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...reorganization of Division 1-A, which. Reardon said, the major football powers have been pushing for since 1978, came after the convention voted to change the eligibility requirements for member schools...
Although the move is not expected to affect the Ivy League financially or in future scheduling, the Ivy League plans to request a waiver of Division 1-A eligibility requirements in order to be reinstated. Reardon said...
...think we will seek a waiver." Reardon said, "but I frankly don't think they'll let us stay...
...Division 1-A must now fulfill one of two requirements--a home-stadium capacity of 30,000, or an average home attendance of 17,000 or better over the past four seasons. Only four Ivy Schools--Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Penn--meet one or both of the requirements, but Reardon said it was a consensus among the Ivy League athletic directors that the league would remain intact...
...same competitive level as the majority of Division 1-A teams, had retained eligibility because of the so-called "Ivy Amendment," which allowed any schools that carried 12 varsity sports to remain in Division 1-A. An attempt to retain the amendment proved futile at the special convention, Reardon said...