Light day as far as Auburn stuff goes. The women's basketball team plays tonight against Vanderbilt, a team that has beaten the Tigers 126 straight times (the number might actually be lower, but it's up there).Perusing the Web, I came across these posts by ESPN.com's Chris Low reviewing the last decade in the SEC. Auburn pops up several times, as you might imagine:
Teams of the Decade: Auburn of 2004 comes in at No. 3
Auburn 2004: Some might be surprised to see the Tigers ranked ahead of three of the SEC national champions from last decade. But that Auburn team was one of the most talented of the last two decades, producing four first-round NFL draft picks. The Carnell Williams-Ronnie Brown backfield tandem was as good as it gets, and the Tigers (13-0) wound up beating five top-15 teams. They were squeezed out of the BCS National Championship Game and had to settle for the Sugar Bowl instead, where they beat Virginia Tech to finish No. 2 in both polls.Games of the Decade: Auburn-Georgia in 2002 comes in at No. 8
Georgia 24, Auburn 21, 2002: Auburn and Georgia have specialized in playing thrilling games over the years, but the 2002 contest was one of the best. The Bulldogs won it with 1:25 left to play when David Greene hit a leaping Michael Johnson with a 19-yard touchdown pass on a fourth-and-15 play to clinch the Eastern Division title. The Bulldogs went on to win their first SEC title in 20 years.Coaches of the Decade: Tommy Tuberville comes in at No. 5
Tommy Tuberville, Auburn: Recently hired as Texas Tech’s coach, Tuberville was pushed out at Auburn following a 5-7 season in 2008. That was the exception, though. He was a stellar big-game coach and led the Tigers to a 13-0 season and SEC championship in 2004, although they were squeezed out of the BCS equation. Tuberville also beat Alabama six straight times during his time on the Plains.Programs of the Decade: Auburn comes in at No. 4
4. Auburn: The Tigers were unlucky in 2004 in that they never got a chance to play for the national title despite finishing 13-0. They were also a game over .500 (22-21) against nationally ranked teams for the decade and had six more SEC wins than Alabama. Equally important, Auburn was 7-3 against Alabama head-to-head, which is the reason the Tigers beat out the Crimson Tide for the No. 4 spot.Any gripes? Omissions? General opinions? Feel free to post them in the comment section below.
8 comments:
I did my own "SEC Top 10 lists of the decade" for top programs, coaches, individual teams, offensive and defensive players on my blog, and they were very similar to what Chris just posted today, so I'm calling plagiarism. :) http://theblimpshack.blogspot.com/
I like the offensive and defensive players of the decade. That was a nice touch.
Chris Low neglects to insert the blatant pushoff by Johnson which allowed that clinching play. Makes me angry every time I think about it.
I know folks say this frequently, but thanks again Andy for all your hard work and for this great site. It's the first one I check in the AM, and then several (10 or 20) times the rest of the day.
The blog appreciates all the clicks!
In reference to programs of the decade:
"They were also a game over .500 (22-21) against nationally ranked teams for the decade"
Whoa, whoa, whoa...wasn't Ears our coach this decade except for this year? Wasn't he like 100-0 against top 10 teams while at Auburn? How can this 22-21 record be true?
Adam, I enjoyed your blog, man! I'll have to keep checking it out
Anon, I'm pretty sure when the argument is top ten teams that percentage gets better. I think Tubs was like 9-1 in top ten games at one point. WDEwg, also Columbus' own Rod Hood our starting corner got banged up right before the play and we had a career backup covering Johnson at the time. I do remember the push though but they rarely get called. Ala, Jarraud Powers against LSU in '07.
"I think Tubs was like 9-1 in top ten games at one point."
So, that would make him 13-20 against teams ranked 11-25? Just clarifying here.
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