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By Ed

January 5, 2006 06:19 PM | Link to this

2006 rose bowl cracks the top 100 best games ever played, barely. I’d take the 05 UGA-Auburn game anyday. Hell, Id rather see the 05 UGA-KY game than these two overhyped frauds play.

By white whale

January 5, 2006 06:23 PM | Link to this

I hear ya Ed. I sure do get tired of hearing about these big-12 and pac-10 teams constantly. Enough already! The SEC could take on any of these punk teams. The media is just too scared of the results.

By UGAman

January 5, 2006 06:24 PM | Link to this

Amen white whale. Well said.

By Gator Nation

January 5, 2006 06:28 PM | Link to this

I second, third, and fourth everything commented here. The only people that cared about this game were those that worked for ABC/ESPN. Everyone else pretended to care because it was the “hip” thing to do. Texas - where football is queen. Them 96 gators would have run all over them horns.

By Tom

January 5, 2006 07:20 PM | Link to this

This was the most overhyped game of all time. Two sorry teams. Two joke defenses. What a waste of a national title game. At least its over. The longhorns and trojans couldnt pull that sissy mess in the SEC.

By BullDawg87

January 5, 2006 07:26 PM | Link to this

Gator Nation, this is one of the few times in my life I’ve ever agreed with a reptile. Id like to see the look in Carrols eyes if he had to play the 04 AU tigers, 03 LSU tigers, 02 dawgs, or even your 96 gators. The little-12 and pac10 arent even ready for any of these elite SEC powerhouses. I’d put the line at 48 for USC vs any of these teams. By the way, theyd all cover. SEC rules.

By LBJ

January 5, 2006 07:27 PM | Link to this

It’s like… One…Vince Young against Fourteen…Lienart, Bush, White and the Defense. You do the math. We’ll never know if this Longhorn team will beat the 96 Gators, or the 05 UGA/Auburn winner. Nor either team of the Neb/Okla 71 game. But we do know…he beat USC in the best college game I’ve seen.

By brad h

January 5, 2006 07:32 PM | Link to this

Best college game you’ve ever seen? You must not watch a lot of SEC football then my friend. The SEC brings it. Any time, any place. LSU-GA, Auburn-Alabama, Florida-Tennessee, even Vandy-South Carolina has bigger hits, louder fans, and hotter women that both these fraud Texas and USC teams combined.

By ValdostaDawgFan

January 5, 2006 07:36 PM | Link to this

BullDawgs87, I agree 110%!!! No way Texas and USC run the gauntlet of the SEC undefeated!!! I think theyd be lucky to break .500!!! SEC all the way, last nights game was a fraud. Worse game ever played!

By dcc

January 5, 2006 07:48 PM | Link to this

Hey Dawgs, you couldn’t beat a sissy team from the Big East, so quiet down.

By seth

January 5, 2006 08:15 PM | Link to this

Everybody forgot about the 1980 team! I’ll know Walker would get 300 yards rushing against that Texas “defense.” That game last night was a atrocious. I dont know how anyone could rule it a classic. The 1980 Sugar bowl though, now that was an instant classic. Some have even labeled it “The Greatest Game ever Played.” Tough to argue with that.

By Camaro1

January 5, 2006 08:24 PM | Link to this

The SEC title game in the dome was a better college football game than the sorry rose bowl. Who wants to see UT play USC ever? I get more excited about the Kentucky-Vanderbilt game than the rose bowl. SEC wouldve cleaned the clocks of both those high school teams.

Little 12 + Pac10 = joke of a game

By northwestDAWG

January 5, 2006 08:30 PM | Link to this

born in Savannah, went to Ga., grew up in J’ville, there’s not a bigger SEC fan on this blog or any other but you people need to get your heads out of the sand!! In 6 bowl games this year didn’t SEC teams split 3 and 3? You think that makes us the best or toughest conference? All the while every one is putting the “BLIGHT”(my name for him until we beat’m) then BAM!!! the Sugar Bowl and the spread option offense, something every one, no just a lot of people said isn’t tough for the SEC. Look around folks and smell the Roses. Last night was 1 of the greatest games ever played and we here in the SEC can only make fun of it! Better reajust some attitudes because rught now it sounds as if some people have their heads in the sand and it’ll come back to haunt you. Does this mean that you think Ohio St. is a wussy? Did you see them use a type of spread option to beat what I think is always the most over rated team in the land. ND. When we start winning all of our bowl games or most of them then we’ll have something to brag about but 3-3, I don’t think so

By Kevin

January 5, 2006 08:33 PM | Link to this

You MAY be right about the toughness of the SEC but you are wrong about the women…have you seen the cheerleaders for UGA, TENN, and others. UGLY!!!! There is not one fine cheerleader for UGA. I’ve watched all their games and never seen a “fine” one. But USC along with UT had some really hot women there. Everyone of them were seemingly smoking hot. The sec cheerleaders take a backseat to them any day, any time, and any place.

By brewerfaninATL

January 5, 2006 08:36 PM | Link to this

You people make me laugh! The SEC couldn’t hold either one of those teams’ jocks! Yeah, that ‘03 USC team really would have quaked in their boots at an LSU team that barely scraped by overmatched Oklahoma…in their own backyard nonetheless! Please, I mean LSU was a fine team, but USC would have embarrassed LSU. Auburn would have been a better match-up last year than Oklahoma, but again, USC would have won. Maybe not 55-19 but probably 38-27. And this year? None of the SEC teams would have been within 2 touchdowns of either Texas or USC. But I guess you guys really like playing the what-if game, right? Like what if UGA would have showed up against WVU in the 1st quarter? Or, what if Auburn would have actually had a fearful offense AND defense against Wisconsin? Or, what if LSU hadn’t got spanked by UGA in the SEC title game? I guess we’ll never know, will we? Please, wake up from your hallucination!

By mountain fan today

January 5, 2006 08:49 PM | Link to this

you have to be good to get to the Rose…that is why no SEC teams were there!

By Tom

January 5, 2006 09:10 PM | Link to this

dang right seth!!! 1980 was a real college classic, not this fun and gun texas silliness. Its a sad day when two cry babies like Loserhart and Tooyoung play for a “national championship.”

By JDE

January 5, 2006 09:15 PM | Link to this

I didnt think the Rose Bowl was even close to a “classic.” We all know that a classic game must involve at least one SEC team, preferably two. Last nights game was media event, pure and simple. No real passion was in it like we have between the hedges. Them texas folk don’t even know what football is.

By secfan

January 5, 2006 09:23 PM | Link to this

I know the sec is has passionate fans, but this is ridiculous…if you don’t think last night’s game was a classic, and the best two teams in football were playing in the rose bowl, then you are insane!!!!!! I love the SEC, but the two teams that played in the BCS game this year are the two teams that deserved to be there. It was a great game…even more a great performance by V.Young. Now who knows about those old SEC powerhouses going up against either of these teams?

By clyde

January 5, 2006 09:27 PM | Link to this

The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide wouldn’t let them pretty boys from Califonia score 3 points.

By allen

January 5, 2006 09:29 PM | Link to this

watchable game? sure. Good game? Somewhat. Classic game - dont make me laugh. Its amazing how much the corporate entities wanted these two teams to play for the title. I dont see how a classic football game can exist that does not involve an SEC powerhouse. It just dont make any sense. 04 Auburn would have put USC in its place last year for pete’s sake. Classic game? Id say so only if a corporate sponser paid me enough.

By Number One SEC Fan

January 5, 2006 09:30 PM | Link to this

SEC rules, Rose Bowl drools!!!!!

By Plainsman

January 5, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

Clyde, as an die-hard Auburn fan, theres been VERY few times I wanted Alabama not to get blown out. However, thinking about them pretty boys from the “U” getting blown up in a title game by an SEC school still puts a smile on my face, even if it was bammer that had to do it. 92 Bama would tear this Texas team a new one. War Eagle! SEC always number one!

By Kevin

January 5, 2006 09:42 PM | Link to this

I love my bulldogs but there is no way they or anyone else would win against either of these teams, UT or USC. You have to be kidding to say that LSU, FL, UGA, AU, or Al could beat these guys. They are quicker and faster than anything in the SEC. Reggie Bush would blow UGA and the rest out the water. A freshman WVU team burnt UGA..now imgaine bush or young. They would kills us. You SEC folk are crazy to believe that any of our teams would beat UT or USC.

By corey j

January 5, 2006 09:45 PM | Link to this

allen I’m with you all the way on this one. The way the media tries to make it out, we should stop playing college football all together because the Rose Bowl was so good. Well I got new for the media: The SEC wont put up with 1/2 the stunts them frauds pulled last night!!! Try that mess on the LSU tigers or Alabama Tide, and youll learn that a title is a dish best served cold. The SEC is 100x better than every other conference. LSU won the title game in 03 Matt Loserhart, USC wasent even in it, so how does USC claim it?!?!? Those teams are scared of the elite SEC. SEC is the best, to heck with rest. Last nights game was a circus.

By Justin

January 5, 2006 09:57 PM | Link to this

Goodness gracious. I’m a huge SEC fan but the arrogance on display in this blog is astounding. You’re trying to tell me that one of the upper echelon SEC teams could have competed better than SC and Texas did last night on a national stage? After the SEC just had one its most underwhelming years in recent history?

