Shortbus...
Without a doubt the Big 12 south, if a stand alone conference, would be the best there is, despite the fact it is 0-2 against the Mountain West.
Dan Tanna...
USC would have crushed LSU last year...OK...they wouldn't have crushed them, they would have beat them by 10 points or more. Look at where they are at right now and break it down by position. LSU lost four or five players to the NFL (two receivers, a DL, a linebacker, am I missing someone?) and an average quarterback not in the NFL....USC lost the same amount (two receivers, an OL, two DL, and a CB). USC hasn't missed a beat, LSU has struggled all year, and could very easily have four losses. More than anything LSU misses it's offensive stars, because their defense is still top notch. What does this mean...depth, USC had it and LSU didn't. LSU's current team has a few more NFL callibre players on it....USC has at minimum 10 players that will play on Sunday's...six of which are not even seniors. USC had by far the better offense last year, LSU had the better defense. But LSU wasn't going to put up any more points on USC than Michigan did. USC would have won 24-10 or 24 - 14.
AAAAAAAHHHHH this is going to rile 'em up good!