Auburn vs. Oregon - Official BCS National Championship Game Thread

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Vercingetorix said:
Family? WTH? Auburn isn't our "family"; Auburn is a direct competitor and SEC football is a zero-sum game.

This ridiculous idea that "we all win when the SEC wins" is seriously the dumbest notion you read on this board, and that's saying something. All the recruits we're competing with Auburn for are going to get to have their picture made with that crystal football Chizik is taking home tonight. How does that help us?
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Did Alabama winning the national title last year hurt Auburn's recruiting? I think not. It actually motivated them. If we can't handle the competition, then it is our own fault.

And on a side note... does anyone else feel dirty when you see Urban Meyer and Nick Saban at the same ESPN booth? ick...
 
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#2,183
ansleyr815 said:
So you have no loyalty whatsoever to your conference? Have you ever noticed the loud chants of "S-E-C" during March Madness... or even at at UT game? It matters. It doesn't always feel good, but it matters.

And how the hell does Oregon winning the national title help us with recruiting? Maybe this helps Auburn more than us, but it certaining helps us.
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If it helps your direct competitor more than you, then it hurts you. Four of the six SEC schools that we routinely go against for top recruits now have recent-vintage national championships. All four of them have been helped a lot, and we have been helped a tiny smidgen. This is a net loss. Why is this so hard to understand?

Why should have any loyalty to the rest of the SEC? It's full of teams that I hate and we compete with. As far as I'm concerned, the only purpose of the SEC is to provide opponents for the glorification of the University of Tennessee. If they aren't orange and white, then fsck em. Seriously.

How many times do you hear Cowbodys and Eagles fans talk about how they've rooting for the Giants because they've gotta support their division? The whole idea is just ridiculous.
 
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#2,184
Volgrad98 said:
Where are all the Duck fans? C'mon now, I want to hear your thoughts on the game.
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Thomas did not play well. Played like a sophomore. Not good with the reads. Typical at times cutesy play calling by Kelly. I appreciate the gutsy 4th downs at times, not the return team trying to get cute. Defense considering Oregon has not been stellar in that category played ok. Maehl played great. One highlight. On to next year...
 
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#2,192
"Boy, don't you want to come play for Tennessee? Hell, we play in the same conference as Auburn."

I can see Dooley busting that out. Top 5 class here we come.
 
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DarthVisor said:
UO does not suck. They took Auburn to the final seconds. Kelly made Ted Roof look like an idiot time and again tonight.
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Oregon went from 50 points a game to not even 20 tonight. And Auburn has an average SEC defense! LSU or Bama could have beat Oregon also.
 
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#2,198
Vercingetorix said:
If it helps your direct competitor more than you, then it hurts you. Four of the six SEC schools that we routinely go against for top recruits now have recent-vintage national championships. All four of them have been helped a lot, and we have been helped a tiny smidgen. This is a net loss. Why is this so hard to understand?

Why should have any loyalty to the rest of the SEC? It's full of teams that I hate and we compete with. As far as I'm concerned, the only purpose of the SEC is to provide opponents for the glorification of the University of Tennessee. If they aren't orange and white, then fsck em. Seriously.

How many times do you hear Cowbodys and Eagles fans talk about how they've rooting for the Giants because they've gotta support their division? The whole idea is just ridiculous.
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Do me a favor: the next time you go to a UT game and hear an "SEC" chant... please stand in front of the crowd and yell "Stop... SEC means nothing". See how that works out for you. But we all know that someone like yourself never actually goes to the games.
 
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ansleyr815 said:
Did Alabama winning the national title last year hurt Auburn's recruiting? I think not. It actually motivated them. If we can't handle the competition, then it is our own fault..
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Where have all the four- and five-start Tennessee signees that we should have started getting when the SEC began this run of championships five years ago? How come most of them have been going to the schools that actually won the championships? I don't understand, I thought it was supposed to help us too?

Auburn's recruiting is certainly an interesting choice to use to defend your point, considering the allegations still hanging over that program at the moment.
 
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