USC may lose BCS title but Auburn is still feeling the burn

Wouldn’t oklahoma have a claim to the national championship too? They were still undefeated before the USC game

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Why would any school claim a NC after that butt whipping? But what if Tubberville had won the NC. He would still be at AU probably. How would that affect Alabama? What if the dude had not picked me out of all the rugs in Mr. Lebowski’s mansion? Ohhh what if

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The BCS is full of crap at all times, but their denial of Auburn in 04 was the ultimate example of it.

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Auburn? I hated it for them in 2004. However, I’ve managed to move on with my life and get over it.

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Why does stripping a win from USC change an Oklahoma loss?

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If it was Alabama you know they would claim it, heck didn’t they claim a NC after a 3 loss season

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alabamawould, also floridawould.
They claim an SEC championship
when they were on probation.

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Waste Virginny orta claim it cuz thay beat Geogee the very next year in the sugar bowal gaime….

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Considering Auburn beat The Citadel to give them 1 of their 12 wins, they shouldn’t complain. In that day, the BCS valued SOS and counted Auburn as not having played but 11 games.

The title should be USC’s with an asterisk stating it was vacated in 2010. The same goes for the Heisman trophy. Reggie Bush shouldn’t be invited to any Heisman Trophy presentations either.

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The BCS and 2004’s USC. A perfect match.

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Cause everyone knows Auburn has never cheated.

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Auburn is the cheatingest football program east of Texas A&M. The deserve all the pain they have and then some.

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The NCAA is as corrupt and ineffective as the United Nations. Why does it take four years to conclude that USC cheated?

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There is nothing the NCAA can do in this case except strip USC of their title. They can’t go back in time and try to figure out whether Oklahoma or Auburn is better when they didn’t even play each other.

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Jeff, we’re not bitter. Btw – Auburn won 16-13, not 16-14 in the Sugar Bowl that year

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Any fairminded person knows Auburn should have gotten the chance to play for the NCC. They were skrewed big time. Since then the BCS has tried to make up for it by not denying the SEC the NCC Game (even when UF lost to Ole Miss and Utah was denied though undefeated). None of this changes the fact that Auburn was short-sheeted.

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GatorGal, belive me we do not need reminding. Congrats on the great run though. What another 7 or 8 and the series will be tied?

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Nothing to see here folks…. Move along Move along..

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Tucker,

Because they are gator fans and that’s what they do.
Remember when they lost to Ole Miss and undefeated Utah got the shaft that year? The BCS gave UF a gift.

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In other news, Auburn just announced they have signed disgraced Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli to give them an amazing one two punch of laptop thieving, criminal QBs. Newton and Masoli- WAR EAGLE!

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GatorGal – what does that have to do with the price of oranges? Please get your mind off Tebow’s hindquarters long enough to stay on topic.

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It’s awesome that buttRammerJammer uses the phraes “back into a national championship” and “13 championships for us” in the same post. The only downside is he’ll have no idea why it’s funny.

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GatorGal, shut your pie hole and go make me a sandwich…

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GStateBen, The Citadel was scheduled only after Bowling Green backed out to go get beaten by chOklahoma. USC and chOklahoma played a couple patsies as well. USC vs. Arizona & Colorado State (Combined record of 7-15). chOklahoma vs. Houston & Baylor (Combined record of 6-16). Every team schedules weaker opponents.

However, when USC and chOklahoma start the season ranked No. 1 and No. 2, Auburn had no chance of getting in the National Championship game.

The BCS is a joke and those who created it should be tarred and feathered.

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Charles Barkley and Brian Bosworth should represent their schools and go Thunderdome for it- two men enter, one man leaves.

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I’m actually in favor of leaving in vacant. If not then it should be split between AU and OU. But it sickens me when idiots like Spike and Gstateben say Auburn didn’t deserve to play because of the SOS. Auburn beat five 10 win teams that year…the most ever in one season (tied with a few other teams I think).

And now we have a whole other group of retards who think that because USC beat Auburn the season before they didn’t deserve to play for it. Good Lord. Now I remember why I hate comment sections.

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Get every living member if both the 04′ Auburn Tigers and Okl Sooners together to play fir the title. It will be interesting to see some of the lineman who no longer play.

Oh, and one more thing…..

