I will not argue that the strength of schedule thing may be a little skewed, statistics often are, but they can give a general picture. Mauldin had the #1 schedule and ended up tops in state while Byrnes was #2 and had a very rough year. I think it might show how tough a road you had to go down to get where you end up. If your schedule is weaker and you end up on top it is not your fault, but it warrants consideration when thinking about how you will compete against team whose schedules were much stronger. This coupled with performance against those team that also finished high gives a possible look what the future might hold.