Murph,
So by your reasoning the big12 and the pac10, as a whole, are better than the SEC? Does it not stand to reason that playing 8 games against SEC foes MIGHT pose a better chance for upset than 8 games against the pac10/big12?
And no, I don't think LSU would be favored over either of those teams...but that's not to say that it'd be impossible for them to beat either. Both USC and UT had bad games this year. LSU is not A&M/Ok ST. If UT has a slip up against someone like LSU...their season is over. That's why, in the SEC, going undefeated is so impressive. You can't take AS MANY weeks off. Sure, there are bad teams that you don't have to worry too much about, but not as many.
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