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Why would he do that? It would be a demotion and a pay cut.

Thanks NT80. I knew that Hurley took the money for expansion and spent it on adding faculty and building improvements, etc. He said at the time that athletics would hate him. But he did make a much better institution of learning and I am grateful. I hadn't realized that they had lowered the attendance and did away with a stadium size requirement.

Very grounded logical assessment. Too bad it got an eye roll reaction.

NT could have used Texas Stadium to meet the stadium size requirement. Some of our home games were played there in the late 70's and early 80's before 20K seat Fouts was expanded, but the paperwork didn't get submitted in time (President Hurley), so we were forced to drop to 1-AA. Here is the current requirements (an interesting read): "The requirement began in 1978 when Division I split into what are now known as FBS (1-A) and FCS (1-AA). To keep together the schools that invest heavily in football, an FBS requirement was set with an average of 17,000 fans once every four years and a 30,000-seat stadium, among other requirements regarding scheduling, scholarships and other issues. In 2002, the football oversight committee changed the requirements to what they are now: a 15,000-fan average, with no stadium size requirement." https://theathletic.com/1070204/2019/07/11/college-football-ncaa-15000-attendance-rule/

I don't have a clue what the qualifications are for P5 or G5 for that matter. We were not allowed to stay in Division 1A because to be there you had to have a stadium that seats 30,000 with an average attendance of 17,000. We met that criteria before we could return to 1A. How many are in 1A that do not meet that criteria? In some cases teams (especially the MAC) do not have the stadium or the attendance to qualify. There were several in CUSA that did not qualify. Ditto for Sun Belt. I don't really worry about the AAC; or at least I won't when Charlotte gets their new stadium.