Re: Solseeker you read my mind
You get rewarded for doing the best you can in the best games you can. It's no different in academics-- I got to hear from a bunch of college counselors from UVA, Virginia Tech, ODU, etc. earlier this year and they told us something I think would shock a lot of parents: colleges would rather see you get an A in a regular class than a D in an AP class. Does that mean you schedule the easiest classes possible and get straight A+'s? No, that will call into question whether you actually challenged yourself. But should you schedule classes way above your abilities, get four D's and 2 F's, and then demand a reward for that? No.
This strikes me as a similar situation. You still get points for playing up, as long as the team you played up against actually has a 7+-win season. That was always part of the system (for the past two years, it's been part of the system COMBINED with these "schedule points") and always made sense.
Two years ago we were all upset that a team could lose out and still finish with an above-zero rating. Now we're upset that you can only get points either by winning or by losing to a good upper-division team. Will we ever really be satisfied? Honest question.