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So, if it’s close at playoff time this year, Bama should not get in because they got destroyed by Clemson last year and your logic holds that would have to happen again.

That's not how this works.

Had the playoffs existed in 2004, Auburn would have gotten in as the #3 seed and would have played Oklahoma in a post-season game.

There were no playoffs in 2004, however, and so only two teams were given a shot at the national championship at the time. USC and Oklahoma just happened to run the table after being preseason ranked #1 and #2 respectfully. Bad luck for Auburn, but it was the system that was in place at the time.

Had Auburn not been so lackluster against an injury-riddled 6-4 Alabama team, Auburn might have edged OU out in the final BCS standings. They were ranked #2 in at least one poll going into the Iron Bowl. They dropped back down to #3 after that game due to their poor showing.

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Posted by Korin

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Posted on 7/4/19 at 3:24 pm to RollTide1987

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That's not how this works.

Had the playoffs existed in 2004, Auburn would have gotten in as the #3 seed and would have played Oklahoma in a post-season game.

There were no playoffs in 2004, however, and so only two teams were given a shot at the national championship at the time. USC and Oklahoma just happened to run the table after being preseason ranked #1 and #2 respectfully. Bad luck for Auburn, but it was the system that was in place at the time.

Had Auburn not been so lackluster against an injury-riddled 6-4 Alabama team, Auburn might have edged OU out in the final BCS standings. They were ranked #2 in at least one poll going into the Iron Bowl. They dropped back down to #3 after that game due to their poor showing.

Had Auburn actually played an AQ OOC they would've edged Oklahoma. But they refused to.