Let’s run through the teams…UGA - lost to a young West Virginia team from arguably the worse BCS conference. Alabama - barely beat a Texas Tech team that Texas destroyed. Auburn - lost to Wisconsin, who lost to the likes of Northwestern and Iowa. Florida - could barely beat UGA with the backup quarterback in. LSU - lost to one of the worst Tennessee teams in years and got blown out by UGA.

Come on. Texas or SC would’ve beat any of the SEC’s elite by two touchdowns at least. Did you watch the game? Did you see how explosive both offenses were? Did you see how fast the athletes were on both sides of the ball? Sure SEC teams play defense, but none of the SEC teams this year showed any hint of the consistency on offense that Texas or SC showed.

So get off your high horses SEC fans. Give credit where credit is due. Both of those teams brought it every week, won all their regular season games, and played a very competitive and entertaining national championship game in the spotlight. Let’s salute these two great teams and hope one of our beloved SEC teams performs up to that level next year, so we can gloat like Texas fans are right now. As fans of the game, you should recognize greatness, not belittle teams in the name of your conference affliation.

By henry county dawg

January 5, 2006 10:00 PM | Link to this

USC plays Texas and the winner is: Who cares? Last nights game was designed by corporate america to sell advertising. Mississippi State could hang 40+ on texas. SEC is far and away in a league of its own. Those other conferences are beneath us.

By mountain fan today

January 5, 2006 10:19 PM | Link to this

the dogs could not catch/stop the freshmen from WV…both Tex and SoCal would make them appear even more silly than they looked in Atlanta!

By seth

January 5, 2006 10:21 PM | Link to this

Justin, nice read, but you failed to take into account the rich history and tradition of excellence that the Southeastern Conference has. 1980 dawgs, 92 Tide, 04 Tigers, 03 Tigers, 93 Tigers, 96 Gators, 98 Vols… I could go on and on. The SEC is constantly questioned by the West coast and northeast, yet every time its questioned, it lays the smack down. The SEC has already proved itself. You want to know which team could have taken Texas? I think Vanderbilt could have given them a run for their money. SEC is always better than anything the lil 12 has. Our worse team is still better than their best. SEC forever!

By Walter

January 5, 2006 10:26 PM | Link to this

These “experts” and “sport writers” are failing to see one key part of last nights Rose Bowl, that is that no SEC team was present. So, I guess the Rose Bowl was not a classic. Big12 and Pac10 matchups are always a snooze. I heard Vince Tooyound started tearing up when they told him he might have to play LSU or UGA a couple months ago. SEC aint never scared. SEC IS NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!

By mountain fan today

January 5, 2006 10:27 PM | Link to this

the SEC may have been good in the past, but when the dogs are the champs and let WV kill them, you know it is a down year!

By CoffeeFreak

January 5, 2006 10:31 PM | Link to this

The Rose was a farce. Saying it was an epic is like calling the 05 UGA-Boise State game “the greatest game in the history of the earth.” The rose failed again to live up to all the hype. I’ll bet both teams in that game would barely have a winning season in the SEC. As far as Im concerned, if the SEC aint in it, its a meaningless game.

By Dee

January 5, 2006 10:46 PM | Link to this

Those 80 dawgs could take on texas no problem. I wonder what all these bandwagon texas fans were saying back in 1980? Thats right, not a G-D thing!!!!! I agree with everyone about the SEC superiority. Its true. Everyone knows it. Even UT and USC know it. They probably wet their britches just thinking about playing in Sanford or Jordan Hare.

By TooTall

January 5, 2006 10:55 PM | Link to this

Last nights game was by no means a classic. BTW, the SEC is the pro-bowl team, and all the other conferences are the “minor leagues”

By Techie 65

January 5, 2006 10:59 PM | Link to this

The performance of Vince Young made this one of the most entertaining football games I’ve ever seen, probably the best considering the level of talent. I recall Archie Manning having a spectacular game against Auburn one year where his scrambling was unbelievable, but most of the other games have faded from memory. Billy Cannon and LSU against Mississippi, which included “the Run” was good, but boring other than for Cannon’s punt return. Most of the remarks in this blog are from lala land somewhere. The SEC and the ACC were both disappointing in the bowls, especially Tech and Georgia. However, Georgia’s comeback was exciting to see. If they’d won, that game would probably be high on the “best” list. I guess we’ll have to “wait till next year!”

By jimbo

January 5, 2006 11:04 PM | Link to this

All the other conferences just talk the talk, while only the SEC can walk the walk.

By Ty

January 5, 2006 11:21 PM | Link to this

My Gosh…what an IDIOT I must be….!!!

Here I’ve been blogging with a bunch of MORONS for a whole football season!!

Your SEC arrogance overwhelms any sense of true football appreciation. Can’t you just sit back and accept that the Rose Bowl this year was a GREAT game between two of the strongest teams this year?!?!?

I’m dismayed to find that your ‘dyed in the wool’ belief that the entire universe is SO centered on SEC football teams that NOBODY else can participate in a classic game?@!?!

Bottom line….learn to understand and APPRECIATE a great game… waste your “look how great my team and conference are” chest thumping for your own team’s blogs……there’s plenty of room there.

(oops, sorry, I just realized the source of your venom….Bradley listed several ‘great’ games and failed to include your beloved SEC teams)

By Terry

January 5, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

Gee , wasn’t it the 96 gators that went to the championship game and got their butts kicked all over the field by the little 12 CORNHUSKERS?

By dee fense

January 5, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

The Rose Bowl was a classic for drama, comebacks, and offense. But neither club had dominating defenses. (1000+yards, 79 pts.) Nebraska ‘95 showed what ‘lil 12 teams do to undefeasted SEC teams, 62 points. The Gators did score 24 points, mostly against the 2nd and 3rd string defense. Good luck next year, vote for playoffs.

By JOHNNY COMELATELY

January 6, 2006 01:28 AM | Link to this

On the list of great games, add UGA vs FLA ‘95…Eric Zeier vs Errict Rhett…in the mud.

By Mark

January 6, 2006 02:06 AM | Link to this

Don’t confuse SEC, and especially UGA, fans with facts. FACT is…SEC was way down this year. Just accept it. Don’t fight it.

By Kevin

January 6, 2006 03:08 AM | Link to this

You cant compare a 1980 UGA team much less any other team to any team of present. I believe now the team speed overall is way faster due to nutrition and better management of the bodies. I believe teams of now would kill the teams of the past with speed and innovative offensive schemes. Back in the day, the sec was power running and you lined 8 in the box and played. I think USC or Tex would blow Herschel and the 1980 Bulldogs to kingdom come. THere is NO team in the SEC this year that would even come close to competing against the likes of TX or USC.

By Kevin

January 6, 2006 03:13 AM | Link to this

oh yeah…all you people sound like a bunch of drunk retarded trailer park rednecks…”the sec rules!!” lol gimme a break..why dont you cut your mullet off and come back with some common sense

By JOHNNY COMELATELY

January 6, 2006 06:08 AM | Link to this

AS FAR AS GREAT GAMES, THE LSU VS KENTUCKY GAME ‘04, THOUGH NOT A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WAS STILL AGREAT GAME.

By charlie

January 6, 2006 07:36 AM | Link to this

I agree we all the people that thought last nights game was a sham and a farce. USC and Texas are the two best teams they can get? Unbelievable! Last nights game was not even close to an epic classic. It will soon be forgotten. I also agree about all the pro SEC stuff too. The SEC could beat any of those two teams, easily. The SEC was on point this year.

By AuburnFan

January 6, 2006 07:52 AM | Link to this

The rose bowl would have been much better with an SEC elite team in it. I dont think the media would have liked seeing its beloved USC get blown out by 70 points though. The Trojans arent even ready for them 04 War Eagle Auburn Tigers. The key to the Trojan succcess was not scheduling any SEC powerhouse teams on its 34 game run. They cant handle the SEC. Thats just a fact.

By Scott

January 6, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

I’m almost speechless at the insanity in these posts. I really hope some of these clowns are trying a lame attempt at being funny. I can’t believe some people have their heads so far up their SEC arses that they can’t admit and appreciate a great game and great performances when they see it. I’m an SEC fan and a UGA grad, but you’ve all got to quit your whining. The SEC had a chance to prove their worth on the field this year, just like every other team, and came up way short of the level of UT or USC. And for all the bloggers moaning about UT’s pourous D, maybe the fact that USC had TWO heisman trophy winners in their backfield had something to do with it. Not to mention that USC’s 2nd string TB, WR, and half their O-line will be first round draft picks. Someone please pinch me and tell me there really aren’t this many morons in the world.

By Nagle

January 6, 2006 08:07 AM | Link to this

The winner of the SEC championship is the National Champion as well. The BCS bowls are just details.

By SEC land

January 6, 2006 08:08 AM | Link to this

I honestly cannot believe what I have been reading here. This was the best college game ever played when you take into consideration what was at stake and how Vince Young performed. Certainly there is much better defense being played in the ACC and SEC, but these were the two most powerful offenses in the nation going head-to-head. Tese two teams do run the gauntlet in the SEC. Sorry, but the SEC was not that good this year, check out the bowl performances this year of Georgia, Auburn and Tennessee (oh yeah, they weren’t even good enough to make a bowl, in fact, the SEC could not even fill their bowl slots …again). Just keep your yourselves locked in your SEC bubble-land and keep pretending the rest of the country doesn’t exist. By the way, I am a native Georgian and big fan of both the SEC and ACC …but i am a realist as well.

