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For the most part I do agree that FBS P5 schools shouldn't play

FCS schools. However, I do think the top tier FCS programs (i.e. North Dakota St, Montana, etc.) could compete with some FBS P5 schools and maybe even most FBS P5 schools if both teams had the same number of players. Plus, the FCS schools depend on football and/or basketball to fund their other athletic programs. So why should P5 schools be the only programs to depend upon football to fund their other programs?

Even though I understand why DI split into DI-A and DI-AA back in 1978, now I am starting to think it may have been a mistake. If the DI-A schools really wanted to offer more scholarships in football, then it would have been a lot cleaner to just create a brand new division level. It would have impacted all the other sports, but better to do it back then when money wasn't as big of an issue as it is now. Now the P5s are in a quandary because how big of a role the G5s play in all the televised sports (i.e. March Madness, College World Series, Frozen Four, Women's College World Series, track and field, soccer, and men's lacrosse).
[Post edited by VTHokie2000 at 07/13/2016 4:28PM]

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Posted: 07/13/2016 at 4:28PM

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B1G's scheduling agreement to drop FCS hurts in-state football. -- HOO86 07/12/2016 6:16PM

Can't say I agree here. Would rather FBS not play FCS at all. Heck, I'd -- hokiesrule98 07/13/2016 4:21PM

Make a simple rule: no Div-1AA wins will count toward bowl eligibility, & -- EDGEMAN 07/13/2016 4:53PM

I love this idea...instead of banning the games, just make them less useful -- GusDaMan 07/14/2016 11:23AM

Only 1 win per season counts now -- mrcaniac 07/13/2016 5:31PM

Lets get it over with and cut it to zero. -- EDGEMAN 07/14/2016 08:52AM

"The game is not healthy if only 100 schools can afford to play it." - Why? ** -- Gator Hokie 07/13/2016 08:16AM

Yep. NFL does just fine w/ 32. Let others drop to lower leagues. -- chuckd4vt 07/13/2016 1:57PM

I think what he is saying is ... -- Mr. Touchdown 07/13/2016 12:35PM

Is it "healthy" for the game to have some schools (aka the P5 schools) -- VTHokie2000 07/13/2016 3:44PM

The money is way out of hand in the P5, we agree on that for sure... -- Mr. Touchdown 07/13/2016 4:09PM

Who or what is served by fielding 20+ teams at VT? -- chuckd4vt 07/16/2016 1:28PM

TitleIX -- mrcaniac 07/16/2016 4:49PM

For the most part I do agree that FBS P5 schools shouldn't play -- VTHokie2000 07/13/2016 4:28PM

I wish NCAAF had a commissioner to actually look out for the game. -- Maroon Baboon 07/12/2016 11:47PM

Heck, I wish we had an honest NCAA to look after the sport -- EDGEMAN 07/13/2016 12:47PM

Your Division II school fielded a team and your coach made the HOF -- Mr. Touchdown 07/13/2016 3:39PM

The SEC should be embarrassed to play them in November, Barnhardt is an SEC -- Stech 07/12/2016 6:49PM

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Ga. Southern is a bad example because it is no longer a FCS school -- VTHokie2000 07/13/2016 5:59PM

The good thing about playing FCS early, is that the game is -- Maroon Baboon 07/13/2016 12:03AM

I know that it is fashionable to blast the SEC and I am -- 133193Hokie 07/12/2016 10:27PM

This has nothing to do with fashion. How many Nov FCS gms have you watched? -- Stech 07/13/2016 06:50AM

I would prefer the P5 vs FCS games to be spread out -- 133193Hokie 07/13/2016 09:10AM

I would prefer there not be any P5 v FCS games ** -- crabcake77 07/13/2016 2:59PM

Agreed. I would love to have 10-15 great games every -- 133193Hokie 07/13/2016 5:05PM

Allow P5's to play at FCS for exhibition 3rd week of Aug. No -- daveinop 07/12/2016 7:33PM

Re: Allow P5's to play at FCS for exhibition 3rd week of Aug. No -- Stech 07/13/2016 07:38AM

Found this article...interesting stuff -- daveinop 07/13/2016 09:56AM

With few exceptions, the games aren't competitive. Incredible rare upsets -- daveinop 07/13/2016 09:33AM

How will the home team pay the visiting team? -- mrcaniac 07/14/2016 11:59PM

They do count for the bowl if you win. -- Lead Dog 07/13/2016 08:04AM

The SEC doing it has caused GT, Clemson, and FSU to do it. -- HOO86 07/12/2016 6:55PM

I don't mind them early as a warm up, just prefer that we play -- corvt2000 07/13/2016 4:23PM

Let's see what happens if one of them gets passed over for the playoff... -- Mr. Touchdown 07/13/2016 12:37PM

I just noticed that the ACC schools moved those games back to Sept. -- HOO86 07/13/2016 2:57PM

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I laughed when the Citadel beat South Carolina last year. -- HOO86 07/12/2016 7:19PM

For the most part I do agree that FBS P5 schools shouldn't play

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