FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why is Georgia Tech moving a home game to Mercedes-Benz Stadium each season?
A. There are six reasons why Georgia Tech is taking advantage of the opportunity to play one game per season at Mercedes-Benz Stadium from 2020-24:
- Atlanta Branding Strategy – Atlanta is the epicenter of college football and by playing in the Southeast’s most-recognizable sports venue, Georgia Tech can further establish itself as a major part of the Atlanta sports landscape.
- Ultra-Modern Gameday Experience for Fans – By taking advantage of the opportunity to play in one of the world’s most modern and state-of-the-art sports facilities (located less than one mile from campus), Georgia Tech can once a year offer its fans a one-of-a-kind gameday experience that exceeds the capacities of Bobby Dodd Stadium in terms of technology, audio/visual displays, variety of concessions options and premium seating, while continuing to still play the vast majority of its home games in one of college football’s greatest settings at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
- Football Recruiting – Elite football recruits want to play on the biggest stages and Mercedes-Benz Stadium has become one of the nation’s biggest stages for all levels of football – high school, college and the National Football League. Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins and his staff are excited to use an annual game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as a selling point to recruits, particularly those in the talent-rich areas of Atlanta and the entire state of Georgia.
- Enhanced National Exposure – Having a presence at Mercedes-Benz Stadium has become a staple of elite college football programs. Georgia Tech joins 10 other Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference teams that are scheduled to play games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium through 2024 (Alabama – 2019, 2021; Clemson – 2022, 2024; Duke – 2019; Florida State – 2020; Georgia – 2020, 2022, 2024; Louisville – 2021; Miami – 2021; North Carolina – 2020; Ole Miss – 2021; Virginia – 2020). However, the Yellow Jackets are the only team in the nation guaranteed to play in MBS on an annual basis from 2020-24.
- Partnership with AMB Sports & Entertainment – Georgia Tech is proud to expand its existing partnership with AMB Sports & Entertainment, which includes the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United. Playing at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is also operated by AMBSE, not only strengthens the relationship between some of Atlanta’s premier sports brands, but also exposes Georgia Tech football to the Falcons’ and United’s large and passionate fan bases and presents opportunities for joint marketing and sales initiatives between the organizations.
- Revenue – Based on conservative ticket sales estimates, as well as a financial guarantee to participate in the 2022 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Georgia Tech expects a significant revenue lift over the five years that it will hold an annual game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which is valuable revenue that it can reinvest in services and facilities for student-athletes and close the budget gap between Tech and some of its peers.
Q. I am on the fence about becoming a season-ticket member in 2019. Is there any incentive for me to purchase season tickets in 2019 as it pertains to tickets for the 2020 game versus Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium?
A. Yes. All 2019 Georgia Tech football season-ticket members will have priority to lower-level seats for the 2020 game versus Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as well as take advantage of the Loyalty Discount membership benefit, which provided a $25 per seat savings to returning season-ticket members this year.
Q. Will games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium be a part of Georgia Tech football season-ticket packages?
A. Yes, the annual game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be a part of Georgia Tech’s football season-ticket packages from 2020-24.
Q. I didn’t like my seat for the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game versus Tennessee at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Will the setup be the same for these games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium?
A. No. The 2020 (vs. Notre Dame), 2021 (TBA), 2023 (TBA) and 2024 (Notre Dame) games will be Georgia Tech home games, meaning that Tech will have nearly the entire stadium’s inventory to make available to its fans.
For the 2022 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (vs. Clemson), Georgia Tech will have access to a wider variety of seating options than it did for the 2017 Chick-fil-A Game against Tennessee, while Clemson will receive a visitor’s ticket allotment (for the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Georgia Tech and Tennessee received equal ticket allotments, which made the seating options that GT could offer its fans more limited).
Therefore, for all five games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia Tech season-ticket members will have priority access to preferred seating options, including premium seating inventory (club seats and suites).
Q. I wasn’t able to purchase parking for the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Will there be additional parking for Georgia Tech fans at these games?
A. Yes. Much like the ticket inventory, Georgia Tech fans will have access to the majority of Mercedes-Benz Stadium-controlled parking lots for the 2020-24 games, as opposed to a limited amount of parking for the 2017 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.
Q. When will the dates and opponents for the 2021 and 2023 games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium be announced?
A. Dates and opponents for Georgia Tech’s 2021 and 2023 games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be announced after those seasons’ ACC schedules are finalized, which will likely be in January of 2021 and ’23. Georgia Tech’s annual regular-season finale versus archrival Georgia is not a candidate to be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium – “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” will be played as scheduled at Bobby Dodd Stadium in ’21 and ‘23.
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