I'll be rooting for MSU against Bama as the lesser of 2 evils, Plus I think Clemson (if they survive Oklahoma) has a better chance against MSU. I think Bama wins by 14+ though
I'll be rooting for Clemson all the way, as they are my ACC team. I'm just used to them Clemsoning and not really being a National Contender. Feel free to call me a bandwagon fan if you'd like, but I'm the random guy at cars & coffee wearing the Clemson hat.
As far as Conference rooting, I get it with the backlash of "SEC is the greatest!" BS. I don't root for the Big Ten but I do like it when the Big Ten has a good showing because nobody wants their team to play in a conference like the Big East was. You had Miami, VT kinda close and everyone else sucked for a long time. Teams sucked so bad Temple was kicked out to try to make the conference better.
I do root for the MAC though, that conference hardly gets any respect but the teams are usually fun to watch. Produce some good NFL players too.