It's not about the label
At least AA sounded upbeat. A double-A label is twice as good as single-A in professional baseball and bond ratings.
Any "Subdivision" designation is degrading.
"Sub" isn't something you usually want, unless it's a sandwich. Negative connotations abound.
"The substandard Subdivision team was pummeled into submission," for instance.
I think he forgets that the upper division is called the Football Bowl Subdivision. Nevermind that though. I think once the names stick, they will sound a lot better than I-A and I-AA. What sense does it make sense to call the lower division AA? In the end, the FCS still has to earn their recognition and it's all only about playing football.
"I don't know if that's a shot at us or not," [Furman fullback Jerome Felton] said after reflection on the new FCS label. "I really haven't put that much thought in it. But it's a title and all that matters is the football you play within that title. I feel like we play some great football down here and that's all that really matters.
Exactly.
