I chose to go to Tech after spending three semesters at a high level academic school in the Northeast when I realized that I wasn't going to set the College Football world on fire back in 1982. I contribute to the school financially and in any other way I can. I have strong feelings for my school and the region from which I came.
When I saw the announcement by the University of Cincinnati that they had hired Tommy Tuberville, I was ecstatic. I was as happy as could be to see that jackass son of bitch leave. But not with Kliff
This one hurts. Not because I didn't want to see him fired. His record was not good enough for Tech to keep him another season. But because he represented the school so well, with professionalism and integrity. I really wanted him to succeed.
I only had one personal interaction with him. My dad and I were sitting in the stands, watching the spring game in, I think, 2005. He was a few rows behind us and was being hounded by little kids and teenage girls wanting his autograph and pictures. He looked down a few rows, saw us, and I guess figured we'd be the least invasive people in the area and a good escape. So he sat down and just asked us how we were doing. We had a really nice 15 minute conversation with him. A very funny, smart charming guy. (I wanted to ask him just how great it was to hold Jessica Simpson's sweet, unleashed rack, but my dad and all) Talked about his New England experience and you could tell then, even from that short conversation, that he wanted to coach or do something teaching football
And yes, CSB