(10-09-2017 07:39 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 05:37 PM)panama Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 05:27 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 02:42 PM)panama Wrote:  

(10-09-2017 02:19 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Wrong...the Falcons and Georgia get the most attention, then Georgia Tech and if there's any more attention left to be had, State, Southern, Kennesaw and high schools will get it. That's if Alabama and other SEC/ACC schools don't get their share and I'm sure they do.

If Ga. State was gonna carve a niche, then they couldn't do it by stumbling out the gates by losing to a, at best, middle-tier FCS school.

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You don't live here. What are you talking about.

It's

1 Georgia
2 Falcons



3Auburn
3 Alabama
3 GT
3 FSU
3 Clemson
3 Georgia State

We have 53k students and 140k alumni locally. The first game again was a selllout. I'll take our upside especially given the $400M being poured into the former Turner Field.

But again thanks for your interest in GSU



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I have family who are Tech alumni and big fans of Tech football. I can confirm - this is their opinion, mind you - that Tech doesn't have a lot of support outside their alumni. Even a lot of their student base too. The Dawgs dominate the Atlanta market. Atlanta is also such a melting pot, you get fans of so many different other schools, so there's a ton of Big 10, other ACC, and other SEC fans too.

That being said: Tech is still a pretty respectable P5 school, and I do agree that'll make it hard for State.

(Do you have pics of that sold-out Turner Field? Would love to see it!) (Any sold-out G5 stadium - especially in downtown Atlanta - is a good thing)

There are 6M and many with no real team affiliation. Plenty of folks who are not Georgia or GT fans who have some affinity for GSU whether because their kid is/was a first generation student there or because it's the city school. People are buying tickets this year just to see the stadium or just out of curiosity. You really don't have to get that many of them to be successful. Atlanta is a simple town. Win and you're a darling. Lose and nobody wants anything to do with you. Braves are a sea of empty seats. You can't get into an Atlanta United game. Braves used to be darlings.

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I'm actually agreeing with you on a few points. Tech doesn't have this stranglehold on Atlanta, despite being the local P5. They may be 'across the street', but they're not the go-to event in Atlanta, so that does allow State to get a grab on the market.

Also agree with you on: they have to win. Same as anywhere, really, but especially true in the melting pot of Atlanta.

Personally, I'd love to see you guys do well, G5 team to G5 team. My Broncos actually have a series coming up with you guys (begins next year I think). We just finished a series with GA Southern last year (they won at their place, we won at ours) and got you guys next year. Don't understand all the hate you're getting, but they're right in some ways because it IS going to be HARD to sell out that stadium every game. But the city is large and diverse enough to get near-max so long as they're pretty good.

Not under any illusions but do find it hilarious that city school fans in cities where most fans are either B12 or SEC fans cannot see the irony of their statements. But we have had big crowds. We have taken thousands of fans to a bowl game and to a NCAA tournament game. When we win people pay attention.

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