Living in Savannah, a southern city deep in the heart of SEC country but also one with scads of midwestern retirees, I hear the continual arguments about the relative strengths of the two super conferences.
Big Ten proponents will say “Sure, Georgia and Bama are good, but the Big Ten is deeper, top to bottom. We don’t have anybody as weak as Vanderbilt, year in and year out.” SEC fans will count national championships in the last several decades and smile. I’m even starting to hear that Ohio State has the talent but can’t win the big game.