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The Lead
If there's one thing college football fans love almost as much as watching their favorite team play, it's probably debating the respective merits of their favorite team's conference.
No matter whether someone roots for Alabama or Auburn, you'll surely be able to find common ground if you assert the SEC is the greatest football conference in the land. The same goes for Michigan or Ohio State fans, who will likely agree that the SEC is overrated and the Big Ten is the superior collegiate conglomerate, and fans throughout the Big 12 and Pac-12.
And when their beloved alums graduate to the NFL, they'll stay loyal and follow those players at the pro level.
To that end, ESPN is encouraging further debate as they compile 22-man starting lineups for each Power 5 conference and one made up of players from non-Power 5 schools. The goal is to craft a team that would be "best suited to win the next Super Bowl."
So far, ESPN has unveiled the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 teams. Outside linebackers Bradley Chubb and Von Miller made the ACC and SEC teams, respectively.
"It's crazy, I was just talking about this with somebody the other day," Chubb told ESPN. "People look at the ACC now and maybe they say 'they don't have many great teams' or whatever. But you look at it when I was in there, there was a whole bunch of players with NFL talent making impact plays. Derwin James and Jalen Ramsey and Jameis Winston and Lamar [Jackson]. When you look at the talent some of those teams had and look at what some of those guys are doing in the NFL right now, you have to give some respect to that. It's right there for people to see. That team could play with anybody. You have the MVP at quarterback, two of the best pass-rushers in the league just to start in Chandler Jones and Aaron Donald. For me to even be in there somewhere is a blessing for sure."
The Pac-12 and non-Power 5 teams will be unveiled on Wednesday, and final they'll rank the teams on Thursday.