re: Bottom line.....Georgia Tech Should be in the SEC

Dodd was an arrogant arsehole. You guys think Bryant was bad at telling the SEC who and where he wanted to play? Dodd refused to play the Mississippi schools. Dodd was pissed that they had to "share" their TV revenue with the rest of the league.

Hell, this is from the Georgia Tech alumni magazine

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Tech was losing a lot of revenue generated from TV and bowl rights because of conference sharing rules. As an independent, Tech would be able to keep all the money it earned.

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The Atlanta Journal also fueled the fire: “The 140 Rule has not been the only reason Tech has made eyes at independent status. Dodd has long been intrigued by the possibilities of a largely intersectional schedule.”

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Of the other 11 SEC schools, Tech was currently only scheduling home and away games with five of them. This was by Dodd’s design. Many competitors viewed Georgia Tech and Dodd as elitists. The Birmingham News’ Alf Van Hoose wrote, “Since Georgia Tech hasn’t been the chummiest sort recently in the fraternity, spiteful human nature reared its ugly head.”

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A Technique editorial on Jan. 31 also was supportive. “President Harrison’s decision to withdraw Tech from the Southeastern Conference is nothing short of great, so far as the school is concerned. Tech’s athletic program, at present, is operating far above the conference average, and our continued alliance with the conference serves only to restrict our program and pull down its quality,” the student newspaper said.

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“The important thing is that we will be free to run our programs the way we want, and not the way Georgia or the University of Alabama want us to run things. The fairness and reputable treatment of athletes at Georgia Tech is known around the nation as well as the conference. Once free of conference hindrances, our athletic programs can only improve,” the Technique said.

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My grandfather, who is about 75-80, hates Georgia Tech more than anybody else in college football.

However, Bobby Dodd is from my hometown and went to my high school (Dobyns-Bennett), so he at least has that going for him.