I do think the Pac 10 is a pretty good league. I think the Big Ten is the most overrated, its real top heavy but I think the middle to bottom teams in a conference like the SEC are better.

One thing though, and I won't take credit for this, I heard it on some radio show and agreed with it is that I think the Pac 10 is not as physical a league as the SEC, more wide open passing type offenses, and because of that I think its easier physically for a team like USC, less injuries. I mean take like the Auburn-LSU last year, that was maybe the hardest hitting game I've ever seen. I find it hard to believe that they didn't feel the effects of that game during the week after. Doesn't mean the SEC is necessarily better, although I do think it is but I could be biased, its just that the PAC 10 is not quite as rough week in and week out as the SEC. I could be wrong about that or overestimating it, that is a bit of a stereotype about the Pac 10 but I do think there is some truth to it.