(((((30-24)))))

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Are LSU fans going to get a billboard congratulating USC on their no-peat?

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Why does everyone just say Auburn was screwed because they played in the SEC? I’m in SEC country and although I felt Oklahoma was overrated(could be blinded by my hate for them since they got luck Snoop Minnis’s dumb arse flunked out before the bowl game in 01 and beat my FSU Noles) a case could easily be made for OK and USC. Let’s not act like USC didn’t come thru the Plains and SMACK Auburn 27-0 the previous year in Matt Leinart’s first road game…..

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I don’t care much for or like Auburn very much but I do care about the SEC and one of the worst conference screwings or overlooks of all times happened to Auburn in 2004. The sorry ass Media got Southern Cal and Oklahoma together because they wanted to see the top two Quarterbacks go at each other.UGA had a great team in 2004 and was dominated by Auburn 24-6 . That’s good enough for me as to whether Auburn should have been playing for the national title. If Southern Cal is stripped of the national title then Auburn deserves to be awarded the title because they finished undefeated and beat Tenn. in the conference championship game.

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Poor Auburn – lololololololololololol111111!!!

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2004 had too many SEC teams still either on probation and therefore under full strength or coming off and not up to full strength. The cumulative effect of all of the probations hurt the SEC and rightfully so. Today, with everyone at full strength there is no way an undefeated SEC team will get passed by. By the way, UGA’s hey day was when the conference was down. Today, they struggle with all back at full strength.

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Btw, Auburn was also cheated in 1984 after beating Michigan in the Sugar Bowl. Auburn was ranked #3 (with #1 Nebraska and #2 Texas having lost their bowl games)and should have moved up. Miami jumped from #5 to #1 in the final rankings.

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USC and OK started out ranked 1 and 2 in 2004 and never lost; so those are the breaks. Auburn got bitch-slapped by USC on the field in 2002 (in L.A.) and 2003 (in auburn); that was probably a factor in the voters’ minds. Auburn’s non-conference schedule was very weak, including Citadel. That hurt them. It makes no sense to award the title to a team that didn’t play #1 or #2. OK only lost to the team that was caught cheating. Regardless of whether they claim or title or not, they didn’t have the experience of preparing for, playing in, and winning the BCS NC game. Joe Paterno has 2 or maybe 3 undefeated seasons where Penn State did not will the national title. It happens.

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David.. Watch it or Tyler will call you a retard or idiot. That passes for logic and reasoning from an Auburn man.

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So, what you are saying also; is that Alabama deserved to be less respected because in recent years they had lost to Auburn SIX times in a row!! I’m a UA grad . . .

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People, if you are going to award a title for the 2004 season if USC is stripped, then the only fair thing would be to have Co Champions in Auburn and Ok…I do believe that indeed USC probably was the best team, but like it or not they violated NCAA rules or otherwords “Cheated”….I know a case can be made for other teams in other years that may or may not should have been NC’s but i’m only talking about 2004 and the specifics involved. And since Auburn and OK cannot decide it on the field then the fact they both would be undefeated, untied, you make them Co-champions..Doesn’t matter who beat who and by how much the year before or what…In 2004 both Auburn and OK without USC in the picture should be Co-champions….

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One point to consider regarding Beemer validating it; MOST good teams are better at the end of the year than the beginning. So saying Auburn was better at the end of the season that USC was at the beginning is kind of irrelevant. He has no idea how good Auburn was in the beginning nor how good USC was at the end.

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I think USC should still be recognized as NC. 99.9% of the people involved for their NC were following the rules. I think you should punish the guilty parties. Do something like take Reggie Bush’s heisman trophy away.

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BAM!

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GatorGal, get a life fat girl, nobody cares about the gaytors.

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And I think Bush should be suspended for a whole season for this crap.

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What’s that Lane? “Thank you sir, may I have another?”

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Auburn actually did play USC in 2002 and 2003. Finished second in both of those games too.

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Tyler.. Where are you? We are still waiting…….

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oakland raiders+the university of tin uh c+the southern cal condoms=lame kiffin.

What is it they say about karma!!!!!!

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Until there is real backlash, from the same media that cries foul when there is something wrong at individual schools, against the Corporations known as the BCS or NCAA college football will never again crown a true champion. It cracks me up to watch these analysts on any network, who has the guts look at the camera & tell the nation the BCS works ! We are forgetting the main ingredient in this recipe known as college football, the PLAYERS. As long as you have the big contracts, it’s like adding more fuel to a runaway train !!!!