By 770boy

January 6, 2006 08:11 AM | Link to this

Scott, heisman trophy winners? big deal. Thats not even awarded to SEC players. Look at Peyton Manning losing it to a defensive back! That award has no legitimacy. The yankees know the SEC earns it every year, but they wont give the elite SEC the credit it deserves. Ill respect the heisman when Woodson gives his award to Manning.

By wayne

January 6, 2006 08:16 AM | Link to this

This game was just a couple of punk teams playing for nothing and too many photographers watching the whole hoopla. Like someone commented earlier “just be glad its over”

By Justin

January 6, 2006 08:21 AM | Link to this

This is ridiculous. I can’t believe there are actually this many people so delusional about the state of SEC football. In case you didn’t notice the mighty SEC went 3-3 in bowl games, and the two “top” teams (UGA and Auburn) both got upset by supposedly inferior opponents. I know its asking a lot, but if you think real hard you’ll remember that one of our great SEC teams did play USC this year and Arkansas took one of their worst beatings in history. That same Texas D everyone is mocking is coached by the former D coordiator from where? Oh yeah Auburn.

I’m as big an SEC fan as the next guy, but get real. USC and Texas would’ve embarrassed anybody the SEC could’ve put out there. Heck I’m not sure the AJC’s 1st team all SEC squad could make it a game against Texas or USC.

By Ben Skott

January 6, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

You people are crazy. Those teams were amazing! I’ve watched a lot of football this year, but that was by far the best game all year. Either one of them would have crushed any SEC team this year. The Pac10 and Big-whatever may not be the best conferences, but if you can’t see that Texas and USC are the best in the country, then you must be watching a different sport.

By Scott

January 6, 2006 08:32 AM | Link to this

Well then, since the heisman isn’t awarded to SEC players, then I guess someone better tell Herschel, Bo, and Danny Weurffel that there was an egregious mistake during heisman balloting in the years they won, and they need to hand them back over so they can be rightly forwarded to their proper owners in the PAC-10 (sarcasm). You are unreal. God, let’s hope these morons don’t procreate!

By h_charles

January 6, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

Ben you are right on. What a bunch of SEC apologists! I’m as big an SEC fan as the next guy in Atlanta, but if you can’t see that Texas/USC was one of the greatest battles in college history you are blind. The SEC is clearly a better conference overall than Big 12 or the PAC-10, but Texas and USC are better than ANY squad the SEC has fielded in quite a long time.
This board needs a little more objectivity and the ability to acknowledge that some years there are other teams OUTSIDE the SEC that are the best team in the country. Considering where our national champions have come from in this decade (apologies to Auburn who got a raw deal), if you cannot recognize the talented teams that USC, Texas and OU produce, there is no hope for you.

By Jake

January 6, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Winning TD on 4th and 5 with seonds to go was dramatic end to an otherwise very flawed game. Two egomaniacal coaches refusing to punt, costing USC a field goal early and the winning score late. And the best player on the field making an unbelievably stupid and ultimately fatal blunder giving the ball away. give my OSU-Miami in ‘03 among others.

By Lateef

January 6, 2006 09:21 AM | Link to this

To all of you “SEC football in place of religion” pundits out there, we from the PAC-10 wonder why you schedule games against The Citadel and Lousiana-Monroe, and whine about not being considered for National Champs? Or if the PAC-10 is so weak, why don’t you schedule some home and away series against them? Oh, that’s right, I forgot - Alabama did that against UCLA in 2000 & 2001 and Auburn did it against USC in 2002 and 2003. Did the great SEC win any of THOSE games?!? Butts kicked, send ‘em on down back to Dixie! Do you have anyone else in the conference that might stand up to a PAC-10 team? Maybe then you’ll get a chance to come smell the Roses!

By ben

January 6, 2006 09:25 AM | Link to this

SEC is a great conference but after watching SEC teams all year and the Rose Bowl I think if either USC or Texas had been in the SEC GA would not be SEC Champ.

By Jan

January 6, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

I graduated from USC many years ago, cheered for the Trojans, and loved football. We always felt the Rose Bowl was our place to shine, but didn’t fall apart if we weren’t invited every year. I’ve lived in the South for 30 years, and southerners take football to another level, or more correctly, passion. The SEC has some wonderful teams, but honestly, none of them could have given the performance UTvsUSC gave on Wednesday in my beloved Rose Bowl. Let’s give credit where credit is due.

By Gatornation

January 6, 2006 09:48 AM | Link to this

Ed, white whale, & my gator nation brother, I too love the SEC and am a die hard gator, but u have to give props where props are due….these two teams are not frauds, u don’t win the stint of games they have by being frauds….I am tired of hearing they didn’t belong there….they both earned those spots….can’t fault the teams for doing what they had too, fault the system….and Ed, are u serious, saying the UGA KY game???? LOLOLOL….don’t think we have to worry about seeing that one on ESPN classics….LOL

By caroline

January 6, 2006 10:02 AM | Link to this

OMG, thanks for the laughs this morning. The best one had to be the poster who said “our (SEC) worse team is still better than their best”. Yeah, I can see Kentucky or Miss State taking Texas. Some of you need to wake up and admit that there is GREAT football being played outside the SEC.

By Michael

January 6, 2006 10:08 AM | Link to this

I graduated from UGA and love SEC football. We have some of the greatest games in college football every year. But, that doesn’t take away from a great game in Pasedena. Sure, it was a little sloppy and seemingly devoid of defense, but that doesn’t mean the game was not an instant classic. It was the first time in a long time that the two outright best teams played for the title. Both undefeated, #1 and #2 the whole year, tons of hype about the game, and the underdog pulled an upset in the final seconds. I am a die hard SEC fan, but I am also a diehard football fan, and a great football game is a great football game.

By uneducated hicks rule

January 6, 2006 10:13 AM | Link to this

Everybody from Georgia who worships the SEC makes me sick. Either one of these superior teams would beat UGA by 21+. I recall an inferior team from an inferior conference just beating UGA. Hahahaha. Get a life and better yet an education you hicks.

By Iron feet

January 6, 2006 10:23 AM | Link to this

Don’t hate, appreciate. It may not have been the greatest bowl game ever, but it was great. Two great teams played their hearts out. I understand how tough the SEC schedules are. But please give credit where credit is due. The 2 best teams in the country played a very entertaining game. I hate the BCS like you do, but this season it worked. And don’t complain about the current bowl system. Remember, a former SEC commissioner created this concept.

By Paul

January 6, 2006 10:52 AM | Link to this

I bleed red and black. Not a bigger Dawg fan on this post than me. BUT, that Rose Bowl was a classic. Those teams showed that they are #1 and 2. Texas deserved it. The SEC p** me off this week, especially the UGA and AU games. Both teams better than their opponents, but neither team showed up. No excuse. Texas deserved it.

By Gator Fan

January 6, 2006 10:55 AM | Link to this

Florida should have been there instead! The Gators could whip USC and Texas combined! Go Gators!

By SEC=Stupid Egomaniac Clowns

January 6, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

You homers are a piece of work. Your comments are proof that the South is not enlightened. Grow up!

By a sensible dawg

January 6, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

You people are idiots. You discredit a game because the two teams aren’t in the SEC? Only the Southeastern United States would maintain such a silly bias. Believe it or not, there are other parts of the country that know how to, and are fairly decent at, playing football. The SEC may have the best tradition in the country and the most loyal fans, but that doesn’t exempt us from having to prove our dominance year in and year out. We are not great simply because we are the SEC. And we shouldn’t wine and cry that it is a media biased every time we have a bad year as a confrence. We are great because, more than any other confrence, we prove that we are the best. This year, we did not do that. Suck it up, and, as iron feet said, give credit where credit is due.

By Mo

January 6, 2006 11:04 AM | Link to this

You SEC lovers need to put down the moonshine. Look I have been a huge college football fan for over 30 years and I really enjoy SEC football and all its pagentry and passion. Many great teams have come from SEC programs and I believe Auburn would have given SC a run for its money last year. But this year Texas and SC would beat any team in the SEC by 2-3 touchdowns. Hell, I don’t think any SEC team outside of LSU could compete even with Penn St. or Ohio St. this year. Texas went into Columbus and beat the Buckeyes even with the Bucks’ heralded D and fantastic offense talent, Ginn, Holmes and Smith. And that 80 Dawg team would get rolled since the O was Hershel left and Hershel right. Load up the box and he leaves with about 90 yards. Who on that team would stop VY, Bush, Leinart, Jarret, White, Thomas, Sweed, Charles….

By ATLien4Life

January 6, 2006 11:04 AM | Link to this

As much as I respect the ACC and SEC as the two best conferences in football, Texas would have beaten the living tar out of every single one of our teams. Just deal with it: Vince Young is the Truth.

By UGAneck

January 6, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

Hell boy, Uga himself coulda wooped both dem teams put together. The SEC is the best conference the the world. Woof! Woof!

By Comodious One

January 6, 2006 11:21 AM | Link to this

The 2006 Vandy-KU games was better than this Rose Bowl. National Champions, my puter. SEC RULES!!!

By Statalyzer

January 6, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

There might be 1 person in the world willing to listen to your “SEC > Everyone” arguments, if your best team hadn’t just lost to West Virginia.

Oooooh, wait, let me play your silly game with you. Georgia would hold Vince to negative rushing yards, LSU would have scored 70 on USC, Alabama should have had their players finish 1-2-3-4-5 in the Heisman, Tommy Tuberville should coach UT and Mack Brown should be fired. Croom should coach USC and Carroll should be fired. Tennessee would beat the 1995 Husker team by 40, and Vanderbilt would be in the NFL Playoffs!

