(07-14-2017 06:57 PM)teamvsn Wrote:  Right. Different era. There were different reasons back then, often relating to Title IX. Those reasons have passed, and both D2 and the NAIA are different organizations now. The NAIA has much broader sport sponsorship and has focused itself on supporting flexible, budget friendly athletic programs.

Off the top of my head, I was thinking of Moorhead (MN) State. I'm pretty sure they were good in football in the NAIA, but moved to DII and haven't really ever done much. They once played NDSU (across the river in Fargo ND) when they were still DII, and lost the game like 80-0 (no joke).