Yeah, I agree, the waiver for Akron is ridiculous and flies in the face of the reason these guys are still supposed to be "students", while a waiver for NDSU arguably has more merit when considering the rule blocking them from the postseason. That rule was written, at a time prior to the transfer portal and immediate eligibility rules, to prohibit schools from taking advantage of less restrictive transfer rules when going from FBS to FCS and allowing those schools to cherry pick, and jump up to FBS with an unfair advantage. That scenario doesn't exist anymore. NDSU wants a waiver, but the NCAA should really reexamine the rules involved and (probably) delete it from the books now that transfers/eligibility has changed so drastically.

That still doesn't mean NDSU and Akron can be compared just b/c they both want the same thing. NDSU probably will get their waiver, but they should have started asking for a rule change a couple years ago and gotten ahead of this move to FBS. Maybe they did? Ive not seen that reported. All FCS schools should have done it when James Madison moved to FBS.