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My take is UGA and UT fans are delusional. The road to the SEC East probably runs through Gainesville rather than Athens or Knoxville.
"Based on conversations with several donors, most of whom did not want to be named, there is a concern over whether Georgia as an institution is spending enough to keep up in the SEC and national facilities arms race. But the overarching concern is whether there is a master plan, or whether the school simply is playing whack-a-mole, moving deliberately from one project to the next.
“There’s a lot of frustration with the current administration and the athletic department and their use of capital, that has so enthusiastically been donated,” said Ryan Scates, a corporate attorney in Atlanta who as a student was on UGA’s athletic board during the 2012-13 school year. “UGA isn’t known for being a reactionary, second-rate institution. It’s one of the best schools in the South. So to see us get out-paced by Clemson, and Alabama and Auburn, in terms of (athletics facilities). It’s not because we’re at a disadvantage because of resources.”
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/georgia-donors-spending-master-plan#free
My take is UGA and UT fans are delusional. The road to the SEC East probably runs through Gainesville rather than Athens or Knoxville.
"Based on conversations with several donors, most of whom did not want to be named, there is a concern over whether Georgia as an institution is spending enough to keep up in the SEC and national facilities arms race. But the overarching concern is whether there is a master plan, or whether the school simply is playing whack-a-mole, moving deliberately from one project to the next.
“There’s a lot of frustration with the current administration and the athletic department and their use of capital, that has so enthusiastically been donated,” said Ryan Scates, a corporate attorney in Atlanta who as a student was on UGA’s athletic board during the 2012-13 school year. “UGA isn’t known for being a reactionary, second-rate institution. It’s one of the best schools in the South. So to see us get out-paced by Clemson, and Alabama and Auburn, in terms of (athletics facilities). It’s not because we’re at a disadvantage because of resources.”
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/georgia-donors-spending-master-plan#free