I have always wondered this, and looking at how few times we have played GT given the fact that they were in the SEC got me to thinking about it. How did scheduling work before the conference split into divisions?
Was it set by the conference, or did the individual schools have input?
I researched some numbers. We've played Ole Miss, Bama, Auburn, and LSU anywhere from 80-100 or more times over the past century, while only playing Georgia and Vandy about 20 times a piece. Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee fall in the middle of that, having played them 40-50 times. At first glance, one would think that geography played a roll in this, but then I looked at the same numbers for Ole Miss. They have played Bama only 52 times and Auburn only 33. They have played Arkansas more times than either, and Arkansas has been the SEC for a short period of time compared to the age of the conference. They've played Georgia twice as many times as we have (43). No suprise, they have played Vanderbilt 72 times.
Was it set by the conference, or did the individual schools have input?
I researched some numbers. We've played Ole Miss, Bama, Auburn, and LSU anywhere from 80-100 or more times over the past century, while only playing Georgia and Vandy about 20 times a piece. Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee fall in the middle of that, having played them 40-50 times. At first glance, one would think that geography played a roll in this, but then I looked at the same numbers for Ole Miss. They have played Bama only 52 times and Auburn only 33. They have played Arkansas more times than either, and Arkansas has been the SEC for a short period of time compared to the age of the conference. They've played Georgia twice as many times as we have (43). No suprise, they have played Vanderbilt 72 times.
