First, let me say this. No, it isn't as pertinent. What the team can endure is far more important in the bigger scheme of things than what you, or other fans want to see from a particular game. I can assure you, if the team Alabama puts on the field is battered and broken you will find them far less enjoyable to watch. We've seen it happen to other SEC programs who played brutal schedules (Auburn and Ole Miss in 2014 for example) and you might think you want to see that, but you don't. There is a breaking point for every team.
What you seem to be illustrating though is the difference between an entertainment value fan, and a supporter fan. I'll try not to disparage either, but there are two different goals and agendas here. I've seen the entertainment value fan's viewpoint represented over and over. A-Day doesn't matter, it's just a scrimmage, leaving in the third quarter doesn't matter if the game is "over", FCS games are bad or meaningless, etc... I've seen some people say they only care about "exciting" games. Of course those fans do have value though, they spend money to.
Now, let's think about this. Does A-Day not matter? Of course it matters, Saban says it helps recruiting, recruits have specifically cited the A-Day game. Why does staying the entire game matter? It shows support for the team. Why might scheduling a FCS program help Alabama football? It might give them a breather, and another home game. All these things do matter, but they don't matter as much in terms of sheer entertainment value. So, a supporter, someone who cares about the success of the football program is more likely to care about these things than someone who seeks out only entertainment (not claiming you meet this criteria).
The real question is what is better for Alabama? What hand should be guiding them? I'd argue that there's little to gain from catering to entertainment value fans. The Auburn game in 2012 is a testament to that. The stadium was never full! People were leaving in the third quarter! If you can't get people to show up and stay for the Alabama/Auburn game, if you can't hold the attention of entertainment value fans for that game, then you have proof positive these sorts of fans will never be happy! Alabama's 2015 schedule was one of the most difficult schedules ever, certainly the most difficult championship schedule ever and yet some fans still complained about the FCS opponent and lack of a ninth SEC opponent! The hardest championship schedule ever wasn't good enough! You simply can not appease the entertainment fan and compete at a championship level! You can't do it, because if you are kicking people's butts they're still going to get bored and walk out on the team. They've done it before, they'll do it again.
This leaves only one thing to do. Do what's best for the team. The supporters are going to continue supporting Alabama because their interest is not contingent on exciting games and the entertainment value fans are going to get championship games and the like to attend. Having said all of that, I don't blame you for only attending SEC games. I get that resources are limited, however are you saying you'd attend a 9th SEC game, you would gladly do that but just won't attend anything else? That seems to be an odd position to take. Personally, I do the opposite, I tend to seek out the lesser games, where I know my support matters more. I know the entertainment value fans are going to fill up the stadium for the "big" games, so I'll gladly go and support the team for other games.