that even AD's are making changes...and about time.

"We all saw it this past season. [The committee] was pretty fair about looking at who you played," said LSU senior associate athletic director Verge Ausberry. "I think it affected Baylor. They didn’t have a Power 5 opponent."

Ausberry oversees scheduling. His conference mandated its programs play at least one non-conference power opponent each season, effective 2017. BYU will not count as one.

Despite that, LSU will meet the Cougars in Houston to start 2017. LSU was already set to meet its requirement that year, playing the ACC's Syracuse. Why BYU too?

"We’re playing for the committee by scheduling BYU and Syracuse in the same year," Ausberry said. "No one can say we've shortchanged our schedule. You have to play somebody now, and we recognize that, because even as tough as the SEC West is, I think you still need that extra game. Or two."

"The message right now is, to get to the Playoff, you should have to play P5 teams," Ausberry said. "I know one thing: we consider BYU to be one of the top programs in the country. I’m not the one who determines if they should or shouldn’t be [power opponents]."

Absolutely agree and those teams in P5 will do best to schedule BYU in a H-N-H series. So, that means P5 teams ONLY...and I'm fine with that.