re: Unfrickingbelievable!!!!!!!

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My point is historically USC is elite. Thus they re-joined the elite. Historically, although a very good team, LSU is not. They they joined, not re-joined.

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Last time you guys were "a consistent top 5 team in the hunt year after year" was back in the 70's, when y'all finished in the Top 10 six times. We weren't too shabby in the 70's ourselves, finishing #7, #11, #11, and #13 (in fact, USC played us in the 70's and only barely beat us at the last minute 17-12).

Y'all did alright in the 80's (finishing #7, #8, #10, #11, #14, #15, #18, which is pretty much the same thing we did in the 80's (finishing #5, #10, #11, #15, #19, #20). We played USC in the 80's as well, and beat y'all 23-3.

In the 90's, y'all finished #20 in 1990 and #23 in 1992, #13 in 1994 and #12 in 1995. As for LSU, we finished #12 in 1996 and #13 in 1997.

In the 2000's, like I explained above, Carroll brought y'all back to an elite program, same time Saban brought us back to an elite program.

Now, after refreshing you on history, do you still think your quote here applies to LSU fans any more than it does to USC fans:

"LSU has recently joined the elite. Whether they remain is to be seen. But either way, many [LSU] fans have yet to learn how to handle it."

Besides, you can't help but admit that it makes you sound snobby and aloof.

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Either way, the SEC road is much tougher than ANY conference. But, of course, I cannot leave without saying USC schedules tougher OOC games by far and (I understand the reasoning for both the SEC abd USC OOC schedules and the estimated ratio of strong: weak teams).

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WTF, Tell me oh kind shrue, When was the last time VA was Tough? How about OSU? dont forget they got hammered in the last 2 NC games as well as getting beat by Ill. (says alot about the big 10) Notre Dame???? How about Idaho? I heard they were tough. Nebraska since the late 90S. Arkansas? and before u say it, yeah they beat us last year but we admit that they werent a strong team.

Chill out guys. Whenever anyone starts harping on OOC, it means they are a USC / PAC-10 fan. The only thing that matters is strength of schedule. whether the teams you play are in or out of your conference doesn't mean diddly. But USC got burned on SOS a few years back so now they harp on OOC. because thats all they can harp on. It's marketing pure and simple.

You want to know the real reason we schedule cupcakes for most OOC games? It's not because we like to pad our stats (though thats fun). It's not because we need the warm-up games before the SEC schedule. It's because we get money! We need 7-8 home games a year. Fill up Tiger Stadium, sell lots of tickets, snacks, and advertising. We love that Saturday night in Death Vally! Now, SEC teams and most non-cupcake teams insist that you play in thier stadium too. fair is fair. The only way you can consistantly have >50% of your games at home is to pay some lower level teams to come in and be the Washington Generals to our Globetrotters. If USC or Ohio or any 'tough OOC opponent' was willing to play in Tiger Stadium for the same payoff that North Texas gets without insisting on a return home game, I am sure the athletic department would be happy to schedule them every year.

So now you know.
-Rob

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WTF, Tell me oh kind shrue, When was the last time VA was Tough?

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It was comparative degree... "er".

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Arkansas? and before u say it, yeah they beat us last year but we admit that they werent a strong team.

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The last year USC beat Arkansas they were the SEC West rep. in the SECCG ya knucklehead.

I think we have the hardest remaining schedule.

#9 Alabama
#7 Texas
#4 Florida
#10 Auburn
Kentucky
Ole Miss
Tulsa
South Carolina
Miss State
#5 LSU

We could be 2-10 or 3-9

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These teams may all look strong, but pollsters might want to think twice before inviting them to a BCS bowl. Why? Because their schedules just aren't cutting it. Take LSU, for starters. The Tigers' recipe for a national championship: Schedule the cupcake champ and get a TV deal with ESPN. Talk up Troy. Beat the stuffing out of North Texas. Start the "tough path" talk before you lose to an overrated SEC team. Barely stay with Tulane in the first half, then blow them away in the second. Play 75 percent of your games at home. Lose to another mediocre SEC team and repeat the "tough path" whine. Beat the frick out of the #2 team in the championship. Hoist crystal trophy.
Chris Graythen - Getty Images

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USC is forced to schedule better OOC teams than elite SEC powerhouses do because USC plays in a conference where they are the only elite powerhouse. If the table was reversed and the Pac-10 was the conference loaded with several elite powerhouse programs and the SEC just had one elite powerhouse program, then USC would be scheduling easier OOC teams and the one powerhouse team in the weak SEC would be scheduling harder OOC teams to try and stay legit.

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USC was scheduling like this even when they did not "have" to because of computers and the BCS.

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USC was scheduling like this even when they did not "have" to because of computers and the BCS.

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The polls have been around long before the BCS, which is itself based the polls. Pollsters always considered strength of schedule and if teams like USC didn't schedule some opponents from other big conferences, they wouldn't get respected in the polls enough to have a shot at the top 5.

Chris Graythen only took the picture, he didn't write the story.

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