What I am in favor of, is having two weekends out of the season, where random opponents are assigned from out of conference, so that each team has to play two quality non-conference opponents, once at home, and the other on the road. They can draw the opponents at the end of the season, so teams can be assigned based on what tier they’re in.....in other words, the Top 32 teams, would have to play two games against non-conference opponents that also finished in the Top 32 in the previous year. The problem is basically going and voiding contracts that are in place where teams have agreed to play years in the future. But I think that is one way to better gauge the true strength of conference.
Well, it would be nice if the schools’ athletic directors were brave enough, and honorable enough, to schedule them on their own. Some schools do . . . and by playing the best, they get better.