re: What moron decided that Tulane should leave the SEC in 1966?

Those were different times, but Auburn and UGA continued to play GT for a long time. Remember Georgia Tech left the SEC in 1963... Georgia Tech was independent until joining the ACC in 1979.

This (Auburn) rivalry lost some luster when the Georgia Tech Athletics discarded its membership in the Southeastern Conference in 1963 to become an independent institute and also to focus more on the academics of technology. However, the Yellow Jackets continued their annual series of football games with the Auburn Tigers through 1987,and with the University of Georgia though the present day.