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aries75
04-19-2005, 08:30 AM
Back in January, a link to the following article in USA Today was posted on the old board:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-01-11-attendance-alternative_x.htm

It was about the NCAA weighing different options on rules for I-A membership. At the time, people were speculating that it could mean the end of I-AA, mainly because of this bit:

One option: erase the I-A designation. Classify current I-A and I-AA schools as Division I, as basketball and every other sport does, and let television and other marketplace influences determine which are big-time and which aren't.

It's now April and those NCAA meetings have taken place...so which decisions were made, and what would be their potential impact on the future of I-AA?
TexasTerror
04-19-2005, 08:48 AM
My understanding that these moves passed and need one more vote to become official by-laws or what not of the NCAA. I could be wrong though, but I think all of this was passed when they passed the 12 game deal just a few weeks ago.
arkstfan
04-19-2005, 03:18 PM
Meeting has not passed, it's not scheduled until April 28th.
*****
04-19-2005, 03:27 PM
It passed the Management Council and is scheduled for the Board of Directors agenda this month.
putter
04-19-2005, 03:30 PM
If they get rid of the I-AA designation, is that the end of the NC?
*****
04-19-2005, 03:33 PM
If they get rid of the I-AA designation, is that the end of the NC?No, the change would be to a bowl/playoff distinction. Basically it would be a cosmetic change, just dumping the I-A/I-AA nomenclature.
GannonFan
04-19-2005, 03:33 PM
If they get rid of the I-AA designation, is that the end of the NC?

On that note, does that mean that everyone's number of titles will go back to zero? Must know!
Paladin1aa
04-19-2005, 03:35 PM
Status quo - no more I-AA name.
TexasTerror
04-19-2005, 05:05 PM
On that note, does that mean that everyone's number of titles will go back to zero? Must know!

No one's titles will go back to zero. They'll just say (formerly known as the I-AA Championship). Titles never go away and since we all know it'll be I-AA, there's no way they could take it away.