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I understand criticism of the BCS, rule changes, and whatever else, but this guy is killing me. Ohio State and Michigan are a pretty clear #1 and #2. USC is the likely contender since one of them has to lose. It's like Tuberville is saying USC will be undeserving since they don't play in the SEC.

If USC goes undefeated, they will have beat all the teams in the Pac 10, Arkansas (which is THE team to beat in the SEC west), a solid Nebraska team, and the ever popular Fighting Irish. Quite whining buddy.

Tuberville renews claim that SEC can't win under BCS:

AUBURN, Ala. -- Tommy Tuberville thinks his Auburn team and the rest of the Southeastern Conference will be stuck watching the BCS national title game on TV.

The eighth-ranked Tigers were the highest rated SEC team in the first Bowl Championship Series Standings released Sunday at No. 4. But with Auburn knocking off the league's last unbeaten team with a 27-17 win over Florida, Tuberville thinks it likely bumps the SEC out of the national title picture barring a few upsets.

"Every year, it's going to be like this," Tuberville said Sunday. "Until we get a playoff, the SEC's going to be on the outside looking in."

The Tigers (6-1, 4-1) were a distant fourth behind Ohio State, Southern California and Michigan. Tuberville, an outspoken critic of the current system, doubts that a one-loss SEC team would land in the BCS title game over an unbeaten team from another major conference.

"I don't think it will ever happen," he said. "I think people are enamored by not losing, rather than voting on who the best teams are. That's what I do. Of course, you've got to look at the wins and losses, but you've got to look at who they lost to, where they lost and how they came back.

"The national champion to me is the best team at the end of the year, not the team that goes through their schedule [unbeaten]. I might be the only one to think that way."

Tuberville has a fairly unique perspective on the situation because his team went 13-0 two years ago, but watched as USC and Oklahoma played for the title. Auburn finished No. 2.

"After going through what we went through two years ago, I'd hate to think that anybody would get left out of playing for a championship after going undefeated," Tuberville said.

"But it's got to be a legitimate undefeated," he added.

Five of the seven unbeaten teams in the AP Top 25 are ranked ahead of the Tigers. Behind them are No. 18 Boise State and No. 19 Rutgers.

"I would like to see people vote for the best teams, not by records," Tuberville said. "Legitimately say, 'Hey, is this team better? They might have lost a game, but are they better than a team that's won all of them?' I vote that way."

Tuberville said he would campaign with his fellow voters on the coaches poll if Auburn winds up going 12-1 and winning the SEC title.

"That's what the system's about," he said. "I get calls all the time. I think it's important that you stand up for your team."

Article Source: ESPN.com