Helluva Podcast with AD Ryan Alpert (Sept. 2025)

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Georgia Tech's new Athletic Director Ryan Alpert launches a monthly podcast to discuss the future of the Yellow Jackets.

The episode begins with host Andy Demetra introducing the new monthly podcast featuring Athletic Director Ryan Alpert. Alpert shares his personal podcast listening habits, including Guy Raz's How I Built This. He reflects on his initial months, focusing on building relationships and evaluating staff while celebrating the football team's undefeated start. A key moment is the rain delay during the Gardner-Webb game, where students returned en masse, leading to 7,000 student tickets sold. Alpert provides updates on the Fanning Center, set to open in late March or early April, emphasizing its role in player development with advanced weight rooms and analytics. He discusses the Full Steam Ahead initiative for renovating Bobby Dodd Stadium, including chairback seating and premium suites, balancing historic preservation with modernization. The reseating process is detailed, involving donor rankings and a technology platform called Bolina for seat selection. Alpert recounts his first in-person ACC meeting, where the league voted to move to a nine-game conference schedule starting in 2027, ensuring Georgia Tech's rivalry with Georgia continues. He praises football coach Brent Key's program-building and the leadership of quarterback Haynes King. Success in other sports is noted, such as volleyball setting an attendance record at McCammish Pavilion and men's golf being ranked 18th nationally. The episode wraps with previews of men's and women's basketball under coaches Damon Stoudemire and Karen Blair, encouraging fans to buy tickets.

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A grounded first conversation on Georgia Tech's stadium reseating plans and broader athletic department modernization.

Ryan Alpert's first monthly conversation as Georgia Tech athletic director sets a practical tone for the new show, using Andy Demetra's questions to define its lane: Athletic Association issues, wider college sports, and the work of running a modern department.

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You want to know how Bobby Dodd's new chairbacks could change the way Georgia Tech fans choose their seats.

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