My first game at Bobby Dodd Stadium came in 2003, the second year under Chan Gailey. Reggie Ball was the freshman QB, PJ Daniels was our bruising running back, and Calvin Johnson was still being recruited as a senior out of Sandy Creek High School. It was a cool afternoon on November 15th, the opponent, North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets would win 42-24. My true fandom among the faithful had been cemented that day.
This past Saturday Georgia Tech stunned UNC for a third straight year as a heavy favorite. There were plenty of good wins across the conference this week, but the talk across the college football world was the Tar Heels collapse in Atlanta.