LSU schedule ranked 5th toughest by both NCAA and Phil Steele

And thats what I am afraid will keep us from winning the NC this year. I hope I am wrong but I cant see us not tripping up somewhere with this brutal schedule.

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Show me 4 tougher schedules.

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Ones that probably dont have Northwestern State and Western Kentucky dragging it down

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I believe the most devoted Miles acolytes are already laying a foundation to use the schedule as an excuse for failing to win either the SEC or the NC in 2011.

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Really? So we can't analyze the schedule now because we're laying a foundation to make an excuse for Les? You know, the coach with the best winning percentage in LSU history.

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Laughable. Show me 4 tougher schedules.

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Agree! Show me 4 that are tougher!

@Hawaii
Cal
Colorado State
@Ohio State
Washington
@Stanford
@Washington
Oregon
Arizona State
USC
Arizona
@UCLA
@Utah

Northern Iowa
Iowa
@Connecticut
Open Date
Texas
at Baylor
@ Missouri
Texas A&M
@Texas Tech
Kansas
Open Date
Oklahoma State
at Oklahoma
at Kansas State

TCU
Open Date
Stephen F. Austin
Rice
@Kansas State
Iowa State
@Texas A&M
Open Date
@Oklahoma State
Missouri
@Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
vs. Texas

Sacramento State
@Wisconsin
Open Date
UCLA
@Arizona State
Arizona
@Washington State
@Utah
Stanford
@Cal
Washington
@Oregon

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The went strictly by opponents W/L, pretty stupid way to rank a schedule IMO.

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scroll down the page, he has his own schedule rankings. Nevertheless, LSU is still 5th. If you look at the 4 teams above LSU in his rankings, essentially he is reasoning that the Big 12(-2) and the Pac-12 are going to be very good this year and each of the 4 teams above LSU (Iowa St., Baylor, Colorado, Ore. St.) play at least one premire OOC game. He also takes home and away into account.

With that said, I can't see a tougher schedule than LSU's. The only weak spot (outside of a I-AA team) is that LSU avoid's 2 of the top 3 teams from the SECE (USC & UGA)

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Really? So we can't analyze the schedule now because we're laying a foundation to make an excuse for Les? You know, the coach with the best winning percentage in LSU history.

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You may certainly analyze the schedule to your heart's content. However, I don't believe that the schedule should be offered as an excuse for failing to win the SEC. After all, the OOC games have no bearing on the SEC title. Moreover, if we are truly a national championship caliber team, we should be able to beat talented opponents on the road. Finally, I grow weary of excuses for failing to appear in Atlanta. In 2008, it was the defensive coordinators. In 2009 and 2010, we sacrificed Crowton at the altar of justification. Even Ryan Periloux has been repeatedly identified as a scapegoat. Miles has garnered one SEC title in six years. It's time to win another. Just my opinion.

The 2nd schedule is a joke. The other 3 are legit.