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Power of positivity: Best-case scenarios for huge Auburn season in 2018

By Rob Maxwell

Darrell Williams had 2.5 tackles for loss. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Darrell Williams had 2.5 tackles for loss. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Auburn’s goal is reaching the College Football Playoff. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

Playoff scenarios

A year ago after beating No. 1 teams Georgia and Alabama in two of the final three weeks of the season, the scenario was simple for Auburn. Beat Georgia in the rematch in the SEC Championship Game and the Tigers are in the four-team College Football Playoff.

That didn’t happen.

This season will be more daunting with those two season-ending SEC games being held in Athens and Tuscaloosa.

Best-case scenario: Auburn wants to arrive in Athens on Nov. 10 with the SEC West title still in its grasp. Even with a loss to the Bulldogs, if the Tigers haven’t lost another league game along the way, the Iron Bowl will determine which SEC West team represents in the conference championship game Dec. 1.

So if Auburn arrives in Tuscaloosa with one league loss, it must beat Alabama then win the SEC Championship Game to reach the playoff.

But there’s another way Auburn can get in. We’ll just call this way “The Alabama Equation.”

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Here’s how it works: Auburn reaches the Iron Bowl undefeated; Alabama has one loss. Alabama beats Auburn in a close game. Then Georgia beats Alabama to claim the SEC title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Things fall just right — the way they did for the Crimson Tide last season — and Auburn gets a spot in the playoff.

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