re: If Oregon was in the SEC, they'd be crushed

Obviously when this hypothetical is brought up, it simply means taking the team/program as it currently exists and having them play an SEC schedule. You're bringing up a bunch of other variables that don't factor into the discussion most people are having and trying to start a totally different discussion. In your scenario, you wouldn't be in bed with Nike and your football program might resemble Kentucky or Vanderbilt instead of LSU, Bama, or Florida.