go 23-3..If you want to butt heads with a very formidable opponent every week, go right ahead, you'll never make the playoffs..No one knows that better than Saban, Swinney With today's athletes being bigger, stronger, faster, the schedule takes a toll, if you play heavyweights every week....Its exactly why a NFL team can win a division going 9-7..where all teams have quality athletes..
So go schedule 5-6 top 10 teams, if that was even possible, given the lead time schedules are made I guarantee you'll be in the 9-3, 8-4 range at best most years..A big win over a top 10 team takes a lot out of a team..
NDs schedule most years matches up with anyone . Wisconsin, Clemson next yr are every tough games, USC always has quality athletes,, and nothing comes easy in the Colisuem.. never take Stanford for granted..