It has been four years since the SEC last won a national championship, and for a conference that once defined college football dominance, that gap matters. The Georgia Bulldogs were the last to do it, winning back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022. Since then, the balance of power has shifted in a way that would have seemed unthinkable just a few years ago. The Big Ten Conference has claimed the last three national championships, with titles from the Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes and Indiana Hoosiers. That kind of run does more than fill a trophy case. It reshapes the national conversation about which conference truly sits at the top of the sport. There was a time when that conversation did not exist. From 2006 through 2022, the SEC won 13 national championships and established itself as the unquestioned standard. The league did not just produce champions. It overwhelmed the sport with elite talent, depth and physicality that few could match. Now, the argument has shifted.…