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

Auburnfan: You lose ALL credibility for even being on here. Nice egg you laid in the Capital One Bowl by the way. Oh, and nice job UGA getting run over in your own back yard by a Big Least (that’s what you call it right?) school. And LSU? If you are so good, then why didn’t you show up for the SEC title game? Bama? Nice choke job at the end of the year…and you barely beat a lousy Texas Tech team by an ugly duck of a FG. Fla? Anyway! No way the SEC can even hang with Texas or USC for the first 5 mins. of the game. By the way, remember, the Big 10 has 2 teams in the Top four in the polls. Nice try fellow SECers!

By DrewDevil

January 6, 2006 11:26 AM | Link to this

Thanks for the laughs, guys.

The blindly pro-SEC comments on here are some of the funniest, most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen posted on a message board (and that’s really saying something).

Why not just post “SEC RulZ!!!!!!!1” That would be more intelligent than some of the stuff I’ve read on here.

Hilarous.

By Astounded

January 6, 2006 11:32 AM | Link to this

**By jimbo

January 5, 2006 11:04 PM | Link to this

All the other conferences just talk the talk, while only the SEC can walk the walk.**

I can only hope this poster, like many others, is being sarcastic. Otherwise, this post and others like it should be put in the dictionary under IRONY after this season.

By Pac10ConferenceOfChampions

January 6, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

USC went into Auburn two years ago and won 28-0. It destroyed Arkansas, an SEC team, this year. Where is this BLIND SEC-loyalty coming from? It’s laughable. Remember, three Pac10 schools, UCLA, STANFORD, and USC have won more NCAA titles in all team and individual sports than the ENTIRE SEC. www.nacda.org

By Pac10ConferenceOfChampions

January 6, 2006 11:47 AM | Link to this

ABOUT the Rose Bowl Stadium, Game, and Parade.. There is nothing more beautiful than that setting and game day. The Rose Bowl continues to be a stadium empty of crass advertising banners and exudes an elegance matched by few other venues.

By UTNatChamps

January 6, 2006 11:48 AM | Link to this

What a bunch of homers. Your ignorance is astounding. Y’all really should stick to NASCAR.

By Chris

January 6, 2006 11:55 AM | Link to this

I’m not going to pretend I’ve seen every game to compare the ‘06 Rose Bowl to; but, there was one National Championship game that still holds the record for TV ratings, is still in my opinion the one and only “Game of the Century”, and had just as much talent, if not more, on the field (not to mention legendary coaches) as this year’s game: 1987 Fiesta Bowl — Penn State 14 Miami 10. Yes, I’m a PSU die-hard which accuses me of being heavily biased…but Google up the team rosters for those two teams, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Also note that back then, we didn’t need a BcS to tell us who the best teams were…#1 Miami and #2 Penn State were destined to play each other. #1 Defense (Penn State) vs. #1 Offense (Miami). Saints vs. Sinners, Good vs. Evil…call it what you will. I say it was, is, and always will be the best National Championship game ever. Not to mention that either of those two teams would have made USC and Texas look like high school.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 11:59 AM | Link to this

Chris: I remember that game too. That was so sweet how you made the “great” Vinny Testaverde in to the overrated QB he’s been since that game! Awesome season this year!

By JERRY

January 6, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this

Georgia and SEC fans are the most retarded people I know. That was a game for the ages, anyone with a partially developed brain who walks in an upright position could see that. Did anybody happen to watch the Sugar Bowl? Did anyone happen to see mighty Auburn get embarassed by Wisconsin?? Wake up people “Bear” is dead, and so is the SEC!

By Tim

January 6, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

After reading about half the blogs, I know understand why the rest of the U.S. think people from the South are ignorant and retarded. To say the game the other night was not one of the greatest games ever because a SEC team wasn’t involved you have to be on a narcotic that is worst than crack. First, let’s talk about the present. I see so many 92 this and 93 this, so what. It is what is folks. It is 2006 get a clue. No one from the SEC would have stood a chance against either team. True enough the SEC is a tough conference and UGA didn’t have a cake walk in the conference championship game like Texas but the two UNDEFEATED teams in the country played for the national champoinship and the best team won. Point blank. Did anyone from the SEC go undefeated this past season. NO. Let’s face it. With the atheletes of today, you have to spread them out which means there is more space to run. If you try to run smash and have no resemblance of a passing game, your running backs will not make it through an entire season. For all you guys that say any of these guys are too over hyped, it is funny the rest of the country didn’t know your last name or face at the age of 22 or 23. They are young men playing a game. Let’s enjoy what they do and give them praise when it is due. Oh by the way, I am originally from Mississippi so I know all about the love the game on Friday nights. And for the guy who called football in Texas in queens, you are a brave fella. Did you hear Coach Brown’s speech. He even made a reference to how huge the sport is there. Let’s just hope we can see all of those great players we saw the other night on Sundays too.

By Laughing at SEC Guy

January 6, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

Don’t forget that Mizzou killed South Carolina in Shreveport!

And Mack Brown at Texas is 2-0 versus the SEC.

By Mack Truk

January 6, 2006 12:17 PM | Link to this

I love the SEC too. But they went 3 for 6 in the bowls this year. Vince Young did it against Ohio State. He’d do it to LSU, Alabama, and DEFINITELY Florida (the 3 SEC bowl winners this year). This was his night, and he was not to be denied. The SEC was so bad this year, Virginia slipped into a bowl game because the SEC didn’t have enough bowl-eligible teams.

LSU got whipped by UGA in the championship game. And we all know what West VA did to them in the Sugar Bowl. The SEC has been a, if not THE, dominant conference. But they weren’t so tough this year.

By TEXAS OWNS THE sec

January 6, 2006 12:19 PM | Link to this

SEC rules? BBBBBBBWWWWAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA!!!

The University’s record against SEC teams is 94 45 and 4, that’s 65% wins against the vaunted SEC, including an undefeated record against the greatest SEC team and Coach ever, Alabama and The Bear.

SEC rules? Step away from the sheep gents and get a grip. BBBBBBWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 12:31 PM | Link to this

ATLien4life: Once again, you are totally wrong! The ACC one of the top 2 conferences? LOL. What a joke of a conference it is! They had to beg FSU to join to gain some credit, then they dominate every year (BIG surprise), so then they have to beg Miami, BC, and VA Tech to join so there can be more competition. What a fricken joke! By the way, what have GA Tech, Clemson, Virginia and the other losers from the original ACC done since those new schools joined? Absolutely zilch except beg for hoops season to begin! The ACC…HAHAHAHA!!

By Timothy

January 6, 2006 12:39 PM | Link to this

—TEXAS OWNS THE sec, you seem to have overlooked the 62 Cotton Bowl between LSU and Texas, or the 74 Gator against Auburn. Heres a hint, Texas lost!!!!! That outta put you back in your place. SEC is far and away the best conference. 99 Cotton Bowl, Texas vs Arkansas, Texas lost again in that game too. Just the facts, ma’am.

By Julian

January 6, 2006 12:41 PM | Link to this

The BCS worked this time. After watching the 4 BCS bowls, I didn’t see anyone more deserving of the championship game than Texas and USC. The game was truly a classic. It amazes me that anyone could suggest that the SEC rules after watching their champion against a good WVU team, but a team which is clearly not in a class with Texas or USC. Accept it folks- this was a down year for the SEC. And I believe the trend will continue as the new ACC will attract more and more of the rich HS talent from the Southeast that has traditionally opted to play in the SEC. Get used to it.

By northwestDAWG

January 6, 2006 12:42 PM | Link to this

Paul and sensible dawg, check out way back at the begining of this blog and you’ll see that I wrote about the same thing as you 2 have along with others. I think we just have some outsiders playing around. If dawg fans like myself will take their heads out of the sand and look around the college game across the country, they’ll see that things are changing big time. Hard nose “D” and 3 yds. and a cloud of offense, heared that before? How many of you ever thought you would see Ohio St. use a version of the spread option “O”? Tough “D” is still requried but in todays world you better have a high powered “O” to go with it. When “SCHOCK” settled down, we were down 28-0. Our OC really had to open up the play book for the come back. In the future, we won’t be able to play offense the way we have. Why do you think the “BLIGHT” recruited all of the 4 & 5 star WRs? Ans is very simple. W.Va. ran 1st passed 2nd but their passing was very effective. I’ve put it in writing so you can jump on me if time proves me wrong. We’re about to see more effective offense in the next few years that we’ve ever seen before and I don’t care how strong future Ds maybe it’s going to take big time scoring to win. The AU- DAWG game is going to be more of the norm than the “BUG” game was. ‘06 will be a hard yr. for us,notice no one has us in early contention for anything, but that makes sense with all the spots we have to fill begining with QB. Our SEC had a down year and I hope the confernce can start a comeback this season

Tough “D”

By Ant

January 6, 2006 12:46 PM | Link to this

Frankly, it’s sad that all you SEC folks can’t take your blinders off for a moment. Any TRUE football fan, regardless of conference loyalties would appreciate this game for what it was; The TWO best teams of ‘05, going at it for 60 minutes. As far as I’m concerned, you can squash all that woulda-coulda and shoulda because it all sounds like biased sour-grapes from the ignorant!!

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

Timothy: Take a hike and pout, whine, cry, and take your “SEC is the best” banter on an ACC post and pound your chest! TEXAS owns the SEC was saying they have beaten you 65% of the time…of course they lost a few. That’s why it’s 65%! Go cry to mommy some more!

