What it Means to be a Yellow Jacket Fan

Here we find ourselves, at the end of a season. No bowl game, worst record since before I was born. Yet this season can still be one that I can be proud to call my first and it all hinges on a win against u(sic)ga tomorrow.

But this brings up the hypothetical question that is so well outlined here at SB Nation the classic Yellow Jacket question, would a win against the dawgs make up for a horrible season?

First of all, this season has not been a complete failure, we beat a team that was streaking 28 in the ACC, and how soon we forget the modern records we set for most points with the absolute smackdowns we handed to Alcorn and Tulane...... Even some of our losses such as to Virginia have recently been justified to their win against Duke...

Ok its been bad.

But just food for thought. The win tomorrow is not out of reach, both teams are doing bad and really anything can happen. Personally, a win tomorrow would make the season for me.

The only Tech game I went to last year was the game at georgia. After ugag's last touchdown many of the fans were shaking my hand saying things like "good game,son" and then promptly leaving. Nonetheless, I stayed through, seeing Justin Thomas's scramble to just outside Butker's kicking range and thought this was going to be a typical Tech screw up with a few bad SEC ref calls thrown in. Kick and the Pick later not only redeemed the feeling that Tech could close in Bonus time unlike the failed the year earlier, but it came with so much gratification that my freshman year georgia hate could be accompanied by actual dominance over the team. And a stadium full of silent dwag fans is one of the best things ever.

The win last year could easily compound the significance of a win this year, and thus a little success in the season. Many young georgia fans actually dont know much about the rivalry due to the recent last 15 year dominance by them..... as evidence that my ugag high school classmates believe that "To Hell With georgia" is not a thing and the same statement against Tech is. No really they think its their thing. Forget all the #THWg that we literally put on everything even playing other teams.....

Oh and wouldn't it be great to end Mark Richt's career with this win? That could actually happen....

Here's to the Brave and Bold tomorrow, To Hell With georgia!!!!

Helluva Hell Week/Hate Week Hype

Welcome to the real Georgia Tech Hell week. I have 3 tests in one day, 4 tests and a quiz within 48 hours, and a lab due the day after that. 

And here I am running out of ways to procrastinate so........ BLOG POST.

So why do professors decide to coordinate their tests in such a perfect combination of doom? Is it to minimize the remorse of a failed test? Is it to provide the student relief that all the pain is over on Thursday at 7:00? Provide joy when i made a 110%.... in all my tests combined? Yeah. Probably.  

But may I propose a new theory. Next week is maybe one of the most important weeks of the year. A trend that is currently sweeping across Statesboro to good 'ol Atlanta, why its.....

Georgia Hate Week!!!!! WWOOOOOO

See we have all the kids worry this week so they can vent all their anger and frustration against our mortal enemy since the beginning of time while they look at their grades and realize how hard Tech is and eat some good Turkey over Thanksgiving and relive our victory from last year before every home football game (really they play the the Kick and The Pick along with Miracle on Techwood before every game, so hype) YEAH TO HELL WITH GEORGIA

Speaking about that did you know that the GT vs u[sic]ga game last year was the first ever overtime played in Stanford Stadium? Huh.

So its ok everyone we can get over this Hell Week because you are at Georgia Tech and You Can Do That!

On a side note saw Justin Thomas around campus today. Two things:

1. Why are you walking and other football players are using carts and segways(lol not really)
2. Mad Hair Dude. Like really how does that fit in a helmet.

I'll close with my own video of the Wreck and Players taking the field

And Photo Evidence Georgia Tech Won the Virginia Tech Game

Buzz throws Scissors +  Hokie bird thing throws Paper = Buzz Wins

Thanks For Reading!!! #THWg

Spooky Action at a Distance/Happy Halloween!!

For Halloween, we have a new campus resident!!!

So this statue is on the north west corner of Tech Green opposite of the CULC, and of all things may be the most controversial thing on campus right now (maybe even more than all the trouble OSI is even in!!) Ok that is a huge lie but seriously if you don't know about the issues with OSI from the kangaroo court that they have set up and their policy that you are guilty unless proven innocent in all cases. Even a simple search of OSI on reddit turns up nothing good. Its simple the students are not happy about this and nothing much is being done.

But I digress.

So whats up with the Einstein statue? I mean we are nerdy here at Georgia Tech and having a cool nerdy statue would be cool right? RRIIIIGGHHTT????

Well..... eh.

Yeah Einstein, or now known as Shrinestine as we won the FSU game right after it was installed is cool and all, I want more metal statues!!!

People have complained that the statue kinda looks like poop.... as seen in this video. Come on guys, its not poop. Its artsy. Something I wouldn't expect us to know much about.... Yeah engineering!!

And It makes sence because its in the physics section of campus.... even though we halve almost nothing to do with Einstein...

However we have a lot of astronauts and a statue of one of them in a spacesuit would be dope. And who doesn't like space AMIRIGHT.

