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Texas and USC were preseason 1 and 2. No one was going to be able to overcome that.
Ahh I see. I dont know, an undefeated LSU with Lord Saban and the Hurricane pity? I think we could have jumped one of them

No we wouldn't. There was no "SEC, SEC" back then. In fact, half the voters challenged the 2003 title for LSU, and the nation practically ignored 2004 Auburn's undefeated season. In 2006, the SEC was an afterthought; the entire media assumed #1 Ohio St vs #2 Michigan was the game to decide the title. Had it not been the final game of the season, we'd definitely have had the rematch we ended up getting with LSU-Bama in 2011.
And Florida wasn't in consideration as the opponent until USC lost. Even then, they were just considered a formality.
Florida in 2006 and LSU in 2007 is what gave the SEC the edge, and they've held it ever since.

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Posted by Beef Supreme

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Posted on 1/22/16 at 6:30 pm to Scoob

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There was no "SEC, SEC" back then.

Technically yes there was. I remember being in the Sugar Bowl in '01 and that was chanted in the 4th quarter. First time I had heard it and it was awesome.

I want to talk about Saban's teams in '01-'02.
In '01 we had 2 losses early to #7 Tennessee and #2 Florida. A few games later we drop a game to Ole Miss. Then something clicks. The team was on fire. We reel off 6 straight wins - 4 in a row vs top 25 teams, the last 2 wins being SECCG vs #2 Tennessee and Sugar Bowl vs #7 Illinois. The offense was prolific - Bama got a taste. I really think after that Ole Miss game, Saban's "process" or whatever you want to call it started to click. Many analysts said we were playing the best football out of anyone in the country. I'm biased, but I think in a playoff we win.

'02 we lose on the road to start the season at a top 10 VT. Then we pop off 6 wins in a row with Mauck as QB. Mauck gets hurt and we're stuck with Marcus Randall who was Jordan Jefferson before Jordan Jefferson. We go something like 2-4 down the stretch with 1 win being the blue grass miracle and the other being a 1 point win over Ole Miss. I really think if Mauck doesn't get hurt we're in the conversation for a title. Of course he's healthy in '03 and we win it all.

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