Originally Posted by Anonymous
there are way too many D3 programs for the caliber of play to be good at the lower level. The top 1-10 D3 can play with the lower 20 D1 programs easily. I have seen a few D3 programs hang with some of the better D1 programs in scrimmages. Yet if the 1s played the 1s top 5 D3 teams can hang with a lot of D1 programs. Maybe even win a game here and there. Look at some of the recent D3 transfers to D1 they didnt do that badly.

That is dream talk. Over and Over when there is real coopetition between D1 ( even some mid level ) and D3 ( top level), The results are the same , D3 just cant compete. Very limited Data, but once there is a game ( usually 1st game of season occasionally).. It doesn't go well.