well OU did give USC great field position with the turnovers , but u gotta give USC credit for converting all the Turnovers into points, specifically Touchdowns, i don't know if Auburn would have done better, They couldnt' run against VT, and Adrian Peterson had nothing vs USC, so i'm not sure Auburn could have run the ball, i'm not sure Auburn could have passed the ball cuz OU had more talented WR's and they couldnt' get anything on USC's secondary, but i'm pretty sure Auburn wouldn't have given up 55 points, and 4 Turnovers, against the team that OU played last nite
Thats right, LSU played in the championship game and won auburn played in the consolation game and barely survived. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
I would agree. IMO, there are three primary differences that would make the score of the USC-AU game significantly more respectable. Sorry, Peabody. Not trying to slam OU here, just stating an oipinion that is as unbiased as I honestly can make it. Please take no offense. First, speed kills..... and USC's defensive speed clearly killed any threat posed by the OU offense. The Sooners got caught flatfooted by USC's speed, especially their tackles. Auburn learned this lesson in 02 and 03.....the hard way. And learn they did. With a healthy Marcus McNeil for the first time in two full seasons, and a two deep center tandem that allowed Danny Lindsay to move back to the Guard position, Auburn's O-line was special this season. They were much faster this season, much healthier, and much better better prepared to deal with USC's front four in this particular season. In 02, Auburn traveled to USC and gave the trojans all they could handle in a very close loss. In 03, a much better USC manhandled the Tigers and only managed 23 points, and that was with a dominant performance by Mike Williams. Second, overall D and points allowed. Auburn's D averaged less than 11 ppg - #1 in the nation this season. When you consider that the starting D actually played less than 75% of the season due to mop up action by the backups, then the 11 ppg takes on a slightly different level of importance. (see common opponent: Va Tech) Third, turnovers. One thing you can say about Jason Campbell and the AU offense is that they were stingy with turnovers. More importantly, most of the turnovers were at the right times rather than the wrong times - if there is such a thing. OU handed USC a huge edge in field position and momentum. As LSU fans can attest, Auburn played the game of field position all season long. .... and they benefitted handsomely from it. Again, JMO, I believe either team is capable of beating the other. Out of ten games, I believe USC would take 6 out of the 10. Too many teams came too close to beating USC this season to believe otherwise - Cal, UCLA, Va Tech, and Oregon State were all close threats - and I don't believe any of them are as good as Auburn. In fact, I believe Va Tech would soundly beat Oklahoma, and pehaps Cal as well. Nor would the scores be as lopsided. JMO, but over the same 10 games, I'd guess an average of 27-21. Auburn's starters simply gave up much fewer points on average. The media spin is making USC out to be some sort of monster dynasty already. I call major BS on that. Was the game against OU a fluke? ..... or were the games against Cal, UCLA, Va Tech, and Oregon State the flukes? They're a good, solid team that is well-coached and loaded with talent. So is Auburn. They deserve and have earned respect. So has Auburn. Just my $0.02
Yeah, but did you see the way she was grinding her hips??? WTF? She needs to get some rhythm going, or something...... :rofl:
Absolutely no doubt about it, until we have a playoff there will be no sure champion. The championship game plus one would also be a joke, a true playoff is the only way period.
