@prezbucky ‘Minnesota has six national championships in football.’ Yes, but that was in the 17th Century. (sorry, Gophers, I know, it’s 6 more than my alma mater has, but nobody beats UNC for cheating).
@mstomper I read post 4, which stated 'big time football" should be towards the bottom of the list of factors when deciding to pick a college… ’ I almost immediately clicked ‘like’, because, what does D1 football have to do with academics? Then I read further and realized how narrow and stupid I was being. Prime had it right when he said ‘Wanting D1 football & school spirit is as valid a soft criterion as wanting an urban campus location or wanting a balanced male:female ratio.’
Every student has a bias: maybe a pretty campus, or in a city, or not in the South. Wanting big football is totally valid. I second Appalachian State as a match, though I don’t know about tuition.