re: Can somebody explain to me the 1972 Season?

Auburn actually helped Alabama with the Sugar Bowl following the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The contract did not have a provision for ties other than "most recent appearance" rule that the Cotton with the SWC and Orange with the Big 8 had.

The "Goal Line Stand" almost didn't happen. Had Georgia beaten Auburn instead of tying them in '78, 22-22, Georgia at 6-0 would have gone to the Sugar instead of 6-0 Alabama.10-1 Alabama almost went to the Fiesta. Now, you would have thought the SEC and Sugar Bowl would have addressed this in the off-season but they didn't.

At least the 1978 Georgia team was a good one. 9-1-1 and ranked. Again, it came down to the Georgia-Auburn game with Georgia at 5-0. This time Georgia had lost ALL of their OOC games, Wake Forest, Clemson, South Carolina and Virginia. They were 5-4 and a win over Auburn --even with a loss to Tech the following week would have put them in the Sugar. But, Auburn won, 33-13.