SEC formed in Knoxville

[Titans Fan]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

 

[DonDiego]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

This is some interesting history. Thanks for posting this.

 

[jbr82]

Scheduling more SEC games back 80 yrs ago gave teams an advantage on being SEC champs, have to win them of course. TN under scheduled SEC teams several times. So different back then.

 

[jacdaniels]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

time to bring its headquarters back here

 

[thehill98]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

Thanks for the post, I enjoy reading Vols history, especially from old articles.

 

[VolBricks]

I love it "Major Bob Neyland"

 

[jeff1vol]

"Let's create an athletic conference, just for us southerners. We'll call it the SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE! OH, BOY!"
"THEN... we'll move the headquarters to Birmingham!" Umm...

 

[Tin Man]

There was a time when Birmingham was considered centrally located for the SEC member institutions.

 

[Tacoma Vol]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

Good read. I like this historical stuff.

 

[LowKey]

Some say the AJ building is haunted.

 

[ru4real-really?]

Some say the AJ building is haunted.

IT IS!

 

[bamawriter]

There was a time when Birmingham was considered centrally located for the SEC member institutions.

It is still pretty centrally located.

 

[ru4real-really?]

It is still pretty centrally located.

now it's Starkville

 

[Tin Man]

B'ham has a rising food scene. Otherwise, meet in Atlanta. Better food. Better conference meetings.

 

[coachmilo13]

Looking back at the SEC forming in Knoxville and Neyland turning down Fordham.

After forming in Knoxville, SEC nears another football season

Hindsight being 20/20, they should have kicked Vanderbilt out of the SEC over the Julian Foster debacle.