Friday, August 27th, Mark Richt secretly drove the Georgia Bulldogs to Atlanta to get in a practice at the Georgia Dome in preparation for its upcoming match-up against Boise State.The Georgia Dome is the "neutral" site set for the Chick-Fil-A Kick-off Game on September 3rd. Mark Richt was trying to keep his trip to Atlanta a secret, but Georgia's athletic director did not see the point.
“Mark just asked me if they could do it and I said yes, of course,” Greg McGarity told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The Falcons are in there Thursday and Georgia State plays there Friday, so I think it was the only day we could get in there.”
There is no word yet on how the Boise State coaching staff feel about their opponent being able to practice in the stadium, but fans of both teams agree the site is hardly neutral for Boise State. The trip from Boise is nearly 2,200 miles, while the Bulldogs are only a mere 78 miles away.
Boise state was only allotted 7,500 tickets in the stadium that seats 71,000, and those were gone in 14 minutes. Georgia also sold out, but will have a significantly larger amount of fans at the game.
Both teams will have the opportunity to practice at the site, during the Atlanta Falcons' time off in the days leading up to the game, but it seems to be a matter of principle to keep the site neutral.
"If Georgia gets more of an opportunity to see how the ball reacts in the dome on kicks and passes they are getting an advantage. I thought it was supposed to be neutral," one Boise State student claimed.
Others seem to be indifferent, claiming head coach Chris Petersen will have his Broncos ready for their season opener no matter what the opponent does.
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