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Good point Drexel. They had a cake schedule. Did the Plainsmen, War Eagles, Tigers figure out their mascot yet??? Maybe they can be the Crybabies?

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Falconaddict, GAYtor Gal is sitting in her trailer braiding her arm pit hair!

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In the Year 200 Mayans were building a great pyramid and GT was still getting their arses whooped.

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What a bunch of whinners!! USC and Okla. started the season 1 and 2, remained undefeated, and played in the NC. Auburn started the season somewhere in the 11-13 range, had a great season, and finished 2nd. Deal with it and get over your inferiority complex and “woe-is-me” attitude.

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Hey Steve….I know it is hard for you to give credit to Auburn as we have been whooping the DAWGS butts, going back and forth for decades…but give credit when credit is due. Don’t let your jealousy of Auburn cloud your vision. Auburn has had three NC type season since your puppy dogs last championship. We just didn’t get the votes.

And also, I am so sick of all these people saying that just because Auburn lost to Southern Cal in 2003 that it automatically means we would have lost to them in 2004. Using that logic, we shouldn’t even play football every year. As if teams can’t improve or hire coaches that make them better. Might as well not play Florida next year Steve…according to these fans logic…you are never going to beat Florida. What a joke.

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NCAA strength of schedule.

5. Auburn – 0.618 (opponents winning %)
11. Oklahoma – 0.607
18. USC 0.581

AU played and beat 5 top 25 teams.

USC played and beat 3 but they cheated.

Oklahomo played and beat………1 ranked team. Texas.

For all the troglodytes talking about AU playing the Citidel.

Florida played Citidel in 2008. Nuff said.

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“Short memory, USC beat the brakes off of the same Auburn team the year before ”

Yeah, so by using that stupid logic, Bama didn’t beat FL last year because Bama lost to FL the year before.

USC had two great years…..and they cheated both years.

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Jay…Auburn’s record last 6 years? 55-21. Clearly not the best….but one of the best in the country. And that is with a head coaching change and two straight great recruiting classes. Get a clue and shut up.

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Don’t be so sure that Auburn would have beaten Utah….

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Man, Bush is something. Why the haste? Everybody knew you were good even back then. You are going to get your money eventually. Why cannot you wait a few months to get your millions, instead of thousands right away? Association with people like Bush ruins not only reputation of individuals like Pete Carrol, but an entire institution like USC.

Actually, I don’t place blame much on USC. USC is a big institution with thousands of athletes and boosters, it’s hard not to hard a bad apple or two.

I believe it’s the greedy parents that cannot wait for a new house.

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Yes, Auburn deserves to be 04 champ if it’s up to me.

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Alphare, why is that? If Auburn does, so does Oklahoma. Would you really want it HANDED to the kittens without even playing in the NC game? Pretty pathetic. It will be forever before Auburn wins one, if they ever do.

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Ha ha. Funny you say that when many “experts” are picking UGA to possibly be a surprise team and most pick them 2nd in the East compared to Auburn 4th in the West. UGA’s direction is up, again. In 2011 they will be a top 10 team, again, and will contend in 2012. They will go 9-3 this year.

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Steve,

Why not? I am SEC fan and I know SEC teams are good. Heck, if USC was disqualified that year and UGA played OK in the title game, UGA could win too (but Auburn was better that year so UGA could represent SEC that year).

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Hey Rammer Jammer.When did the possum farmers in Tuskeloosey get teeth?

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Way to go juvenal, the next BCS championship game may as well be called the ” NEVER NEVER LAND BOWL ” . This is what they want you to do talk up a mythical champ = ratings & revenue . If someone shot you would want people to stand around talking, doing nothing. Well guess what the BCS murdered college football !!!!!

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Tom, please tell me that you didn’t mean to say that Bobo couldn’t develop a QB, lets see Stafford, Shockley, Greene..Who are the Qb’s that Auburn developed lately…Your argument doesn’t hold water…And for Coach Richt losing it…Lets see 4 in row over Auburn….I didn’t mean to get in the middle of this augument you are having with Steve above, but give me a break on some of your comments…I hope you read some of my earlier posts as i do believe Auburn is indeed worthy of being the NC for 2004 or at least Co-Champions…

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“First off, the overall series is pretty much even moron.”

