Terry Bowden Building ACC Powerhouse

[Stallion]

http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/1 ... th-alabama

[Dooby]

[EastStang]

What the.....? When did North Alabama get invited to the ACC?

[Stallion]

12 Division 1A Transfers from ACC

[abezontar]

I don't understand the desire for a school to move up from a lower division to a higher division. It seems like the costs are significant, and there is a slim likelihood of a return. What advantage is there?

[that's great raplh]

Really? SMU to bcs doesn't give you a sense?

[leopold]

Whoo hoo! Somebody tell the WAC!

[abezontar]

Really? SMU to bcs doesn't give you a sense?

From an emotional standpoint, I get it, but if you are a school that has been playing Div 2 or 1AA, why are you going to sink a lot of money into the program? Boise State and USF are the only two schools that I can think of that get any significant exposure because of the move up.

[Stallion]

Nevada was Division 1AA not too long ago. UCF too. UAB. UCONN. Marshall

[RGV Pony]

Nevada was Division 1AA not too long ago. UCF too. UAB. UCONN. Marshall

USF. Boise St. NTSU*

[abezontar]

Nevada was Division 1AA not too long ago. UCF too. UAB. UCONN. Marshall

USF. Boise St. NTSU*

Alright, so what has been the advantage? I'm not arguing that schools aren't doing it. I'm wondering why?

[The PonyGrad]

Troy.

[smupony94]

You keep adding schools that have been moving up (progress wise) while the school to our north stays at the bottom

[EastStang]

How many of the ACC transfers would have gone to North Alabama if it was FBS and they had to sit out a year? Delaware and SHS have been feasting off 1-A transfers to the point that its a part of their plan. That's part of the reason why Delaware which has a great fan base and travels well, refuses to go to 1-A. I saw them play recently and I'm sad to report that they no longer run the single wing.