By chuck55

January 6, 2006 12:52 PM | Link to this

I remember a Cotton Bowl UGA played in back in the early 80s (I was actually at the game) where we sent them Longhorns home crying. UGA beat Texas then, and they could beat them today too. I’ll take any SEC team over any other “conference”. The SEC is the best.

By Laughing at SEC Guy

January 6, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

How’d Arkansas do against USC this year?

hahahahaha

By Mo

January 6, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

Over history Texas has lost Cotton Bowl games to Arkansas, Tennessee and LSU. However, the most recent CB that Texas played in they throttled LSU. That same LSU team that won the BCS trophy a few months later. I would pipe down on that smack that Texas couldn’t compete and roll in the SEC. Bama allowed Tech 10 pts and scored 13 on a lucky, ugly FG as time expired. Texas gave up 17 to Tech and scored 52 on Tech’s D. I think the facts continue to show Texas’ dominance this year. The University of Texas-2005 National Champions.

By Bob Casey

January 6, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

Pretty good game. I was impressed by the Texas Secondary and their “one-on-one” tackling. Since USC had some pretty good backs AND receivers and passed 50% of the time that impressed me even more - since the vaunted UGA defence and secondary couldn’t seem to tackle ANYONE coming from the West Virginia backfield and they only passed - what - 12 times all game? Yeah right - ANY SEC team would have mopped up Texas or USC, except Georgia - I’m afraid.

By John

January 6, 2006 12:55 PM | Link to this

The greatest college game ever played?Southern Cal’s comeback vs. Notre Dame, 1974. Anthony Davis owned the Irish in the second half. Four TD’s. As to all of these Georgia fans dissing the Rose Bowl this year - get over it. The Dawgs got slapped around by the Big East champ and the SEC wasn’t stellar in the other bowl games. Year in and year out, Southern Cal has the strongest program in the nation.

By Roll Tide Roll

January 6, 2006 12:56 PM | Link to this

Dennis Franchione’s Alabama teams could have beat a combined USC/Texas all-star team! LOL, well, it would at least be a close game! SEC rules!!! ROLL TIDE!!!

By Tech

January 6, 2006 12:59 PM | Link to this

Georgia is always the most over rated team in the pre-season! Texas and USC would beat them by 20 points.

By Lee

January 6, 2006 01:02 PM | Link to this

Oh, yeah! i bet neither Texas, USC, or the entire SEC could take the New York Yankees and Labron James in a shuffleboard / figureskating / amateur curling no holds barred single elimination tournament. with that settled, lets blog about this game nothing else please.

By allen

January 6, 2006 01:03 PM | Link to this

I love how all these SEC haters tell us to take our blinder off. I’m sorry, but to those of you that dont acknowledge the superiority of the SEC, you are the ones that need to take off your blinders.

By Tech

January 6, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

Allen stop dreaming

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

allen: Nice try buddy! Try again.

By proud to be a bull dawg

January 6, 2006 01:09 PM | Link to this

I dont see what the all the hype was about the Rose Bowl. Neither team deserved to be there. A flawed game was decided on some ugly plays. I think the SEC might have had a down year, but the BullDawgs would have beat Texas 49-10, and USC by a score of 55-17. Thats my opinion. Dawgs-2006’s National Champions!!!!!

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 01:12 PM | Link to this

proud to be a bulldog: Yeah, you know what they say about opinions, right? Everyone’s got one!

By Tech

January 6, 2006 01:14 PM | Link to this

proud to be a bull dawg you can’t understand the “hype” like you didn’t understand the SAT. Your predications are as crazy as your buddt Allen

By Tech

January 6, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

proud to be a bull dawg you can’t understand the “hype” like you didn’t understand the SAT. Your predications are as crazy as your buddy Allen

By Auburn Undefeated 57, 93, 04!!!

January 6, 2006 01:16 PM | Link to this

I’ll bet theres plenty of room on that USC band wagon right now. If a sorry team like Texas embarrassed USC in its own back yard like they did, I know that the 04 tigers would have dominated them. The SEC was left out of the mix because of the left coast media hating on the south. I believe they were afraid of the results.

By brent

January 6, 2006 01:16 PM | Link to this

I would really like to see whether either USC or Texas has a defense to match West Virginia’s offense. Like most Georgia fans, I am still in shock about HOW GOOD WVU IS. Somebody should suggest a college PLAYOFF…

By Tech

January 6, 2006 01:18 PM | Link to this

Most schools have alumni as fans, Georgia has a bunch of rednecks who walk into WalMart and buy a $5 Dawg that makes them a “fan”

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 01:20 PM | Link to this

Auburn Undefeated: Yeah, and your team lost to who again? That’s right, and you think you would have stood a chance against superior teams to Wisconsin? 24-10 would have been 55-10 against the Horns or Trojans. Nice try!

By Jeepers Creepers

January 6, 2006 01:22 PM | Link to this

Georgia Tech doesnt even have alumni fans.

By mcdwag

January 6, 2006 01:25 PM | Link to this

the 2nd half of the rose bowl might be one of the best halves of football ever-biggest disappointment of the season was theat DJ never had an opportunity for a last minute comeback in either the auburn or WVU game-our offense was unstoppable once it got rolling and displayed the juggaernaut qualities that have been so elusive the past 3 years

for the record best sporting event that ever wtinesses was Duke v Kentucky basketball game when lattner (sp?)(diaper boy) hit last second shot in regional finals of NCAA-the last second heroics have overshawdoed the excellence that both teams played with that day

By henry

January 6, 2006 01:28 PM | Link to this

Georgia lost to a sorry a* Big East team while Auburn lost to sorry a* Wisconsin. Wow… the SEC is Grrrreat!

By white whale

January 6, 2006 01:33 PM | Link to this

The SEC could stomp a mud hole in Texas’s a$# and walk it try. Texas sucks, USC was a fraud, and the Rose Bowl was boring.

By Kam

January 6, 2006 01:36 PM | Link to this

I am also a huge SEC fan but my being a fan doesn’t cross the line of incompetence. My bias towards the SEC doesn’t distort the lines of reality and the appreciation for other teams from other conferences. I can’t believe the level of ignorance in many of these posted comments!

I think that annually the SEC is such a strong conference that many of our top teams’ records are a result of losing to each other through interconference play, unlike many other teams that play in overall weak conferences, i.e. PAC-10, while other teams go undefeated or have relatively few losses. But this year was not the case. I probably could’ve (half heartedly) excepted one loss by the SEC in this years bowl games but when the big dogs (especially my Dawgs) went down to previously thought unworthy competition I had to realize, not this year. Remember, we as SEC fans only have bragging rights when we actually have something (Wins) to back it up with. When teams like UGA lose to a WV team from a conference that sucks (Big East) we have to man up and SHUT UP! There is nothing to talk about when Wisconsin blows out Auburn (it hurts me to tell such truth), or even SC loses after being up 21 to nothing (Should’ve been 28-0) but still having a chance and still loses, or even the Gators barely winning (At least they won). I say all that to say this, normally I would agree that a team such as Southern Cal wouldn’t go undefeated in our conference, but this year they were definetely the second best team in the country. Realize non of our teams this year could touch USC let alone Texas!

Now, I do agree that the Trojans should’ve played LSU two years ago (LSU would’ve won), and last year that Auburn team, with the best defense in college football and those two beastly running backs and Campbell at QB, would’ve won that game also, if they were correctly pitted against USC. The only reason that this year’s National Championship game was so great (True undeluded opionated, non-ignorant sports fans know that this was a classic)was because we finally had #1 v #2 to produce an undisputed national champ. That’s why I believe that there should be some form of playoff (That’s a whole different discussion in itself).

All I can really say is maybe next year. Go SEC!

By the way, Mike or Michael Vick is way overrated (I can say that, I’m also a Falcons fan). I’ll save this for another forum, I thought that I would get it off of my chest, especially after seeing V. Young running AND passing accurately!

By Texas Grad

January 6, 2006 01:41 PM | Link to this

Auburn Undefeated: You can take solace. Gene Chizik, the Texas Defensive Coordinator, was the DC at Auburn last year. So yeah I think Auburn could have challenged USC last year. Could they have won, you beat ya. I was impressed with Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown.

I think the SEC is a great conference. I also think the same with the Big Ten, Big 12, and the ACC. They all play quality football, they all have their strong teams and their weak teams, and they all had teams as National Championships or played in the NC game.

Texas won this year and not anyone of you will take that away from us. Not the media, not the Big 12 bashers, not anyone. The SEC is a great conference and I respect that. Heck I live in SEC Country. Show some class and give the Big 12 the respect they deserve as well.

By AuburnFan

January 6, 2006 01:43 PM | Link to this

All you people saying “04 Auburn would have lost to USC” are the same ones that said “UGA is going to walk all over WV.” You fools dont know what you’re talking about. Auburn would have won. No doubt in my mind, especially after seeing USCs performance in the Rose.

By Tech

January 6, 2006 01:44 PM | Link to this

white whale don’t hate

By northwestDAWG

January 6, 2006 01:46 PM | Link to this

mcdawg, you’re right about our “O”. Couple of questions. 1. Why did we see this O now? Same players but our OC had no choice but to open up the play book being down 28-0. why not use playing calling like that when the score is 0-0? Juggaernaut? I like that because we can and should have scored a lot more points than we did this year but untill our OC decides to play to win and not to lose we’ll have the same situation. I sent SOS a 2nd card after the SUGER bowl and asked him to please not put us in the SEC title game again. Make Ga. earn it next time.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 01:46 PM | Link to this

AuburnFan: Guess we’ll never know, huh? You and ‘03 LSU can play the what if game forever…it will do you no good, though!

