From the Bodda Getta Tiger Sports Board so it MIGHT be a bit biased..
He does make some salient points though.
Many people in the media continue to vote Oregon Number 1 instead of Auburn, mostly based on false comparisons of team statistics. They boast about Oregon's stats and claim Auburn's poor pass defense is the reason Auburn should not be number 1. This is all great conjecture, but the key point all this analysis misses is that Auburn has put up their stats against SIX teams with top 25 offenses and defenses, while Oregon has done this against ONE top 25 offense and defense (according to ESPN's College Football Live show Nov 29). This fact alone is the reason you can throw out all the comparisons, because when it comes to the level of competition faced, Oregon can not compare to what Auburn faced on the field.
So for all who claim Auburn is not great in pass defense, look at all the future NFL first round picks Auburn's secondary had to cover this year - Alshon Jeffrey (twice), AJ Green, Greg Childs, Julio Jones, Joe Adams, Rueben Randle, Terrance Toliver. Name me one comparable receiver Oregon faced....hard to do isn't it?
Auburn's pass defense also faced some great QBs over the season - Ryan Mallett, Greg McElroy, Arron Murray, Stephen Garcia, Kyle Parker, Mike Harline. Oregon faced Stanford's Andrew Luck, Matt Barley and Nick Foles - not much else.
In between those pass plays, Auburn's defensive front faced a few top running backs - 2009 Heisman winner Mark Ingram, Marcus Lattimore (twice), Trent Richardson, Andre Ellington, Jamie Harper, Derrick Locke, Randall Cobb, Kniles Davis, Steven Ridley, Waushon Early, Caleb King. Name one from the Pac-10 other than Jaquizz Rogers that Oregon faced?
Want to make the case that Auburn should be number 2 compared to Oregon? Think again and look at the performance and tests faced on the field.
Case closed.
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