App St., JMU, and all the rest who have made the great leap forward to FBS, since 1985(I gotta start somewhere, and since this is the year of the 'Immaculate Griz Conception,' I choose to start there), here's an analogy:
You are in a busy parking lot, no slots left. Now a car called Nevada, another called Boise State, then Idaho, App State, JMU, and a bunch of others, leave the parking lot. A bunch more cars have also entered the lot and are competing for their slots. Is the parking lot better since they left? Is it a stronger lot?
To say 'Yes' or 'No' would be a SUBJECTIVE answer. Just a lot.