By War Eagle

January 6, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this

Here is one die-heart Auburn Alums and SEC fan for 50 years.I have played in and watched SEC football probably before your parents were born!! I believe SEC year in and out is the toughest conference in the country. This year was NOT a good year for the SEC. UGA was the first to have two conference loses to play for the SEC title, QBs with exception of UGA and Vandy were not dominate and the SEC bowl victories most every SEC team could whipped on them. Texas and SC are in a class alone, both having basically a Heisman Trophy player, speed, QBs with off the wall charts stats, defensive backs 190-210 compared to 175-190 in SEC, coaching… all this comes from being the top recruiting classes the last 4 years, this is were the SEC has dropped off except for LSU and UGA, all the starters on each team was from Texas and California, you have more 4 and 5 star high school players in LA than the whole state of Georgia. The SEC should be better next year with Florida, LSU, Auburn being top 10 teams while UGA, Tennessee are going to win big

By Mark

January 6, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this

Jan. 2, 1984 Cotton Bowl-Georgia 10, Texas 9. I was there. Had a blast. It’s still 10-9 in Texas! But neither that UGA team, nor this year’s team would have beaten this year’s Longhorns. It’s a shame you folks can’t just enjoy a good game of football.

By AuburnFan

January 6, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

I dont even see why 03 LSU needs to what if. They were the only undefeated team in 03. They won the national title game. I dont understand how USC even got in the mix. They lost to Cal that year. How USC gets away with claiming any part of the 03 title is beyond me. They had a good team, but they lost a game and they didnt even play in the title game. USC doesnt deserve any part of the 03 national title.

By Ahmed

January 6, 2006 02:00 PM | Link to this

i stopped reading the comments after about 10…your SEC champion lost to WEST VIRGINIA…you guys are complete idiots. this was the most amazing game maybe ever. there is no way any sec team could handle Texas, or USC for that matter.

By Dan L

January 6, 2006 02:08 PM | Link to this

Heard Bill Curry and Vince Dooley both state yesterday that this was the best game they had ever seen. I believe they have seen some SEC and ACC football. I agree.(and I love ACC and ACC fotball). Who knows if there were better teams ever. But I cannot think in my 51 years of any other game that can match the stage, hype, drama or number of quality players and coaches on one field.

By northwestDAWG

January 6, 2006 02:28 PM | Link to this

Auburn fan, the answer to your question is simple. ESPN!!!! They pushed hard for USC. in ‘03 to be a NC. I believe that the AP poll had them as #1 so they ignored the BCS standings. This year the game was on ABC, the company that owns them so all we heard was 3peat over and over again to the point that in the bowl games ESPN broadcast, I hit the mute button so as not to hear another promo piece on USC.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

AuburnFan: I feel you man. How come, in 1990, did GA Tech not face Colorado. Or, in 1991, Miami not face Washington. 1994, Nebraska not face Penn State. Or better yet, 1997, Michigan not face Nebraska? Sounds to me like we need a playoff system, right? Well, we can scream all we want but, apparently, it does no good. That’s why we can “what if” all we want…including ‘03 LSU and ‘04 Auburn. But, I’m sorry, this year they got it right!

By greg

January 6, 2006 02:34 PM | Link to this

My sweet Lord…I have NEVER seen such an assortment of brain-damaged drivel in all of my life. Idiots like Nagal who say the SEC champ is the national champ too…after they got beat by a team that was ranked #115 out of #117 in passing defense? Two of your top three teams got spanked in bowl games, your might conference had a 2-6 regular season record against teams from other BCS conferences, and you are still going to post your moronic banter? I can hear the banjos playing the song from “the deliverance” as I envision all of you brain dead “the SEC rules no matter how we played against other conferences” fans barbecuing possums and watching your bug zapper for a great night of family entertainment.

By AuburnFan

January 6, 2006 02:40 PM | Link to this

It was really more of a rhetorical question. What happened to 03 LSU would be like this year Texas gets the BCS trophy and Penn State gets the AP trophy. Then Penn State screams for the next couple years about how they won the 05 NC. I dont know why any real fan would acknowledge the 03 USC team as a NC. 04 Auburn was damn near an NFL team. Oh well, hopefully ESPN is off their USC bandwagon now.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 02:42 PM | Link to this

AuburnFan: Sorry, hate to burst your bubble but, in 2003 LSU lost to Florida 19-7. So, I guess USC really DOES deserve a share of the championship, right?

By Texas Grad

January 6, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this

One reason Division 1A will not have a playoff system: MONEY

The upper tier bowl games gives teams a lot of money. The BCS conferences make money from the bowl games. Heck even other schools in the conference get the money. That is why they have two at large team so each conference can try to get multiple teams in.

Think about it.

By Dannyboy

January 6, 2006 02:45 PM | Link to this

Not to be sacrilegious, being in Atlanta and all, but can we go ahead and trade Vick for the drafting rights of Vince Young? The only thing better than having Mike Vick at QB is a bigger more durable version of Mike Vick…which Vince Young will prove to be.

By Murray

January 6, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

I’d have to agree with a lot of these posts about the Rose Bowl being a fraud. I knew over the summer UT and USC would be playing in the game for the title. It was what the media created. The Rose Bowl game had no redeeming qualities. All archive footage of it should be destroyed. I’d say LSU, Alabama, Auburn, UGA, UF, or even a bad UTenn could have beat either Texas or USC. The Rose was a waste of time an money.

By SEC = Sleazy Ethics Conference

January 6, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

USC/Texas > SEC. SEC fans: what will it take to get that into your thick, redneck heads?

By greg

January 6, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this

Hey, Chuck55…their are a lot of teams that agree with you. They would also take an SEC team (to play against) over a team from any other conference. Have a good night playing with the electric doors at Wal Mart tonight.

By AuburnFan

January 6, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

Nope

By tony

January 6, 2006 02:56 PM | Link to this

Where did all of these delusional Texas fans that actually think they could hang with the SEC come from? Hey Texas fans: If you can’t get help at Charter, please, get help somewhere.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 02:58 PM | Link to this

AuburnFan: Look it up: October 11, 2003…Florida 19, LSU 7. What’s sad about that was it was AT LSU!!!

By Bob

January 6, 2006 03:00 PM | Link to this

What about UGA vs Boise State, to open up this last season for the Dawgs. Probably the best Boise team ever assembled. We beat em so bad, they left town.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this

Tony: Where did all you delusional SEC fans actually think you could hang with Missouri, Wisconsin, and West Virginia? Hey Tony: If you’re still smoking crack, please stay inside and play with your mommy some more.

By northwestDAWG

January 6, 2006 03:09 PM | Link to this

Murray, I’m alarmed about your health. Are you taking your meds? how ‘bout smoking something for medical purposes? Come on SEC fans, we didn’t have a team in the confernce that could have stood a chance against either USC or Texas. We’re not facing the truth if we say we did. To have any credibility at all the truth has to be faced. What happened in yrs. gone by don’t count for this past season. Was AU cheated last yr? I think so and we use to be the strongest conference but when you look at our records against out siders we don’t smell very sweet. Will someone tell me the score of the LSU vs. ARKANSAS game. How many points did USC put up in that game with the “HOGS? Lets face the facts, get real and look to our coaches to bring the SEC back to being #1. If the coaches fail, fire them. They make a lot of money to win games so we should be able to say: win the right way or go!!!

By UGAFan.a.k.a.CrossEyedGooberGobbler

January 6, 2006 03:18 PM | Link to this

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By Jonathan

January 6, 2006 03:30 PM | Link to this

This game was one of the best I have ever seen. No matter who you put up against this Texas team, even the good ‘ol ‘02 DAWGS or , who couldn’t beat Florida as usual though, they should be used to that by now, ‘04 Tigers, they will not lose. I guess the only way to settle this would be to put whoever the SEC’s best team, which might be Vanderbilt next year as that is seemingly the only SEC that is never overhyped at the beginning of the season each season, and put them up against against Texas next year. There will be a lot of sighs coming from your fraternities and bars, hopefully a lot of red and black frowns tears if you know what I mean.

As a side note for all you UGA pups out there, any team can win that many games when you play the likes of Kentucky, UL-Monroe, and Boise State each year. When you play teams each year like Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ohio State as your non-conference game, come talk to the big boys. Georgia is nothing but a dog and pony show, outclassed by both Tech and Georgia Southern.

And the red and black nation are put in their place! What is going to happen when you guys lose your head coach to FSU in a few years, cause it is going to happen. Back to immortal losersville.

By WestCoastistheBestCoast

January 6, 2006 03:39 PM | Link to this

End of Story Suckers. USC WILL destroy any of your top-tier SEC teams as evidence here is the box score/story from when USC destroyed Auburn(6) with Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown & Carnell Williams in 2003 during the 1st game of the season @ Jordan Hare Stadium. USC FIGHT ON! Read and weap you in-bred SEC Fans!

