The Associated Press has predicted that Auburn will represent the Southeastern Conference in the 2016 rendition of the College Football Playoff, taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes for all the marbles. Stay connected with Bama Hammer Charlie Murphy knows what to say about this. [embedded content] Bama Hammer 51mBill Battle Says Neutral Site Games To Stay Around For Awhile I’m stepping back, taking off my Bammer homer lenses, and trying to understand how they’ll get there over Alabama. I’ll be honest, I’m having a difficult time. First and foremost, the Tigers don’t have a proven quarterback. Yes, yes, I know Alabama doesn’t either, but there’s no denying that the collective talent around each quarterback is much better in Tuscaloosa (check the recruiting records over the past four years). And before I get too far, let me mention that the AP also has Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff, playing against the Auburn Tigers. So there’s that… But anywho. Auburn isn’t getting out of their schedule unscathed or with only one loss, and that’s more than likely what it’s going to take to get to the College Football Playoff from the SEC. The schedule is brutal (and thus is life in the SEC West). At LSU. At Arkansas. At Texas A&M. Plus they finish the season with Georgia and Alabama only 14 days apart. Uh huh, didn’t think you’d find 11 wins floating around that schedule. And if they do manage a trip to Atlanta to play in the SEC Championship Game, that’s just another game against another good SEC opponent they’ll have to face…
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