The question of which is the superior conference, the Big Ten or the SEC, has been asked enough times for us all to be familiar with the basic tenants of the debate: the SEC is faster and more exciting, the Big Ten has more tradition; the SEC has more national championships in recent years, the Big Ten has the winningest team in college football history (Michigan); the SEC is deeper, the Big Ten has more Heisman Trophy winners, etc. etc. etc. It is easy to look up the relevant statistics to support either side of the argument - but its far more fun to debate the atmospheric, historic, social and geographical differences than to analyze some stodgy numbers. In this spirit I offer you a list of reasons to help prove why the Big Ten is an overall better conference than the SEC....
Original Story:
