I think they pick Auburn to bash because they need the ratings, and we are a rational fan base (other than tomato boy). So they know that if they told the truth about bammer, their psycho fan base of inbred ne'er do wells would go postal and blow up the internet and ain't no one got time for that.
Our national perception is we're a bunch of whiners.
"Wah wah, we think Cam Newton's innocent, while every "rational" person in the world knows he's guilty."
"Wah wah, Auburn should have played in the Championship in 2004"
"Wah wah, the media's out to get us."
We are whiney. I know I am. But we're not wrong.