Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
University	Georgia Institute of Technology
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	Dan Radakovich
Location	Atlanta, GA
Varsity Teams
Stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium
Arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Mascot	Buzz & Ramblin' Wreck
Nickname	GA Tech
Fight Song
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Homepage	www.RamblinWreck.com

The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that compete in the NCAA Division I athletics and Division I-A football. Georgia Tech is a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, is a public, coeducational university, part of the University System of Georgia, and located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia and Metz, France. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... Since 1961 the Rambling Wreck car has led the Georgia Tech football team onto the field prior to every game in Bobby Dodd Stadium. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ...

The official school colors for Georgia Tech are old gold and white. Black and navy are often used as secondary colors and for alternate jerseys. School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Old Gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. ... White rose. ... Black cat, thought by some to cause bad luck Black is both a color and the shade of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The traditional rival, in all sports is in-state University of Georgia. This rivalry is often referred to as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. There are also rivalries with out of state Auburn and conference foe Clemson. Rival may mean: Rivalry between competing factions, as in sports teams. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the name of the college rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs. ... Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a state university located in Auburn, Alabama, in the United States. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant research university located in Clemson, South Carolina. ...

The athletic department is run by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, a private organization located on campus. The department dedicates about $53 million per year to its sports teams and facilities. Since 2005, the athletic director of Georgia Tech has been Dan Radakovich. Most athletic teams have on-campus facilities for competition, including Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field for football, the Alexander Memorial Coliseum at Cremins' Court for men’s and women’s basketball, and Russ Chandler Stadium for baseball. The Georgia Tech Athletic Association is a non-profit organization responsible for maintaining the intercollegiate athletic program at Georgia Tech. ... blah blah Modern athletic directors are often in a coaching misconduct being proven, often the athletic director will be terminated along with the offending coach. ... Dan Radakovich is the Athletics Director at Georgia Tech. ... Bobby Dodd Stadium is the football stadium located on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Alexander Memorial Coliseum at the McDonalds Center (originally the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Russ Chandler Stadium is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...

Football

Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field

See also: 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and 2007 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

The football team is traditionally the most popular at the Institute. The games are played at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field or simply The Flats, which is the oldest on-campus stadium in division 1-A football. The stadium was expanded in recent years, increasing the maximum capacity to 55,000. Bobby Dodd Stadium is the football stadium located on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The 2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology in the college football season of 2006-2007. ...

Georgia Tech plays an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division schedule in addition to yearly cross divisional games against Clemson and two other Atlantic Division teams. In addition, the team has a yearly out-of-conference meeting with Georgia at the end of the season known as Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate. Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the name of the college rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs. ...

The football team is in the top 20 winningest Division 1-A programs and was the first team to win all four of the historical big four bowls - the Orange (1940), Sugar (1944), Cotton (1955) and Rose (1929). Georgia Tech has won four national titles in the years 1917 going 9-0 under John Heisman outscoring opponents 419-17, 1928 going 10-0 under William Alexander outscoring opponents 221-47, 1952 going 12-0 under Bobby Dodd outscoring opponents 325-59, and 1990 going 11-0-1 under Bobby Ross outscoring opponents 379-186. John William Heisman (October 23, 1869 – October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and college football coach in the early era of the sport and is the namesake of the Heisman Trophy awarded annually to the seasons best college football player. ... William Alexander was the second head football coach at Georgia Tech. ... Bobby Dodd (November 11, 1908–June 21, 1988) was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. ... Robert Joseph Ross (December 23, 1936, Richmond, Virginia) is the current head coach of the United States Military Academy football team. ...

The Yellow Jackets have won a total of 15 conference titles. They won 5 SIAA titles in '16, '17, '18, '20, and '21; 3 Southern Conference titles in '22, '27, and '28; 5 SEC titles in '39, '43, '44, '51, '52, and the 1990 and 1998 ACC championships along with the 2006 ACC Coastal Division Championship. The team has played in 34 bowl games, posting a record of 22-13. The resulting win percentage of .629 is currently the second-highest among teams with over 20 bowl appearances.

