... out of conference opponents is that they have to contend with the rigors of the SEC. Therefore, scheduling brutal OOC (out of conference) games is unnecessary, risky and quite frankly just not in the team’s best interest. 

After all, with “friends” like Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Ole Miss…why go out and seek “enemies” like Ohio State, Virginia Tech, or West Virginia? 

Teams like USC and Ohio State would say, "Hey, we schedule tougher OOC opponents, why can’t you?" 

The typical answer: If you are in the Big 10 or Pac 10, you have to schedule at least two, if not three, strong OOC opponents to keep any credibility in your SOS (strength of schedule) since the rest of yo...

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