re: "SEC fans" are not SEC fans

Never really got into the whole "SEC pride" thing, seems silly to me. IMHO the Pac-12 south was just as strong as the SEC West this year.

Also in terms of the whole money aspect..... Yes the extra million is nice, but I doubt any school is in debt in this conference, and it's not like any school will go under if we all lose our bowl game. You think any school in the B1G is going to close their doors forever if all the teams lose this year?

That said I'll cheer for a team of their win helps Alabama's resume (except Auburn), if they're ever the underdog (except Auburn) or if I just generally like the team (except Auburn, LSU, and UT), but not because of conference pride.