below that they just don't have the budget to be part of the big boys. they might even go so far as to put qualifications...i.e.

50,000 tickets sold to FB...even if the stadium only seats 45K
10K sold for BB....even if it doesn't seat that many
21 scholarship sports
Full COA
4-year scholarships guaranteed
full medical for college and ten years after if not covered by another policy
full meal tickets for all athletes.
air fair for parents to recruitment and maybe all home games
3.0 minimum HS GPA
No oversigning period

What ever else you can think of to separate the men from the boys