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You probably could get some people to name a school like
North Dakota State for FCS, NW Missouri State for DII, and Mount Union for DIII because they watched a NCAA national championship game on TV the year that team won it. However, a very small percentage of college football fans could name the correct year or years in some cases they won a national championship.
It is worth noting the NCAA and the various DI school reps noticed a similar perception problem just within DI football. Hence why the decision was made to rename the DI subdivisions from DI-A and DI-AA to DI-FBS and DI-FCS. They decided the old names gave fans the impression DI-FCS football was somehow a "lower tier" of football even though both subdivisions are still technically DI football. Unfortunately, the name change didn't really change people's perception because you will still see a good percentage of people mistakenly refer to DI-FCS football as "DII football" even though that division level already exists.
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Here is my college football playoff proposal
-- HokieAl
Dec 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM ET
HokieAl
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12/14/25 10:56 AM ET
Here is my proposed Playoff Division structure**
-- HokieAl
Dec 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM ET
HokieAl
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12/14/25 10:56 AM ET
And here is how the Playoffs would look**
-- HokieAl
Dec 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET
HokieAl
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12/14/25 10:57 AM ET
I love this. You would need golden handcuffs to keep defections low
-- Truthahn
Dec 15, 2025 at 05:02 PM ET
Truthahn
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12/15/25 05:02 PM ET
Well I admit to being very surprised at the reaction on football board
-- HokieAl
Dec 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM ET
HokieAl
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12/14/25 11:02 PM ET
Do you think voluntarily relegating oneself to a lower "division" will-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 15, 2025 at 04:29 PM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/15/25 04:29 PM ET
You probably could get some people to name a school like
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-- VTHokie2000
Dec 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/16/25 10:10 AM ET
Yes. It’s weird. Many fans have battered wife syndrome.**
-- VT ChemE 1986
Dec 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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12/14/25 11:25 PM ET