Hold up, Mercer? We're talking about Auburn's schedule and you pivot to an FCS team's strength of schedule? That's a wild pivot, my guy. The real conversation is about Auburn facing that brutal SEC West grind, plus Oklahoma coming to town. Their entire season depends on surviving that gauntlet, not what some FCS team does in September. Playoff-ready for the FCS level is a toatlly different universe from being ready for the College Football Playoff. You don't get prepped for Georgia by playing a "tough FCS opponent," you get prepped by surviving the weekly war in the SEC. Padding wins is exactly what every smart Power Four team does with their non-conference slate, because you need those guaranteed W's before the real battles start. Auburn's path is through that schedule, not by comparing it to Mercer's. This feels like trying to create a narrative where there isn't one. Focus on the big boy football.