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

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Larry Munson said it in his radio show a long time ago.
He also said Bear was a huge factor on which teams went
to which bowls. No idea how true it was.

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It's always possible when talking about a good ol' boy, and the Bear was the goodest ol' boy around, so I won't dispute it or anything. Just found it odd that he would have that much influence so early in his Bama career. Granted, he had UK doing really well earlier, but that was a pretty short stint.