The Delaware news sounds like 'too little too late'. Good for them for waking up and realizing they have FBS potential. I believe they do, but they need to actually do something in the present day to prove they are an FCS power.
But even if they do, their options are incredibly limited. Like it was mentioned earlier, they are in a similar state geographically as NDSU. While there are plenty of conferences that span their region, none of them would consider Delaware (ACC and AAC specifically).
The MAC seems to be where they want to go. There's no doubt the costs for travel would go up. Their closest conference mate would either be Buffalo or Kent State and those are not short trips. Aside from that, the MAC has horrible fan support.
Also, I think their move to the MAC depends on other schools moving as well. Not really great if they need UMass to commit. Perhaps they could get
I do not see the Sun Belt as an option for them. The Sun Belt is in a position of strength and there's no reason for SBC to expand that much geographically for an FCS program that really hasn't done much recently. Makes no sense.
I think a more likely candidate for them is CUSA. They are taking pretty much any school with a pulse. There is no geographic focus for the conference and Delaware could absolutely compete there. It's a travel nightmare, but it's that way for most of them at this point.
I feel like CUSA is probably way more likely for them right now. The question is: how desperate are they to go FBS?