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re: SEC Standings Since 1933
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:26 pm to Doc Fenton
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:26 pm to Doc Fenton
so, basically, official conference records will always be off by a few games when compared to the head to head records
also interesting that Tulane games still counted as conference games & GA Tech games did not
must have to do with the bad blood when Tech left
something else I remember; seems that GA Tech almost came back into the conference at one point, but Ole Miss black balled them (UGA wanted them back in) - GA Tech used to refuse to schedule the MS schools because they felt they weren't worthy (based on academics) - that snobbery wound up costing them the chance to re-join the league IIRC
also interesting that Tulane games still counted as conference games & GA Tech games did not
must have to do with the bad blood when Tech left
something else I remember; seems that GA Tech almost came back into the conference at one point, but Ole Miss black balled them (UGA wanted them back in) - GA Tech used to refuse to schedule the MS schools because they felt they weren't worthy (based on academics) - that snobbery wound up costing them the chance to re-join the league IIRC
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:29 pm to dcbl
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so, basically, official conference records will always be off by a few games when compared to the head to head records
also interesting that Tulane games still counted as conference games & GA Tech games did not
must have to do with the bad blood when Tech left
something else I remember; seems that GA Tech almost came back into the conference at one point, but Ole Miss black balled them (UGA wanted them back in) - GA Tech used to refuse to schedule the MS schools because they felt they weren't worthy (based on academics) - that snobbery wound up costing them the chance to re-join the league IIRC
There was some serious bad blood between Bryant and Dodd, especially after the infamous 1961 game when an Bama player basically broke a GT player's face.
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:32 pm to dcbl
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must have to do with the bad blood when Tech left
Or maybe it's just what happens when you give teams a choice in how they designate their conference games. Nobody wants to have an independent game against one of the best teams in the country count as a conference game.
Then again, after some good years as an independent from 1964-66, GT kinda sucked from 1967-69.
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