I laughed at first. then I found you were serious. OH yeah Sooners beat Baylor, the team standing on the opposite spectrum of the winning side in the BIG 12 Conference. Yes, it's true OU scored ONLY 2 TDs at the half.... wait a minute? How many points did Tigers score by half time?? ... so what kind of comparisons are you trying to make here?? it was the hype built from last season that still give OU the upper hand in the BCS standing?? NO kidding,give me a break, the last season had actually hurt the Sooners positioning. Oh yeah The preseason standing alslo hurted Auburn's outcome upto this point. DUDE, it's SOoners recruiting A. PEterson (THE MVP from High School football.. and possible Heisman winner this season) and Jason White's (The reigning Heisman trophy holder and prolly the holder of the next one) stayin in the school for 5th year, with already proven Offense and defense, which helped their cause. And to this point, they had lived upto the expectations. IRon bowl : it matters BIG only for Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tides. It does matter to other teams connected via the BCS chain but it's nothing big than just another game to teams like USC or OU. Alabama had (still has) a good defense going to the game.. how about their offense?? they were lacking some key players, weren't they? ANyways, can you tell me what was the ranking of Auburn's offense going to the game?? Not even in the TOP 50s I believe. Besides Alabama went to the game with a 6-4 record, how good a record is that do you think?? Oh yeah! RITE... ranking don't matter in the IRon Bowl... it's always tough in there. THe whole sports world including the ESPNS, FSNS, CBS, ABCS, or whatever medias didn't buy the fact.. why should i?? And what was the score?? 21-13, within a touchdown reach. IT was still within Alabama's reach until the last AUburn possession. What a joke? IT was a big win for the Tigers. YEah true, but what about the overall NCAA Division I picture?? it ain't that big a win. It's a win against team with a 6-4 record and unranked also. That's how the league sees it. And that's how I see it. And oh yeah, Tigers DEFENSE was so great......... they didn't allow a TD until the last quarter. How many TDS do you think the SOONERS allow during the whole game?? BAylor has the worst record in Big 12, yet they are a NCAA divison 1 team. IF OUs 35-0 performance against Baylor is not IMpressive than what is impressive?? Auburns 33-3 win over Citadel, a second tier team?? come on no kidding. oH yeah, Sooners haven't played a team like USC or AU. you are so right. How about AU, have they played a team like OU or USC?? same goes to USC! If beating COwboys by 3 and Texas A&M by 7 were so bad then what do you make of beating LSU by 1 point and Alabama by 8? (LSU were then ranked #4 but Alabama is not ranked at all) And then What do you make about Sooners victory over Longhorns. the final score was 12-0. BY then Texas was ranked #5, see how they rank now?? (#5 still) SImilarly, Cowboys were ranked # 20 then, they are ranked #22 now. A & M were ranked # 22 then, they are ranked #19 now. And let's see how the Ranked teams beaten by Auburn stood then and stand now. LSU, #4 then, #13 now, Tennessee, #8 then, #15 now Georgia, #4 then, #8 now. See, all those teams had fallen way below what they were initially ranked. On the contrary, Only Cowboys has slipped two ranks behind, whereas A&M had jumped upto #19, and Texas had been strong at #5. THis shows, Texas is the next big team after the top 3, maybe top 4. So, did I answer your question about Sooners not beating the REALLY strong teams?? By far TIgers have only one Shutdown game: against Louisiana Monroe Indians(??? what conference- Sunbelt), 31-0. and that happened to be their very first game of the season. Trojans have two shudowns: against CSU: 49-0, and Washington 38-0. And Sooners have managed two shudowns as well: against #5 TExas (12-0), and Baylor (35-0), the Baylor game happened to be the latest one. You see, how the teams are faring as the season moved by. YOu still think there's injustice. And you are criticizing me. Come on man. I have been giving all the credits to Auburn for what they deserved. I had even ranked them above OU and USC. I stilll rank them above USC. But the more we talk about college football, the less impressive The TIgers look. Auburn heading towards Sugar Bowl is not IRONIC, just disappointing. ANyways, YOu should realize that SEC and BIG 10 have contracts with ESPNS, not the BIG 12. I can tell who will favor whom in what channels. I will feel sorry for the Tigers but won't call it an irony if they had to go to the SUgar Bowl. Just avoid playing Texas there.. and they should be fine. Last year had a disappointing end for the SOOners. This year should be different. I don't know what's fair and what's unfair in Sports. I only know everybody wants their teams to win the championships. As long as the most deserving team wins it all, I have no problems. GO SOONERS. Jai nepal