The investigation isn't over yet!

Well well lets see its jan17 and as we all can see people are still looking into the pass for answers. Why dont you haters just relize that auburn has won the NC and there nothing you can say or do on these boards to change that. The SEC is the most powerful league in NCAA FOOTBALL. You know it and the world of college football knows it. So why dont you haters grab a cast of beer and get drunk like you do every weekend and watch as the SEC will win it all again next year.

man, people are bitter.. Auburn won (again) and everyone was hoping they'd lose (again).. get over it already it gets old all the whining and hating that goes on every year after the BCS title game.. I can find a reason people hated on every BCS champion (except Texas 2005) of the last decade.. why Texas? non-SEC underdog won

so seriously.. get over it.. yea I'm an Auburn fan and all and some goob is going to say "it'll get stripped" and whatever.. bet they don't take my 2010 BCS National Championship hat I got from that game ;)

Lawyer....2001 Miami...lol you mus ta been smoking some good stuff that year. 8th ranked Nebraska (the highest ranked opponent vs Miami....next .....would be that power house #14 Syracuse..lol)
...who they played twice (second time in the Rose bowl) was there claimed to fame? Nebraska got smoked that same season by Colorado 62 to 36....lol So in your warped reasoning Colorado could have been just as good as Miami or better. Other fearsome opponents would include...drum roll....Pit, Troy, West Virgina and Temple....lol None making the top 25. Your too funny.

You said... TCU, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Alabama would defeat Auburn on a neutral site.... that's even more stupid than you last statement. Maybe TCU...I'll give you that one but OSU barely beat 5th SEC ranked Arkansas...AU put 65 points on the board against Ark. Ohio State was better than Wisconsin......And guess what....it was a squeaker but Auburn beat Alabama ....guess where.....at Alabama... hardly neutral. I don't believe 2010 Auburn is the best ever....and yes next year will be hurting for sure...but " least deserving" thats the stupid statement.......... Einstein!!

Any playoff system would have a different national champ. The final ratings are very telling.

Keith S,
Not only are you illiterate, you also lack basic intelligence. First, I do not dispute Auburn's title. I only agree with the main idea of the article, which is: When comparing '10 Auburn with previous BCS champions, it is clear from the comparison table above that those previous winners were far superior, including the '04 Auburn team. Learn to read, and examine the comparison table. Compared to previous winners, the '10 Auburn team is very inferior. Second, I only expressed my opinion that the '01 Miami team was the most dominant in NCAA football history. If you are able to read, see my posts below to study my reasoning, and refute my point by demonstrating how the '10 Auburn team is better than the '01 Hurricanes. Third, Auburn had 8 home games this year (most teams have 6), and all but one ranked team was at home. Could Auburn have beaten those ranked teams on the road? Very questionable, especially since Auburn nearly lost those games at home. Thus, Auburn's schedule was very helpful. Fourth, I never mentioned the dominance of the SEC, which in itself is questionable considering the conference's 5-5 bowl record and unimpressive non-conference record. Fifth, Auburn was mediocre before this year, and will be mediocre next year, probably 7-5. The other BCS champions were truly dominant even in the years surrounding their titles. Auburn came out of nowhere, and will be back to nowhere next year, but defending a title gained through a multitude of lucky plays, a favorable schedule, and a down year for almost every NCAA football team. Without a playoff, a true champion should be dominant, and Auburn was nowhere close to dominant this year. TCU, Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Alabama would defeat Auburn on a neutral site. There was no question that the previous champions were the best team in their respective years, because of their on-field dominance. So, Keith S, learn to read, admit that Auburn's 2010 title was a fluke, and enjoy the Tigers' 7-5 record next year.

Hinton, you continually blow my mind with your slamming of 2010-11 Auburn.

Let me remind you about the following teams: 2008 Florida, 2007 LSU, 2006 Florida, 2003 LSU -- they all won the BCS with a loss (or two -- the 2007 LSU team has to be the most undeserving national champion in decades...).

So you can point to a ton of statistics about Auburn's "one-sided" season, but the fact is that you're making EXCUSES for the 2007 LSU team, for instance, because of their overtime games. Both of those overtime games were LOSSES -- something Auburn didn't have all year!

Oh, and in your own words, "meh" -- Auburn only beat teams by an average of 17 points per game. Right -- ONLY beat a schedule including an unprecedented SEVEN FINAL RANKED TEAMS by that much -- yep, how disappointing! How dare Auburn!

I'd be hard pressed to call 2010 Auburn the most dominating BCS Champ yet, but they certainly have the most impressive resume of the past 13 seasons.

And oh yeah, nowhere mentioned in this "reflection" (essentially highlighting a weak-ish Auburn defense) -- the pure CONFUSION on the Ducks' offensive faces Monday. Ted Roof, how awful of a game plan you called!

Matt, please slam Auburn continually for the next few years; it seems to be a good luck charm. Certainly worked this year.

and by the way...don't believe everything you read...by the start of the BCS game more of these writers thought Oregon's fast pace running game would shred Auburn and they'd be gasping for air....I watched they game and Oregon looked like deer froze in the headlights. Newton passing was off for sure because he missed three passes that in my opinion would have resulted in TD's.... but they did what they had to do and used up the clock on there last set of downs ...running the ball every down.

