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[QUOTE="TheCusian, post: 852821, member: 2585"]
The more I read about this stuff, the more I think too much weight is put on traditional powers. For one they change (Clemson has not always been a beast, Miami hasn't been national power good since they joined the ACC)... Here are the parameters I'd work from:

1. All teams need to play each other as much as possible (home and away).
2. Geographic or traditional rivalries should be protected.
3. Instead of traditional powers being the defining trait - go with the NFL model. Reserve some wiggle room to create made-for-tv games. Base this on a combo of who was good the year before and prognosticators opinions. (I know this would create an unevenness in the schedule and mess up the conference records a touch - but a bad team can use the break and some wins, while the best of the best should want to play better teams in light of the playoff system).
4. Pod system within the divisions is the way to do this under current rules. They provide the most flexible option - again, with the end goal being teams playing each other more AND having the best teams play on primetime as much as possible.

The obvious downside would be the complexity in schedule making - it would leave us all with a lot more to complain about and the press would be negative (i.e. We're confused so we'll just say stupid things about it.)
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