(10-26-2017 08:59 AM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote: (10-26-2017 07:40 AM)TexanMark Wrote: IUP does fairly well too...I could see them going FCS...but as you mentioned it is all about money
IUP advertises hard, but their enrollment has slipped a bit over the years. If Clarion or Lock Haven were a little closer, one (or both) would/should be absorbed by IUP.
IUP did mentioned that they would like to go to D1 one day.
GSC former schools that went to D1?
Central Arkansas
Jacksonville State
New Orleans for 1 season, and reverse coursed.
Nicholls state
Northwestern State, La.
Southeastern La.
Tennessee-Martin
Troy
UNA
Conference Carolinas does have Limestone at 3300 enrollment. They do need a football home for their team. They are the largest school in the conference.
Former CCC members.
Appalachian State
East Carolina
Elon
High Point
Western Carolina
Presbyterian
Longwood
Limestone might move up. After adding football, their enrollment went up.
CACC may have a couple that could move up. Wilmington in Delaware and Post in Connecticut. Not sure they want two for profit schools up in D1 with Post.
Could the Big South land 2 HBCUs? Bowie State with their blue football turf and Virginia State.
Peach Belt does have UNC-Pembroke who might like to have all their sports in one conference. The other is Columbus State who are weighing to move to D1 or add football. They could do both.
PSAC do have schools with more than 10,000.
Indiana, PA. close to 15,000
Kutztown over 10,600
West Chester over 16,000
Slippery Rock is at 8,800. It is around the size of UNA. Some of the schools could benefit if they do move up to D1.