Defenselawyer...you know nothing........Auburn..helpful schedule? ha ha .........Auburn had 5 teams on there schedule who are in the top 25 ...how many other teams can say that? They got ranked 60th in Defense but shut down Oregon's highly ranked offense like they were playing high school children. Oregon's Jeff Maehl was there only big play maker..salute!...but no matter what your opinion of the SEC may be ....they recruit the most 4 and 5 star players in the nation then any other division.

They didn't start in the Top Ten and just have to win to stay there...they started ranked 22nd... winning against all put before them including Alabama ..who were predicted to repeat but didn't seem to gel till late in the season.

I think TCU would have been a better game in the end but not seeing Auburn for what they are shows your knowledge of Football in general is pathetic.

It seem to me it dosn't matther who wins the BCS ,someone will always call foul ,the fact of the mather is that Auburn had a great year ,went 13-0 agains some of the best team in the country to have the right to play for the BCS, and they won that one too ,what went on off the field has nothing to do with what went on the feild ,and that can never be taking away from them ,so next year it will be some other team that someone has a problem with ,and we will have to hear it all over again ,so just let it go( it just football !!!!!!!!!! )

Hey WS and Brian S,

I am not a Miami fan, as my post clearly states. I am merely pointing out what the article concludes, which is that '10 Auburn is the worst team to win the BCS championship. Auburn's title is the result of luck and a helpful schedule, unlike the previous winners. That's the essential point of the article. The '10 Auburn team is the least deserving winner of them all, and the championship game proved it. A truly outstanding team would have dominated their competition. As it is, '10 Auburn will be less remembered than '00 Oklahoma. Who was on that team?

You want to KILL big time college football, go to a tournament. Then it will be like NCAA basketball nobody watches until the final weekend.

To JustaRegularGuy:

Auburn represents modern college football. College football makes millions off these guys and savagely recruits from high schools and junior colleges. If a junior college recruit turns out to be a star, it is likely and appropriate that he will leave for the NFL after one year of play at a major university.

All colleges and especially their coaches (see coaching carousal) are desperate to win and strive to find a player to be their one-year hired gun regardless of initial recruitment. Furthermore, by definition, they could not have developed the player. While a junior college recruit may hardly be at a school long enough to even learn where his classrooms are located, in the case of Cam and Auburn, the campus is beautifully arranged and is so compact that even you could readily find your classes after a few days.

Regarding players' bleeding colors, Auburn was the closest major football university to Cam while growing up in College Park near the Atlanta airport (without traffic, about an hour and 15 minutes to Auburn). Who knows what color of blood recruits bleed; my Oklahoma Sooners recruit so many players from Texas, I'll just go with the color coming out when they bleed period. I suppose you are also on the bandwagon calling for all players/students to attend college within the state they attended highschool.

You stated: "Once he gets to the NFL and starts making the money he and his dad are so motivated by, he'll probably soon forget he ever was a student at Auburn." Therein, you define the NFL and hail the sons who make it, as well as their proud fathers. Only time will tell about Cam's relationship with Auburn and Blinn College. My bet is that he will make a significant contribution to the recruiting effort of both schools. For Auburn, he will help fish for the nation's stars; for Blinn, he will help fish for the less talented and overlooked stars.

Finally, it is a fact that many of the players in college football and the NFL have tainted backgrounds. Some continue their troubled ways with or without a pocket full of money. Your labor against the junior college system is less than noble, your endeavor against the many who play in the NFL is folly and your shot at the NCAA is implausible considering the numerous inept decisions of greater magnitude that the organization makes annually.

So, here's to hunger and tossing your pride, dignity, and integrity out the window. Long live the NCAA and their confounded system of college football organization and oversight. To the victor (schools, coaches, bowls, etc.) go the spoils, to the loser (college players) go condemnation.

Without a playoff system we dont really know who the National champion is? People are acting like sheep, the majority all follow the flock. they allow the media and sports WRITERS to decide who is the best, Its all based on unknown facts. I dont recognize Auburn as the national champs. the rest of you sheep can continue to follow, but untill Auburn and TCU play, I say they SPLIT the national championchip, the same way washington and miami did several years back. Why should Auburn be treated any different in this situation? is it just because the media says so? sorry I dont by it.

Auburn represents the worst of what's wrong with modern college football.

In their desperation to win they find a player they didn't initially recruit or development and make him their one-year hired-gun quarterback, a person who was hardly there long enough to even learn where his classrooms were located. And now they'll forever embrace him as if he was Auburn to the core, someone who would bleed blue and orange if cut. Once he gets to the NFL and starts making the money he and his dad are so motivated by, he'll probably soon forget he ever was a student at Auburn.

And what a fine person to invite to be your most public face on the field and symbol of your school--a thief, a cheat, and, as it turned out, a player who had been shopped around by his dad and who was saved from being declared ineligible by the implausible claim that he didn't know what dear-old-dad was doing.

I guess when you get so hungry to win at any cost you toss your pride, dignity, and integrity out the window.

