Aug. 9, 2007
I would love to open The Good Word with the old axiom, “fall is in the air,” but with the temperature hovering near triple digits, the only thing that reminds me of fall is seeing our football team head to practice each day. Even with the heat, excitement abounds and the prospects for a truly great season are high. Just think – Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame in 23 days!
There are a number of items to share with you in this edition, but I thought I would begin with our recent internal discussions about improving our on-line presence and delivery systems. Currently our web site RamblinWreck.com is a collaborative effort between our multi-media rights holder ISP, CSTV-On Line and the Athletic Association. ISP holds the rights to on-line advertising and has for a number of years contracted CSTV-O to maintain the site. Our sports information, marketing and ticketing folks provide most of the content.
Because CSTV-O maintains many other college athletics sites, our web site is somewhat “cookie-cutter.” We have set about to change that. With the cooperation of ISP, we are beginning the process of discussing major design and content changes to our site. We are determined to be on the cutting edge of web technology and to deliver to our fans more unique and thorough news, information and video products from the content that only we control.
It is clear to us that for many of you RamblinWreck.com is the No. 1 way in which you access news and information about our program. Stay tuned in the coming months as we make these major improvements to our on line product. In the meantime, I would welcome any feedback as to the types of things you would like to see associated with these changes. After all, the No. 1 goal is to make RamblinWreck.com the most efficient, eye-catching and user-friendly web site in college sports.
Season Tickets Here Soon
Season football tickets are being delivered to our ticket-holders this year via UPS . The tickets will be shipped on or around August 20th. If the ticket office has a valid e-mail connected with your account, you will receive an e-mail confirmation when the tickets leave their home in Ft. Smith, Ark.
Notre Dame Tickets Coming Too
Fans who purchased tickets to the season opener at Notre Dame should receive those tickets soon. They will be put in the mail by Monday.
Gailey, Hewitt Radio Shows Live From Fox Sports Grill
Chan Gailey and Paul Hewitt will both do a series of their weekly radio shows this season live from FOX Sports Grill in Atlanta. Gailey’s shows from FOX Sports Grill will come on Wednesday nights (7:30-8:30 p.m.) prior to home games. Hewitt will do 13 shows from FOX. The first show is set for Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The first show at FSG is September 5th. I hope you can make it out to what promises to be a great atmosphere.
The Great Yellow Jacket Encounter I
Coach Gailey and the entire Yellow Jacket football team will meet and greet fans on Saturday, Aug. 18 from 3-5 p.m. at the north end of Historic Grant Field. This a great event for our fans of all ages, but it’s a great opportunity for kids to interact and get photos taken with the players. This event, which is free, is a great way to get fired-up for the college football season. GT Night At Turner Field The evening prior to the Great Encounter, Georgia Tech student-athletes from many of our teams will be represented at GT Night at Turner Field Friday, Aug. 17. The Braves game vs. the Diamondbacks begins at 7:30 p.m. Our student-athletes will sign autographs and take photos with fans. The marching band, cheerleaders and Buzz will all perform in the plaza area. It should be a fun night. Yellow Jacket supporters can get tickets for half-price by going to www. braves.com/gatech.
Two Stations Added To Network
The Georgia Tech ISP Radio Network has added WNRR-AM (1230) in August and WCHM-AM (1490) in Clarkesville to its list of affiliates for the upcoming season. Both stations will carry live game broadcasts of Yellow Jacket football and basketball, along with the popular “Chan Gailey Show”.
Annual Report
The 2006-07 Annual Report is in production and will be unveiled on the official website www.ramblinwreck.com in sometime in mid-August.
Charter Flight To South Bend
There are just six seats available on the “Have Jackets, Will Travel” air charter to South Bend for the season opener. The jet, loaded with Yellow Jacket fans, will leave Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson Saturday (game day), Sept. 1 at 9:30 a .m. and returns immediately following the game. In between, there is plenty of time to take in the great college football atmosphere at Notre Dame. The cost of $540 per person, which does not include game tickets, bus transportation to and from the stadium, a tailgate party with food and beverages, and a light meal on the way home. The price does not include game tickets. To sign-up and/or obtain additional information, please contact Dorsey Watson (404-771-9281) or Bill Gannon (678-316-7598) (williamfgannon@comcast.net).
Tech Football Preview Show
Georgia Tech’s football preview show will air a number of times on SportsSouth and on Fox Sports Net South. You can catch the 30-minute show Aug. 12 (9 p.m.), Aug. 24 (10 a.m.) and Aug. 26 (7:30 p.m.) on SportsSouth and Aug. 18 (4 p.m.) on Fox Sports Net South.
Miscellaneous
A few new gadgets are on our website that you might enjoy. There is a compilation of all recent newspaper articles written about Georgia Tech football: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/news-clips.html
Former Yellow Jacket standout Roberto Castro has been keeping a blog for us: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/080607aac.html
We also have a photo gallery and video of former Tech greats Joe Hamilton and Brian Oliver graduating recently: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/genrel/080407aaa.html
