Playing in the Pathetic-10 certainly helps you guys out.
In the SEC, you'd have 2 losses this year. Guaranteed. Your team isn't able to get up for every game, but you dont have to worry about that problem in the Pathetic-10.
And before you go citing your treasured Sagarin rankings, take a look at how many SEC teams Sagarin has in the top 20. 3 in the top 10(one is LSU, the other two LSU has played) and and 2 or 3(dont have the figures in front of me) in the Top 25. Most of which LSU has played this season.
USC lost to pathetic Oregon State. LSU has lost to 2 top 5 teams on the road in the SEC. LSU has gone up against 4 top 10 teams(3 of them Top 5 with National Title hopes at the time) and came out 2-2. That's at least as good as Condoms could muster this year.
I want an LSU/USC Rose Bowl, but it won't happen.