Rahul Deshpande

swe/data journo @ajc | got tips? signal from a non-work device: rahuld.47 | formerly of @the_nique, always @gtalumni | student media enthusiast

[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: Four-Star DL Jamar Thompson has Committed to Georgia Tech, he tells me for @Rivals

The 6’3 300 DL chose the Yellow Jackets over Texas and Ohio State

He’s ranked as the No. 1 DL in Florida in the 2027 Rivals300

“1000% committed watch me!!!!”

https://t.co/RtpI2aORi8

[Shehan Jeyarajah @ShehanJeyarajah]

I’ve said it a thousand times at this point, but ruining everything people love about sports to squeeze a few more dollars is gonna have long term negative effects that people can’t imagine

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

georgia tech has been selected to play mississippi state 3 of the 4 years that the ACC-SEC challenge has existed

other common matchups, all played 2 times
- clemson-alabama
- pitt-mizzou
- duke-florida
- fsu-uga
- syracuse-tennessee

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

i feel like tech has pulled mississippi state so often in these matchups. what gives, why not like mizzou or something different for a change

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

i feel like tech has pulled mississippi state so often in these matchups. what gives, why not like mizzou or something different for a change

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

NEWS: Matchups for the 2026 ACC/SEC Challenge are set, per sources.

Ark @ UNC
AU @ Clem
Duke @ UF
BC @ UGA
Wake @ LSU
Pitt @ Mizz
SU @ OU
OleMiss @ VT
SC@NCSt
FSU @ Tenn
Texas @ Lville
Bama @ Miami
UK @ UVA
GT @ MissSt
Stanford @ A&M
Vandy @ ND

https://t.co/8S9f6UaKkn

[Ryan Alpert @RGAlpert]

Yellow Jacket Fans,

As we approach the end of the 2025-26 athletics season, with just NCAA Track and Field Championships remaining after last night’s heartbreaking baseball loss, I wanted to take a moment to thank you.

#StingEm 🐝 https://t.co/sM0lyMZrpU

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

i’m still sick to my stomach fam. normally i turn to number crunching to rationalize moments like this but i don’t even know where to start here.

what do you want to know, tech fans?

[Jack Purdy @JackNicolaus]

As an official historian of sorts at Tech, there's a number of things constant in Tech's history:

Undergraduate enrollment growth
Campus construction
Losing every single important postseason game for at least 20 years, usually at least 30

[Mark Buffington @MarkBuffBIP]

Tough way to end the season, but hats off to Oklahoma. And congrats to our players and their families for a tremendous season… even though it stings now.

Tomorrow, a large group of former @GTBaseball players and supporters of the program are launching a series of initiatives to get behind James Ramsey and @GTBaseball in a way that builds a lasting competitive advantage. Not a mild competitive advantage, but one that is almost impossible for other schools to match.

It starts with having funds and strategies that will ensure @GTBaseball competes at the highest level… year in and year out. It culminates with 34 funded scholarships, over-the-cap funds for special projects and elite roster construction, and investments in advanced hitting and pitching technology. It also involves connecting our tremendous network of business executives and former and current professional baseball players in a way that no other school can. We have never really leveraged this network to drive athletic success, but we will going forward.

We should have learned some lessons from this regional series. Although our lineup was superior, Oklahoma had at least 8 pitchers that threw 95 or above. And each of them had good command of one or two off speed pitches. At the end of the day, their pitching was the story of the tournament. They kept a generational lineup off balance just enough to scrap out enough runs to win two games. Our pitching was really good all season, but their pitching staff was elite, especially their bullpen. And that was the difference.

We are going to come together to give James and @RGAlpert all the tools they need to consistently compete for National Championships. It’s easy to get mad and swear off GT athletics after another heart-breaking loss, but that is what losers do. Winners dust themselves off and get back to work the next day. That’s what we are going to do!

If you are a GT graduate, former athlete or fan who wants to be a part of taking our program to a consistently elite level (inclusive of unique perks 😉), then please reach out to me to learn more.

If you are a GT graduate, former athlete, or fan who wants to expand your network in a way that will advance your career and connect you to GT Athletics in an “inner circle” way, then please reach out to me.

We are hosting a series of educational webinars over the next two months that should help explain how we are going to break through to elite status.

We have tremendous momentum already.

I hope you will consider being involved.

Go Jackets! 🐝

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

teams cursed 👍

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

tech not being the home team is still the stupidest thing. Could’ve been doing something else by now

[Ramblin’ WREK Sports Show @WrekSports91]

Some napkin math from us on who will be available

Color coding:
Green = completely/near fresh
Yellow = has pitched significantly, can pitch again
Orange = has pitched significantly, wouldn't pitch again (personal judgment on these)
Red = OUT (my judgment/pitch count on these)

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

these mercurius brothers are really something else (tech offensive… issues aside)

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

@MattThompson87 😬

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

GO GAELS!!!!

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

let’s play ball

[Georgia Tech Baseball @GTBaseball]

Put it in the Louvre

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

@MVPMertz @GTPAINN Oh gotcha, yep thanks. I had incorrectly assumed Doersching’s HR was during a regional since it happened in May, hence the reference here

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

@GTPAINN It’s hard to say for certain since home run distances aren’t tracked for every team (and not every park has the tracking systems installed) but it just might be…

[Rahul Deshpande @rsdesh47]

@MVPMertz @GTPAINN Yeah, I realized that too. Caglianone’s 516-footer was during the regular season too…

[From the Rumble Seat @FTRSBlog]

Atlanta baseball is at 90 combined wins

It’s not even June