That's not a very Republican attitude. You brought up TC. Let's just run with that a little more. Let's assume Yr's 1-5 they are in the top 4 in 1A, > move up. Same thing until they hit 4A. Now they are just average. Now the reward for working harder is a paycheck of 5-5. Now, if they really perform, they can beat 50% of teams that are 400% larger. You flatter me with your belief that TC can continue to improve indefinately but I hardly believe that is realistic.
But, since's it's not ALL about TC, let's consider the larger schools.
Why not move the 5A dominates to DIII? then DII? Age is just another obstacle, right? If they try hard enough, I'm sure they can compete.
What about the losers? Let's just meter the competition until they can win! Maybe the dogs play Jr Varsity....how bout Jr High?
If you think it's hard to determine who the best teams are today, just try that model.