But they should make it a priority to separate from the 4 lower conferences, by improving themselves or by weakening their competition.

They should look to raid the lower conferences to eliminate any possibility of them taking their 6th championship slot. Adding BYU helps with a big brand, adding Boise State takes the biggest brand from the MWC, and then either adding Colorado State, or App State, or Georgia State gets them another program with potential, either weakening the Sun Belt, or crippling the MWC.

This system incentivizes the creation of a 'Power 6'