USC vs. Auburn

Extended Box Game Story Aug 30, 2003 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH FINAL
USC 10 0 6 7 23
Auburn 0 0 0 0 0

Scoring
USC M Williams 5 YD PASS FROM M Leinart (R Killeen KICK)
USC R Killeen 28 YD
USC R Killeen 42 YD
USC R Killeen 35 YD
USC H Dennis 14 YD RUN (R Killeen KICK)

Team Statistics USC Auburn
First downs 16 11
Rushes-Yards 36 - 123 36 - 43
Passing yards 192 121
Sacked-Yards lost 1 - 5 6 - 46
Return yards 16 14
Passes 17 - 30 - 0 12 - 26 - 1
Punts-Average 7 - 45.1 10 - 36.3
Fumbles-Lost 0 - 0 2 - 2
Penalties-Yards 4 - 43 4 - 30
Time of Possession 32:15 27:45

Player Statistics

Passing
USC Cmp Att Yds Int
Leinart, Matt 17 30 192 0
Auburn Cmp Att Yds Int
Campbell, Jason 12 26 121 1

Rushing
USC Att Yds
Dennis, Hershel 21 85
Washington, Chauncey 3 24
Bush, Reggie 5 9
White, LanDale 5 6
Leinart, Matt 2 -1
Auburn Att Yds
Williams, Carnell 12 40
Brown, Ronnie 8 28
Campbell, Jason 16 -25

Receiving
USC Att Yds
Williams, Mike 8 104
Byrd, Dominique 3 63
Colbert, Keary 2 13
Smith, Steve 1 7
Guenther Jr, Gregg 1 6
Wyatt, Justin 1 5
Bush, Reggie 1 -6
Auburn Att Yds
Obomanu, Ben 4 53
Taylor, Courtney 4 43
McIntyre, Jeris 3 25
Brown, Ronnie 1 0

Game Story AUBURN, Alabama (Ticker) — Maybe Southern California should visit the deep South more often.

Playing in the state of Alabama for just the third time in school history, the eighth-ranked Trojans kicked off the post-Carson Palmer era with an emphatic 23-0 victory over No. 6 Auburn.

USC improved to 3-0 all-time in the state. In their previous visit, in 1978, the Trojans defeated Alabama and went on to capture their last national championship in 1978.

“This is a very special win for us because we have so much respect for the (Auburn) program and the status that their program has achieved,” USC coach Pete Carroll said. “I know this is a great celebration for the Trojans coming off a nice year. We were very hard on our guys in the offseason. They responded and cashed in on the hard work.”

USC’s defense set the tone early as freshman safety Darnell Bing intercepted Jason Campbell on the game’s opening possession, giving the Trojans the ball at the Tigers 20.

Matt Leinart’s first career pass went for a touchdown, a five-yard strike to Mike Williams over the middle 2:22 into the contest, and the Trojans never looked back. Williams caught eight passes for 104 yards.

“We came out focused,” Williams said. “We knew it was going to be a tough environment with a speedy team. We just tried to stay hungry and always tried to stay a step ahead of them.”

Leinart turned in an unspectacular but mistake-free performance in his first game as Palmer’s successor, completing 17-of-30 passes passes for 192 yards.

“I am not really worried about those things,” Leinart said when asked about replacing a Heisman Trophy winner. “I just go out and try my best, but tonight it was a team effort.”

“He is a young quarterback, but we practiced hard, and he is used to being around a good defense,” Williams added. “I am just glad the wide receivers could be there to help him out when he needed it.”

Later in the first quarter, a short punt set up a 28-yard field by Ryan Killeen, who added kicks of 42 and 35 yards in the third quarter to extend the Trojans’ lead to 16-0.

Auburn was touted in many publications as a team that would make a run at a national championship, but the Tigers suffered their first shutout at home since a season-opening 19-0 loss to Virginia in 1998.

“A good defensive line can dominate a football game,” Campbell said. “That is exactly what happened tonight. They did it in the second half to us last year, and did it the whole time tonight.”

The Trojans defeated the Tigers, 24-17, in Los Angeles last season on Palmer’s tiebreaking touchdown in the final minute. In the rematch, Auburn never was in the game.

“They beat us in the trenches, which is what you have to do to win,” Auburn running back Carnell Williams said. “We have to come out better focused for our next game.”

Auburn’s deepest penetration was the USC 33 in the third quarter and the Tigers committed three turnovers that the Trojans converted into 17 points.

“We came in with a game plan to stop the run and eliminate the passing game,” USC defensive end Omar Nazel said. “To an extent, we succeeded our goals.”

USC put it away one play after Campbell fumbled while being sacked by tackle LaJuan Ramsey. Hershel Dennis’ 14-yard TD run 69 seconds into the fourth period made it 23-0.

“Coming in here is about as difficult as you can get,” Carroll said. “We tried to relish the challenge and go for the opportunities and that is what our guys did.”

Campbell completed 12-of-26 passes for 121 yards, while the Tigers were held to just 43 yards on the ground. Williams rushed for only 40 yards on 12 carries.

USC amassed 315 yards of total offense while holding Auburn to just 164. The Tigers managed just eight yards on their first three possessions.

By bill

January 6, 2006 03:42 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast, stats are about what they hide, not what they “show.” USC got slammed by a fraud Texas team. Your “streak” is over. Crawl back into your cave now. USC is a joke.

By Mo

January 6, 2006 03:49 PM | Link to this

Wow! I have never seen such backward-a* comments. Some of you need to step away from the crack pipe or outside of your methlab and actually watch a game. The SEC was way down this year. An absolute terrible Tenn. team beat LSU in Baton Rouge. GA had a nice year, but lost to WV in your own backyard by running it down your throat! AU losing to Wisky, man that is bad and they did the same thing, running it straight at an SEC’s team. Neither WV or Wisc. can pass and you still couldn’t stop them. LSU wipped a mediocre Miami team. Yeah Miami’s D was good, but their offense is just plain awful. It is pretty easy to scheme defensively against a one trick pony, but still two of your SEC tough guys couldn’t get it done. GA is lucky that VT wasn’t in still in the Big East or they might have hung 1/2 a hundred (that is 50 pts for most of you hillbillys) on the Dawgs, while shutting them out. Texas and SC would would have easily exceed their scoring average on any SEC team, including Bama. Bama’s D is very good, but they would on the field all day b/c their O is non-existent.

By WestCoastistheBestCoast

January 6, 2006 03:50 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast—the fact you looked all that mess up and posted it here just goes to show how insecure you really are about the odds of USC even breaking .500 in the SEC. USC, haha, when the pressure is on, USC chokes.

By Big Horn

January 6, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

I am a Texas grad who lived in atl for 5 years, and I receive a lot of crap back here in Austin for telling everyone that the SEC is the best conference year in and year out. This year is no exception. Even though Bama beat a TX Tech team by 3 that Texas beat by 35, I still feel top to bottom, as every year, SEC was king. That said, Texas would whip LSU or anyone else. I honestly don’t think these flamethrowers are as moronic as their assertions would indicate. The SEC seems to have a lot of knowledgable fans who can acknowledge the facts, and these few naysayers are either just being obnoxious or delusiional.

By WestCoastistheBestCoast

January 6, 2006 03:56 PM | Link to this

SEC can’t handle any teams from the PAC-10 with your stupid 2 yards and a cloud of dust offenses. We DESTROYED a Arkansas team that your beloved UGA and LSU only beat by 3 points a piece this year. A team that we DESTROYED by 63 POINTS! Anybody want to offer up an explanation for that? SEC is a joke and with your pitful offenses you will once again be on the outside looking in when it comes time for the National Championship game next year!

By WestCoastistheBestCoast

January 6, 2006 04:03 PM | Link to this

Hey Bill I am glad I put the game summary up just to show you IDIOTS how USC dominates one of your beloved SEC top schools. We did that two years in a row mind you! And UCLA destroyed Alabama two years in a row (2000,20001) in home-and home series as well. SEC can eat fat one! When was the last time one of your sorry junior college in-bred schools even won a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP? Well It has been a very long time and I would’t bet on winning one anytime soon, go back to the farm you redneck losers because your…OVERATED!!! USC…FIGHT ON!!!

By seth

January 6, 2006 04:04 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast- Uhhh, why is an angry guy like you even wasting your time in a mostly UGA/Pro-SEC blog? Just go away. I know there are a couple of USC blogs out there where you can post to your little hearts content about the streak getting trashed by a second rate Texas team. You should have taken your anger out on UT, leave every one else alone. PS: SEC rocks, Pac10 is a joke. Explain the Oregon debacle, losing to an unranked OU team. Haha, I guess you have a lot of reasons to be mad out on the west coast. LOSERS!!!!!!!!

By WestCoastistheBestCoast

January 6, 2006 04:11 PM | Link to this

Oregon’ starting QB was out you idiot! Do you research. He was the second best passer in the PAC-10 and top 10 nationally. He was the main reason why they were ranked #6 post-season to begin with…

By Mo

January 6, 2006 04:11 PM | Link to this

The University of Texas, 2005 National Champions, 13-0! Second rate now that must make SC third rate and the SEC about 6th rate.

By bill

January 6, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast — seth is right, you do have a lot to cry about. USC lost. Oregon lost. It was a WAY down year for the pac10. Texas took a dump on what would be the fairy tale end to the two frauds Loserhart and Bushs careers. Quit making excuses for Oregon. They lost. Same for USC, nothing you type will prevent VY from crossing that end zone on 4 and 4. The pac10 is beyond a joke. Deal with the facts, or crawl back into your cave. Dont worry, in about 8-10 years maybe USC will have rebuilt another fraud team again.

