Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech: Everything you didn’t know you needed to know

By Chris Marler

Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing. 

Here’s everything you need to know about the Birmingham Bowl between Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt.

(Note: The “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)

ABOUT THE SCHOOLS

Vanderbilt

Location – A giant Bachelorette party

Founded In –  1873

Tuition – $89,590

Enrollment – 13,710

Acceptance Rate – 5.1 Percent

Mascot – If Bill Maher was in the Navy

Georgia Tech

Location – A Literal Traffic jam

Founded In – 1885

Tuition – $28,524

Enrollment – 47,961

Acceptance Rate – 17.1 Percent

Mascot – Macaulay Kulkin’s worst nightmare

FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS 

Vanderbilt

1. Being the Georgia Tech of the SEC

2. There’s an overwhelming squirrel population that outnumbers the student body

3. First ever seeing eye dog in the US was used by a student in 1928

Georgia Tech

1. Being the Vanderbilt of the ACC

2. Dorms were the Olympic Village for the 1996 Olympics

3. The first graduating class had 2 students. They flipped a coin to see who would be the 1st ever graduate.

FAMOUS ALUMNI

Vanderbilt 

James Dickey – Wrote “Deliverance.” Yikes.

Mack Brown – Bill Belichick predecessor

Jay Cutler – Noted fan of Cigs Inside

Al Gore – Climate Change Denier Denier

Bettie Page – Bettie Boop literally

Skip Bayless – The actual worst

Georgia Tech

Walter Ehmer – CEO of Waffle House

Paul Raines – CEO of GameStop

Nomar Garciaparra – Likable A-Rod

Jeff Foxworthy – Noted UGA fan

Michael Arad – Designed World Trade Center Memorial

Bobby Jones – Big Golf Guy