Fans respond to debate over 2-loss Auburn vs. undefeated Wisconsin teams
By Adam Spencer
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Auburn rose from No. 14 to No. 10 in the second College Football Playoff rankings of 2017 after a win at Texas A&M on Saturday.
The undefeated Wisconsin Badgers are sitting at No. 8, but many aren’t impressed by the Badgers’ less-than-stellar resume so far.
Auburn, meanwhile, has a chance to knock off No. 1 Georgia this weekend, which prompted ESPN analyst Booger McFarland to say Auburn has more control of its destiny than Wisconsin does:
"A two loss Auburn team has more control over their destiny than an undefeated Wisconsin – @ESPNBooger pic.twitter.com/nyVXBkLXPH
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) November 8, 2017
Auburn would also have to beat No. 2 Alabama if it is going to win out, so that would be quite the impressive resume should the Tigers make it to and win an SEC title.
After the rankings were released, fans took to Twitter to respond to McFarland’s comments, with plenty of support for both Auburn and Wisconsin:
If two-loss Auburn gets in ahead of unbeaten Wisconsin, Jim Delany will release the kraken on Grapevine, Texas.
— Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) November 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/Schutte_B1GFB/status/928052681876361216
"Auburn controls their own destiny more than Wisconsin"
Wut? An undefeated Wisconsin is absolutely in over a two loss auburn. Gtfo
— Mr. Hall (@_Mr_Hall) November 8, 2017
If Auburn beats Georgia, they'd totally jump Wisconsin. Right?
— Gray Robertson (@gray_robertson) November 8, 2017
This has to be stopped. NO, two-loss Auburn doesn't control its destiny more than unbeaten Wisconsin. That's just wrong on so many levels.
— College Football News (@ColFootballNews) November 8, 2017
Why would you discuss Auburn with 2 losses breaking top 4 with Miami and Wisconsin unbeaten. I don't get it? Unbeaten should mean more.
— Laura Kothmann Reed (@lkrgigem) November 7, 2017
I get Wisconsin has looked underwhelming. But Auburn has 2 losses & 1 good win. C'mon. That said, I hope Auburn wins & Wisc loses this wknd.
— JeffreyTheGreek (@JeffreyTheGreek) November 7, 2017
The playoff committee and ESPN are a joke, they just said Auburn with 2 LOSES controls their own fate when Wisconsin with ZERO LOSSES doesn’t???
— Henry Schluesche (@HSchluesche) November 8, 2017
All this talk about Auburn beating UGA + Bama + UGA again and surpassing Wisconsin like Malzahn isn't 1-7 against top-10 teams since 2014.
— Jared Shanker (@Jared_Shanker) November 8, 2017
Relax, Miami and Wisconsin fans. Win out, and you're in. No way, no how, no chance an unbeaten Power Five conference champion doesn't get into the College Football Playoff.
— College Football News (@ColFootballNews) November 8, 2017
OU Bama Georgia Clemson and Notre Dame are all better than Wisconsin A SEC Champ in Auburn would be too
— Cap Chris (@ChrisKern11) November 8, 2017
Obviously, there are still three weeks of the regular season left, and if Auburn loses against the Bulldogs, that pretty much does it for its CFP hopes.
It’ll be fun to see what happens, but for now, it’s an interesting debate to have.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
