From my perspective, many of you are frustrated with baseline prestige. I am not, but I also don't see much real harm in changing the baseline either, I am indifferent. From my own perspective, here are a few of the options, feel free to add any:
1 - Leave things alone, baselines as reflected when the game was created, I suppose sometimes around the year 2000.
Biggest pro of that is no coach would take a hit because real life no longer reflects HD status, in both directions, I suspect the baseline of Stanford would drop making some coaches angry, but Butler should rise, making others very happy for example. Biggest drawback of the current system is some are unhappy that the baselines are some combo of unrealistic or unfair.
2 - Adjust to current, either a one time deal or maybe every April 1st as the real season ends.
Pro of that idea would be we'd reflect real life, possible as the game intended to do in the first place, biggest con is that would be a fair amount of work, and would unfarily help some and hurt others every season.
3 - Take baselines away all together
Biggest pro of that idea is all coaches would get what they earn, and any team or any conference could become the ACC or Duke. The biggest con of that idea is there would be nothing to shoot for in terms of job attainment, and over time real life thrill of coaching a big time program would be gone.
4 - Maybe a 4th idea would be to lessen the effect of baseline prestige, but leave it graduated in terms of power conferences, that the ACC or UNC still would have an edge, just less a one.
Seems to be a compromise position, not sure really???
Any other thoughts???