(08-18-2019 06:00 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  One possible problem with moving as a bloc is that, playing each other, they might not be able to meet the requirement to play FBS schools as at least 60% of their opponents. That's the same problem that would be faced by any schools exploiting the supposed FBS WAC loophole. Although perhaps the requirement is waived for the first year of the transition? I dunno.

The first year of transition, you are FCS but ineligible for the playoffs (in part because your scholarship limit is higher while transitioning so it would be unfair), AFAIR second year you are FBS (but IIRC not eligible for a bowl until all normally bowl eligible schools are placed).

Move to the FBS conference typically happens in year 2 of the transition.

And for four transitioning as a block, it wouldn't be a problem anyway even if the first year FBS schools don't count, since 0.6 times 12 is 8 (rounded up), so you can play as many as 4 FCS schools without running into FBS status problems (technically 5 if you play away at Hawaii that year and have 13 games to play, since 60% of 13 still rounds up to 8).