Alright, so you wanna know about this “gt swarm football,” huh? I ain’t no fancy expert or nothin’, but I can tell ya what I heard and seen, just like I’d tell ya ’bout the chickens in the yard or the tomatoes growin’ in the garden. Simple and plain, that’s how I talk.
First off, this “gt” thing, it’s somethin’ called “Georgia Tech.” Sounds fancy, right? Like some kinda new tractor or somethin’. But it ain’t. It’s a school, a big one, where them young’uns go to learn stuff. And this “football” they play there, well, it’s a game. Not like checkers or cards, mind you. It’s rough and tumble, boys runnin’ around with a funny-shaped ball, tryin’ to get it to the other end of the field.
Now, they got this team, see? And they call themselves the “Yellow Jackets.” Like a bunch of angry bees, I reckon. And this “swarm” thing you’re askin’ about? Well, that’s part of it too. They say the whole team swarms together, like them bees again, workin’ together to win the game. Makes sense, I guess. Can’t do much alone, whether you’re plantin’ corn or tryin’ to win a football game.
They got a big place where they play, a “stadium” they call it. Holds a whole lotta people, more than you can shake a stick at, I tell ya. Thousands and thousands, all yellin’ and screamin’ for them Yellow Jackets. Sounds like a ruckus, but folks seem to like it. Reminds me of the county fair, but with more runnin’ around and less pie eatin’.
These Yellow Jackets, they been playin’ this football for a long time, longer than I been milkin’ cows, that’s for sure. They won lots of games, and they even got these things called “championships.” Means they’re the best, I figure. Like havin’ the biggest pumpkin at the fair, only bigger. And they wear uniforms, special clothes just for playin’ ball. Someone said they got one called “GWG”, and they reckon it’s the best-lookin’ one. Sounds like a lot of fuss over clothes, if you ask me.
I heard they got rivals too, other teams they really wanna beat. Like that “Georgia” team. It’s a big deal when they play each other. Folks get all worked up, just like when the Johnson boys fight over the last piece of pie at the church picnic. They talk about it all week, and then they go to that big stadium and cheer on their team.
- Sometimes they even call the team “Team Swarm” when they’re practicin’ or somethin’.
- They got another team called “Team Wreck Em”, but I ain’t sure what that’s all about.
- Sounds like they’re always tryin’ to get the best young players to come play for them too.
They got all sorts of ways to talk about it, on the internet and such. Folks chatterin’ all the time about the Yellow Jackets, who’s playin’ well, who ain’t, and what they gotta do to win. Just like folks at the barbershop talkin’ ’bout the weather and crops, only with more yellin’ and runnin’.
They say this football game is important, that it brings folks together. And I guess it does. They all wear the same colors, cheer for the same team, and get all excited together. Like a big family reunion, only with more strangers and less gossipin’ about who married who. It sounds like a lot of noise and commotion, but if it makes folks happy, well, who am I to judge? Long as they don’t trample my tomato plants when they’re celebratin’, I guess it’s alright.
So, that’s what I know about this “gt swarm football.” It’s a game, with a bunch of young’uns runnin’ around in fancy clothes, tryin’ to win. And it seems to make a lot of folks happy, which ain’t a bad thing, I reckon. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check on them chickens.
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