There aren’t many conferences that take as much pride in league-wide success as the SEC, and the last decade has brought plenty of opportunities for SEC fans to be boastful.

Here are some of the conference’s biggest moments of pride since 2006. See if you can finish the article without breaking into an “S-E-C!” chant.

The All-SEC BCS Championship Game (2012)

Much to the dismay of every other conference in the land, Alabama and LSU faced off in January 2012 for the first and only intra-conference championship game in BCS history.

After falling to the Tigers 9-6 in overtime on Nov. 5, 2011, the Crimson Tide was granted a rematch with its SEC West rival two months later. With the whole country watching, Alabama took home the BCS trophy after a convincing 21-0 win.

In 2013, former Alabama center Barrett Jones told USA Today that he believed the All-SEC championship contributed to the decision to move forward with the four-team playoff format in place today.

“It definitely played a part just because people were getting so tired of the SEC,” Jones said. “I can understand how a lot of people might not think that was fair, but I think in all reality, those were by far the two best teams in the country that year. We deserved to play again, but from a national perspective, that’s probably what pushed us over the edge to the playoffs.”

Florida surprises Ohio State to win BCS Championship (2007)

The first of seven consecutive national championships for the SEC from 2007-2013 may have been the most satisfying of them all.

After sneaking ahead of Michigan and USC to claim the No. 2 spot in the BCS rankings at the end of the 2006 regular season, the Gators proved they belonged by demolishing the previously-unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes 41-14 in Glendale, Ariz.

The Florida defense swarmed Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Troy Smith, who finished the game 4-of-14 for 35 yards. The Buckeyes managed just 82 yards of offense and turned the ball over three times.

Former Gators defensive end Jarvis Moss made it clear with his post-game comments that he believed the outcome was indicative of the conference’s superiority.

“Honestly, we’ve played a lot better teams than them,” Moss said. “I could name four or five teams in the SEC that could probably compete with them and play the same type of game we did against them.”

Alabama crushes Notre Dame’s title hopes (2013)

Seeking its first national title in two decades, Notre Dame entered the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Alabama with the No. 1 ranking thanks to a sterling 12-0 record. It didn’t take long for the Crimson Tide to make it apparent which was the superior team. Alabama sprinted out to a 35-0 lead on its way to earning its second consecutive BCS title and third in four years with a 42-14 victory.

The Crimson Tide imposed its will with 529 yards of offense, including more than 100 yards on the ground from both Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon. Alabama led the Fighting Irish 28-0 at halftime, and kept Notre Dame off the scoreboard until late in the third quarter.

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly may have summed up the contest best during his halftime interview when he quipped that his team’s best chance to win would be if Alabama didn’t come back on the field to play in the second half.

LSU performance brings admission from Chip Kelly (2011)

For years SEC fans have insisted that the conference features the country’s premier athletes.

Following a 40-27 defeat at the hands of Les Miles’ LSU Tigers, former Oregon coach Chip Kelly more or less admitted that assertion was true.

“They got a little bit different athlete running around out there,” Chip Kelly said. “Look at their defensive linemen. Standing next to them, walking off the field, they don’t look like a lot of the guys we see. That’s the common trait.”

The LSU defense forced four turnovers in the 2011 season opener against the Ducks at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The sour start to the season for Kelly’s Oregon team came off the heels of a loss to Auburn in the BCS Championship Game just months earlier.