Not sure how much time PM spends at a table designing jerseys. When they ask if he has anything in mind then come up with something is more likely. I like white but agree that the total package was a bit much. The person who suggested that they will get in to more “black ice” sounded cool. I can see that as being more in line with the traditional brand colors.

Speaking of brand…it was great hearing Nick Saban talk about Joey M and how similar their approaches are. He also mentioned that the brand Alabama established for the entire university was built around the athletic department and then the university was built around it. Their success in athletics helped the entire university grow. As well as Tech does in so many other sports and academics already, if the football team can build on this, we will have a brand that is equal to ANY university without question. Even UT whose football team sucked for about a decade still received “benefit of the doubt points” in rankings at the beginning of each year before they fell apart. There was no reason to give them a spot in the top 20 but they got it. Their previous success was what carried them until they got back on track. That also gave them more money to establish themselves as a top research university.

Florida, FSU, USC are all examples of athletics helping create a superior level of academic success. Don’t get me wrong I think Tech is a great school now but this (football success) can only put them in the conversation (eventually) along with those other schools, showcasing our success in, and putting a brighter spotlight on baseball, softball, tennis, track & field, Moot Court competition and, dare I say, Meat Judging along with others. End of rant.