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He was asked by a reporter, if he did not respond or said no comment he would look like a bigger ass.

Agreed on that. He didn't just come out and say I don't want it.

Link?

Auburn played a home and home with them in 02 and 03....I don't recall any opportunity to play them again in 2004.

The only schedule change I know of for that year is Bowling Green (Top 25 the year before) backed out of the Auburn schedule to take more money to play Oklahoma. That left a late opening in the schedule that was filled (unfortunately) by the Citadel.

PS. And before anyone mentions the 02 and 03 games with USC, they are in the context of 2002 and 2003, not 2004. Every year is different.

In 2002, Auburn lost on the road 24-17 to USC in the last 90 seconds of the game. Auburn went on to go 9-4 that year. USC went 11-2 and won the Orange Bowl. they only lost by 7 to Kansas State (11-2 that year) and by 3 pts @ Washington.

In 2003, Auburn lost 24-0 to start the year against USC. But they lost 5 games that year, including 17-3 to Georgia Tech the week after the USC game. LSU also beat AU that year 31-7. They were talented, but wildly inconsistent. USC on the other hand went 12-1, won the Rose Bowl, and won share of the national title.

All that to say, it makes no sense to compare a 9-4 AU team to an 11-2 USC team from 2002, an 8-5 AU team to a 12-1 USC team from 2003, and then pretend to know the outcome of two 13-0 teams in 2004.

PPS. For what it's worth, I don't think we deserve the title. I guess if anyone would it would be us or Utah. But we didn't play in the game, so it is what it is.

No one should get that title because no one won it fairly on the field.

Btw, penalizing OU for losing to a team who cheated isnt fair.

I think the point of Stoops comment was to show that at Oklahoma if we don't win it we aren't gonna take credit for it no matter what... No * (if you know what I mean)

That is the way I interpreted it also.

What are you talking about. You OU and UT guys need to do some research before commenting (or in your case, just read the posts ahead of yours).

actually Bowling Green backed out after OU offered them more money to play. We had to pick up the Citadel

If Auburn would have actually looked like a title team in the Sugar Bowl, then I would say maybe. The truth is that anyone not in Auburn will always think USC was the champions of the 2004 season, much like when they strip the crystal from this years Auburn team.

Yeah. I knew it was something like that. That sucked for you guys that year. Corso also didn't help. After the SEC championship game he blasted Auburn about not deserving to play for the MNC because the second beating of UT wasnt sexy enough I guess. A few weeks before he said Auburn should play I the game. I think his 10 minute rant swayed some voters in all honesty.

You understand how hard that is. Utah ring a bell?

Actually he said he want's no part of it you inbred fool.