Auburn fans have been arguing for years that the "modern era" of college football - as far as we're concerned - began in 1982. Here's a little bit to back that up.
What if I told you that prior to 1982, the SEC didn't care how many conference games you played in a season? For instance, in 1970 Auburn played 8 conference games, but LSU only played 5?
During the Big Six era, which I wrote about in detail in yesterday's post, most teams played at least six conference games. There were some seasons where teams played as many as 8, and some where they played as few as 4 (Vanderbilt and LSU played only 4 in 1968, Georgia and Auburn in 1933, among others).