Fansided · Jul 28, 2021
Auburn football: Imagining “Power Three” super conferences
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A college football apocalypse is upon us, and in truth, Auburn football joins polarizing fanbases Georgia, Alabama, and SEC newcomers Oklahoma and Texas as part of the Evil Empire conference.
Taking the Big 12’s most historically relevant franchises away and effectively destroying the conference is some pretty bad guy behavior.
So is winning 64% of the National Championships since the Tigers were led to the promised land by the legend Cam Newton. Auburn football’s surprise rise to the top in 2010 will forever be one of the most storied seasons of all time and kicked off an era of dominance from the state and the conference at large.