Ask Mike: Ahh, Now I Get It
Hey Guys,
What keeps you coming back to Yahoo! Answers? For me, it’s the chance to learn something new. The other day I stumbled upon a question that I’d been wondering about for years — what determines whether a college is NCAA Division I, Division II, or Division III?
I’d always assumed the answer had to do with enrollment, but apparently there are many other factors that go into the equation. After a lot of fruitless searching and clicking, I found a PDF from the official NCAA site that explained it all. Short answer — it’s a mixture of the number of sports the school sponsors, how many spectators attend games, how many scholarships the school offers, “scheduling requirements,” and various other considerations.
Now that I finally know why some schools get to play in college football’s biggest bowl games while others aren’t eligible, I can move on to other equally important mysteries like learning who invented the crossword, what determines blood type, and why Snoop Dogg doesn’t go by his real name. I feel smarter already.
Thanks for reading,
p.s. — I use Yahoo! Answers to learn stuff (and because it’s my job). Do you use it as a means to discover facts, communicate with friends, or get subjective opinions? Please leave a note and let me know.
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