[capitan_refugio]

"[Auburn] should have been given the opportunity to play USC instead of that overrated Oklahoma team."

That's what SC was saying last year about being the odd man out. The big difference was that SC finished the regular season rated #1 in the major polls. Auburn never got higher than a tie for #2, for one week, in one poll.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I definitely agree that USC got hosed last year, they should have been playing LSU in the Sugar Bowl instead of Oklahoma.

[chronotrigger]

The big difference was that SC finished the regular season rated #1 in the major polls. Auburn never got higher than a tie for #2, for one week, in one poll.

Yes, but that is a somewhat subjective measure. USC lost a game that year, Auburn went undefeated this season. Auburn went undefeated in the SEC, Beat the ACC champion, and had 4 wins against top ten opponents. If you compare that record to that ridiculously over-hyped Oklahoma team, then the conclusion is that the orange bowl should have been USC vs. Auburn. Sadly, (unlike USC) Auburn's seniors-best players-are leaving and they won't have a chance to fix this injustice next year-maybe ever.