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

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See 1972 controversy in which Bama won the SEC Title 7-1 in SEC play with a loss to Auburn who finished 6-1 in league play. In that season, teams played anywhere from 6-8 SEC games that season.

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Thank God the internet wasn't around then, because that's just ridiculous. It would have caused a bigger melt than any so-called mulligan, and people would be quite right to melt. Though I'm guessing the administrators of Auburn's athletic department, who would be in charge of scheduling, would deserve some of the blame too.