re: Has there ever been a costlier decision in college sports than GT leaving the SEC?

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The GT folks want you to believe that Bear Bryant was partly the reason along with the scholarship issue.

But the real reason and the only reason was $$$ and greed. GT resented having to share the spoils of their success with the other conference schools. Back then bowl money was a huge amount for the college each year.
GT thought they could go independent (similar to Notre Dame) and reap a big windfall. Pure greed was the reason they left the SEC. Worst decision by any university on any level in the history of college athletics.

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I'm a Tech grad and I mostly agree with this statement (though I wouldn't consider it the worst decision).