Fine. Go down to a second tier of P5 and still better than a field position "slugfest" against the Ferentzes These two teams and coaches know each other too well and play the same exact way against each other. It's not fun.
I would rather play Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Purdue, etc if the requirement is to keep it close to home. So many more interesting games out there. Every year is Scrub #1, Iowa, Scrub #2 (or UNI - another barn burner), then Big12 conference. The only times we get to play a non-Iowa, non-B12 P5 team is in a bowl game.