wiegie Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Anybody know? (I'm going to see if I can get GVSU to step up to the big time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Google, yo. Schools that have football are classified as Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) or NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Football Bowl Subdivision schools are usually fairly elaborate programs. Football Bowl Subdivision teams have to meet minimum attendance requirements (average 15,000 people in actual or paid attendance per home game), which must be met once in a rolling two-year period. NCAA Football Championship Subdivision teams do not need to meet minimum attendance requirements. Division I schools must meet minimum financial aid awards for their athletics program, and there are maximum financial aid awards for each sport that a Division I school cannot exceed. There are scholarship requirements though, as outlined in the Division II section, that might prohibit them from jumping up immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Google, yo. I found that cite and I saw that there aren't any attendance policies below DI-AA, but I was wondering if anyone knew whether there were facilities requirements. (Also, I did learn that if you are a DI-A program and you average less than 15,000 fans then you get dropped into DI-AA.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirehairman Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) Montana State's stadium barely holds over 15,000, and that wasn't until upgrades in the past two years. Guess we won't be making the jump to 1-A anytime soon. Edited March 28, 2007 by wirehairman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampnuts Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Montana State's stadium barely holds over 15,000, and that wasn't until upgrades in the past two years. Guess we won't be making the jump to 1-A anytime soon. Cats suck. Go Griz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I found that cite and I saw that there aren't any attendance policies below DI-AA, but I was wondering if anyone knew whether there were facilities requirements. The only thing I found on facility requirements is in hosting a playoff game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirehairman Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Cats suck. Go Griz! Enjoy the bandwagon while you're there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Anybody know? (I'm going to see if I can get GVSU to step up to the big time.) Grand Valley State in MI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Grand Valley State in MI? yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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