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Georgia State facts

Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:24 am
Posted by turnpiketiger
Lone Star State
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:24 am
Here’s a few notes on the upcoming opponent:

First season: 2010
All time record: 56-100 (.359)
Bowl Record: 3-2
Primary Rival: Georgia Southern (many people mix the two programs up and they both HATE it.)

They are 6-4 after starting 6-1. LSU is their only payday game this season.

I could see GA State eventually being a UCF like program at the G5 level.
Posted by BayouCowboy
Member since Dec 2012
15716 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:37 am to
Their RB Marcus Carroll is 3rd in the NCAA in rushing.

Should be a good challenge to see how our run defense performs.
Posted by SteveLSU35
Shreveport
Member since Mar 2004
14536 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:38 am to
They were a big zone/stretch team years ago when it was the new cool thing.
Posted by derp
Jawja
Member since Feb 2015
983 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:42 am to
They need to go to the B12. Sleeping giant as UGA really doesn’t have in state competition. GT admission requirements limit what they can do
Posted by GaTiger27
Member since Feb 2016
1706 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 10:29 am to
If only the legendary QB Quad Brown was still there
Posted by turnpiketiger
Lone Star State
Member since May 2020
11122 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:22 pm to
quote:

They need to go to the B12. Sleeping giant as UGA really doesn’t have in state competition. GT admission requirements limit what they can do


That’s a bit of a stretch there. Sleeping Giant? No. G5 NY6 bowl game contender? Maybe.

That’s their ceiling though. And to even get to that status you have to go multiple seasons of 11-1 or 10-2 and throw in an undefeated season or two. That’s how Boise, Cincinnati and UCF did it.
Posted by MrWalkingMan
Republic of West Florida
Member since Aug 2010
7196 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

That’s a bit of a stretch there. Sleeping Giant? No

Is it though? If they could string together a few nice seasons it would be crazy for the Big 12 NOT to come calling. Unlike schools like Boise State and other G5s that have had runs of success, these guys are in a huge media market in Atlanta. It’s not hard to conceive that they could be the next UCF and get the call to the Power 5 if they put some resources into the program. Their enrollment exceeds 50K

Not saying they will, but they’re more sleeping giant than perennial G5 underdog story
This post was edited on 11/17/23 at 1:37 pm
Posted by saturday
Pronoun (Baw)
Member since Feb 2007
7492 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 1:36 pm to
quote:

Primary Rival: Georgia Southern (many people mix the two programs up and they both HATE it.)





guilty
Posted by turnpiketiger
Lone Star State
Member since May 2020
11122 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 5:39 pm to
App State and Troy have been doing that for a decade plus and didn’t get an invite. GA State started their whole program less than 15 years ago
Posted by MrWalkingMan
Republic of West Florida
Member since Aug 2010
7196 posts
Posted on 11/17/23 at 9:51 pm to
quote:

App State and Troy have been doing that for a decade plus and didn’t get an invite


Appalachian State University
Location: Boone, NC
Enrollment: 21,253

Troy University
Location: Troy, AL
Enrollment: 18,086

Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA
Enrollment: 50,521

One of these is not like the others. If they ever wanted to take football seriously, a giant school in a giant market in the heart of SEC country would be awfully appealing target for expansion
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley
Member since Sep 2015
29326 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 12:31 am to
Troy is a nemesis for LSU. Now I don't envision Ga State putting up the kind of game Troy has all three times we played them
Posted by mjax57
Vinings, GA
Member since Mar 2012
3957 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 2:15 am to
The program sits in the heart of Atlanta, facilities really aren’t that bad (old turner field) and alumni base actually is pretty strong/deep. The only problem is it’s a massive commuter school.
Posted by turnpiketiger
Lone Star State
Member since May 2020
11122 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:35 am to
Georgia State would be just another commuter school. Not really ideal for expansion. Just another UCF and Cincinnati.

BYU was by far the best add they did.
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
47287 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 8:39 am to
Georgia Southern can put up some points. They will have this board melting by the end of the first quarter.
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley
Member since Sep 2015
29326 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 9:34 am to
It's right near Jimmy Carter's presidential library, as well as Margaret Mitchell's home. Heavy credentials for a school that didn't even have a football team before the turn of the millennium.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77241 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 9:36 am to
quote:

massive commuter school.



Weird considering it’s in the center of a huge city. I think of commuter schools like SLU in Hammond or USM in Hattiesburg
This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 11:11 am
Posted by tarzana
TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley
Member since Sep 2015
29326 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 9:49 am to
quote:

SMU in Hattiesburg

SMU is in Dallas, 491 miles (7 1/2 hours drive) from Hattiesburg.

That's one hell of a commute; wouldn't try that more than once or twice a week
Posted by Fat Bastard
2024 NFL pick'em champion
Member since Mar 2009
82017 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 10:30 am to
quote:

SMU in Hattiesburg


U S M
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
5644 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 11:51 am to
quote:

Georgia State facts
They are in the state of Georgia. That’s all I got.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
7377 posts
Posted on 11/18/23 at 11:58 am to
quote:

a giant market in the heart of SEC country would be awfully appealing target for expansion


Their enrollment is only so large because it’s a huge commuter school.

Edit: I see someone else already mentioned it. They are considered commuter because a very large number of their students live in Alpharetta, John’s Creek, Decatur, Roswell, Marietta, etc. Very very few students actually live in the downtown Atlanta area.
This post was edited on 11/18/23 at 12:03 pm
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