The advantage in playing a game against an FCS team in week 11 or 12 is that you are basically sliding in a bye week so late in the season when most other teams are playing meaningful games and in the midst of a grind. I don't have much of a problem with it as much as I don't approve of a team like Bama playing a team like The Citadel to begin with, no matter when it happens.
So when Bama and others are playing a tougher opponent week 1, are they not at a disadvantage because some other teams are playing what is essentially a pre-season game while they risk a loss early on?
It's a zero sum game; play it early or play it late, most everyone plays an FCS team. I couldn't care less when it's played. The claim that Bama and whoever else are getting away with something here is idiotic.
We can absolutely have a convo about whether or not anyone should be playing FCS teams, but the timing complaints are nonsensical.