The current coach is former Dallas Cowboys head coach Chan Gailey. In five seasons, Chan Gailey has posted a 37-27 record, 5 straight bowl berths, and a 2-3 record in bowl games. Chan's 5 straight bowl appearances have the Jackets at 10 in a row overall, an active streak tied for 5th longest in the nation. City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Metallic Silver, Silver, and White Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division (1967... Thomas Chandler (Chan) Gailey, Jr. ...

Some notable and more recent Georgia Tech football players are three-time All-American Calvin Johnson, Keith Brooking, Joe Burns, Marco Coleman, Joe Hamilton, Tony Hollings, Dorsey Levens, and Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Calvin Johnson (born September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia) is an American football player, formerly for the Georgia Institute of Technology. ... Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30, 1975 in Senoia, Georgia) is a linebacker who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons. ... Joe Frank Burns (born September 15, 1979) is a National Football League running back with the Buffalo Bills. ... A fourteen year veteran who now plays for the Denver Broncos. ... Joe Hamilton was a successful college quarterback at Georgia Tech from 1996 to 1999. ... Tony Terrell Hollings (born December 1, 1981 in Macon, Georgia) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL. He was originally selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech by the Houston Texans. ... Dorsey Levens is a former American NFL running back. ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt Owner William V. Bidwill General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern... Ken Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962, Augusta, GA) is the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team. ...

See also: List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Starting Quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started for the Atlantic Coast Conferences Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. ...

Men's basketball

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
University	Georgia Institute of Technology
Conference	ACC
Location	Atlanta, GA
Head Coach	Paul Hewitt (7th year)
Arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 9,191)
Nickname	Yellow Jackets
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NCAA Tournament Final Four
1990, 2004
Conference Tournament Champions
1938 (SEC) 1985, 1990, 1993
Conference Regular Season Champions
1938 (SEC) 1985, 1996

Alexander Memorial Coliseum

See also: 2006-07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

Georgia Tech features a strong and popular basketball program. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball. Bobby Cremins led his team to the first ACC tournament victory in school history in 1985 and in 1990 he took Georgia Tech to the school's first Final Four appearance ever. Cremins retired from Georgia Tech in 2000 with the school's best coaching win percentage. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The Alexander Memorial Coliseum at the McDonalds Center (originally the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Alexander Memorial Coliseum at the McDonalds Center (originally the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Bobby Cremins (born July 4, 1947) American, is the former head coach of Georgia Techs mens basketball team, serving from 1981 until 2000. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ...

Paul Hewitt is the current head for Georgia Tech. He helped to revitalize a stagnant program and Georgia Tech experienced a Cinderella Season in 2004, earning the school's second ever berth in a National Title Game in any sport. The 2003-2004 team won the Pre-Season NIT tournament, ended Duke's 41 game home-winning streak, and finished its season losing by only 9 points in the National Title game to UCONN. Paul Hewitt (born May 4, 1963) is an American college basketball coach. ... In United States sports, a Cinderella refers to a team or player who advances much further in a tournament than expected. ... It has been suggested that Torrey Life Science be merged into this article or section. ...

Some notable and more recent Georgia Tech basketball players are Stephon Marbury, Kenny Anderson, Travis Best, Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Mark Price, and John Salley. Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard with the New York Knicks. ... Kenneth (Kenny) Anderson (born October 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is a left-handed point guard who played more than a decade in the National Basketball Association. ... Travis Eric Best (born 12 July 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. After a college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he was drafted 23rd overall in the 1995 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. ... Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Toronto Raptors. ... Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is a basketball player for the NBAs Portland Trail Blazers. ... Mark Price moves the ball during a game. ... John Thomas Spider Salley (born May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, actor and talk show host. ...

