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From the Rumble Seat originated in 2008 under the moniker The LegacyX4. Winfield was the lone contributor at the time and was a 4th generation Tech legacy so the name made sense. In July of 2009, The LegacyX4 transitioned to SBNation and we've since added multiple contributors.

The term "rumble seat" refers to the rear exterior seat in late 1920's to early 1930's automobiles. The Ramblin' Reck, Georgia Tech's 1930 Ford Model A mascot, has a rumble seat. Winfield and Bird are both former Ramblin' Reck Drivers so blogging "from the rumble seat" wasn't so much a pun as it was a fact.

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Getting to Know our New Recruits: DE Francis Kallon

In case you haven't seen, we've already run stories on ATH (QB) Dennis Andrews, ATH (QB) Justin Thomas, WR Michael Summers, and ATH (RB) Marcus Allen.

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The next recruit we're going to profile has somewhat of a unique background in how he came to play football for Georgia Tech. Most guys on local football teams grew up somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line, playing football from 6 years old, with parents who were just as amazed at teams' enormous stadiums and lucrative endorsements as they are with the teams' middle-of-the-road turf management programs. But I digress. No, our next recruit grew up overseas, and has a set of parents who really know what's in their son's best interest when looking to set himself up for success later on in life. Oh, and I'm currently talking of the one who played high school football locally, not the one who played "gridiron" in the southern hemisphere (more on him later). That's right, I'm talking about the 4-star DE Francis Kallon (pronounced "Kay-lon", I've learned). He stands at 6'5" and weighs in at 260lb. Kallon hails from London, England (by Lawrenceville, GA), and never played a down of football in his life until Central Gwinnett High School's spring practice last year.

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Check out our side of the exchange of questions and answers at SBN's NC State blog.

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Getting to Know our New Recruits: ATH Marcus Allen

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For those of you who are just tuning in, we've already written articles detailing 3 of Georgia Tech's signees for this class: ATH (QB) Dennis Andrews, ATH (QB) Justin Thomas, and WR Michael Summers.

The next recruit I want to detail is a kid who was highly touted in high school. He's listed as an athlete who plays linebacker and running back out of Hilliard, FL (he's projected to play B-Back for us) -- the 3-star, 6'2", 210lb Marcus Allen.

Marcus Allen is regarded as one of our better pickups in this recruiting class. Allen reportedly had offers from 4 SEC schools, 3 ACC schools, and 3 B1G schools, among a number of other programs. He has outstanding acceleration and ballcarrier vision. He also has a good top end speed and seems rather difficult to bring down. A tough kid with a lot of talent it seems, I feel that he may have one flaw as a B-Back: his height of 6'2", if legitimate, is awfully high for a kid looking to get his pads as low as they should be to play that position (for reference, Dwyer is listed at 5'11", while Anthony Allen is 6'1"). My other concern is with his running style, which is a bit more towards juking than trucking. I feel like Allen could really pan out as the second coming of Orwin Smith if put at A-Back though, between the speed and size combination (also saw him throw a devastating block in his Rivals highlight video). Regardless though, he looks to have a bright future on the Flats, and we have a lot of reason to be very excited to welcome Marcus Allen to the Georgia Tech family!

Here are his junior highlights -- the running back stuff starts around 1:24.

Marcus Allen C/O 2012 LB Hilliard HS (FL) (via TheHilliardFlashes)

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Backing the Pack joins us with Info about the Wolfpack

Akula Wolf formerly of Section Six presently of Backing the Pack joined us for this week's Q/A session. Check out his responses to our questions after the jump:

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Backing the Pack joins us with Info about the Wolfpack

Akula Wolf formerly of Section Six presently of Backing the Pack joined us for this week's Q/A session. Check out his responses to our questions after the jump:

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The Ultimate Georgia Tech Football Uniform Discussion.

Tech has worn white jerseys almost 75% of the time since 2002 despite Chan Gailey's best efforts to the contrary.

I am calling out all discussion on Georgia Tech football uniforms. We are going to finally settle on what uniform Georgia Tech should wear when a-holes like Wake Forest, NC State, and Auburn aren't in town. This is the uniform which statistically pulls victory from the jaws of defeat more times than not. We aren't discussing any crazy stuff like black or pearl or pink cancer awareness-type scenarios. We are talking about gold hats. We are talking white versus navy versus gold jerseys. We are talking white versus gold pants. We are talking black versus white shoes.