Wow, somebody failed math.

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Auburn had a great season and went undefeated. They were not selected to play in the National Championship game.

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For those who are on Kiffin: I don’t think the guy ever put winning games as his first priority. He knows USC will be under sanction and will be hard to dig out. It would be a whole lot easier to win in TN than in sanctioned USC.

The only reason he is in USC is money, and he is getting tons of it. So he is winning, not games, but money.

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And Tom, Auburn has one ONE ONE ONE national championship which was in 1957. 1957? Really? They also only had to play 10 total games to do it.

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Al,

When you showed Bama’s noncon schedule this year I noticed that you left off Penn State, a team which has won 11 games 3 straight years. Also, Duke is a bcs conference member. Maybe not the toughest team in the acc of course but they do manage to win a few games here and there in the acc and play everyone tough. So really we play 2 pansies in San Jose State and Georgia State who we are playing as a favor to Bill Curry since the game will give Georgia State a lot of national exposure not to mention several hundred thousand dollars of badly needed money for their program.

Did AU get screwed in 04. Of course they did. Their noncon schedule hurt them but even with a bad noncon schedule they beat a lot of highly ranked sec teams and flat out destroyed a couple of them.

But does it really matter? Could they have beaten USC? Nope. This same batch of USC seniors had put a whupping on AU in Auburn the year before 23-0 and whipped em the year before that 28-14. Why would anyone expect the result to be any different in 04? No offense but USC would have destroyed AU had AU made it to the bcs title game. And while I think agree that AU should have gotten into the game I also think most reasonable fans know USC would have given them a beatdown.

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Carlos rogers couldn’t hold a candle to Champ Bailey

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They,Auburn, “The N stands for nowledge”, can not accuse any body else of cheating.

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dawgster…..are you smoking the pipe? Bobo let the #1 draft pick have a very mediocre career at UGA. Please tell me how Bobo made Stafford better? He never even won the SEC. He was painfully average at UGA and threw tons of interceptions, not to mentions a 58% career passing I believe. Greene and Shockley had nothing to do with Bobo….those boys were just god given talent. There is a difference. When it comes to having to make a QB better…as in Cox, Tershinsky, Stafford…Bobo blows. As far as Auburn…we have had some troubles at the QB position, but thats all about to change.

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“They,Auburn, “The N stands for nowledge”, can not accuse any body else of cheating.”

They don’t have to. The NCAA does it for them. LOL

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Tom, first and foremost I am a fan. Second because I feel USC would have beaten them again. They had the return of most of their starters from a the previous year, so why does it not seem plausible that they wouold beat them again? Also they beat them at their home and championship game would be on a neutral field.

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Tom by the way. How many national championship does Auburn have in Football?

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Nice argument “Cheat on Trojans.” “The NCAA says differently.” You obviously graduated from an SEC school. Frankly, I’m surprised you even know how to use a computer.

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Tide Rising,

you don’t know what the outcome would be if played. Auburn was much improved in 04 and had three(4?) 1st round draft picks on the 04 team.

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“You obviously graduated from an SEC school.”

Actually, I graduated from Duke. You know, the school that is ranked higher than any Shat-10 school?

“Frankly, I’m surprised you even know how to use a computer.”

Well ma’am, frankly I am surprised that you can walk upright seeing as you spend most of your nights bent over a pool table.

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“but 1983 and 2004 are jokes.”

Bo Jackson will always be a greater sports star than Herschel Walker.

Oh, and when’s the last time UGAY finished undefeated? Oh yeah, 30 years ago.

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Poor CHEAT. So much anger. It’s OK little boy. Auburn will win another NC in 2057, maybe.

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UGA has two, CHEAT, one more then Auburn. They also have more bowl wins then almost anyone.

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Aaron Mitchell

Hey Jerk,

You don’t think those marketers paying Bush and his family to go to USC,
gave USC an advantage in recruiting———–get a life and head on back to
the left coast.

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“UGA has two, CHEAT, one more then Auburn.”

LOL! Yeah, I forgot about 1904. UGAY must have been awesome back then.

“They also have more bowl wins then almost anyone.”

Yeah, too bad that doesn’t count for anything.

