knine,
I think LSU has a great team and a challenging schedule, too. What I don't get is why you seem compelled to trash USC's schedule. I guess you don't know very much college football. Hey, I don't even like USC. I went to, and played (H20polo) for Cal. The rest of my family went to UCLA or (ptui!) Stanford. I don't mind UCLA. But let's be real.
It may not be the toughest in the country (maybe Washington's), but it's at least as tough and probably tougher than LSU's. Of teams that are or should be ranked, SC plays Nebraska, Washington, Arizona State, Oregon, Cal and UCLA.
LSU has played or will play Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn and Arkansas. That's 5 tough games compared to the Trojan's 6. Even if I'm over rating Washingtonl, it's still 5 - 5.
Washington's next five games are OSU, UCLA, USC, Arizona State and Oregon. Poor shlubs will probably lose all of them.
If you want to talk about cream puff schedules, let's talk Oklahoma. They have two, at most, three challenging games. Well maybe not creampuff because they stand a good chance of losing to Texas. The other games are Texas A&M, and maybe Colorado -- because the game's at altitude in Boulder. If the Sooners get past the 'Horrns any other loss will be a huge upset.
Rich