Ah, memories. Thought GT had joined in 79 but maybe they agreed and didn’t play in ACC until 80. Left ACC with only 7 members for about 8-9 years which would kill a conference today. Irony is GT left SEC as being too tough for an academically minded school and then in 90 split National title with Colorado.
Every time I see Mackovic mentioned I always think of the choreography of the kick off preparation. It really got the crowd into the kick off. Wonder if there is any video of that somewhere.
I think Tech may have joined by then and started playing basketball, but didn't play football for a a few more years, probably due to schedules. The next year, 1980, they tied #1 Notre Dame at Grant field on the same afternoon that Georgia beat Florida 26-21 on the Lindsay Scott play and Georgia moved into the #1 slot. That was Bill Curry's first year and the team went 1-9-1.