Friday, May 4, 2007

Georgia State Football Team??

So apparently Dan Reeves, former coach of the Atlanta Falcons, has been asked to help Georgia State University decide whether or not to start a football program. The university has 26,000 students (it is the 2nd largest university in the state after UGA). So you would think that since smaller schools in the state have football programs, Georgia Southern University and Valdosta State University are prime examples, that this would be a good idea. Well, maybe not. Apparently, the attendance for their basketball team is very low and if they get a team, they would be playing in the GA Dome, which seats 71,250. It is a tough sell. I think it is a good idea, but personally I would like to see my alma mater Kennesaw State University (the 3rd largest university in GA) get a football program started before GSU does. GSU has a lot of competition with GA Tech being right next door. I think GSU could have a successful Division 2 team but I think that is as far as they will ever go with in state rivals GA Tech and GA leading in the hearts of the state's population.

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