re: Auburn faithful...do you miss the steadiness of Tuberville?

Were you around in 2004? That was a better season than any coach coaching in the SEC right now has ever had.

Slow down, big fella.

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Were you around in 2004? That was a better season than any coach coaching in the SEC right now has ever had.

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This is an interesting subject. I only read the first two pages but had to respond to this. I respect the hell out of that '04 Auburn team that got screwed. But this is absolute delusion. Disregarding the fact that AU was left out of the big game, you still cannot argue that '04 Auburn had a better season than '09 Alabama. Both teams had a couple close games, but the schedule Bama played was FAR more difficult than Auburn's. And Bama was far more dominant in those games than Auburn was.

In '04 AU beat the #5,8,9,10,15 teams in the country (23rd toughest schedule in the country per teamrankings.com. If you know of a more established source that has data going back that far, feel free to provide. You will not see much respect for that schedule).

In '09 Bama beat the #1,2,7,9,20,22 teams. (most difficult schedule in the nation per Team Rankings.

Bama was also the first 14-0 title winning team in major college ball. Bama had a Heisman (which I don't consider much of a credit to the season but y'all build statues for those so I include here. Bama absolutely annihilated a Florida team that was at the absolute peak of an SEC dynasty: Tim Tebow's senior year, team was totally loaded with Meyer's recruits, clicking on all cylinders. In '04 Auburn didn't beat anyone in that universe. Also I will add that Bama was coming off of an undefeated regular season. They didn't slip under the radar for most of the season.

Again, nothing but respect for '04 Auburn, but that post was just absurd.