One important note: The quotes said division I as opposed to division I-A. Most the football schools are fairly wealthy compared to the non-football ones even from non-AQ ranks.

Either way this works though, I think it will be a good thing. Two things that seem feared that I don't think will happen if the NCAA leads this.

1. I don't think they'll remove teams/conferences from the NCAA Tournament. This is the NCAA's golden goose and they aren't going to risk damaging it. That means that if there is subdivision changes with division I, I don't think they'll go so far as changing the post-season. More likely, the different subdivisions will simply allow for different rules on somethings like scholarships, maybe academic requirements, etc. The teams will continue to play nonconference and in the NCAA Tournament however.

2. If this does include an additional breakdown between I-A and I-AA, I don't think the separation will be as large as between I-A and I-AA currently is. I don't see the games between them decreasing and they'll probably even continue with the same bowls (and playoff :( ) structure. Again you are probably talking different rules with scholarships, maybe a little different academic requirements, etc.

All in all, I think this would probably be good because it lets us acknowledge what is already reality. If the NCAA is leading this, I don't see anyway we go a lot further and ending games between the two subdivisions or separating the bowls/playoff.