In keeping with its mission to amuse the knowledgeable and chastise the ignorant, CFAA is proud to unveil a new award- The Divvy . Divvy Awards will be presented on as-needed basis to the athletic director, coach, conference commissioner, sportswriter, etc. who demonstrates an utter lack of knowledge regarding Division I alignment or whose confusion in subdivision nomenclature is simply the funniest.
Malapropisms are always welcome.
They are non-DI football schools who should not only be in the tournament, but are each good enough to win multiple games when they get there. While A-10 members Villanova and Hofstra, Pioneer Leaguer Butler and Patriot newcomer Georgetown may all be surprised to find they no longer have Division I football teams, imagine the State of Connecticut's dismay. Shame on you both, Southern University head football coach Pete Richardson and Baton Rouge Advocate sportswriter Joe Schiefelbein for not caring, not trying, or not paying attention. SU, 6-5 in 2000, plays Tulane on Sept. 29, giving the school its first Division I opponent. Division I-A in college basketball.