Won’t change anything in the long term those few teams get the most talent. A win by Pitt doesn’t change recruits minds so it’s pointless
It's not pointless. When the league wins against SEC teams it matters.
The 2nd tier SEC teams are the foundation the league builds its reputation on and here's how they do it.
Every year you have 5-6 SEC teams ranked in the the top 25. Usually, 3 and sometimes 4 in the top 10. Because they're all ranked, when they play each other they don't drop in the rankings. They give the perception that their league is strong beyond Georgia and Alabama.
When FSU beat LSU, they removed a potential pillar from the conference. If LSU had won and then won a few more games, they'd be ranked when they play UF and AtM. Now, it's a meaningless game for UF and AtM. There's no bravado because FSU already took them down. They can't prop up LSU as a meaningful win.
The same goes for Tennessee and AtM. If Miami and Pitt win their games it puts us on par with all other teams that go onto best them outside of UGA and Bama.
If Pitt beats Tennessee, it diminishes the Florida vs Tennessee game on September 24th. Even if UF wins, they can't be elevated over Pitt because Pitt best UT 2 weeks prior.
Conversely, if Pitt loses to Tennessee, then the Florida vs UT game is likely between 2 ranked teams with the winner elevated in or near the top 10. Then, UF goes on to play UGA in a top 10 match-up getting all kinds of national attention. These are the dominoes that fall elevating or depleting a conference.
The SEC has the two best teams in Alabama and Georgia. However, the other SEC teams that are ranked hanging on their coattails are the ones that add "quality wins" and depth to the conference.
This is how college football works. People pay attention to the teams at the very top, but it's the 2nd level that makes it. These 2nd level teams elevate themselves and then the teams at the very top improve their resume because they've played and beat more ranked teams. The ranked teams that lose to Alabama and Georgia don't drop off much because they're playing the best teams and are expected to lose. It's a win/win for the SEC. This is how a conference builds strength. You have to chop the legs off by beating them and adding the strength of those wins to your own conference.
Pick off the ranked SEC teams and you diminish their conference while elevating your own. Then you'll see Miami, Pitt, and Clemson in or near the top 10 while the SEC would only have Alabama and Georgia with 1 or 2 others barely breaking the top 20.
Winning the non-conference SEC games means we could have more ranked teams in the ACC. That's better for the conference and Miami.
In 2017, Miami beat a ranked VT team and a ranked top 5 ND to to elevate itself to the #2 team in the CFP ranking. Having more ranked teams in your conference improves your CFP resume. Winning against the SEC improves your resume and also elevates your conference games because those conference foes that best the SEC are also ranked. It's like an extra bonus in power rankings.
If Miami beats AtM, UM is going to be a top 10 team and sets up for a top 10 primetime showdown against Clemson with all the national hype.
Beating the SEC matters.
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