"To create this annual coast-to-coast ranking, researchers looked at five key measurements.

See the correlation?

"10 most peaceful states:

Maine

Vermont

New Hampshire

Minnesota

Utah

North Dakota

Washington

Hawaii

Rhode Island

Iowa

10 least peaceful states:

Louisiana

Tennessee

Nevada

Florida

Arizona

Missouri

Texas

Arkansas

South Carolina

Mississippi"

Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins announced his retirement Monday at a news conference at the College of Charleston. Cremins had coached at the school for six seasons after retiring from Tech but took a leave of absence in late January due to exhaustion.

“I had nothing,” Cremins told the Associated Press in early February. “I had no gas.”

Cremins, 64, will remain at the school as a fundraiser and consultant.

Cremins coached at Tech for 19 seasons, from 1981 to 2000, and finished his tenure as the school’s all-time winningest coach and nine NCAA tournament berths, including the Jackets’ first Final Four trip in 1990. He also led Tech to three ACC tournament titles and two regular-season titles.

Georgia Tech’s Stephen Hill made himself some money. He ran an official 4.36 in the forty, good for second among wide receivers. His broad jump led all wide receivers. He’s a big, physical receiver that is a great blocker.

The question with Hill centered more around his receiving skills. He did a very nice job catching the ball and running routes — routes that Georgia Tech didn’t ask him to run. He looked the part and couldn’t help but raise comparisons to former Tech receiver Demayrius Thomas. Don’t be surprised if Hill is called a “riser” after this weekend.

Ripped off from a NoFunLeague underwear Olympics story.

I didn't want to hijack the Great Uniform Debate of 2012, so I've raised my Festivus Pole, cooked the Meatloaf and am drinking whisky clear from the hip flask.

I find the lack of SWAG with the Ramblin' 'Reck here-to-with embossed upon to be troubling.

The 'Reck is the official mascot of the Institute, and should be so recognized and supported/emblazoned.

Buzz is cute, and you need a real live meme who can:

1. Play football at the "Mascot's Game" at the ACC Championship (FSU sends a cheerleader-which is nice-since Renegade, and Osceola are one blazing spear away from a general conflagration).
2. Crowd Surf
3. Lead the Band in "Budweiser" (it's hard for an old Ford without opposable thumbs).
4. Appear on Capital One's "Mascot Challenge" (cause really, do you want the Reck driver's showcased on TV?) -Sorry Bird and Winfield!-
5. Generally run around BUUUUZZZZEEEEEDDDD on Benzedrine.
6. Shill for Capital One's credit cards.
7. Use up ALL THE FEBREZE after every game-'cause sweat and foam rubber don't play well together.
8. General mayhem and hilarity.
9. Hug the kids, goose the Grannys, and do pushups after every SCORE!!!!

BUT, as a fan/alum/legacy/ThingsWereBetterInTheOldenDays/curmudgeon, I'd like something MOAR than the one, count 'em one, coffee mug available at the Bookstore with the 'Reck emblazoned in Gold Leaf.

The Alumni Association does a nice job of pimping the 'Reck, especially the logo (the 'Reck from the beltline up), but I'd like to see the Institute promote the 'Reck more.

I feel that I am up against the boffins in Marketing who see Buzz as the embodiment of the symbol of the Institute to the sidewalk fan and those seeing us on the BoobTube.

Perhaps they are also worried about the whole Southern Football problem of multiple "mascots" (WarEaglesWhoSayTiger, CrimsonTahde/RedElephants, etc), but we've got the only non-sentient mascot that has the potential to be in use until the Iron and Cadmium atoms fly apart in the reversal of the BigBang (or December, 2012).

When interviewed by the local paper on the 50th anniversary of the Wreck, I commented that the 'Reck could have been on campus during my Grandfathers' time at the Institute (late '20's, early 30's), and definitely was on campus during my Father's ('58-'62) and my time on Campus.

What other mascot can boast 3 Generations of Awesomeness?

Thus endenth the Airing of the Grievance (and the flask), thank you for your attention!

January 23, 1984, the Jackets beat #19 UVA in Triple Overtime. I was there, I'll never forget that night!

Then radio color commentator, Brad Nessler, sums it up best:

"Tech had won its first ACC game against Wake Forest by a couple of points and during nearly every game, our play-by-play announcer, Al Ciraldo, was saying, 'Brothers and Sisters, we've got another Thriller brewing'.

"Then we had the Virginia game and that's still the best basketball game I've every been around or broadcast.

"Alexander Memorial Coliseum was too many words to say all the time, and everybody in the place was going crazy. So we came back from a break in the second overtime of that game and I said, 'We're back at the Thrillerdome....'"

As I've related before on FTRS, the next morning, the three players shown above were all in an 8am class, and received a standing ovation, I was there, I'll never forget it!

You can read about the age of the Yellow Tie, as well as the history of GT Basketball at:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/heritage.pdf