Just curious, say if D3 Louisiana College (enrollment 1,200), or any other D3 school wanted to join the GSC, are there any minimum standards in the number of required offered football scholarships (be it 1 or 25) or standards for facilities presently in place?
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Originally posted by Eagle74 View PostJust curious, say if D3 Louisiana College (enrollment 1,200), or any other D3 school wanted to join the GSC, are there any minimum standards in the number of required offered football scholarships (be it 1 or 25) or standards for facilities presently in place?
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Originally posted by Eagle74 View PostJust curious, say if D3 Louisiana College (enrollment 1,200), or any other D3 school wanted to join the GSC, are there any minimum standards in the number of required offered football scholarships (be it 1 or 25) or standards for facilities presently in place?
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Originally posted by North Ala Screwdriver View PostHow about just contacting the GSC office.
Hopefully the GSC conference has minimums in place for adding D3 schools. I've seen in the past where a D3 team had high aspirations of moving up a division but failed miserably, eventually had to drop back down.
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Originally posted by Eagle74 View Post
Figured I would check with the D2 GSC fans, since they have a reputation of being very informed.
Hopefully the GSC conference has minimums in place for adding D3 schools. I've seen in the past where a D3 team had high aspirations of moving up a division but failed miserably, eventually had to drop back down.
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Originally posted by Brandon View Post
They have to have their application supported by a D2 conference.
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Here's some info:
Becoming a Division II member institution
http://www.ncaa.org/governance/becom...er-institution
Divisional Differences and the History of Multidivision Classification
http://www.ncaa.org/about/who-we-are...classification
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/mem...quirements.pdf
Division II Membership
http://www.ncaa.org/governance/membership?division=d2RESPECT THE STATESMEN, FEAR THE OKRA!
Delta State University, GSC
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So, other than filling out the right forms, attending meetings, meeting academic standards, and paying a fee, there's basically no difference between high school mandated requirements and NCAA Division 2 football minimum requirements and standards. I'm lobbying the SAC to implement a minimum standard of 10 football scholarships (should be at least 15) annually for participating conference schools. From what I understand Brevard College operated with only a couple of scholarships for years while they were members of the SAC, prior to dropping back to D3.
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Originally posted by Eagle74 View PostSo, other than filling out the right forms, attending meetings, meeting academic standards, and paying a fee, there's basically no difference between high school mandated requirements and NCAA Division 2 football minimum requirements and standards. I'm lobbying the SAC to implement a minimum standard of 10 football scholarships (should be at least 15) annually for participating conference schools. From what I understand Brevard College operated with only a couple of scholarships for years while they were members of the SAC, prior to dropping back to D3.
DII places more emphasis on academics than it does football scholarships, or athletics in general. Along with cost, academics is why they use a regional alignment. Unless you change the DII philosophy, arguing over DII scholarships is a moot point.
"keeps athletics participation in perspective within the educational mission;"
http://www.ncaa.org/governance/divis...ophy-statement
2. Academic emphasis.3. Athletics scholarships.4. Balanced Bottom Line. The median expense for Division II athletics departments with football is roughly $7.4 million, while that figure is about $20.1 million for Division I Football Championship Subdivision programs and about $80.8 million for programs in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
http://www.ncaa.org/division-ii-facts-and-figures
RESPECT THE STATESMEN, FEAR THE OKRA!
Delta State University, GSC
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Originally posted by Eagle74 View Post
Unfortunately, other than that, it appears as though there's really no requirements or standards for a D3 school to transition to D2, not even scholarship allocation requirements. For the integrity of D2, I believe conferences must put minimums into place. There's lots of NCAA requirements for D2 schools to move to D1 status. Other than required academics, there's not much difference in the requirements for running a Division 2 football program than there is for a standard high school program. Time for changes.
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Originally posted by Brandon View Post
What are these requirements?
FCS schools must meet only these criteria. FBS schools have additional requirements: provide 90 percent of the maximum allowable football scholarships and offer at least 200 scholarships or at least $4 million in total athletic scholarships across all sports.
Once every two years on a rolling basis, average at least 15,000 in actual or paid attendance for all home football games. This requirement applies only to FBS schools.
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