>>22812I'll grant you that the Pac10 only won one game against the SEC this year, though that one game is becoming more and more important. The Pac10 has a good record this year against the Big10 and Big12 (only the UW loss to OK).
But let's take a look at non-conference schedules, because those are the only games the schools have control over:
Arkansas: USC, Utah State, Southeast Missouri State, Louisiana-Monroe
Florida: Southern Miss, Central Florida, Western Carolina, Florida State
USC: Arkansas, Nebraska, Notre Dame
Hmm, the USC non-conference schedule includes the SEC West and Big 12 North winners. And they hung FIFTY COUNT 'EM FIFTY POINTS on that SEC school.
You can talk all you want conference strength, but the fact is that if USC wins out, the only team standing between them and a 3rd straight appearance in the BCS Championship game is the OSU-UM loser. And Fox will do everything they can to avoid a re-matchup in the Championship game.