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Then again, neither will anyone else.

INDIANAPOLIS -- During its summer meetings on Thursday, the NCAA Division I of Directors approved new labels for Division I football. The presidents approved a change in terminology to "Football Bowl Subdivision" for the former I-A classification and "NCAA Football Championship Subdivision" for the former I-AA group. The Collegiate Commissioners Association helped develop the new labels.

The presidents believe the new nomenclature, which becomes effective in December, more accurately distinguishes Division I institutions for purposes of governing football, the only sport for which such a distinction is necessary. Members felt the old nomenclature inaccurately tiered Division I institutions in all sports, not just football, and produced instances in which media outlets and other entities incorrectly cited institutions as being Division I-AA in basketball or baseball, for example.

"All Division I institutions, regardless of whether they sponsor football, are in fact and should be referred to as Division I members," said Board Chair and University of Connecticut President Philip Austin. "The only reasons for labeling are the need to distinguish the two football subdivisions for the purpose of governing the sport and to maintain separate statistics. The Board is stressing that the nomenclature reflect the totality of the Division I membership whenever possible and that the subdivision labels be used sparingly. Still, there are instances in which we need to use them, and we feel the new labels are more accurate."

Football Bowl Subdivision sound WORSE. What a bunch of maroons!

Well, they're now the BS division of football.

So do do we give out 85 scollies for football.

leave it to the NCAA to do something absolutely idiotic.

SuperJon wrote:Well, they're now the BS division of football.

Fitting enough--since we are in the BS Conference!

Can I get an amen from the bobbleheads?

The NCAA proves to be a joke.. is anyone really surprised?

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This has been discussed for several months now. It is only a change in name alone. It affects nothing else.

Yes, I know. It's official now though.

Yes--we all know. I think most of us here are ripping on the new name.

Sounds like athletic suburbia now: so and so plays in the Bowl Subdivision and that one plays in the Championship Subdivision. Turn left at the 7-11, past the Wal-Mart next to the Starbuck's, you can't miss it.

Guess we all can move to Wisteria Lane, and become

"Desperate Flame Fans."

Only if the women from the show will be there.

What? Did you think we weren't subdivisions before now???? Since 1978 D-I has been subdivided in the sport of football. You all seem to think this is something new.

So let me get this straight. People are complaining that a D-I AA school such as Liberty is referred to as simply "D-I", so they make a move to clarify it by calling it "championship" as opposed to "bowl". Yeah, this does prove that the college football governing bodies are buffoons.

My question is this: Someone brought up the prospect of scholarships. If Division I is no longer "division I", does that create a loophole to get around title IX restrictions? (in which case, it would be brilliant?)

its STILL DI.

its just that we're ALL DI, no one will be a I-A or I-AA in anything. It was confusing for OTHER sports, thats ALL.

now you're still DI in everything, in FB you can be Championship or Bowl division. This isn't that difficult, folks.

The move was made because of the preponderance of media outlets who would refer to Montana as playing I-AA basketball. Though honestly, I don't remember seeing many people referred to as "I-AA basketball" or "I-AA baseball." That's Big Sky commish Doug Fullerton's story, and he's sticking to it.

I think the thrust was to acknowledge I-AA football programs as Division I.