Sounds like you're the one that's a little "passioned." Guess I hit a nerve mentioning the USC loss. Don't know why though. They didn't have much of a defense last year, and there was no reason to think that miraculously changed over the summer, especially to rate them preseason #1. Regardless, I'll try not to bring it up again. Or maybe it was the "lowly" part about Stanford that stimulated your adrenaline gland. I was being sarcastic when I put that in. Stanford is a good team.
As for the LSU ranking this week, I'm fine with it. They played terribly offensively against lowly Auburn (not being sarcastic this time), fumbling and dropping passes the entire game. Not sure if it was due to their first game on the road in hostile SEC territory, or their lack of talent on offense. I'm just glad they still had the defense to pull out the win and I'll take that #3 ranking anyday (would've taken a #4). That's enough to keep them in the running for an NC if they are capable. Could've lost all that just like the Trojans did...oops, said I wouldn't bring that up again...sorry.
Nothing impassioned about it, just an objective observation. I'm not a Trojan fan by a long shot, but every SEC fan on this forum has an inflated opinion of the SEC and constantly disparages other conferences, especially if they are a threat to take a run at the national championship. This year, I don't see the overall strength in the SEC nor any other conference for that matter. In comparison to last year, the conference showing the most improvement o the BCS conferences is the Pac-12. The Big 10, Big East and ACC or really down overall. The WAC, MWC and MAC have been holding their own against the so-called power conferences. The polls are always a joke early in the year at best, but this year there is so much mediocrity that they should disband them altogether. All of these walkover games are ruining college football. There's no excuse for some of the teams on the schedules of Alabama and LSU.