By santa

January 6, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

Whats this, some Pac10 loser starting something with the SEC? After USC and Oregon got smoked in their bowl games? All we ever hear about is how Oregon got shafted out of a BCS bowl, and then they lose to an unranked team?!?! Talk about someone with their head buried in the sand! Dude, the SEC might be down, but the PAC10? There are high school teams around Atlanta that would finish 7-5 in that conference right now.

By horn in h town

January 6, 2006 04:36 PM | Link to this

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Laugh at the insane, blind loyalty to the SEC or cry about the poor level of intellect that apparently exists in certain regions of the country. It reminds me of the SNL skit about Ditka.

I thought about trying to argue with stats, records, results, but that would be like trying to convince GWB that no WMD existed in Iraq. So here are my thoughful responses:

Big 12 rules!!! Whoooooo!!! Baylor would whip LSU by 149. Okie State 79 - Auburn negative 12. Kansas has way better talent than LSU.

Oh yeah…Texas Longhorns CWS Champs 2005, BCS Champs 2005/6. We’ll see ya in March for a clean sweep…

By Auburn Tiger

January 6, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

OK, As an Auburn graduate, you will not find a bigger Auburn/SEC fan around but I know good football when I see it. The 06 Rose bowl completely lived up to the hype(which I did not think was possible). It will definitely go down as a classic that will stand the test of time. I have zero respect for the PAC 10 and The Big 12 conferences as a whole BUT UT and USC were absolutely the 2 best teams in the country, BAR NONE. I think that an AU / USC matchup in 05 would have been a classic, and Auburn could have won, but the fact is we will never know. This year there is not a team in the SEC, BIG 10, Big East etc. that could have played a better game that what we saw on Wed. In years past, maybe, it would be fun to watch, but this year, NO WAY.

By Dog

January 6, 2006 05:08 PM | Link to this

SEC, as a famous alum said so elequently

“strugg-a-ling”

By Astounded

January 6, 2006 05:12 PM | Link to this

WestCoastistheBestCoast said “When was the last time one of your sorry junior college in-bred schools even won a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP?”

Uhh, Coast, LSU won a national championship the same year that USC won the first championship in its three-p, ahem, two-peat.

The fact is that the major BCS conferences are about equal. It is clear that this year the SEC was over-rated and the Big12 was slightly underrated. Top to bottom there is probably more parity in the SEC than the other conferences, but the SEC top wasn’t quite so strong this year. Texas and USC both could have swept the SEC this year.

By Nicholas Irwin

January 6, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this

Wow…I think I’m losing faith in humanity. Vandy and Miss. State would beat these two teams??? Did you actually stop and think about that for a second? Vandy and Miss. State??? The SEC Championship Game is the real national championship game??? Georgia and Auburn would’ve beaten these two teams by 40 points???? You people seriously need to stop freebasing.

I’m as big an SEC fan as the next guy. In fact, I agree that the Pac-10 and Big 12, on the whole, were absolute jokes this year, with the exceptions of Texas, USC and maybe Oregon, although the Ducks were still really overrated. I also agree that if USC had been playing an SEC, ACC or Big 10 schedule, they would not have gone undefeated (not sure about Texas. They might’ve been able to pull it off. They were never realy playing with fire like USC was in that regard.)

However, if you were not highly entertained by that game and if you could not admit to yourself that those were the two best teams in the country, well then you don’t actually know a thing about football, nor do you care about the game itself. Oh you may care about getting drunk and making an a* of yourself in support of your team, but you know nothing about the game. It’s very easy to criticize the Texas defense, but they were only facing the best offense in at least a decade, perhaps ever.

I remember earlier in the year when national media types were dismissing the Tennessee-Alabama game, a great game if you actually watched it, as a boring, defensive game. We all shook our heads. Well how is what you’re doing any different? A great game is a great game, no matter who is playing, how many or few points are scored, etc.

By scott

January 6, 2006 05:23 PM | Link to this

yeah, and georgia could beat west virginia this year as well. Yhe SEC is good, but no team from the SEC could beat texas, or SC for that matter.

By Rhett

January 6, 2006 06:00 PM | Link to this

I probably shouldn’t stir up this hornets’ nest, but here goes: Texas has more wins all-time than any SEC team, and winning records head-to-head against Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Ole Miss, AND Tennessee. Just some food for thought.

By dont matter

January 6, 2006 06:56 PM | Link to this

ok. I am a HUGE georgia fan, i agree that the SEC is good, but the best?? no, not even close. If georgia, LSU, Alabama or any of the others played Texas this year, dont even act like they would stand much of a chance, not that i’m saying i would’nt have faith in georgia but you know just as much as I do, The Rose bowl this year was one of the best games i have ever seen, if it was overhyped then why did any of you watch it in the first place?? None of the SEC teams this year could have matched USC, or Texas. So if it takes your favorite team to be involved in order for a classic game to be called great then your not a real football fan, Your just to stupid to accept the fact that Texas is this years champion, and it was a GREAT game to watch. So all of you Georgia fans up there, stop making yourself look so stupid, and the rest of us georgia fans to.

By southern man

January 6, 2006 07:05 PM | Link to this

Dj Shockley could have beat Texas with one hand tied behind his back. GO DAWGSSSSSS 1980 NATIIONAL CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!

By j w majors

January 6, 2006 07:12 PM | Link to this

I can,t believe the Jim Jones Koolaid drinkers from the SEC. You could put together the best players in the SEC on one team and either USC or TEXAS would give them a spanking. One great hit from Michael Huff would give your girlies a taste of breakfast coming from Hell. You guys have a serious mental disorder.

By richard the lionhearted

January 6, 2006 07:14 PM | Link to this

You fools that dont recognize the invincablity of the SEC are living in the past. The SEC can beat any of them other “conferences” (AKA junior high teams). Vandy could hang 80 on Texas. KY could hang 90+ on USC.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 07:21 PM | Link to this

richard the lionhearted: If that’s the case, then Indiana would hang 100 on Vandy and hang 120 on Kentucky. Oh wait, that’s right, Indiana kicked the crap out of Kentucky this year 38-14, so nice try! Deal with the facts: Texas is #1…END OF STORY!!!

By Texas Grad

January 6, 2006 07:35 PM | Link to this

Vandy couldn’t hang 80 on Texas in basketball let along football. If you are going to make an argument about how great the SEC is, at least use realistic examples in your attempt to make you feel better.

By NoMore

January 6, 2006 08:21 PM | Link to this

This is hillarious! I just love it when jealousy gets out of hand. Keep it up and Hook ‘em Horns. See y’all in the Fiesta next Jan!

By War Eagle

January 6, 2006 08:23 PM | Link to this

Westcoastisthebest, you should be good…you cheat, right on TV Keith Jackson said a lineman on the Southern Cal could not enjoy last year celebration on being National champion because he took a “private alumni jet” to be with his wife having a baby right after the game. THAT IS ILLEGAL ACCORDING TO NCAA RULES>>>

By Texas Fan

January 6, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

Wow. What an amazing blog. You’d think the SEC was actually the NFL or something.

Didn’t the SEC champion get whipped by a West Virginia team led by two freshmen in what was essentially a home game for Georgia? And didn’t Georgia spank LSU, the supposed top-5 representative for the SEC?

You guys are entitled to be proud of your SEC and your teams. But c’mon. Don’t pretend that Texas and USC weren’t the best two teams in the land and that the rest of the country is scared of the SEC. The country cared for reason: These were two great teams and everyone wanted to see them play.

And please don’t play the “SEC doesn’t get credit” card or the “All thems people was scared us, so they don’t let us play for the title” bit.

You could argue the SEC got a bit more credit than it deserved this year. See Florida and Tennessee. Those teams began the year ranked extremely high in the polls, largely on reputation, only to choke. LSU was strong but a bit overhyped. And then when Alabama won a few games, it flew up the polls higher than it should have but eventually fell apart and almost lost to (gasp) Mississippi State.

How can any SEC fan legitimately complain this year when Vandy, of all teams, actually was competitive in conference play. Vandy?

If anything, you SEC fans should embrace Texas since Auburn-ex Gene Chizik was co-defensive coordinator.

As I said, be proud of your teams. But avoid the sour grapes syndrome by all the whining and also get some perspective. When your teams come around and win their title, as someone in the SEC undoubtedly will in a year or two, you wouldn’t want everyone else diminishing it with such dumb-sounding statements.

By brewerfaninATL

January 6, 2006 11:46 PM | Link to this

Texas Fan: Well put…couldn’t have said it any better myself! Nice job this year, the Horns earned it!

By Horns Natl.Champs!

January 7, 2006 12:32 AM | Link to this

The fans of Texas have gotten quite used to the delusional attitudes of our Aggie friends.

But the comments of the SEC fans on here are the most ridiculous things I have ever read. you guys make Aggies look intelligent. For those of you myopic fans who feel no game without an SEC team is worth watching. This was the HIGHEST rated BCS game ever. And the highest rated bowl game in some 20 years! Luckily the rest of the country is’nt quite as backwards as those posting on here seem to be.
By the way USC would have killed LSU 2 years ago. Congratulations on winning what every one in the modern world knows is an * chapionship.

By nick

January 7, 2006 12:48 AM | Link to this

Whenever these Texas fans post all I read is “BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Look here Texas folk, the SEC could whip all the Big-12 teams A%@$# six ways to Sunday. The Big12 and Pac 10 are like a bunch of annoying flies just buzzing around all day demanding attention. No one cares about those teams. People want to hear about the powerhouse that is the SEC. You want a NC? Try playing an SEC team. Until then, realize you’ll always be playing second fiddle to the mighty mighty Southeastern Conference.