Tide Tidbits - July 28, 2008

Next 25 years could be an interesting time in Southeastern Conference
Twenty-five years ago, Bear Bryant died and the next SEC coaching legend, Steve Spurrier, was in the USFL; the SEC had 10 members; conferences couldn't negotiate their own TV deals; the SEC football championship game was a decade away; and the SEC's first black football coach wouldn't arrive for another two decades. The SEC distributed $9.53 million to its members in 1983, compared to $127.2 million to 12 members in 2008. Imagine what 2033 will look like.

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