re: Why did the SEC only play 6 conference games a season up til the late 80's

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Here’s an article from the AJC which talks about, from the Georgia Tech perspective, about Bobby Dodd not scheduling State or Ole Miss when Tech was in the SEC.

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Were it not for giving fans in Memphis a game, I'm not sure Tennessee would've scheduled the Mississippi schools as much as we did. Schools were scheduling based on money and proximity a lot -- we've played OM 65 times and State (45 times) about as much as Florida (48 times).