I am not a fan of any particular team. I only like the sport of football at all levels. This is my unbiased opinion. I have watched every BCS champion since the '98 Tennessee squad, and there is only one team that stands out. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are the most dominant team in college football history. That team could have beaten many NFL squads, particularly since most of its players are now NFL stars. The '01 Hurricanes crushed all opposition, including the SEC champ, Florida (in Gainesville, with Spurrier). There was never any doubt about those 'Canes. I watched them flatten top QBs, snatch INTs from 10 yds away, and run and pass over vaunted defenses. There were no comebacks ('10 Auburn had 6), no game winning field goals ('10 Auburn had 3), no lucky plays ('10 Auburn had 500 or more), and only 5 home games ('10 Auburn had 8 home games). The '01 Hurricanes were unstoppable. Look at the chart. Their average score was 42-9, including 6 ranked opponents! I have never seen anything like that team, and probably never will. Sorry Auburn fans, but your '10 champions are only a pathetic shadow of the 2001 Miami Hurricanes. Those 'Canes would have crushed any of the other BCS champs, including your Tigers.

Well, people are going to believe what they want about pretty much anything, but ask yourself, in any other situation would you believe someone who was shopped to 3 "other" schools but didn't get a dime from the one he ended up playing for? Cecil shopped Cam to Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi St, but you want us all to believe that he played for Auburn for free? Ah, Yeah, OK. Would anyone believe that if we switched Cam for say....Trent Richardson and Bama? I seriously doubt it. But enjoy that NC, and Cam, enjoy that Heisman.....just like Reggie Bush did, because one day, they will ask for it back. 60 Minutes has even done a segment (a few yrs ago) on Auburn's pay for play, it's no secret in SEC circles. It's all going to come out. And it isn't only one reporter from the NY Times, it a team of them. And if you know anything about that paper, they aren't going to send a team of them down south without a @#$% good reason. The Auburn board of trustees were all members of the board of Colonial bank, research that, you'll be surprised at what you find. Now look up the name Lowder, he's the guy who pretty much ran both Auburn, especially the football program and the board of trustees. The indictments will be handed down because another organization is looking into the practices of Colonial and Auburn's board of trustees, they are called the FBI, and they have a way of finding things out too, they just don't talk about their investigations while they're going on. Cam and Cecil are just the tip of the iceberg. If or rather when it all comes out, Auburn will be lucky to only get the SMU style death penalty. And Slive, the SEC, and the NCAA aren't going to be able to sweep it under any rugs. All the FBI stuff will be open to freedom of information, and the media will then be the one driving the bus. If the NCAA doesn't act, they will look like an even weaker sister than many (myself included) already believe they are. Their hand will be forced, and Auburn won't be Auburn for a long, long time. They did it to themselves, and I won't feel sorry for them, not one bit. Hope one championship can last for another 53 years, because it will likely have to.

Coming from a rank of #22 to #1 is very impressive. That mark may never be broken. War Eagle!

Auburn fans don't care how they got the trophy, they got it! Truthfully most of the fans of others teams would feel the same way. They also have their head in the sand about what may come. There is a NY Times reporter starting to dig, and if he digs deep enough, he will find much more than just Cam and Cecil Newton problems. Everyone in Alabama, and most of the SEC states know it, but until the FBI completes its investigation of the AU trustee, there is no proof.

Another serious charge, and one that should get the SEC Commissioner fired, he did not turn over the information that Mississippi State reported, until Mississippi Start forced him to by going to the media. It was a deliberate cover up on his part. Unless forced by the media, similar to ESPN refusing to drop the Reggie Bush fiasco, the NCAA will do nothing, even if they have evidence to do something.

Auburn is not and never was under any investigation regarding the recruitment of Cam Newton. No one paid Cam or his dad. Eventually, it will come out that Miss St. boosters were the architects behind the entire play for pay scheme resulting in them being banned from Miss St. (hint, hint, there is a pattern with these same boosters and other recruits which is the only reason the NCAA hasn't closed the case). Why do you think Miss St. is the only school anyone has even accused of being involved in the play for pay scheme and all of the involved people are either Miss St. alumni, coaches, or boosters.

Everyone wants to tear down Auburn because they are on top...sucks that you have to believe/wish bad things about others so that you can feel better about yourself.

Linda, you should stick to talking about something you might know a little about, like house cleaning, shopping, and cooking.

Question. So, when the War Chickens have to vacate the title, does it go to Oregon, TCU, or just be left vacant?

Auburn's National Championship should and will be taken away. Cam Newton violates his agreement to the university to return to face a four game suspension to avoid NCAA Sanctions. By entering the NFL Draft that makes Cam Newton and his fellow teammates who were selling autographed merchandise ineligible to play in the BCS National Championship game. Fair is Fair it the NCAA is going to hold USC to such high standards the same should apply to Auburn. So announce Oregon as National Champions.

Live it up while you can, Aubies. You will be forever looking for the shoe to drop until it does. Heisman given back, BCS trophy stripped, NCAA death penalty. Hope it will all be worth it to you. In the court of public opinion, your championship will forever be tarnished. Call me a "hater", but I rather believe that I'm a "facter".