Don't you think someone should give Auburn a championship for just being a consistently good team. I mean, they have managed to go about twenty years or more without playing the 'Noles. They should get an award for pulling that off for that long...
If I were an Auburn fan I wouldn't touch that trophy with a 10-ft pole. 2004 is done. That's like winning by default.
To give you a very Southern example, it's like Miss America being de-throned and first runner-up taking her place. I guess you'd be excited, but deep down know the crown was never yours in the first place.
Keep those chins up Auburn fans, I hear you're closer to a National Championship more than you have been in recent years. It's only 159 miles away.