Do you count the Shreveport Bowl?

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“You must have a lot of jealousy.”

Why would I be jealous of people who rent their logo from Green Bay?

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Steve…you are funny. You think just because we didn’t get the votes that we didnt play at a high level and win the championship on the field? We embarrassed UGA that year…basically shut you out…I think you scored some sad TD at the very end when our starters were pulled…Yeah…we dont have the trophy…but we went 13-0…I suppose if UGA went 13-0 they wouldnt feel they deserved anything…yeah good call..considering all that whining I heard from UGA fans in 2007 when they had two losses…and thought they should get in….still laughing.

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It’s all about perception. After Auburn nearly shutout #5 UGA in November, Auburn was actually tied with Oklahoma in the BCS standings. The next week Auburn struggled in the 1st half vs. Bama and was fried by the media.

When USC struggled to put down a 6 win UCLA team a few weeks later…the media gave them the “Ohh, it’s a rivalry game/everyone’s giving them their best shot” treatment. Oklahoma got it when they struggled to beat Okie lite by 3 the same year. It all goes back to CFB wanting pick it’s title game and champion MONTHS before the season even starts.

What’s sad is the USC cheating started early that year when we saw that BS pass interference vs. Virginia Tech to start the year.

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Good call Mike…..I remember everything of what you just said…I think playing Alabama on the road is a little tougher than UCLA on the road too huh? Its a joke…Auburn finished the year with wins over UGA, ALABAMA, TENN, and VT…and didn’t even share it….what a joke. They had the game they wanted…remember? Two heisman winning QBs on the same field at the same time? Last time I checked Jason White is bagging groceries at Publix.

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And CHEAT, who gives a damn about a logo? I sure as hell don’t. They could have solid red helmets and I would be happy. We would still have beaten Auburn 4 years in a row.

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Earth to mars, hey guys everyone should stop drinking the kool aid.. There is not a clean big program out there. It is just a matter olf time when someone blows the whistle. Gifts are wrong but you play the game on the field.. The whole ncaa is a sham for integrity!

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Jay, I agree. Every program cheats somehow, including UGA and Auburn, just don’t get caught.

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Yeah and Aaron Mitchell are you living in the bankrupt California? Keep playing on the stereo types…the south is a great place to live.

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“I’m know youre just a closet SEC grad typing from your trailer home.”

Grammar fail. If you’re so much smarter than me then why can you not use correct grammar?

Dumb @ss.

Go back to the Shat-10 with the rest of your second rate football teams.

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Tom

Bingo. Thanks.

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Aaron Mitchell

Whatever happened to Matt Leinert? Last I heard he was a 3rd string bench warmer behind a 40 year old grocery bagger turned QB.

And Carson Palmer? What’s he up to these days?

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Here you go “Cheat on Trojans.” Try not to cry when you look at this. By the way, this is called “evidence.” Its used to support arguments.

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-universities-rankings

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Tom-
Auburn should have beat the tar out of Alabama that year. Bama had gotten their butts kicked the week before by LSU but it didn’t work out that way. The game was in T-Town and played in crummy weather but that didn’t mean anything to the media that already had the game they wanted and weren’t going to change, even if another team was playing better.

Auburn had the best scoring defense in the country that year and I thought would have had a game vs. Oklahoma, USC or Utah. It’s a shame we didn’t have a playoff and were left with the 55-19 game…highlighted by a performance by Ashlee Simpson at halftime.

The media had it in for USC during that stretch. Remember the horrible, horrible coverage the following year leading up to the Texas title game? ESPN actually ran a 20 part special comparing the 05 USC team to other historic, great CFB teams. It was disgusting.

Kirk..
“Who would win in a title game….USC or the 85 Bears?”

Mark
“Well, USC is just so dynamic with Reggie Bush…i’d have to take USC by 14.”

I hope with Kiffin coaching them and with their major hit they took today, they go back to the 90’s era trojans that couldn’t even sell out home games vs. UCLA or Notre Dame. Stupid t-shirt/fair-weather fans.

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We do to sell out our stadium almost 95% of the time…yes sometimes we dont against the patsies…but neither does UGA…And seriously…you say why do we care about the logo…well why do you care about our mascot deal? I personally think the two mascot deal is cool…and original…something UGA is obviously not…

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Mike

Alabama should have beat the tar out of Auburn last year. They didn’t. They won in the final 57 secs of the game.

