re: Auburn to the East Solution

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Everyone. Getting to Atlanta is the first goal. You are giving LSU a free pass every year.

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(1) Sure it is, but tell the East teams over the last 5 years that. They "got" to Atlanta. It didn't matter. They got knuckle punched and everyone knew they would.

(2) I don't think it's a given LSU freely goes to Atlanta every year. Look at the last 9 years of the SEC West (since Bama arrived).
- 2008, 3rd, would not have gone (Ole Miss)
- 2009, 2nd, would have gone
- 2010, T2nd, would not have gone (Arkansas)
- 2011, 1st, would have gone
- 2012, T2nd behind UA, would have gone
- 2013, 3rd behind UA/AU, would have gone
- 2014, 5th, would not have gone (Mississippi St)
- 2015, T4th, would not have gone (Ole Miss)
- 2016, T2nd, would have gone

So, 5 of the last 9 years they would have gone. And that is with A&M being unable to beat them for 5 straight years.