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Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, one of the works published on the rivalry, by Bill Cromartie (ISBN 0-93252-064-2)
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, one of the works published on the rivalry, by Bill Cromartie (ISBN 0-93252-064-2)

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the name of the college rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs. The two schools are separated by a mere 70 miles and have been heated rivals since 1893. The two schools, in essence, are not only competing in athletics but are also competing for government and private funding, potential students, and amongst other things academic recognition in the State of Georgia and the United States.

The University of Georgia (commonly referred to as Georgia or UGA) is located in Athens, Georgia and is a liberal arts research university. The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT), is an engineering research university located in Atlanta, Georgia. The academic and geographic divergence of the two institutions polarizes the state of Georgia into two fairly large fan bases. Being two of the most prestigious public universities in the Southeastern United States has added even more grandeur to the rivalry.

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[edit] History

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College Comparison
Category GT UGA
Location Atlanta Athens
Students 17,117 33,458
School Colors White & Gold Red & Black
Mascot Buzz Uga
See also: History of Georgia Tech and History of UGA

Georgia Tech and Georgia were founded over 100 years apart. Georgia was founded on January 27, 1785, and Georgia Tech was founded on October 13, 1885. Patrick Hues Mell, the president of the University of Georgia at that time, was a firm believer that it should be located at Athens with the University's main campus, like the Agricultural and Mechanical School.[1] Despite Mell's arguments, the new school was located near what were then the northern city limits of Atlanta.[1]

The first known hostilities between the two schools trace back to 1891. The University of Georgia's literary magazine declared the school's colors to be "old gold, black, and crimson." Dr. Charles H. Herty, the first UGA football coach, felt that old gold was too similar to yellow and that yellow "symbolized cowardice." After the 1893 football game against Tech, Herty removed old gold as an official school color.[2] Tech would first use old gold for their uniforms, as a proverbial slap in the face to UGA, in their first unofficial football game against Auburn in 1891.[3] Georgia Tech's school colors would thenceforth be old gold and white.

The fight songs, sung at every sporting event, have even been tailored to the rivalry. The "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" was first published in the Georgia Tech yearbook, The Blueprint,[3] and was written following the first UGA football game in which UGA fans harassed the Georgia Tech players and fans.[3] Hence the infamous chorus "To Hell with Georgia" was written.[3] "Up With the White and Gold," published in 1929, featured the lyrics "Down with the red and black" and even "Drop the battle axe on Georgia's head."[3] Georgia's fight song, "Glory, Glory," was arranged in 1909 and remains unchanged to this day. Officially, the end of the fight song is "G-E-O-R-G-I-A," but Georgia fans change the lyrics to "And to hell with Georgia Tech!" whenever the Yellow Jackets play in Athens.[4]

[edit] Traditions

A vandalized McDonald's billboard near the Georgia Tech campus. The vandals attempted to write "Jacket's" and cover the word "Dawg's" with yellow paint.
A vandalized McDonald's billboard near the Georgia Tech campus. The vandals attempted to write "Jacket's" and cover the word "Dawg's" with yellow paint.
See also: Georgia Tech traditions

It is common for Georgia fans to refer to the Georgia Institute of Technology as Georgia Tech University or GTU. This nickname is derived from the common mistitle given to Georgia Tech in media outlets. Also, since Georgia Tech is a predominant engineering school, Georgia fans often refer to Tech fans as nerds, Techies, or Nats. Georgia Tech fans often refer to the University of Georgia as the Athens Community College, as ugag, or as U(sic)GA. Due to the very southern nature of UGA, Georgia Tech fans often refer to them as rednecks.

