• Tubs top 3 at AU; who can top that?
The three greatest football coaches in Auburn history are Shug Jordan, Pat Dye and Tommy Tuberville ? and not necessarily in that order. One has his name on the stadium. One has the field named in his honor. And the other was booted from his office in the Auburn football complex Wednesday afternoon.

• Power shift swift and dramatic
TUSCALOOSA ? Three hours of complete domination at an overcast Bryant-Denny Stadium was all it took to end Auburn's six-year Iron Bowl winning streak. But an entire year of Nick Saban's process and Tommy Tuberville missteps went into making the shift in power that was inevitable even before Saturday's opening kickoff.

• Title talk as cheap as paper it's printed on
TUSCALOOSA ? On paper, Alabama will be No. 1 again when the BCS rankings are released today.

• Alabama could be BCS' best
BATON ROUGE, La. ? For the first time in 28 years, Alabama took the field Saturday as the country's top-ranked team. The Crimson Tide narrowly earned the right to do it again next week against Mississippi State with a 27-21 overtime survival against LSU.