If you use my logic the only schools that should compete at the D1 level should be somewhere between 40 and 60 odd schools. Those schools are in the major conferences (PAC, Big 10, SEC, ACC, Big 12, or major independent/partial ACC Notre Dame) with more substantial revenues.

This is what is in the process of happening right now anyway. Their revenues have skyrocketed over the last 20 years (esp the SEC and Big 10). Their extra revenues in turn have led to the stadium expansions, facility improvements, increases in coaches salaries etc which further separate those schools from the "have nots" we call midmajors.

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Posted by ForkEmDemons

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since May 2014

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Posted on 8/9/14 at 7:53 am to molsusports

I understand what you are saying and I agree with you to an extent.

With that said I think there is a place for the mid major to be in the same division as the power conferences.

There is little difference between the Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Miss. State, Wake Forest, Indiana football programs and schools like UCONN, Central Florida, Cincinnati, SMU and Tulane.

They won't be able to knock off the top 20 programs on a yearly basis but occasionally those teams will have a great year and be able to compete with those teams. Teams like 2008 Utah, 2007 Boise State, 1998 Tulane, 2004 Louisville, 1999 Marshall, 2003 Miami (OH).

There is a place for these schools and as long as they are able to adapt to the changing college football landscape, which Tulane is currently doing, they can co-exist with and supplement the power conferences.

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