Baseball

Baseball is a very successful sport at Georgia Tech. The baseball team makes its home at Russ Chandler Stadium and is one of the premier baseball teams in the NCAA. Georgia Tech baseball is notable for its high-scoring offenses and stout defenses. Russ Chandler Stadium is a baseball stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

The team's success is guided by head coach Danny Hall. Danny Hall has coached Tech for 13 seasons and has posted 579 wins over that span. He has led Georgia Tech to 12 years of NCAA regional play and its only three College World Series appearances in 1994, 2002, and 2006. Danny Hall (born 14 November 1983) is a football player. ... The College World Series is the tournament which determines the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball champion. ...

The baseball team, under Hall, has become an annual contender for the ACC regular season and tournament titles winning each four and three times respectively.

Some notable and more recent Georgia Tech baseball players are Kevin Brown, Nomar Garciaparra, Matt Murton, Jay Payton, Mark Teixeira, and Jason Varitek. James Kevin (Kevin) Brown (born March 14, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. ... Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is an American baseball player of Mexican and Egyptian descent who currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Matthew Henry Murton (born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an outfielder who currently plays Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. ... Jason Lee (Jay) Payton (born November 22, 1972 in Zanesville, Ohio), is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. ... Mark Charles Teixeira [tuh-SHARE-uh] (born April 11, 1980 in Severna Park, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball player with the Texas Rangers. ... Jason Andrew Varitek (born April 11, 1972) is an American baseball player born in Rochester, Michigan. ...

Golf

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golf team is one of the most consistent Yellow Jacket teams. The men's golf team has made the NCAA Championship round nine straight years under twelfth-year head coach Bruce Heppler. In 2005, the program was rated by Golf Magazine as the #1 collegiate golf program in the country.

Some notable and more recent Georgia Tech golfers are David Duval and Stewart Cink. David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is a professional golfer on the PGA Tour. ... Stewart Cink (b May 21, 1973 Huntsville, Alabama) is an American golfer who has featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings at times. ...

Volleyball

Georgia Tech Women's Volleyball is one of the newer additions to Georgia Tech's athletic department, having only been started in the past twenty years. Despite the program's youth, it has been a dominant force in the ACC.

Bond Shymansky, in four seasons, has shaped Georgia Tech volleyball into a powerful, perennial ACC title contender and NCAA tournament qualifier. Tech has been in the NCAA tournament three out of the past four years and has set several school records for victories in a season, consecutive ACC victories, and consecutive victories.

Other sports

Georgia Tech also fields women's basketball, softball, men and women's track & field, men and women's swimming & diving, men and women's tennis, men and women's cross country, and assorted club sports. Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...

The non-NCAA sanctioned club sports include but are not limited to crew, cricket, cycling, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, kayaking, lacrosse, paintball, roller hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, skydiving, triathlon, ultimate, water polo, and wrestling. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world; it is the second most popular team sport after football (soccer)[]. Its official name and the one by which it is usually known is hockey [1][2... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, aerials and tucks. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ... The Dive Shot. Lacrosse is a team sport that is played with either ten players (men field) six players (men box,indoor) or twelve players (women), each of whom uses a netted stick (the crosse) in order to pass and catch a very hard rubber ball with the aim of... A tournament player shooting from behind an inflatable bunker. ... Roller hockey is a category which includes two rollersports. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... For the songs, see Sailing (song). ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). ... A triathlon is a Greek word that refers to an athletic event made up of three contests. ... Ultimate may refer to: Look up Ultimate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A metaphysical understanding of existence, see The Ultimate. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, football, basketball, rugby and wrestling. ... Chris and Mitch Gansen in their room. ...

Traditions

Main article: Georgia Tech traditions

Georgia Tech has a number of legends and traditions, some of which have persisted for decades. ...

Mascots

Main articles: Buzz (mascot) and Ramblin' Wreck

Buzz, the mascot

Costumed in plush to look like a yellow jacket, the official mascot of Georgia Tech is Buzz. Buzz enters the football games at the sound of swarming yellow jackets and proceeds to do a flip on the fifty yard line GT logo. He then bull rushes the goal post and has been known to knock it out of alignment before football games. Buzz is also notorious for crowd surfing and general debauchery amongst Tech and rival fans. Buzz visits with Virginia Tech fans at the innaugural ACC title game Buzz is the official mascot for the Georgia Institute of Technology. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 635 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Buzz (mascot) User:BigDT Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 635 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Buzz (mascot) User:BigDT Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Plush (from French peluche) is a textile fabric having a cut nap or pile the same as fustian or velvet. ... Yellowjackets are black-and-yellow wasps of the genus Vespula or Dolichovespula. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... Buzz visits with Virginia Tech fans at the innaugural ACC title game Buzz is the official mascot for the Georgia Institute of Technology. ...

