[fyao]

IIf, on the other hand, Harbaugh leaves and/or we are not competitive with USC and UCLA, then of course we don\'t want to play them.  

This is getting nauseating. Anybody who makes the above argument can never again criticize an SEC out-of-conference schedule. To quote Mr. Harbaugh....or Ric Flair if you prefer..."To be the man, you\'ve got to beat the man." As I descend further into fogey-ism, this is emblematic to me of our cultural decline. The easy way = the best way.

You cherry-picked what you quoted.

If you are 5-6 and can play WSU to make a bowl game or get blown out 59-0 to UCLA and finish 5-7, I\'ll take the former.

If you are 8-3 and can play WSU to go 9-3, or lose to USC 36-35 in an competitive game, I\'ll take the later.

[fyao]

IIf, on the other hand, Harbaugh leaves and/or we are not competitive with USC and UCLA, then of course we don\'t want to play them.  

This is getting nauseating. Anybody who makes the above argument can never again criticize an SEC out-of-conference schedule. To quote Mr. Harbaugh....or Ric Flair if you prefer..."To be the man, you\'ve got to beat the man." As I descend further into fogey-ism, this is emblematic to me of our cultural decline. The easy way = the best way.

You cherry-picked what you quoted.

If you are 5-6 and can play WSU to make a bowl game or get blown out 59-0 to UCLA and finish 5-7, I\'ll take the former.

If you are 8-3 and can play WSU to go 9-3, or lose to USC 36-35 in an competitive game, I\'ll take the later.