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SEC teams a bunch of homebodies

By Pat Forde
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 30, 2000

The South has made strides in overcoming its reputation for provincialism. It has exported NASCAR, country music and bass fishing to the nation at large. It has imported tech businesses, coffee houses and pro hockey. Then you look at the 2000 Southeastern Conference football schedule and wonder if we've backslid to the George Wallace days. SEC teams will play 132 games this year. A total of two will be played outside the traditional geographical boundaries of the South. Alabama and Mississippi ...

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