According to an article in the March 4 issue of <I>The Chronicle of Higher Education</I>, a rule that Div. I-A football teams must average 15,000 fans/game is about to be eased, arousing consternation among Div. I-AA officials, who want to avoid an exodus to the big time. -- FORDHAM RAMS FOOTBALL FORUM

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Subject: According to an article in the March 4 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, a rule that Div. I-A football teams must average 15,000 fans/game is about to be eased, arousing consternation among Div. I-AA officials, who want to avoid an exodus to the big time.

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Date Posted: 09:04:23 03/01/05 Tue

Doug Fullerton, commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, a I-AA league, argues that if the 15,000-fan requirement falls by the wayside, Div. I-AA will need a few concessions to make it a viable option for teams without large fan bases.

He is pushing for four changes:
1. Allow Div. I-A teams to count wins against Div. I-AA teams toward the minimum of 6 needed for bowl eligibility every year. (Under current rules, Division I-A teams may count only one such victory every four years.)
2. Allow Div. I-A home games against I-AA institutions to count toward the NCAA minimum of 5 home contests per season.
3. Do away with the I-A and I-AA labels, separating colleges and conferences instead by their intention to compete in bowl games and the lower-profile playoff.
4. Get the NCAA to spend more money on the I-AA playoff, to make the games more like bowl games for participating institutions.

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Click on this message -- article pasted inside.	ramMan	09:10:04 03/01/05 Tue