Urban Meyer, Colin Cowherd say Big Ten venues and fans have caught up and 'bypassed the SEC'

It wouldn't be the college football offseason without some spirited debate over the quality of different conferences. Not only has this offseason not been any different, it might feature more debate than a typical year.

Cowherd asked Meyer when he started to believe that Big Ten rosters and talent had caught up to the SEC, which he explained happened towards the end of his career at Ohio State. But he went further, saying it's not just the athleticism and depth where the Big Ten's caught up. It's everything.

"But I'm gonna add this, Colin, also the Big Ten stadiums are very SEC like," Meyer said. "They were not. When I was hired in 2012, it wasn't even close, man. The teams weren't close. The venues weren't close. The passion of the fans wasn't close, it's caught up. And like you said, last year it bypassed the SEC."

Is "it just means more" on life support?

At the end of the day, both conferences feature great fanbases, historic, iconic venues, outstanding crowd atmospheres and elite, blue blood programs. And that's what makes college football so great, what you prefer or think is superior is up to you. Thankfully, we're spoiled for choice.