Amidst the entire bowl season there was one thing that bugged me. The constant which conference is the best argument. Chants of S-E-C, A-C-C, PAC 12, BIG 10 all rang out loudly at bowl games across the country, but why? As a fan of the Florida Gators, should I really be cheering for teams like Alabama and Auburn to win because they represent the same conference as my team? Hell, no. I despise the other SEC teams. They are the enemy. No true fans of the Miami Hurricanes were cheering for the Noles last night and if they were, they should probably just cease living. Can you imagine Yankee fans cheering for the Red Sox in the World Series because they represent the AL East? Michigan fans cheering for Ohio State to bring home the title and do their conference proud? Americans cheering for Mexico to bring home the World Cup title in 2014 for CONCACAF? Something is very wrong with people like this. You can't always root for the winner. Pick your team and ride it out. You can't live vicariously through some other team's triumphs.
There's no real way to determine which conference is the best. You can say that this conference puts the most players into the NFL, or that conference had the team that won the national title, or this conference had the best record in bowl game. The SEC went 7-3 in bowls this year, Pac-12 went 6-3, ACC went 5-6, Big 12 went 3-3, and the Big 10 went 2-5. It truly does not matter. All that matters is the team that raises the trophy in the end and if it's not the team you are a fan of, then you do not have any bragging rights. Tip your caps to Florida State. Undefeated. Champions. Period.
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