Interesting, if both far-fetched and inconceivable. (Sports writers have to find something to do with no sports being played) I do feel for the 11 schools who would be forced to drop down (well, not so much for Troy and Liberty - and for vastly different reasons).
I also feel for North Dakota, South Dakota State, and South Dakota since IIRC all four of the Dakota schools were powers when I started following MT FB in the "small" school division. Wonder just what factors caused North Dakota St. to become a perennial FCS power and leave the other three behind and caused Forde to move them up to FBS..
Biggest question I have after reading the article is the criteria Forde used to pick which schools to drop down. Somewhat surprised to see MT make the cut.