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
