Game Week Tech vs. FIU

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Originally Posted by PawDawg

Winning coach is obligated to give them an interview on their time.

Alma Mater means nothing to me since they added all the crap to it and our former AD refused to be a part of it.

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I'm not familiar with this. Will you elaborate please?

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Originally Posted by techman05

Players were allowed to pick the uniform combo. We ordered the red too late in the summer and didn’t have time to get names stitched in. Players said they didn’t care. We teched it up not making sure the order would be in time no matter what. True freshman who was a safety 11 days ago scored the winning TD. DeColdest didn’t play. Lots of injuries apparently. Not sure how severe most of them may be. We had almost as many walk ons in t-shirts as we had dressed guys. That’s a rough way to start.

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Tech’s consistent inability to get the details right is amazing.

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Originally Posted by golfkdog

I'm not familiar with this. Will you elaborate please?

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I don’t like when these new students/grads yell “baby”. It’s stupid

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Originally Posted by dawg80

In the 1st quarter I was thinking, yeah, as much as we suck, I wouldn't want my name on my jersey either. Wouldn't want anyone to know who I was. Speaking of uniforms...we looked like our uniform order got lost in the mail and we had to patch something together for this game. Smoke had the wrong size pants on and had to do the waste band rollover thingy to keep them up. Not a good look...couldn't even lean on a good performance on the field.

Gotta get our chit together.

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Originally Posted by Tech52

Im pretty sure they were not planning to wear those uniforms at the beginning of the week.

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Originally Posted by techman05

Players were allowed to pick the uniform combo. We ordered the red too late in the summer and didn’t have time to get names stitched in. Players said they didn’t care. We teched it up not making sure the order would be in time no matter what. True freshman who was a safety 11 days ago scored the winning TD. DeColdest didn’t play. Lots of injuries apparently. Not sure how severe most of them may be. We had almost as many walk ons in t-shirts as we had dressed guys. That’s a rough way to start.

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I was just joking, knowing it was plausible since we have nothing but empty suits in charge. But, it is true!? Holy moly! :shocked2:

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Originally Posted by techman05

I don’t like when these new students/grads yell “baby”. It’s stupid

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In the Summer of 1966 when I learned the Alma Mater there was NO BABY in it!!! Therefore, I don't sing BABY in it now and never have!!!

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Originally Posted by techman05

I don’t like when these new students/grads yell “baby”. It’s stupid

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Terrible.

Most likely, the students who starting adding “baby” are the same type who would vote to take away the Techster moniker or vote down a minuscule student activity fee.

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Originally Posted by techman05

Most likely, the students who starting adding “baby” are the same type who would vote to take away the Techster moniker or vote down a minuscule student activity fee.

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There are some kids on your lawn…better run em off!

My brother started at Tech in 1994 and I’m pretty sure “baby” was there back then…almost 30 years ago.

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Originally Posted by techman05

I don’t like when these new students/grads yell “baby”. It’s stupid

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I agree.

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

There are some kids on your lawn…better run em off!

My brother started at Tech in 1994 and I’m pretty sure “baby” was there back then…almost 30 years ago.

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Crazy that I never heard it during my time in the early 2000’s.

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Originally Posted by techman05

Crazy that I never heard it during my time in the early 2000’s.

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I started in 2000, they definitely did it when I was a student.

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Originally Posted by techman05

I don’t like when these new students/grads yell “baby”. It’s stupid

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Originally Posted by 70TECHGRAD

In the Summer of 1966 when I learned the Alma Mater there was NO BABY in it!!! Therefore, I don't sing BABY in it now and never have!!!

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Originally Posted by golfkdog

I agree.

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Originally Posted by johnnylightnin

I started in 2000, they definitely did it when I was a student.

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New students? This has been going on for decades now. I know people think that Alma Mater is a sacred song and singing the word "baby" is defiling it, but how many of you or students know the lyrics and sing the lyrics? I would bet less than 5% of fans know it or sing it at all.

Singing "baby" is one of the true natural traditions our students have created and maintained. It is the one part of the song that the majority of students staying for the alma mater participate in. I don't see the Alma Mater as some sacred song that must be purified of any deviations. It was written by one man; this is a tradition created and maintained by our students. We need more traditions like that.

Adding "baby" is just plain silly. Who is this "baby," what does it refer to? Whoever started it had to have been in a drunken stupor. It had to have started after I graduated in 1980 because we did not say it. I just ignore it now. But, I don't attend very many games in person now, so I really don't care anyway.

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Originally Posted by Dawgonit

New students? This has been going on for decades now. I know people think that Alma Mater is a sacred song and singing the word "baby" is defiling it, but how many of you or students know the lyrics and sing the lyrics? I would bet less than 5% of fans know it or sing it at all.

Singing "baby" is one of the true natural traditions our students have created and maintained. It is the one part of the song that the majority of students staying for the alma mater participate in. I don't see the Alma Mater as some sacred song that must be purified of any deviations. It was written by one man; this is a tradition created and maintained by our students. We need more traditions like that.

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Its not that I think its sacred, but that it takes something solemn and honorific and turns it into Sweet Caroline.

It's cultural degradation, so I guess its no different than anything else.

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Originally Posted by Blue Dawg

It's cultural degradation, so I guess its no different than anything else.

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:laugh:

And they say Presbyterians have no sense of humor!