U/S - if you got the goods, we'll all know soon enough, I would say half the really good d2/d3 coaches struggle with d1, the other half dominate it, billy definitely has done well in d1 .... interestingly, most sort of lose their d2/d3 skills when they just play d1, the two games are different .... d2/d3 seems a bit boring and sort of unfair when you get into playing d1, at least it did for me, although I do have one of each, mostly so I can answer sitemails asking for help and see the effects of the new engine on the different levels of the game.
as far as winning with all 99 ath / sp guys, it would be easy, except when you play in a conference where near everyone is that good and in a world, where 30 or 40 coaches have great teams, and have great resumes .... then all that is left is gameplanning and / or luck .... coaches like daalter, lostmyth and billyg and many before them, have had their share of luck at the d1 level, to the point most recognize it as a skill. But, until you do it in the big leagues at the grown up table, many will be skeptical.
After your little exchange here with billy, going to be interesting to watch you coach in d1, obviously, we are expecting big things from you.