re: If you're pulling for Michigan

"Exactly. The more I really dive into that line of thinking is is just head scratching. Like what ACTUAL satisfaction comes from it? If JohnQSECFan is sitting at home and pulling for a team he hates simply because they are in the SEC and playing the Big 10...ok what happens after? The SEC team wins, is he pumped?"

The main reason to pull for the SEC compatriots is because if the SEC wins it makes the conference look stronger. The following year, your team may be on the bubble and the strength of the conference may be the determining factor on your team making the final cut.
But you do you Boo Boo.