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re: USC Gameday sign: "We don't play cupcakes"
Posted on 9/15/08 at 9:05 pm to PokerPlayingTiger
Posted on 9/15/08 at 9:05 pm to PokerPlayingTiger
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The biggest difference between the PAC-10 and SEC is depth. And I don't mean yearly depth from top to bottom. I mean depth in the number of teams year in and year out that can achieve top notch status nationally. Yes, the PAC-10 can take it to the SEC on any given saturday. Case in point is the PAC-10's winning record against the SEC during the BCS era. But what the PAC-10 can't do, or even come close to doing, is field different schools in different years that have LEGITIMATE shots of winning the title. Yes, USC is an absolute juggernaut and deserves the praise bestowed upon them. But the SEC brings LSU (2), Florida, and Tennessee with BCS titles. And Georgia has knocked on the crystal door quite a bit lately. And Auburn got left out of the title game after going undefeated. So you tell me, what does the PAC-10 have to boast about in the BCS era outside of USC besides a better regular season heads up record?
I have no beef saying that the SEC is the toughest by far--has been for quite a while now. However, I do not agree with the sentiment from many here who say the PAC is a bunch of cupcakes over the past several years. Cupcakes woudl not have a better than .500 winning %age against the toughest conference. This season "may" be a differrent story though.
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Posted on 9/15/08 at 9:07 pm to The Ramp
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Nope no cupcakes at all...
Idaho has been the closest to such for USC in quite a while.
Disclaimer: This, or any, post by LSUTangerine neither states nor implies that the PAC-10 or any other college football conference is stronger than the SEC as a whole. Responsibility for such interpretations will lie solely with the reader or responder if he or she chooses to make such an interpretation. LSUTangerine shall not be held liable for any such interpretation.
Posted on 9/15/08 at 11:28 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Idaho has been the closest to such for USC in quite a while.
That might be true as far as "official" cupcakes go, but Virginia this year is pretty much in the cupcake category. Notre Dame last year was about as cupcake as they came. A team that is dead last among 1A teams in total offense has to be considered a cupcake and ND was ranked 119 out of 119 for total offense last year. So indeed USC does play cupcakes. Not always because the opponent is expected to be a cupcake, but ND last year was a cupcake, Virginia this year is a cupcake, Nebraska last year was pretty close to being a cupcake, and Idaho is without doubt a cupcake.
Posted on 9/16/08 at 9:16 am to tigerinridgeland
I actually applaud USC for "tough" OOC scheduling. I wish we could do the same but we'll still play more top 25 teams ever year.
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