But onto Georgia Tech Halloween.

Sadly I don't have any pictures of the events. This is mostly because my phone battery is crap and can barely hold a charge. But it may have been the most active weekend that campus has ever been this semester, even more after the unexpected FSU win. I may have even done my first true version of frat hopping (also known as fropping) having a party at my own fraturnity and visiting friends at other fraternities such as Sig Ep, Pi Kap, Chi Phi...... and Delta Chi who even had a dj that performed at Tomorroworld???!!!!????

Oh and the friends I did see. Including at least 15 from my high school that were at my fraternity at one time, mostly from u(sic)ga. So evidently Tech unarguably wins the Halloween party battle there. Yay I guess?

Go Jackets!

The Miracle on Techwood

Football post!!!

Ok so by the time I finally got around to doing this there are some more football woes, but here is something to be happy about. 

Also on a side note this is initiation week for my fraternity (date of  posting 11/2) so as soon as I am finally done with initiation I can hopefully post a helluva amount of posts.

So if the hype has died down for you let me refresh your memory

Hey I'm actually in this picture who knew

There has been some crazy events in college sports recently and this has to top the list. I'm sure many of you have seen the sports science video that broke down many factors of the success in this play, from lower than normal kick angle to a lighter return man than most of the other team.

but seriously if you haven't seen it go click on that

This is one of the best football games I've seen in a while. Well played by the Jackets. Luck , which I realize is often a factor in football, barely played into this win, minus the last play to a decent extent.

Yes this loss to Virginia also is somewhat detrimental however, still haven't lost bowl eligibility. The jackets know they got to win the rest and I believe that can happen.

We did crush a 28 ACC win streak, didn't we?

Now I just wish my Calculus grade could have a Miracle on Techwood moment too.

Thanks and THWg

Music Midtown 2015

Seeing that I really wouldn't want to talk about the game this weekend at South Bend......

And this post isn't really about Georgia Tech....

 But Deal with it.

So I made the decision to buy myself tickets to music midtown, The lineup this year was not qquuiittee on par with previous years. Nonetheless, I have never gone before and i just barely missed buying a ticket last year. So what the hell.

I never will regret the decision, Music Midtown really helped me connect with my new home, Atlanta. Yes, I did see many sides of it, the good and the bad, but still there is something magical about being able to go to such a great event that is practically right next door.

In the end I had a great time. I got a break from my hectic Tech schedule, spent quality time with friends and fraternity brothers, and got to see a lot of artists, Including ones that I would have wanted to see but wouldn't buy a concert ticket for JUST them.

 Like really, Sam Smith, Van Halen, Elton John, Vance Joy , Hall & Oates, X Ambassadors, Hozier all in one day

Like really. And fairly close too,

So basically my first weekend off campus was enjoyable. Midtown is definitely going to be one of my frequented spots for weekends.

So here's to beating Duke next week and as always THWg

First Game day As a Student

Game day is the pinnacle of any college student’s life each week. All of a sudden tons of old people, young people, families, tailgates and pop up tents show up on campus. Greek life really comes alive as this is a time to connect with alumni, and engage in.... other activities.

Anyways.

My first Tech Student game day started the best way any Tech kid would want to start theirs. In a Chem Lab.

That’s right. Tech students doing tailgate in the chem lab throwing back the ‘ol C2H6O. Just kidding the lab was actually awful I got points docked for safety violations and got out of lab only an hour an half before kickoff.

So my actual tailgate experience was poor. Ran to the dorm. Changed into something more attractive than a lab coat. Run back to Delta Upsilon for the small amount of tailgate that I could experience. Then onto the game!

And by the way. My blocked seat is spectacular.

Blocked on the second row of blocks in the Greek section (south end zone) but the block starts on seat row 3 so pprraccttiiiccalllyy on the field.

(taken from my seat) (excuse me for the snapchat)

The block in front is the Ramblin’ Wreck club. Keepers of the richest student traditions of any college and maintainers of one of the most beautiful cars ever.

Oh yeah and I want to be a part of Ramblin’ Wreck Club some day(this year????)

Anyways onto football.

Alcorn state is not even a state.

The Tech offence was quite impressive. The major losses (see: Smelter, Mason, Waller) did not hinder the team much as  Justin Thomas (for the approximate time of 4 seconds he was on the field) 69 to 6 is an impressive score even against a team that obviously prides themselves with their band equal to or more than the team. And at the very least it brought us up  one in the rankings from 16 to 15. And looking at the rankings we could easily be as high as 8^th.

Thanks for reading!

Move In Day/ The GT struggle

                I am convinced that the reason why orientations exist is because if move in day were to be a student’s first experience with a school, very bad things would happen

                However, I do give major props to Housing and GTPD for making move in relatively smooth given the fact that they have to close down major roads like Techwood to get the students moved in.

