Conference allegiance is, for the most part, a myth during the season. After all, most of your die-hard college football fans aren't rooting hard for their hated division rivals just because they're battling against a team from another league.
Everybody may hold hands and sing "Kumbaya" in Upward Basketball leagues, but that doesn't happen in the rugged SEC, the high-flying ACC or the gritty Big Ten.
Still, when the season is over and all the cheering is done, fans of hated foes stand together in heated harmony on message boards and in comments sections across the internet, blaring their horns about which conference is the best.