A common rallying cry for students of Georgia Tech is the question "What's the good word?" Often, a student will shout this question three times (the answer being "To hell with Georgia!") and, on the fourth time, will then ask "How 'bout them Dawgs?" (the answer being "Piss on 'em!")[5] Tech students have also created an unofficial fight song entitled '"To Hell With Georgia", which is set to tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic and refers to UGA as "the cesspool of the South."[6]

The school newspapers of the two institutions often mock their rival institution. The Red and Black, Georgia's newspaper, usually has several jokes and articles mocking Georgia Tech the week before the football game. The Technique, Georgia Tech's newspaper, prints a special edition mocking The Red and Black,[7] and commonly refers to its rival as "The University (sic) of Georgia."[7] The special edition features several articles of parody and humor based on fictitious happenings at the University of Georgia, and is known as "To Hell With Georgia," after the school's popular cheer. On years where the schools play their match at UGA's Sanford Stadium, Technique staff distribute the issue across UGA's campus.[7]

UGA students traditionally ring the school's Chapel Bell until midnight following any home football win. However, when UGA beats Tech, the bell rings all night long. Tech has a similar tradition with its whistle. The UGA Chapel Bell and the Georgia Tech Ramblin' Wreck have been rumored to have been stolen numerous times by their respective rival before, after, or even during major sporting events between the two schools.[8][citation needed] Many fans of the respective institutions refuse to even partake in clothing, food, or other materials of their rival's school colors. Examples include Georgia fans refusing to eat mustard or Georgia Tech fans refusing to use red pens.

[edit] Sports

Coaching Matchups
Sport GT Coach Record vs. UGA UGA Coach Record vs. GT
Baseball Danny Hall (28-22) David Perno (9-9)
Basketball Paul Hewitt (3-4) Dennis Felton (2-2)
Football Chan Gailey (0-5) Mark Richt (6-0)

[edit] Football

The game has been played 101 times according to Georgia Tech and only 99 times according to Georgia record books. Georgia discredits two games in 1943 and 1944 (both years in which Georgia Tech won) because many of their players went to fight in World War II. The game has been played in either Athens or Atlanta alternating every year since 1928. The two schools have captured 5 national titles and 29 conference titles between them, making the rivalry a battle between two historically prestigious programs.

The record between the two teams is 58 Georgia wins, 38 Georgia Tech wins, and 5 ties. Georgia has currently won six straight games. The longest Georgia winning streak was 7 games from 1991-1997 while the longest Georgia Tech winning streak was 8 games from 1949-1956.

The first Georgia Tech football team
The first Georgia Tech football team

The first time the two teams met on the football field was on November 4, 1893.[9][10] The then Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech's original name) Blacksmiths led by coaches Stanley E. "Stan" Borleske and Casey C. Finnegan traveled 70 miles by train to play the Georgia Wildcats coached by Ernest Brown in Athens at Herty Field.[11] The Blacksmiths defeated the Wildcats handily 28-6 on four scores by Leonard Wood, a thirty-three year old United States Army physician and future Medal of Honor recipient.[12] After the game, disgruntled Georgia fans threw rocks and other debris at the Georgia Tech players and chased the victorious Blacksmiths back to their awaiting train.[12] The next day in the Atlanta Journal, an Athens journalist accused Tech of using "a heterogeneous collection of Atlanta residents - a United States Army surgeon, a medical student, a lawyer, and an insurance agent among them, with here and there a student of Georgia's School of Technology thrown in to give the mixture a Technological flavor."[11] Hence, the sports rivalry was born.

The only true break in the series dates back to 1917 and the United States entry into World War I. The two institutions felt that the rivalry had grown too intense, allegedly fueled by Georgia's accusations that Georgia Tech was cowardly because the institution continued their football program during wartime while Georgia suspended theirs for the football seasons of 1917 and 1918.[9] The game renewed play again in 1925.[9]

In 1932, Georgia Tech and Georgia were two of the original 13 charter members of the Southeastern Conference.[13] Georgia Tech would continue its membership until 1964 after Tech Coach Bobby Dodd began a historic feud with Alabama Coach Bear Bryant. Georgia Tech left the SEC concerning the allocation of scholarships and student athlete treatment. Georgia Tech would later attempt re-entry but the re-entry was eventually voted down. The biggest opponent of Georgia Tech's re-entry was Georgia.[14] Lacking a league to compete within, Georgia Tech helped charter the Metro Conference in 1975 for all sports besides football (where it remained independent for 15 years).[15] Tech eventually joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1979.[16]

