(11-02-2021 03:19 PM)Todor Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 02:50 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 02:45 PM)e-parade Wrote:  

(11-02-2021 02:41 PM)TexasTerror Wrote:  20.02.6 Football Bowl Subdivision Conference. A conference classified as a Football Bowl Subdivision conference
shall be comprised of at least eight full Football Bowl Subdivision members that satisfy all bowl subdivision requirements. An
institution shall be included as one of the eight full Football Bowl Subdivision members only if the institution participates in the
conference schedule in at least six men's and eight women's conference-sponsored sports, including men's basketball and football
and three women's team sports including women's basketball. A conference-sponsored sport shall be a sport in which regularseason and/or championship opportunities are provided, consistent with the minimum standards identified by the applicable
NCAA sport committee for automatic qualification. (Adopted: 10/31/02 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 12/15/06)

20.02.6.1 Exception. A Football Bowl Subdivision member institution shall be permitted to count as one of its required
six men's sports and one of its required eight women's sports a sport in which its conference does not sponsor or conduct a
championship, provided the sport is one in which it participates in another Division I multi- or single-sport conference.
Different sports may be counted for men and women. (Adopted: 4/29/04 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 12/15/06)

20.02.6.2 Grace Period. A conference shall continue to be considered a Football Bowl Subdivision conference for two
years following the date when it fails to satisfy the eight full Football Bowl Subdivision member requirement due to one or
more of its member's failure to comply with the bowl subdivision membership requirements. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective
8/1/05, Revised: 12/15/06)

NCAA Publications

I feel like this text needs to be made the background of the conference realignment forum so it's just always there for people to read.

Indeed. And even that won’t be enough for some posters. They will claim it can be circumvented and all this other nonsense.

You can lead a Mustang to a website, but you can't make it read.

I apologize SMU guy, nothing personal, but I just had to tell my joke. Sorry you were involved It was about this whole situation and not you...

I've read the two provisions below and those cited earlier in this thread. Taken together, isn't it true that:

1) C-USA, and all FBS conferences, need 8 full members playing at least 6 men's sports (including football and basketball) and 8 women's sports within the conference.

2) As it stands right now, the schools departing C-USA for the MAC, AAC, and Sun Belt are expected to begin play in their new leagues in August 2023.

3) C-USA has 3 full FBS members with FIU, UTEP, and Louisiana Tech. Adding Liberty and NMSU will bring them up to 5 full FBS members. They're also adding Jacksonville State and Sam Houston from the FCS.

4) If, come August 1, 2023, C-USA only has FIU, UTEP, Louisiana Tech, Liberty, and NMSU as full FBS members, it will be out of compliance with requirements in Rule 20.02.6

5) However, if C-USA and its new FCS additions provide the proper notice by June 1, 2022 to the NCAA, then Sam Houston, Jacksonville State, and at least one other FCS school can reclassify to FBS status by August 1, 2024.

6) Hence even if, on August 1, 2023, C-USA only has 5 current FBS members (FIU, UTEP, Louisiana Tech, Liberty, and NMSU), plus SHSU, JSU, and at least one more school that are transitioning up from FCS, it will be given a two year grace period, running through August 1, 2025, to satisfy the eight full Football Bowl Subdivision member requirement under Rule 20.02.6.2.

7) Sam Houston, Jacksonville State, and at least one more FCS team can complete reclassifying by August 1, 2024, meaning C-USA will have 8 full Football Bowl Subdivision members a full calendar year before the 2 year grace period expires on August 1, 2025.

8) Consequently, C-USA does not have to add 3 more full FBS members (like UMass, UConn, & Army as all-sports additions) before 2023 in order to continue as an FBS conference.


20.02.6.2 Grace Period. A conference shall continue to be considered a Football Bowl Subdivision conference for two years following the date when it fails to satisfy the eight full Football Bowl Subdivision member requirement due to one or more of its member's failure to comply with the bowl subdivision membership requirements. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 12/15/06)

20.4.2.1.2 Notification/Application Requirement. The chancellor or president from a Football Championship Subdivision institution that intends to petition for reclassification to the Football Bowl Subdivision, per Bylaw 20.4.2, shall submit to the national office written notice of the institution's intention to reclassify and a completed application. The notice and application shall be received in the national office (by mail or electronic transmission) not later than June 1 two years prior to the August 1 when the institution intends to reclassify to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Any form received after June 1 shall be postmarked not later than May 25. The notice and application shall be accompanied by a $5,000 fee and a strategic plan that addresses the Division I philosophy statement (see Bylaw 20.9.2) and any requirements set forth by the Strategic Vision and Planning Committee. If the institution fails to qualify for membership in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the application fee shall be refunded, less any expenditure for educational costs related to the reclassification process. (Adopted: 4/28/05, Revised: 3/8/06, 12/15/06, 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11, 1/19/13, 8/7/14, 10/5/16)