re: The three original members of division play who have not been to Atlanta

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1998 was a really bad year for the West. IIRC, only Arkansas and MSU finished above 7 wins, and neither made it to 10.

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That's before they added an extra game, but Arkansas and MSU were both pretty good. Both nearly beat Tennessee, who won the national title that year (that was the year of the Stoernover). We beat Alabama 42-6 and LSU 41-14, but after the Stoernover, we lost all focus, thanks to Nutt's coaching.