Dye claimed it. He even hinted that he would claim it with hardware and everything. No. 1 in the New York Times? What’s your ring size, boys?
Not that you ever hear about it, mind you. Because maybe it never actually happened, who knows… and of course, Auburn is always sensitive about that sorta thing for some reason. But after watching reporters get a dose of that tone, a dose of that angry finger pointed at anyone who thought the Tigers deserved to be third — ONLY THIRD! — in the country, I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t at least look into it.