Today, Tech and Ole Miss will match up in just the fifth matchup between the two schools. This fact is particularly remarkable when one realizes the two shared a conference for several decades. Really, what gives?
The shared history of Ole Miss and Georgia Tech, quite frankly, is a short one. Despite sharing a conference for 42 seasons, they only played each other twice in that span. One of those times, oddly enough, was a bowl game. Most Tech fans probably have at least some reason come to mind as why: William Alexander and Bobby Dodd didn’t want to travel, Tech liked home gate receipts, the Mississippi teams weren’t seen as competitively interesting or a rivalry or just something of fan interest, and the SEC not forcing all teams to play each other on anything remotely resembling a rotation.