[edit] Basketball

The Georgia Tech and Georgia basketball rivalry can be just as heated as its football counterpart. The two teams have played 183 times with Georgia Tech holding 100 wins over Georgia's 83 wins. The first game between the two basketball teams was on March 10, 1906. Georgia Tech won the game 27-13 in Athens. The longest winning streak by UGA was 7 games, which occured twice from 1909-1921 and from 1980-1984. Georgia Tech accumulated a 10 game winning streak, its longest over UGA, from 1958-1961. The series is dominated by the home team. The home record since 1906 is 109-52 (67.7%) while 23 games in the series have been played on neutral courts.[17]

The Georgia Tech vs. Georgia game was played in the Omni Coliseum for 13 years beginning in 1981 and ending in 1994. The series in the Omni favored the Yellow Jackets with an 8-6 record.[17] The neutrality of the Omni, because of its proximity to Georgia Tech, came into question by the UGA athletic department in 1993 so the series was renewed as an alternating home court event. The home team has won every game but one since the home court advantage was reinstated.

9 other games were played on neutral courts. These games occured in the SIC Tournament (1921 & 1923), SEC tournament (1934, 1945, 1946, & 1948), and the Gator Bowl Tournament (1952, 1953, & 1960). Tech holds a 5-4 record in these tournaments over Georgia.[17]

[edit] Other Sports

Georgia Tech and Georgia enjoy healthy rivalries in all other sports in which the two universities compete most notably baseball, softball, women's basketball, and various club sports.

The two baseball teams have met 333 times since 1898. Georgia Tech has 143 wins, Georgia has 189 wins, and there are 2 ties in the series.[18]scores Three baseball games are played between the two institutions every year. Two of the three games are played at the respective colleges' baseball stadiums while the finale is played at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves. The 2004 Georgia Tech vs. Georgia Game at Turner Field had the second most spectators in college baseball history with 28,836 fans in attendance.[19]

The two softball teams have met 22 times and Georgia holds 15 wins in the series over Georgia Tech's 7.[20] The two women's basketball teams have met 29 times and Georgia holds 27 wins over Georgia Tech's 2.[21] The two women's volleyball teams have played 29 times and Georgia holds 21 wins over Georgia Tech's 8.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Mell, Patrick Hues (1895). CHAPTER XIX. Efforts Towards Completing the Technological School as a Department of the University of Georgia. Life of Patrick Hues Mell. Baptist Book Concern. Retrieved on December 30, 2006.
  2. ^ College football tradition - Official school colors. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d e Georgia Tech traditions. RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  4. ^ Bulldog Spirit Songs. The Anti-Orange Page. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
  5. ^ Traditions: "The Good Word". T-Book. Retrieved on February 22, 2007.
  6. ^ University of Georgia Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c "Nique staff does Athens in lavish style", The Technique, 2000-12-01. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
  8. ^ The Ramblin' Reck Club: History of the Ramblin' Wreck. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
  9. ^ a b c 20 Common Questions about Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech Archives and Records Management. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  10. ^ 1893. Georgia Tech Timeline. Georgia Tech Archives & Records Management. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  11. ^ a b Stegeman, John F. [1966]. The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, pp.14-20. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 66-27606. ISBN 08-2031-959-7. 
  12. ^ a b Byrd, Joseph. "From Civil War Battlefields to the Moon: Leonard Wood", Tech Topics, Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Spring 1992. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  13. ^ "North and South Break in Dixie Conference as 13 Institutions Secede", Associated Press, 1932-12-10. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  14. ^ Dodd, Bobby; Jack Wilkinson [July 1988]. Dodd's Luck. Golden Coast Publishing Company. ISBN 09-3295-809-5. Retrieved on March 16, 2007. 
  15. ^ McNeill, Kevin. What Could Have Been: Metro Conference. Collegehoopsnet.com. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  16. ^ This is the ACC. About the ACC. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  17. ^ a b c Georgia Tech All-time Series Results. Georgia Tech Athletic Association (2006). Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  18. ^ Georgia Tech Baseball All-time Records. Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
  19. ^ "Turner Field Attendance by the numbers", The Technique, 2004-05-28. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  20. ^ "The Jackets and Bulldogs resume (softball) rivalry in midweek doubleheader". Retrieved on April 6, 2007.
  21. ^ "Georgia Tech Women's Basketball Media Guide, All-Time Record vs. UGA". Retrieved on April 6, 2007.

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