Top 10 teams that load up on pasties

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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...rightful/080905

LSU

The Tigers, winners of two of the past five BCS national championships, have played just three road nonconference games against BCS teams in the past 10 seasons. They're 26-2 against non-BCS foes over that span, with the losses coming at home against UAB and Houston. You might remember when two of our top 10 bullies squared off in Baton Rouge in 2004. The Tigers, coming off the 2003 BCS national championship, escaped with a 22-21 win over Oregon State when Beavers kicker Alexis Serna missed three extra points.

UAT

Clearly, the Crimson Tide have no business being on this list. Alabama claims 12 national championships. (Did Reese Davis write this?) Yet a program that gave us Joe Namath, Derrick Thomas, Shaun Alexander and Ken Stabler gave its fans just one nonconference win -- over Duke -- against a BCS opponent between 1998 and 2007. In fairness, we should mention last week's impressive showing at Clemson, although it doesn't fall under the timeline of this study. Nevertheless, here's one defeat that Nick Saban isn't likely to live down anytime soon: Louisiana-Monroe 21, Bama 14.

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So there you have it. Five SEC teams rank among our top 10 BCS bullies. Admittedly, the argument can be made that the SEC provides better competition than any other conference, and its members face enough difficulty getting through their league schedule. But couldn't it also be said that SEC teams should pick on someone their own size if they're really that good?

Teams their own size?? Like Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Bama, Arkansas, South Carolina, etc.,...?

To balance this article, there should also be a poll of which BCS schools regularly play as many Goliaths as SEC schools play year in and year out, even if within their own conference.

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All they have to do is post the SEC member teams' average strength of schedule at year's end.

End of discussion.