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Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the nickname given to the College Rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs . The two schools are separated by a mere 70 miles and have been heated rivals since 1893. The two schools, in essence, are not only competing in athletics but are also competing for government and private funding, potential students, and amongst other things academic recognition in the State Of Georgia and the United States .1 The University Of Georgia (commonly referred to as Georgia or UGA) is located in Athens, Georgia and is a Liberal Arts Research University . The Georgia Institute Of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT), is an Engineering Research University located in Atlanta, Georgia . The academic and geographic divergence of the two institutions polarizes the state of Georgia into two fairly large fan bases. HISTORY See Also: History of Georgia Tech History of UGA Georgia Tech and Georgia were founded over 100 years apart. Georgia was founded on January 27 , 1785 , and Georgia Tech was founded on October 13 , 1885 . Patrick Hues Mell , the president of the University Of Georgia at that time, was a firm believer that it should be located at Athens with the University's main campus, like the Agricultural and Mechanical School.2 Despite Mell's arguments, the new school was located near what were then the northern City Limits of Atlanta . The first known hostilities between the two schools trace back to 1891. The University of Georgia's literary magazine declared the school's colors to be "old gold, black, and Crimson ." Dr. Charles H. Herty , the first UGA football coach, felt that old gold was too similar to Yellow and that yellow "symbolized cowardice."3 Also in 1891, a student vote chose old gold and white as Georgia Tech's school colors.4 After the 1893 football game against Tech, Herty removed old gold as an official school color. Tech would first use old gold for their uniforms, as a proverbial slap in the face to UGA, in their first unofficial football game against Auburn in 1891.5 Georgia Tech's school colors would thenceforth be old gold and white. Fuel was added to the fire in 1919, when UGA mocked Tech's continuation of football during the United States ' involvement in World War I . At the time, Tech was a military training ground and had a complete assembly of male students. Many schools, such as UGA, had lost all of their able-bodied male students to the war effort forcing them to temporarily suspend football during the war. In fact, UGA did not play a game from 1917-1918.6 When UGA renewed its program in 1919, the student body staged a parade, which mocked Tech's continuation of football during times of war. The parade featured a Tank shaped Float emblazoned with the words "UGA IN ARGONNE " followed by a yellow-clad Donkey and a sign that read "TECH IN ATLANTA." This act would lead directly to Tech cutting athletic ties with UGA and canceling several of UGA's home football games at Grant Field (UGA commonly used Grant Field as its home field).7 Tech and UGA would not compete in athletics until the 1921 Southern Conference basketball tournament. Regular season competition would not renew until a 1925 agreement between the two institutions. The Fight Songs , sung at every sporting event, have even been tailored to the rivalry. The " Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech " was first published in the Georgia Tech yearbook, The Blueprint , and was written following the first UGA football game in which UGA fans harassed the Georgia Tech players and fans. Hence the infamous chorus "To Hell with Georgia" was written. "Up With the White and Gold," published in 1929, featured the lyrics "Down with the red and black" and even "Drop the battle axe on Georgia's head." Georgia's fight song, " Glory, Glory ," was arranged in 1909 and remains unchanged to this day. Officially, the end of the fight song is "G-E-O-R-G-I-A," but Georgia fans change the lyrics to "And to hell with Georgia Tech!" whenever the Yellow Jackets play in Athens.8 TRADITIONS See Also: Georgia Tech traditions It is common for Georgia fans to refer to the Georgia Institute of Technology as Georgia Tech University or GTU. This nickname is derived from the common mistitle given to Georgia Tech in media outlets. Also, since Georgia Tech is a predominant engineering school, Georgia fans often refer to Tech fans as Nerd s, Techie s, or Nats (short for North Avenue Trade School), which refers to the school's location on North Avenue . Georgia Tech fans often refer to the University of Georgia as the Athens Community College, as ugag, or as U( Sic )GA. Due to the perceived Southern nature of UGA, Georgia Tech fans often refer to them as Rednecks . A common rallying cry for students of Georgia Tech is the question "What's the good word?" Often, a student will shout this question three times (the answer being "To hell with Georgia!") and, on the fourth time, will then ask "How 'bout them Dawgs?" (the answer being "Piss on 'em!")9 Tech students have also created an unofficial fight song entitled '"To Hell With Georgia", which is set to tune of The Battle Hymn Of The Republic and refers to UGA as "the cesspool of the South."10 The school Newspapers of the two institutions often mock their rival institution. '' The Red And Black '', Georgia's newspaper, usually has several jokes and articles mocking Georgia Tech the week before the Football game. '' The Technique '', Georgia Tech's newspaper, prints a special edition mocking ''The Red and Black'',11 and commonly refers to its rival as "The University ( Sic ) of Georgia." The special edition features several articles of parody and humor based on fictitious happenings at the University of Georgia, and is known as "To Hell With Georgia," after the school's popular cheer. On years where the schools play their match at UGA's Sanford Stadium , ''Technique'' staff distribute the issue across UGA's campus.
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