The Ramblin' Wreck was the first official mascot of Georgia Tech. It is a 1930 Ford Model A Sports Coupe. The Wreck has led the football team onto the field every home game since 1961. The Wreck features a gold and white paint job, two gold flags emblazoned with the words "To Hell With Georgia" and "Give 'Em Hell Tech", and a white soft top. The Wreck is maintained by the Ramblin' Reck Club, a selective student leadership organization on campus. Since 1961 the Rambling Wreck car has led the Georgia Tech football team onto the field prior to every game in Bobby Dodd Stadium. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Spirit organizations

Tech cheerleaders waving flags after a touchdown.

The Ramblin' Reck Club is charged with upholding all school traditions and creating new traditions such as the Swarm. The Swarm is a 900 member strong spirit group seated along the north end zone or on the court at basketball games. This is the group that typically features body painting, organized chants, and general fanaticism. Two children with painted faces. ... A chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, either on a single pitch or with a simple notes and often including a great deal of repetition or statis. ... Fanaticism is an emotion of being filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. ...

The marching band that performs at halftime and after big plays during the football season is clad in all white and sits next to Swarm at football games providing a dichotomy of white and gold in the North End Zone. The band plays the fight songs Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold after every football score and between every basketball period. At the end of a rendition of either fight song, there is a series of drum beats followed by the cheer "Go Jackets" three times, then a different drum beat and the cheer "Fight, Win, Drink, Get Naked!" The official cheer only includes "Fight, Win" but all present other than the band and cheerleaders will yell the extended version. Im a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech is the fight song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. ...

It is also tradition for the band to play the Budweiser anthem When You Say Budweiser after the third quarter of football and during the second-to-last official timeout of every basketball game. During the "Budweiser Song", all of the fans in the stadium alternate bending their knees and standing up straight. An anthem is a choral composition to an English religious text sung in church services. ...

Other notable band songs are Michael Jackson's Thriller for half-time at the Thrillerdome, Ludacris' Move Bitch for large gains in football,Outkast's Hey Ya! during television timeouts and occasionally Zombie Nation's "Kernkraft 400". For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Thriller song. ... Luda redirects here. ... OutKast is a multi-Grammy American hip hop duo based out of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Hey Ya! is a 2003 number-one single recorded by André 3000 of the hip-hop duo OutKast, released on LaFace Records. ... Zombie Nation is a German techno and electro project of the Munich based DJ and producer Florian Senfter (aka Splank!). Until 1999 Emanuel Guenther (aka Mooner) was also involved in the project. ...

The band is also the primary student organization on campus that upholds the tradition of RAT caps, wherein band freshman wear the traditional yellow cap at all band events.

Another popular chant is called the Good Word and it begins with asking, "What's the Good Word?" The response from all Tech faithful is, "To Hell With Georgia." The same question is asked three times and then the followup is asked, "How 'bout them dogs?" And everyone yells, "Piss on 'em."

Fight songs

See also

• See List of Prominent current and former athletes
• Georgia Tech v. Cumberland, 1916 - The most lopsided college football game of all time
• Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech - The fight song

Seal of the Georgia Institute of Technology This list of Georgia Institute of Technology people includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Georgia Tech. ... The October 7, 1916, American football game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Cumberland College Bulldogs (now Cumberland University) was the most-lopsided game in the history of college football. ... Im a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech is the fight song of the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. ...

References

External links

• GIT - Official school website.
• GT Band - Official website of the Georgia Tech Bands
• GTAA - Official athletics website.
• The Hive - The Insider Authority on Tech Sports.