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Date Posted: 19:45:48 10/08/19 Tue
Author: David S.
Author Host/IP: 173.218.175.141
Subject: Re: D3 St. Thomas Gets An Invite To Summit League For 2021
In reply to: 's message, "Re: D3 St. Thomas Gets An Invite To Summit League For 2021" on 19:01:45 10/07/19 Mon

>>>https://twitter.com/RPRTalks/status/11788079622839746
>5
>>7
>>>
>>>The reporter confirmed by the Lonrstar Conference
>that
>>>Tarleton State will join the WAC next year, and an
>FCS
>>>Independent for 2020.
>>
>>
>>http://www.startribune.com/st-thomas-to-get-invite-to-
>j
>>oin-division-i-summit-league/562174952/
>>
>>There is a special waiver for D3 schools to join D1. I
>>think Pioneer or MVFC for football.
>
>Schools would have to get a special waiver to jump
>from D3 to D1. As it stands right now, a school has to
>reclassify from D3 to D2, which can take at least four
>years, stay there for another five years, and only
>THEN can they begin the reclassifying process.
>
>The Pioneer Football Conference was created for
>schools that played D1 in all sports but had football
>teams in lower divisions. That conference is a
>non-scholarship conference.

There is a loophole that a D3 school could get the waiver. Being kicked out of your conference without a home counts as a special circumstances that the loophole could go D1.

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>>>>https://twitter.com/RPRTalks/status/1178807962283974 >6 >>5 >>>7 >>>> >>>>The reporter confirmed by the Lonrstar Conference >>that >>>>Tarleton State will join the WAC next year, and an >>FCS >>>>Independent for 2020. >>> >>> >>>http://www.startribune.com/st-thomas-to-get-invite-to >- >>j >>>oin-division-i-summit-league/562174952/ >>> >>>There is a special waiver for D3 schools to join D1. >I >>>think Pioneer or MVFC for football. >> >>Schools would have to get a special waiver to jump >>from D3 to D1. As it stands right now, a school has to >>reclassify from D3 to D2, which can take at least four >>years, stay there for another five years, and only >>THEN can they begin the reclassifying process. >> >>The Pioneer Football Conference was created for >>schools that played D1 in all sports but had football >>teams in lower divisions. That conference is a >>non-scholarship conference. > > >There is a loophole that a D3 school could get the >waiver. Being kicked out of your conference without a >home counts as a special circumstances that the >loophole could go D1.
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