Your point?

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“The media had it in for USC during that stretch.”

THAT is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

ESPN deemed Matt Leinert the greatest QB in the history of football.

The best line ever from the draft.

“MATT LEINERT ARRIVED IN A LIMO AND LEFT IN A CAB!”

LOLOLOLOLOL

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Im out guys…good talk. WAR EAGLE. Thanks for the back up CHEAT. It’s hard arguing with illogical people. They just ignore all your points and move on.

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Why are Dawg fans on here talking smack? Try winning something before you talk trash. Talk about penis envy!
Yes, Auburn should be PO’ed. Nothing is gonna change what happened, but they’ll probably always be bitter and rightfully so. Who knows what would have happened? You can’t say one team would have beaten the other. No one knows until the game is played…..unless it’s UF against UGA!!!!!! LOL

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Cheat on-

My point was that Auburn was sort of given the message through the media that they needed to be the crap out of Alabama and UT in the SECCG if they wanted a shot. They didn’t do that and were crapped upon. Rigth after the UT game, ESPN got on the horn and said they deserved nothing while making excuses for USC struggling against UCLA. The media was hypocritical with their coverage and reporting but that’s what college football lives for.

You know, the pageantry of television channels having a direct impact in a sports postseason.

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The 2004 Auburn Tigers were the greatest college football team of all time.

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I am defending Auburn and UGA (it is a really bizarre day). Schools located in rural areas always have trouble selling out minor games. It is a fact of geography and the availability of hotel rooms. That is why Alabama played all home games except Homecoming in BIrmingham. Ole Miss did the same in Jackson. They only stopped doing that when the NCAA categorized those as “off campus” and you could no longer host recruits.

What is inexcusable is Tech’s inability to sell out their stadium sitting smack in the middle of the largest city in the South.

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“They didn’t do that and were crapped upon. ”

Auburn beat Bama 21-13. They beat TN 34-10 in game one. They beat them again 38-28.

USC barely got passed UCLA 29-24. Was that a beat down? NOPE

Oklahomo beat Colorado. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Neither opponent was ranked anywhere near the top 25.

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And on an unrelated note: If the SEC representatives win all the Super Regionals, five of the eight teams in the College World Series will be SEC teams (AK, AL, USC (the real one), Vandy and FL).

SEC: Home of the Champions.

Regarding Tech: I attended the Bama/Tech final regional tournament baseball game. There were almost as many Bama fans there as Tech, and they were clearly more vocal and supportive.

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At least Auburn avoided the embarrassment of getting beaten 55-19, or whatever the score was…USC had no equals on the gridiron that season….Too bad Reggie has caused this debacle for the program….

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All cheating aside. USC would not be a contender to beat Auburn in 2004. Auburn had the far superior team. Auburn plays in the SEC. USC plays in the Pac-10. To say USC might have even come CLOSE to giving Auburn a good game is ludicrous to anyone with a television.

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“USC plays in the Pac-10.”

Correction: USC plays in the Shat-10.

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Cracks me up that the media darling has been a naughty little girl.

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“As of getting the trophy or BCS championship title now does not affect me one way or the other.”

Nope, Auburn is better for it either way. At least we didn’t cheat and all of our players who went to the NFL still start.

That can’t be said for USC.

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If Auburn used the Alabama formula to calculate NCs, they would have 4. Fortunately for the Tigers, they have the ability to move on and look toward the future. I’m not even an Auburn fan, but have been to games there and in Tuscaloosa, where they play some sound clip of Bear Bryant inaudibly and drunkenly mumbling something about “winner.” Auburn and USC have one thing in common: they look ahead instead of living in history. Should Auburn be awarded the 04 NC? Probably. They did everything right. Will it happen? Unlikely. The most they have to hope for right now is a shared title with Oklahoma.

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“The most they have to hope for right now is a shared title with Oklahoma.”

If there is a re-vote by the coaches/ap then Auburn will get it.

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First let me thank you people for bringing this up again, I had finally let this one go, now I’m mad as hell all over again for the next few minutes.

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Gump,
How ya been? Still fighting the good fight, I see!

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“How ya been? Still fighting the good fight, I see!”

Oh fine. Thanks for asking.

