re: Do other conferences suck off each other like the SEC?

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If you don't see the benefit to your school by having the rest of the conference teams win, then I can't help you.

Regardless of what you think, it's good to have a strong conference.

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Could not disagree with this more. It is so wrong. It was bad enough during the BCS era, when at least SOS in the regular season was a factor, so rooting for teams you play to be ranked higher at least makes some sense. But that is not the case anymore. SEC teams lost OOC games this year to Memphis, Toledo and Texas Tech. Did that hurt Bama? No. It didn't even hurt LSU in the first playoff rankings.

But rooting for teams you have to compete with for recruits to win bowls and worse National Titles is counter productive. Think we lose guys like Cam Robinson and Landon Collins to Bama if they are not winning NCs? Collins flat out said he loved Bama from watching them beat Texas. Now we have OM winning Sugar Bowls and battling them for recruits. So short sighted.