This is a money issue. If big programs are scheduling like this because only weak programs will agree to playing away games with no payback, the incentives need to be changed. Maybe the TV money could be reworked to let individual schools (both home and away teams) get more of the money for their games that are televised. That way, schools would have the incentive to schedule tougher games to up their chances of getting on TV.
On a side note, it will be nice to see a kid from North Platte play QB when Idaho comes to town. I think that will be his fourth year starting.