(02-16-2017 08:46 PM)Kittonhead Wrote:  If this is going to require from candidates a history of putting 15k fans in the stands and being able to afford the 85 scholarships not many schools could entertain it.

2015 FCS attendance leaders:

1.Montana 24,139
2. Jacksonville State 20,589
4. James Madison 19,498
5. Montana State 19,172
7. North Dakota State 18,497
9. Delaware 15,826

Only 6 schools that can make an automatic case for FBS. Attendance is on the decline nationally so its becoming tougher to do 15,000.

The loss of these schools of course would bring down averages and general fan interest in their conferences.

Im not sure that rule would hold up either. It seems it would be easy to demonstrate several fbs school do not maintain that level of attendance. And especially the fact that ccu was allowed to join with a stadium that doesn hold 15k.