Where's Joe? He an Auburn fan this week? Mississippi? LSU?
Was back home visiting family. Make no mistake. I am a tried and true Bama fan but I am first and foremost a SEC fan. As much as it pains me to see auburn win that game I can give credit where it's due and find tons of fault with Bama. Something OSU fans seem incapable of at times. Auburn showed up and played great ball. They moved the chains time and time again against a powerhouse defense. Auburn offense had their number. And their defense was right there with them. They played a hell of a game and deserved the win. Alabama got what they deserved. That kicker needs his teeth kicked in. He left 9 points on the field that should have been gimme field goals. Then to try for a 56 yard attempt is just plain stupid. It was a great game between a number 4 and and all season number 1 team.
Now that I've been frank about Bama. Let's be frank about OSU. They don't deserve to be where they are in the rankings. Never have been this season. Barely beating by the seat of their pants a team not even in the top 25 is nothing to brag about and hardly what I would call a title shot clenching game. But that's the nature that is OSU, go in to the season over ranked, play a soft strength of schedule, stay ranked and finish out undefeated. That's why they end up in title games against battle hardened teams and lose 48-14 then come back the next year and lose again 38-24. That's not a title game. That's an over ranked team with a soft strength of schedule finally being put to the test.
Auburn should absolutely face Florida in the title game. Number 4 Auburn just unseated the reigning number 1 team and will play a number 5 team next weekend. OSU was a failed two point conversion away from loosing to a team not even in the top 25. Sad. And all they have left is a number 10 team to beat. That's nowhere near what auburn has done to earn it. Even as a one loss team they've had a much steeper mountain than OSUs hill. Likely the powers that be are tired of 7 back to back BCS titles going to the SEC. Especially when the last 4 have gone to the state of Alabama. It's likely their voting will reflect that distaste. That, and the OSU "comeback" makes for a better fairytale ending than yet again a alabama team wins. If, and I think they will, OSU ends up playing FL, it'll be a good game. mostly because FL is in the same boat. They haven't played anyone this season to challenge them. It's the ACC. The title game would be a battle as they're both over ranked due to soft strength of schedules. Kind of like two midgets fighting over the world heavyweight title. Fun to watch. But just doesn't make sense.
