With the BCS National Championship game quickly descending upon us, the debate as to who or which conference is the best will either be answered after the game or will set off even more disagreement.
I tell you, I can not remember a year that the question as to which conference is best or worse has been more hotly debated, talked about, and had as many conferences still in the discussions.
Is it the SEC, who is going for their third National Championship, or is it the Big 12 with their slew of top-ranked teams? How about the Pac-10, who went 5-0 in their bowl games? And let's not forget the upstart MWC, with the only unbeaten team in the nation.
From Brent Mussberger proclaiming the Pac-10 the winners, to ESPN's majority sports idiots proclaiming the Big 12 superior, to CBS' love fest with the SEC and all the stats and arguments on this site, as well as the whole World Wide Web, it's enough to make me wonder.
When, or how, did all this madness get started?!
It's just plumb silly! Is there any end to all the madness?
The better question, which I have read asked on here by others is, "if it's not your team who wins, then who cares?"
I honestly do not know the answer.
My team, Alabama, was embarrassed by a MWC team and I guess my vote goes to Utah.
Oh Wait! This is about who the best conference is and how it got to be such a hot topic, not who the best team is. Sorry!
What got me to thinking though—which can be dangerous, you know—is when did this entire conference pride thing get started?
I have been keeping up with 'Bama football since the late 60's—the earliest I can remember—and we never, ever thought about how the conference was doing or did. I don't recall it ever being a subject when a discussion come up about 'Bama, or any other college football team for that matter.
The last time a conference won three straight National Championships was back when the SEC won three-in-a-row with 'Bama winning in '78, '79, and Georgia winning it in '80.
But I don't ever recall crowing about the SEC winning three-in-a-row!
Yeah, I bragged about 'Bama winning two-in-a-row, but the only thing I remember about Georgia winning in '80 was them beating Notre Dame.
And yes, I pulled for Georgia to beat Notre Dame. Find a 'Bama fan who didn't and I will show you someone who has a severe case of hatred for Georgia! But no one I remember crowed about the SEC winning three-in-a-row!
There were a lot more independent schools back then, just as Notre Dame is now, but that was never a problem that I can recall.
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