Someone Has to Finish Last. Might as well be Tech

The arena is empty
Except for one man,
Still driving and striving
As fast as he can.
The sun has gone down
And the moon has come up,
And long ago somebody left with the cup,
But he's driving and striving
And hugging the turns,
And thinking of someone
For whom he still burns.
-- Cake



Dave Akins tips us off to AccessAtlanta's "Best Of Atlanta" listings. In the category of Best Local Sports Team, obviously the Georgia Bulldogs won it. The Yellow Jackets? As Dave pointed out, GT finished behind a minor league hockey team. Indeed, long ago somebody left with the cup.

But here's the thing. GT didn't come in 6th as Dave pointed out. The following groups finished ahead of Tech.

• Auburn Football
  
• UGA Gymnastics
  
• Atlanta Beat Women's Soccer (sure the league is defunct, but they still out draw GT)
  
• Kentucky Basketball (they play to bigger crowds here than GT)
  
• Atlanta Hawks Ok, even I don't believe that.

But don't fret Tech fans. In 4-5 more years, the Gwinnett Gladiators will be out of business, people will have forgotten the Atlanta Beat, and you'll have your chance at being 6th. And to the Anon commenter who kept saying that Atlanta cares about GT, I would argue....not so much.

pwd

BTW -- don't miss Dave's site for the excellent nerdville photo.

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