"Pac 12 is easily the toughest conference in the country top to bottom. "
Can I please have some of what you're smoking?
There's no question that the SEC is the best conference in the country. Look at the ranked teams, and the track record. I would argue that Colorado, Washingon State, Oregon State, UCLA, and Cal, (maybe Arizona, and Utah as well) are the bottom of the Pac-12, and the bottom of the SEC is much much stronger than those teams. I would also argue that the Big 10 is stronger than the Pac-12. The Pac-12 is 2 teams and everyone else. Big 10 has Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, and almost every other team is above average.