2002 USC defeated Auburn 24-17 in Los Angeles 2003 USC defeated Auburn 23-0 in Auburn 2005 USC defeated Arkansas 70-17 in Los Angeles 2006 USC defeated Arkansas 50-14 in Arkansas Since 1985, USC is .800 against SEC teams and undefeated against the SEC since 1986. I don't know when the LSU game will be. Hope it's soon.
Those are impressive. Very impressive. Allow me to say this ... I think we all know that you guys (USCw) have an outstanding program, and loads of talent. In this decade you guys have really risen to the top of the mountain. However, you guys now have company on that mountain top .... LSU sits right up there with you, and quite possibly even a hair ahead of you. There is one major difference between USC and LSU; and that's the conferences each of us play in. The Pac-10 is maybe 5 teams strong while our conference, the SEC is 9 or 10 teams deep. This means that week in and week out we are playing bowl-calibur teams. Often times we do this with mounting injuries and SEC Championship aspirations on the line. I would like to see any of the major powers - USCw, tOSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas, etc endure the wars (week in and week out) of the SEC and see what their record is at the end. :crystal: :geaux: :crystal: :geaux: :crystal:
While I know I won't convince anyone here of anything to do with USC or the conferences, I do disagree with the thought that there is only one major difference. While the SEC is 9 or 10 deep, year in and year out you don't play all of them, only half. The Pac plays every team every year. Plus the SEC tends to play an OOC schedule that includes cupcakes here and there including some Div1AA teams. I suspect that will be the case with LSU's TBA on next year's schedule. Look at your schedule next year, a downhill slide for 3 home games until you face Auburn. The SEC doesn't travel as much and travel can take it's toll. Different time zones, different facilities, different fields, plus keeping up with homework. We can definitely agree that Saturday night in Death Valley is a HUGE advantage and even though they are not all night games next year, you do have 8 home games. All teams have injuries, some more than others and some just to key players. I know it's a funny thing but other conferences do indeed tackle. :yelwink2: So while there may be a solid advantage it may not be as significant as one would think.
Incorrect. Each year SEC teams face eight of the eleven other teams in the conference. That is just a tad bit more than half.... At the end of each season, the SEC champion has played a total of nine conference games. The same amount of conference games a Pac One team plays each year.
I see Florida being a big test for us. Their defense will be a lot better with a year under most of their young players belts...but Michigan showed the world how to beat them. We will be able to score on them because of our depth at the skill positions, but will our young defense step up and pop Tebow in the mouth and contain Harvin and Moody? Also, the fact that its in the Swamp, does cause some concern. Auburn... I'm torn. While they are going to be installing a spread offense, and will lose their QB. Its still Auburn at Jordan-Hare, which hasn't gone so well the last 3 times there. Ole Miss will be an aggrevation this season with Nutt at the helm and a very mobile Schaeffer, and a great runner in Ben Jarvus Green-Ellis. But being at home, I see us coming away with a victory if we can stay healthy. Alabama is at our place and I don't see them being an issue until Saban can bring some true talent into the Capstone. South Carolina in Columbia will be a test, but I just don't see the talent to beat us, especially with our talent on offense. Georgia will be another test, but like I have said earlier, I think if we can get pressure on Stafford and keep Knowshon in front of us, I see a close, hard fought game. Arkansas will be a gimme with all the issues they have, and the fact that they are losing DMac and possibly Felix. I see us dropping 2 to 3 depending on how our defense performs on the road.... best case scenario, we go to the SEC Championship and win and go to the Sugar. Worst case, I see us in the Peach, Cotton or CapOne.
I stand corrected. And yet, the Pac still pursues a tougher OOC schedule, still travels more, and still has to deal with injuries, regardless of how they happened. With the introduction of more passing instead of reliance on the running game, how do you think that will impact injuries and scores in the SEC?
Someone on a Bama forum went back and looked at each of the past SEC national champions since the advent of the BCS, and in each and every case, and in each and every case, the team that won the national title lost at least one additional game the subsequent season. Next season LSU changes that pattern. LSU goes undefeated next year! Miles isn't satisfied - he wants another trophy!