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Cheat on.. You have some mouth. Feelling a little inadequate these days? Only an AU d bag like you would wonder how my thumb smells. Maybe you should worry more about your team plaing better football, you boob.

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“You have some mouth.”

Man oh man do you sound like the guy from “Deliverance.”

“Feelling a little inadequate these days?”

Grammar fail.

“Only an AU d bag like you would wonder how my thumb smells.”

Considering you’re talking about giving people a dirty sanchez……..

“Maybe you should worry more about your team plaing better football, you boob.”

Oh we’ll be just fine this year. Can you please learn how to spell simple words?

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Sorry, Spike but I thought about Deliverance too when I saw that mouth comment. I knew that one was coming.

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Spike,
You gotta admit that was funny. Just some good natured ribbing.
Lighten up, dude!

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Poor old Lame Kiffin……..Not!!!! I love it! Not that I wish this on any team, but on Kiffin, I think It’s hilarious! He’s getting what he deserved! There is justice after all!

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***to NOT win the NT I mean. 98 Tenn, 03 LSU, 04 AUB, 06 UF, 07 LSU, 08 UF, 09 UA.

UGA?

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We can comment all we want, but in the end this will all be settled on the field this fall.

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Jerry Glanville can give Auburn one of those California trophys he used to wave around.

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“Alabama Polytechnic Institute = Every kid’s back-up school since 1856.”

You know, Alabama and Auburn both rank side by side in the top 100 schools in America. Auburn has quite a few famous people working.

The guy who will take Steve Jobs place at Apple is an AU grad.

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Dave Cutler- You may need to worry about winning your yearly in-state game before you cross the border buddy. Auburn didn’t win the NC in 04, so your point is moot. Even if another team was to awarded the title, it would be Oklahoma. They were in the dance remember? UGA owns your A$$, get over it.

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Pete Carroll left them High and Dry! Carroll was scarred to play the DAWGS in 2007 and I do believe Auburn would have beaten them!

SEC RULES!

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remember you can’t spell autistic without AU

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Why is it that Gator fans try to interject themselves and their team in discussions that has nothing to do with them?

Because we’re so much smarter than you UGA slugs. You need us. Really.

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“3. Auburn lost to USC 23-0 in 2003 yet the game was so close that USC had to keep their starters on the field throughout the whole game.
In both of those games USC scored two of the three lowest offensive points in those two years combined.. So you cannot say that USC bitch slapped Aubun.”

This is the dumbest post i’ve ever heard? You LOST 23-0 ON YOUR OWN HOMEFIELD? YOU WERE BITCHSLAPPED! What kool-aid are you drinking from.

I’m amused at this “We would have beaten USC because I said so” argument. You were outclassed in 2002 and 2003 what leads me to believe that this would happen?? You were better in ‘04 but so was USC….MUCH MUCH BETTER….

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“I’m amused at this “We would have beaten USC because I said so” argument. You were outclassed in 2002 and 2003 what leads me to believe that this would happen??”

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Hmmmmmm…… I’m no genius by any stretch but I believe 2002 and 2003 were separate football seasons than 2004. It goes up by 1 number every 12 months (the year). Luckily for you, you we’re only talking about a span of 3 years, so you can count this out on one hand.

First, hold up all 5 fingers on one hand, and then with your right hand point to your left pinky finger. Ok, now we’ll call that 2001. Now point to your left ring finger (use your right hand to point so you dont get confused). This finger will represent the 2002 season. Continue on now to the middle finger, repeat, but of course this will the 2003 season. Now then, you’re almost there…. now point to your index finger… you know already don’t you… yep.. that’s the 2004 season. Last one’s easy… that thumb of yours can represent 2005.

So, as you can NOW see… each year college football has a new season. This blog article is in reference to the 2004 season.

And while you have that hand open you’ve been counting with, slap yourself in the face 100 times for making such an ignorant comment.

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Dear Otis,

You also can’t spell “DIE TROLL” without “Roll Tide” either…. see that’s an actual anagram. If you’re going to troll the comments on a blog, at least get a little more creative.

