re: True or false: The winner of the iron bowl will make the playoff.

As to whether the SECCG winner goes automatically, I say that's not a given.

-Auburn beats UGA and they fall to say 14-16th in the polls (say game isn't close), and
-If the SECW comes down to a tie breaker for two 11-1 teams, and
-Both of the SECW 11-1 teams were in the top 4,
-And UGA won the SECCG but only rises to 9th or so in the polls,

Then imho the other 11-1 SECW team goes to the playoff and UGA is left out. By that point the team on the outside is in the top 4 having played a tougher schedule and come out with only 1 loss. I think this is especially so if you somehow end up with 4 or 5 1-loss teams, they're not going to take a 2-loss team.

And if that one on the outside is Alabama it's a no brainer.