I wonder... COULD (not should, or would want to... if the ability is there) the NCAA design a football system where it's stratified by budget dollars?

If the NCAA really wanted to force FBS teams down into FCS, I figure that would be the simplest way to do it. There's a pretty strong correlation between top teams and top athletic budgets, but it's obviously not an absolute.

I would think also that budget numbers would be the most difficult to falsify, as that has complications from state governments.

But I guess it would require uniform reporting standards for NCAA schools, which means all the states would have to report the same (and I recall JMU fans talking about how their reporting standards are different than the other states).

Dunno, just spitballing.

(01-06-2017 04:46 PM)Usajags Wrote:  I don't think that attacking attendance is the route to take. Unfortunately, schools don't have control over how many people show up to the games. And there are a lot of factors that go into attendance numbers, weather, schedule, record, economy.

What the NCAA should be looking at is football budgets, facilities and over all commitment from the schools. Audit the schools, give them the results and a chance to remedy the situation, if they don't, then ban them from whatever division they are currently in. And they can do this from DI FBS/FCS down to DIII. There doesn't have to be a cap, but their does need to be base amount a school can spend before it is obvious they are not going to be able to compete at their current level.

This is just more elitist BS. ULM has the smallest budget in FBS and they've beaten a ranked Arkansas team, Alabama, Wake Forest, and given Auburn more than they wanted.

Who gives a DAMN what their facility looks like or how much they spend on helmets. Its THEIR freaking budget. Their freaking helmets. Their freaking stadium. NOBODY SHOULD CARE.

Compete at the current level? Somebody should kick Arkansas' ass back down because they can spend BILLIONS, not win a conference championship ever, and lose to...you guessed it....ULM.

Another thread about things that will never happen

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(01-06-2017 10:20 PM)panama Wrote:  Another thread about things that will never happen

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What else you want us to do. Football is over and baseball doesn't start for a couple months.

(01-05-2017 07:17 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(01-05-2017 06:43 PM)StAteRedWolf Wrote:  If the NCAA did such a move as the OP says in his post, what teams would be the likely victims being forced out of the Belt and down to FCS level?

Assuming this year's trends stay the same, those in danger would be: USA, GAST, ULM, NMSU, CCU, FIU, UNCC, FAU, Bowling Green, NIU, Miami, Kent St, Akron, Ball State, and SJSU.

+ Al.-Birmingham