Strength of conference arguments are stupid and irrelevant as well, but that in a gambling perspective is far different than who you cheer for beacuase of some alleged "conference pride."
If you buy that I assume you think if OU wins the Big 12 is vindicated and becasue Texas beat OU Texas should be number one? Of course not. That argument makes just as much sense - in other words none.
i really don`t have an opinion on conference strength...it`s mostly perception and is hard to quantify,particularly when discussing games between the "big" conferences...
just saying that some people take pride in their conferences...the conferences are basically based on geographic location and that`s not altogether dissimilar to why folks root for a "home" team....
of course there are non-geographic breakdowns such as the american and national league in baseball....and i have to admit to usually rooting for the american league basically because my team was in that league...
i mean,it`s no big deal...but that is how some folks are wired....