The first issue to settle is shoes. Black shoes win. Period. Ever since Georgia Tech switched from the all white shoes to all black or half and half, Tech has won 62% of its games. All white shoes only won 57% of their games from August 2002-October 2006. The switch occurred against UVA in 2006 on Throwback Thursday and it was the one of the few decisive victories we've seen against the Wahoos in 10 years. Black shoes or at least 50% black from now on. It is settled.

The second issue is debated on occasion but I'm settling it now. Georgia Tech wears gold helmets. Throwback Thursday was badass but we're not Oregon or Boise State or whoever. Georgia Tech is known for old gold helmets with a white "GT". If you want to wear a white helmet, buy one on eBay and wear it to the game. Our team has gold hats like Notre Dame, Florida State, Navy, and UCLA. It ain't broke so don't try to fix it.

The final two articles of clothing are the real meat of this argument. Shoes and hats are peripherals. Everyone really cares about the jerseys and in turn the pants. The first issue is overall winning percentage. If you were to rank the articles in terms of winning percentage from 2002-2011, it would go like this: #5 Navy Jerseys (0.00%), #4 White Pants (58.3%), #3 White Jerseys (60.4%), #2 Gold Pants (61.4%), and #1 Gold Jerseys (64.5%). Gold on gold, which has not been worn since probably ever reigns supreme. These numbers are deceptive. If you break down the pants and jerseys worn by home and road venue since 2002, you get the following chart:
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A white jersey and white pants combo wins the homefield award while the Chan Gailey home uniform of gold tops with white pants wins the road award (despite very few events involving gold tops in bowl games or on the road). What say you? Do we try some mix and match with our tops and pants in 2012 to mix up the mojo?
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Roderick Chungong
Ht: 6'3.5" | Wt: 255 lbs
Scout DT
Rivals DE
ESPN DE
High School: Our Lady Good Counsel (MD)

Marcus Allen
Ht: 6'2" | Wt: 210 lbs
Scout OLB
Rivals ATH
ESPN ATH
High School: Hilliard (FL)

Will Adams
Ht: 6'7" | Wt: 275 lbs
Scout OT
Rivals OL
ESPN OT
High School: Sandy Creek (GA)

Antonio Crawford
Ht: 6'2" | Wt: 185 lbs
Scout WR
Rivals DB
ESPN ATH
High School: Plant (FL)

Micheal Summers
Ht:
6'3" | Wt: 190 lbs
Scout WR
Rivals ATH
ESPN ATH
High School: Statesboro (GA)

Dennis Andrews
Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 170 lbs
Scout QB
Rivals ATH
ESPN ATH
High School: Amos P. Godby (FL)

Pat Gamble
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 273 lbs
Scout DT
Rivals DT
ESPN DT
High School: Carollton Central (GA)

Francis Kallon
Ht: 6'5" | Wt: 241 lbs
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DE Rivals

DE ESPN DE

High School: Central Gwinnet (GA)

Tyler Stargel
Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 250 lbs
Scout MLB
Rivals LB
ESPN DE
High School: Gulf Shores (AL)

Chase Roberts
Ht: 6'3" | Wt: 292 lbs
Scout OG
Rivals OL
ESPN OG
High School: Greater Atlanta Christian School (GA)

Junior Gnonkonde
Ht: 6'4" | Wt: 215 lbs
Scout OLB
Rivals DE
ESPN DE
High School: Lanier County (GA)

Justin Thomas - We all expect a QB out of him
Ht: 5'11" | Wt: 175 lbs
Scout WR
Rivals ATH
ESPN ATH
High School: Prattville (AL)

D.J. White
Ht: 5'10" | Wt: 180 lbs
Scout CB
Rivals DB
ESPN CB
High School: Union Grove (GA)

Anthony Autry
Ht:
6'2" | Wt: 210 lbs
Scout NR DB
Rivals DB
ESPN NR S
High School: Norcross (GA)

Ryan Rodwell
Ht:
6'2" | Wt: 215 lbs
Scout NR K
Rivals NR K
ESPN NR K
High School: Deland (Fl)

Adam Gotsis
Ht:
6'4" | Wt: 290 lbs
Scout NA DT
Rivals DT
ESPN NA S
High School: Kew (Australia)

Lynn Griffin
Ht:
6'4" | Wt: 290 lbs
Scout DB

Rivals DB

ESPN DB

High School: Trinity Christian (Fl)

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