re: Did I Hear Correctly When Mike S. Said That We Could Wind Up In...

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Sorry, but that's not a lock to happen. Remember back in 2003 when Oklahoma got drilled in the Big 12 title game and fell all the way from #1 to #3? If Auburn loses say 35-31 to USC in a great game, I could easily see them falling to just #4 in the human polls, which wouldn't be far enough for us to jump them in the BCS.

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Certainly possible, but if LSU wins out, especially convincingly at Arkansas and Auburn loses to a 3 loss USCe team, and given the nature of the controversy surrounding Auburn, they would quite likely fall further than 4. Oklahoma in 2003, while illustrating what can happen is not typical. Oklahoma had been touted all season long as the greatest team ever (or pretty close to that). They received far more hype than Auburn has received. Auburn hasn't been no. 1 this season. Oklahoma was ranked no. 1 through the entire season until the loss in the Big 12 game. Up until that point, OU had played one game that was as close as one touchdown (Alabama, early in the season). Auburn has had several close games throughout the season. If they squeak by Bama and lose to USCe, they don't have the prior reputation of near invincibility that OU had built through the entire season. So I think that Auburn will fall more than two places if they lose to USCe. If they fall more than 2 places and LSU wins out, LSU will be at least in the 4 spot.