It always helps with your strength of schedule when you get to play BAMA , Georgia, LSU and recently state has been decent and even Florida has been ok win loss wise . BAMA misses out on playing Alabama so we take a hit there we do get LSU and state but with auburn stinking up the place the last few years really hurts us , and that our cross over teams have been horrible , Tennessee should be ashamed . And we hold our own when we do get to play Georgia.
So to me cole is only holding company lines . We all know auburn is a middle of the pack SEC team barring the incredibly lucky plays that get them the wins when there shouldn’t be one ..