT to 1000 tickets in the Valley in 2023.
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500 would still be sent back***
Aug 19, 2022, 7:24 AM
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Re: 500 would still be sent back*** Bingo!
Aug 19, 2022, 8:57 AM
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I'd laugh at your comment if it didn't reflect on how pathetic GA Tech had become.
Disgrace to the ACC ... which is hard to disgrace wuth the generally lousy ACC benchmark for football fan interest.
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Re: 500 would still be sent back*** Bingo!
Aug 19, 2022, 9:01 AM
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well, if they're that bad, we better beat 'em by more than 6 pts, this year.
i'm sure, last year, the tarheels thought they'd walk all over 'em, too.
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S.Cootalina and FShoe wimped out in 2020, now GT playin
Aug 19, 2022, 7:33 AM
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Tricks. They deserve to be shutout
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UofSuCk was the only SEC school that voted to play OOC
Aug 19, 2022, 8:12 AM
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games so they could play Clemson. They deserve credit for that.
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Re: UofSuCk was the only SEC school that voted to play OOC
Aug 19, 2022, 12:18 PM
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Haha they probably said yes after everyone else had already voted and said no. There’s no hiding they’re tired of losing and wanted to stop it somehow.
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Why does GT get to decide ? And that’s also why their program is
Aug 19, 2022, 7:41 AM
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Crap……
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Re: Why does GT get to decide ? And that’s also why their program is
Aug 19, 2022, 9:02 AM
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it's their home game. they said it multiple times in the article.
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Re: Why does GT get to decide ? And that’s also why their program is
Aug 19, 2022, 9:56 AM
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Exactly. All anyone had to do was Google it. GT moved their "Home Game" several years back to MBS so it was their call.
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Just to play Devils Advocate ... I’m going to say
Aug 19, 2022, 8:09 AM
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45k tickets is probably plenty for this game given that it’s in Atlanta on a Monday night with a work day following.
I’m not sure what the true motivation was for Ga Tech (after all, it is their home game) but I don’t see it being a big issue.
Are there problems with getting tickets for those wanting to be there? If so, then my Devils Advocacy stands corrected.
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Re: Just to play Devils Advocate ... I’m going to say
Aug 19, 2022, 8:31 AM
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Ticketmaster has available tickets less than face value. Right at face With the fees
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This sums up the ACC perfectly.***
Aug 19, 2022, 8:11 AM
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Indeed it does!
Aug 19, 2022, 8:15 AM
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Re: This sums up the ACC perfectly.***
Aug 19, 2022, 8:32 AM
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My thoughts exactly. Chicken crap move for a chicken crap conference. Only in the acc.
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Re: TNET: Crowd size doesn't matter
Aug 19, 2022, 8:17 AM
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A crowd of 45,000 will be about average for away games we play every year so no big deal.
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Re: TNET: Crowd size doesn't matter
Aug 20, 2022, 6:16 AM
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1. We've probably got more grads and fans in Atlanta than any other place in USA.
2. Stands would have been half empty at halftime anyway with score 45 CU -- 6 GT
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO
Aug 19, 2022, 8:33 AM
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A loser mentality like this is what keeps the ACC behind other conferences. Just one example, but it is how most schools approach football -- managing expectations and maintaining status quo.
The commissioner should have stepped in and insisted on a full seating arrangement for our marquee game. GA Tech needs to invest and put a decent product on the field so they can draw 70k in their home city of 6M+
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO
Aug 19, 2022, 9:03 AM
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even more reason to make that move to the SEC or Big Ten........ASAP
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO
Aug 19, 2022, 11:33 AM
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A loser mentality like this is what keeps the ACC behind other conferences. Just one example, but it is how most schools approach football -- managing expectations and maintaining status quo.
The commissioner should have stepped in and insisted on a full seating arrangement for our marquee game. GA Tech needs to invest and put a decent product on the field so they can draw 70k in their home city of 6M+
Atlanta is Tech's home city but the general population does not follow Tech football in the slightest. It is a pro sports town and that does not mean they all pull for the Falcons - but they have a passing interest. The college football fans in Atlanta follow UGA football. Not hard to see. I think the Jackets brought around a thousand fans to the Valley last year. They are not covered in any Ga media outside of the city as they are a complete afterthought. Ga State is a mile from Campus and has a similar team with a little less interest. It's not a college football town.
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO
Aug 19, 2022, 12:26 PM
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This is mostly true. I live in the ATL and I see at least as many, probably more, Clemson stickers and license tags on cars as GT stuff. Not sure if we really outnumber them or they just don't give a poop, but the Jacket fan base here seems pretty pitiful. Additionally, though it make me queasy just to think of it, Atlanta United soccer fans seem like the top draw here, outnumbering even the Foulcans.
