so the concern is that a program is going to load up on guys that would be ineligble in FBS prior to their move from FCS, have them grandfathered in as eligible, and compete with an unfair advantage for the duration of those players' tenure?
My guess would be that they think that if they make a bowl game in their first seasons a new FBS team would get caught up in the hype and excitement and think that they have already established a winning program.
Did App have to go through the post season ban when they moved up, I can't remember?
They were ineligible for 2 years during the transition. But then played in a bowl every year until last year when they didn't have enough FBS wins to qualify.
If they didn't make teams wait a certain number of years to be post-season eligible, then a bunch more FCS teams would try jumping to the FBS when they have no business doing so, and end up crawling back to FCS or severely damaging the sustainability of their FB program. It should probably be done on a sliding scale, as a team like JMU has clearly demonstrated they are FBS-ready this year (and based on their last 5-10 years of FCS results), but the NCAA wants to make everyone wait the same amount of time.
ECU has always been a curious program to me, good support and facilities I've heard, seems like they should be one of the better G5 programs, but just can't seem to get back to some of their glory days in the 80's and 90's. I remember how big a win it was for us in Grobie's first game at Wake when we played at ECU.
I am being serious and curious, where is that specifically stated?
Thanks. Jesus, talk about a stranglehold contract.
