I believe your smugness has been answered.
I've been a rabid, though not smug, USC fan since my freshman year in 1966. That year, I attended my first SC-Notre Dame game at the Coliseum. Final score: ND 51, SC 0. I learned early on that rooting realistically precludes smugness.
Since that sunny, dreary day, I have encouraged my Trojans faithfully. They have rewarded us with six national championships and six Heisman Trophies.
Therefore, I have the very good fortune to have a realistic hope for continued success. Always I will congratulate those who best us. Last night, as the final gun went off, I said to my wife, and meant it, "Good for Stanford."
It would be nice if LSU would manfully take the challenge and schedule an out-of-conference home-and-home series with serious competitors like SC. Were we bested then by them, I would be happy to congratulate them, too. Until then, I can only consider their refusal to do so as indicative of their insecurity. One need not be smug, you see, to feel and be secure.
I tuned in after SC's game ended and caught the last half of the fourth quarter along with the three overtimes. I was certainly perplexed about Coach Miles' playcalling at the end: four consecutive straight-ahead line plunges!? Is that his Big 10 background reasserting itself when under pressure?