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Miami writer's belittling of Texas A&M's record underscores sad reality for Auburn

Following the TAMU Aggies' 10-3 loss to "The U" in the College Football Playoff's first round, the Miami Hurricane's Gus Aspillaga unleashed a savage column examining how undeserving the defeated team was of making the field.

Beating a team, dominating their offense thoroughly, and then saying the competition wasn't up to snuff is some Gunther-level smack talk. It underscored something very sombering, though: the Auburn Tigers were a footnote on the records of several of the big SEC schools that made the CFP.

"Looking at the SEC, Texas A&M had a historic 11-1 regular season, good for one of the best records in the nation.