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Oops, can I get an editor??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Curiously, in a supposed anti-incumbent year, most of the departing are not retiring but seeking higher office. We may recycle more than we replace. The bad news is that a frustrating 114 seats still have but one contestant. Two of them aren’t even incumbents, meaning they will affect state policy without being vetted by voters. And I have to think that we’d be better off if many had run instead for the Legislature — and cut down on the number running unopposed. Georgia’s problems are numerous. They aren’t going away. There’s too much stale thinking at the Capitol, on both sides of the aisle. New voices would be welcome.

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No sense in arguing all this Auburn drama right now. By the end of next week, the Auburn nation will be squealing about have been shoved out of the SEC (along with Miss State), in favor of Clemson and FL State. Auburn’s going to be a nice fit in the, uh, Sunbelt or Mid-Chump, or whatever the league is called. And Troy is better than you guys think and just a short drive to your Lee County, AL. campus. We’re gonna miss you.

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Some of these Wal-Dawgs on here need to grab some class. Of course, ‘class’ is a foriegn word to them because they never set foot in one at UGA.

Auburn is basically UGA’s brother across the state line. The South’s oldest rivalry and one of the closest W/L records of any series out there. UGA fans should save the filth for a more deserving enemy like the transplanted loud mouth Yankee scuz, Florida Gators. The Gators are the ONLY SEC team I never and will never pull for. I think most of the SEC feels this way too

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One of the real villians in this whole charade was the now departed Miles Brand. I believe that guy ran interference for USC. Over 4 years to come to this conclusion?

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War Eagle, going nose to nose with someone? who’s talking smack now!, but what i don’t understand about your comments, most dawg fans that have commented that Auburn should be awarded the NC or at least Co-Champions with Ok would be fair..I think you need to go back and look at the majority of the posts..I know we have a great rivalry, but most of the dawg fans would side with Auburn on this one…You can see by the overall records that this has been a back and forth rivalry and yes we have won the last 4, you can’t get away from that, but Auburn has had streaks against us throughout the years also…Maybe if you would should a little more respect to the dawg fans the favor would be returned..

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Auburn should get the NC…They finished the regular season 12-0…but where 13-0 by the time they won the SEC championship, and a stronger strength of schedule that year, and were 14-0 by seasons end. Oklahoma still lost that game, even if you strip it then its 13-0 vs 14-0…Auburn got totally screwed and everyone knows it… The next game after that season they got beat by TECH…just wanted to remind everyone of that.

Auburn should just claim it and let everyone else argue about it…

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GO BRAVES!!

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[...] ♦ USC may lose BCS title but Auburn is still feeling the burn [...]

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“If anyone deserves that deserted National Championship, it’s Oklahoma.”

Oklahomo played one ranked team all year, bozo.

If anyone deserves to get punched in the face it’s Arlo.

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I think that Auburn should be awarded the Championship and the trophy. They got screwed, USC in no longer qualified to hold the title and OK lost to them. Auburn should have been playing USC for the title in the first place.

Also, doing this will mean that Tubberville will get the bonus he was due and will thus make the Morons at AU who ran him off look all the more foolish for having done so.

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UGA is a joke. Their fans are insecure because they have a losing head to head record on all the good teams so they have to tear other teams success down to make themselves feel better. I guess we are to believe UGA wouldnt be upset if they went 13-0 and didnt win anything, especially after we heard them whine like babies in 2007, all along with two losses. What a joke. It’s okay UGA, keep racking up those wins against Vandy, South Carolina and Kentucky to make your record look better. You do realize that 30+ of Mark Richts wins have come from those schools don’t you? Heck, all you have to do in a given season is beat a Tenn team that hasnt won the conference in 10 years, and hopefully do 2-1 against the West…then your season really just comes down to whether or not you can beat Florida…oh wait…nevermind.

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When is the last time Auburn beat UGA? I cant remember

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“Their fans are insecure because they have a losing head to head record on all the good teams so they have to tear other teams success down to make themselves feel better.”

Funny, UGAY has an all-time losing record against Auburn, Bama, LSU and TN……….

When’s the last time UGAY beat UF? I can’t remember.

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“When is the last time Auburn beat UGA?”

How many times has UGAY gone undefeated since 1980? Zero

How many times has UGAY been in the national title game since 1980? Zero

How long has UGAY been renting their logo from Green Bay? Over 60 years.

Bottom line: UGAY has absolutely nothing to show for their football program in over 20 years.

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[...] ♦ USC may lose BCS title but Auburn is still feeling the burn [...]

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