So, why wouldn't the same be true for LSU? And don't mention Stanford without also admitting the SEC's weak sisters. The point is, LSU has the opportunity to settle it fair-and-square on the field instead of outgassing all those bold claims. Why won't they?
USC needs to know what playing really tough teams is like, so they schedule them for OOC games. LSU naturally has them because of their conference schedule. USC NEEDS the strength-of-schedule boosters; LSU doesn’t. It’s as simple as that.