It's not an issue for SEC, they can boast "SEC scheduling".
And, quite frankly, I don't give a ****e about the "scheduling patterns" of every other Power 5 team.
Not counting the ACC, there are approximately 50 other schools we can schedule from the Power 5. You play 2 per year, that gives you 25 years before you start repeating. There are some Power 5 schools that we have NEVER EVER even scheduled, not once.
The overly-small selection committee has demonstrated that strength of schedule matters. We play in what is widely considered to be THE WEAKEST division in Power 5. Maybe it will get stronger, maybe it will not.
Nobody is suggesting that we schedule Alabama and Ohio State every year. There are a bunch of Power 5 programs that could be scheduled, and that would give our NATIONAL alumni base the opportunity to see a game in a new area.
"The scheduling patterns of other Power 5 teams". Fvck all that. We have a long history as a major independent that had to work to get respect. It's time to figure out how to get TWO WHOLE POWER FIVE SCHOOLS on the OOC schedule every year. One home, one away. Otherwise, every two years, our home schedule sucks, and most of the time our road trips suck.