                Personally, I went into move with a game plan. I timed my arrival to be at a low traffic hours. All the move in parts fell into place. Record setting pace. In and out like Seal Team Six. Bam.

                So I was going to write my next blog post about move in but now I have to change the subject

                So that little bit up there I wrote about a week ago shortly after the actual move in day. Then a combination of writer’s block/GT craziness/homework/laziness set in. So far some of the Georgia Tech difficulty has lived up to the hype, but I got a few rants.

First.

We are the Georgia Institute of Technology. The finest institution when it comes to nerdy things and electronic gadgets. So you would think that when it comes to the online part of classes such as homework would be all internal, free, and easily accessible.

Nah.

I have way too many different locations that I go to do and submit homework. T-square Assignments, T-Square Tests, Pearson Mastering, Pearson MyMathLab, Owlv2, Late Nite Labs, TA's, Problem Sets from the Book, ect.

Not only would the Institute be just a little easier but maybe I could have just a little more time to actually do the assignments than always checking the various sources for assignments. Georgia tech has a section on T-square for assignments so why don’t they use it?

I’m hoping to up my blog posts in the week to cover a slight back log of blog-able things (Rush, First week of classes, Extra circulars, Tech life, Football ect.)

Till then. Go Jackets!

               

FASET

FASET. Orientation at Georgia Tech. One of Tech’s many acronyms.

FASET stands for “Familiarization and Adaptation to the Surroundings and Environs of Tech”

That’s a mouthful.

FASET is almost always listed among a student’s first few interactions with the Institute. It consists of learning about the basic traditions, practices, and features of Tech.

Basically, knowing almost no one, R.A.T.S. (or Recently Acquired Tech Students) attempt to awkwardly connect with the most people they can. This comes in the form of icebreaker games that probably lasted for at least half of the whole orientation.

And trust me with my awkwardness, I needed those icebreakers too. But at some point enough is enough.

Granted these icebreakers happened in a small group chosen at random with people you may actually have nothing in common with, looking at this from a practical perspective it actually may have been helpful for people who have issues with introductions. It was an interesting way in finding similarities among a group of people to talk about.  It may have even given people major confidence that they now know at least ONE person at Tech. Also, the groups now have an older FASET leader that the RATS could now look up too on campus as a mentor, adviser sort of role. And at the very least, at least everyone has one thing in common, you chose Georgia Tech the best freakin’ engineering and technology school ever to be your college.

But onto other things than awkward students.

The information given from the Institute during day one was broad and fast. Basically in a summary “If it deals with the school it’s on Buzzport somewhere”.

The day ended with one of the more significant events, a party on the top floor of the CRC. Yes, the same awkward kids as before were now gettin’ down to Pitbull in one of the packed side rooms in the campus recreation center, penthouse level.

Luckily, that’s only half of the story, or half of the RATS should I say. Personally, I was with the other half participating in sports such as volleyball, indoor soccer, and basketball on the top floor.

And, wearing an Atlanta Hawks shirt that day you know my 3 point game was fire (shout out to #26).

Day two’s primary focus was around a campus club fair, a very important aspect of life at a college where stress and Adderall overdoses are the two primary health concerns. In all seriousness, it is important to add free time activities to your schedule. In this case a busier schedule may actually help you study better by releasing stress through extracurriculars. The best touch to it all was an appearance of the Ramblin’ Wreck and Buzz. Got a selfie with Buzz and awesome pictures of the wreck (can be seen above the news on the right and left side)

After an hour in the Atlanta mid-day heat, Tech runs you over to the Barns and Noble, takes your everlasting picture for your Buzzcard, then sends you on your way back home till you return on campus during move in day.

I hope my hair at least looks good in my picture.

 This is gonna be quite a year.

Thanks for reading Ramblin’ on Georgia Tech and Go Jackets!

Welcome

So this is my first post. Shall we begin?

The journey into blogging has already begun for me. I'm sure as I learn this process more there will be some section that I can put this information in, but for now I am going to lay down the basic idea and guidelines that I will use for this blog.

1. This blog is based on a students (me) journey through the wonderful school that is the Georgia Institute of Technology. I have made this blog before I have moved in for the fall semester of my first year.

2. This blog will cover many aspects of Tech from a STUDENTS perspective. I will cover news, classes, sports events, regular events, fun activities, and so on as I encounter them as a student on a journey through college.

3. I intend this blog to be a mixture of a current events report and a personal diary. It will be used by me to look back on events and things that happen during my college years and potentially by the reader for multiple purposes such as nostalgia, as a first hand source for all things Tech, or even just to see how a certain life progressed through college/Georgia Tech

As a final note, this process will be changing for me. I have no blogging experience, and with that comes a learning curve. On top of that, like most engineers, my writing ability is definitely not on par with our liberal arts major friends. Hopefully in this process I will learn these two skills and improve my posts.

Here's to a good first semester.

THWg