Best way to see which team is better? Play the game. How's that gone? Then look at margin of victory in those games. How about that?
And the ceiling for your program--how good are you in your best years? I've addressed this already, without much of a retort (because there isn't one that supports your positions).
If you like, you can console yourself with Sagarin ratings and how they were accrued. If there are still bubble's in tact, it's rather rude of me to try to burst them, I suppose. Again, I wouldn't trade Bronco's track record for Kyle's and don't relate to those who would. I concede that if you can do so and mean it, you're probably better off as a fan of this particular program.