... get into contentious discussion about strength of conferences. Most conference supporters cite records of out-of-conference (OOC) games against BCS opponents to support their point. 

Since most SEC teams' schedules are loaded with rent-a-wins sprinkled with an occasional BCS opponent or two, their supporters counter with tough conference games as well as having a championship game more than compensate for the shortcoming.  Pac-10 fans counter with the fact all conference teams must play each other—thus, no team can duck a tough opponent such as Alabama not playing Florida in the SEC until a possible championship game matchup.   

The question is what would be a reasonably fair way to measure relative conference strength at ...

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