War Eagle
13-0 should speak for itself. The Auburn Tigers defeated Virginia Tech last night in the Sugar Bowl to end the season with a perfect 13-0 record. You would think an undefeated SEC team after beating three top ten tens, winning the SEC and beating the winner of the ACC would qualify for the national championship. But it's just not so. Auburn is the best football team in the country. Period. The only reason they aren't playing for the national title, despite having the best defense in the country in terms of points allowed per game, is because they weren't favored as high in the pre-season polls. Something must change in the BCS. Regardless of the outcome of tonight's Orange Bowl, Auburn deserves a trophy.
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2 Comments:
I agree with you that the pre-season polls need to go, they misrepresent the whole picture, and Auburn is getting screwed. Who would you take out, though, USC or Oklahoma? I think all three have a legitimate claim to play in the national title game, and it'd be a shame for any to be left home. Just one more problem with the BCS - one that a selection comitte sure won't solve.
It's hard for me to respond to your post objectively given that I just watch Oklahoma humiliate themselves. USC is good--very good. No doubt they deserved to play for the national championship. But I would argue (and would have done so before the game tonight as well) that OK was an inferior team to Auburn. Remember, if we're going to let past events influence the outcome (like those stupid pre-season polls) then don't forget how OK absolutely choked last year in the title match up. USC v. Auburn should have been the matchup. And given the setup, I think the BCS teams should have agreed that the winner of the Sugar and Orange Bowl would play for the national title. Nothing like the NFL playoffs is necessary. Just a simple plus one situation. I seriously doubt that two worthy teams having already proved their worth, would be more than eager to prove to the nation that they are the best. There's no question that USC is good, but in my mind and in the minds of many, it's still an unresolved question as to who is actually the best. The only way to know in a situation where there are more than two undefeated teams is to have a one game playoff for the national title.
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