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Subject: From a January 10, 2005 NCAA press release: ...the Board of Directors requested that NCAA staff draft legislation for the Board’s consideration in April that would modify or eliminate the 15,000 average attendance requirement for Division I-A membership. The Board asked for recommendations that support and enhance Division I-AA membership as well. -- Click here. Author: ramMan [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:39:50 01/14/05 Fri In reply to: ramMan 's message, "From Tuesday's Washington Post" on 20:26:34 01/14/05 Fri [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date I'm impressed that they're beginning to get tough, at least in theory, with the most flagrant exploiters at the I-A level, and stunned as to the prospect of eliminating the A/AA distinction. What practical effect would this have from a scheduling perspective for us? (NT) DamnRam 07:43:03 01/15/05 Sat I guess if the recommendation passes, the I-A and I-AA subclassifications would be eliminated, erasing the I-AA “stigma”. PL, A-10, Big East, Big Ten, etc. would all be “Division I”, as in basketball. Not sure what effect this would have from a scheduling perspective though. (NT) ramMan 09:33:35 01/15/05 Sat Three major developments. 1st, the NCAA has further tightened it's academic standards at schools competing at the Div 1 level. 2nd, they've finally put some teeth into penalties for non-compliance of these tighter standards. 3rd, is the move toward one larger 1-A football division. Remember when our esteemed AD was telling everyone the NCAA would ultimately divide all programs into 1-A & 1-AA for all sports? It was the rationale for joining the Patriot League in all sports.The opposite is happening. How prescient that prediction was. I jest, of course. (NT) -- Rambacker, 11:15:23 01/15/05 Sat My guess is that even if Fordham isn't hampered by the I-AA label we might still be by the non-scholarship stigma and the perception that our program just isn't "big" enough (a situation I think wouldn't apply to Lehigh). If they do erase the I-A/I-AA distinction, I think Fordham would be in an absolutely prime position to make the jump up to scholarship football and start getting some quality away games. Then, put the new stadium on a fast-track and we could be back to some semblance of the good old days. (NT) -- DamnRam, 23:05:32 01/15/05 Sat