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO
Aug 19, 2022, 7:07 PM
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Exactly my question, where is the ACC Commisioner? If he doesn't care about what's going on, then the conference is done.
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I’m just so thankful
Aug 19, 2022, 8:47 AM
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That this game is at 8 p.m. on a monday. Not like anyone has to get up early the next day. Not like people haven’t been waiting a long time for this game. Gosh, just thank you so much conference and tv overlords
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So, you rather listen to GT and lose money. Not a wise
Aug 19, 2022, 8:49 AM
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business decision.
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO says smaller stadium was GT idea
Aug 19, 2022, 8:50 AM
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Clemson should have never agreed to for this. Fortunately is shows waffle house coach is scared
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For those traveling to this game, do not carry or spend $2
Aug 19, 2022, 9:09 AM
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bills anywhere in the area. Perhaps some restaurants and other merchants will notice, as they're used to seeing these on our gameday weekends, and raise the issue with the Atlanta tourism folks. Tech essentially opted not to allow for an extra 20,000 or so to visit and patronize local businesses on a Sunday and Monday - they should be called out on it from those that help support them. The tradition started in Atlanta - would be interesting to kibosh it completely for a game for a similar message.
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO says smaller stadium configuration
Aug 19, 2022, 9:26 AM
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They can play on a practice field with NOBODY in attendance and it still won't save them from whats about to happen to them!
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO says smaller stadium configuration
Aug 19, 2022, 9:30 AM
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This is some Solid Orange Friday Click Bait (SOFCB). YUM. I can't find this anywhere else. Who did Mr. Stokan talk to at Ga Tech? Will ACC Commie talk with them? JK... Have a great day!
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Limiting the Size of Kickoff Game
Aug 19, 2022, 10:48 AM
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No doubt a move by Georgia Tech to limit the number of Tiger fans. Hard to believe the ACC would allow this to happen. More evidence of the demise of the conference and G Tech football program.
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So, how does this affect the money distribution for sales?
Aug 19, 2022, 11:15 AM
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I don't know what the normal arrangement for ACC games is . . . does the visiting team get a percentage of the overall ticket sales? If so, I suppose this means Clemson (AND GT) are out any percentage due them that might have been produced for any number beyond 45K, right?
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Re: TNET: Peach Bowl CEO says smaller stadium configuration
Aug 19, 2022, 11:52 AM
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Someone teach Stokan about 'barbecue'...
Aug 19, 2022, 12:05 PM
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Hint...it ain't hot dogs and hamburgers.
Being from the South, he should know better.
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The potential good!
Aug 19, 2022, 12:46 PM
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This may well backfire because there will be less fan pressure on DJ. Less distraction, less pressure.
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They dont care about the "going back to work"
Aug 19, 2022, 1:02 PM
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if they did, they wouldn't kick at 8pm
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I wonder if this is financially better for the stadium.
Aug 19, 2022, 3:30 PM
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If the Peach Bowl thought that they could fill the stadium, then I guess that they would have pushed back on GT's request or denied it. It sounds like the Peach Bowl management thinks that they can't fill enough upper-deck seats to justify the added expense of operating the upper deck.
It kinda stinks for the fans because a lot of those midfield upper-deck seats are a LOT better than the lower level (end-zone-ish) seats.
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Re: I wonder if this is financially better for the stadium.
Aug 20, 2022, 7:37 AM
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I agree. The move is probably smart from an economics perspective.
It’s a made for TV game given it’s date and time. Having a full lower bowl in that huge place will look better on TV and appearances count to those making the decisions.
Apparently there are still plenty of tickets available at or below face value for any Clemson fans who really want to be there late on a Monday night in Atlanta.
Even with 45k seats, this game will still probably not be a sell-out.
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Re: I wonder if this is financially better for the stadium.
Aug 20, 2022, 11:30 AM
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I wonder if this will really be a better look for a national TV audience and for the SEC dominated ESPN. My take is that ESPN will have plenty to say about it during the game, and widely panned by the national media. This is a very bad look for thee ACC which is desperately trying to remain relevant in the college football world. Ask yourselves what other conference would allow a #4 ranked member of their conference to be treated this way.
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Re: I wonder if this is financially better for the stadium.
Aug 20, 2022, 5:40 PM
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I agree that it's not a great look, but GT is a small school with a fanbase that has become dejected after years of mediocrity. I could imagine a similar scenario if, say, UGA played Vanderbilt at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
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