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    Today, 05:54 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Good article. Had not considered the title IX impacts. That may hit a lot of schools in terms of additional expense for NIL
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    Today, 05:42 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Herder has a pretty good write up on settlement impacts for FCS that I missed previously. It sounds like the top schools will likely opt in. Looks...
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    Today, 05:33 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Has there been any official word yet on whether NDSU is opting in like the Montanas? One of the drivers for bringing NIL in house seems to be...
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    Today, 03:41 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Think that $20M may be the current cap under the agreement? Schools can pay less, though I believe most that adopt this are going to have revenue...
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    Today, 02:45 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    There's also the PAC/MW arm wrestling with exit fees. That will take some time to play out. If PAC wins, they very well may circle back for UNLV...
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    01-20-2025, 08:07 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    There was a lot of smoke from Tier 1 reporters that we were in the mix/conversation for MW, but that ultimately MW members preferred to add a FBS...
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    01-20-2025, 04:10 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Personally, I’ve considered it and would reluctantly accept it if that is the direction the admin decides to go. There is the benefit of having...
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    01-20-2025, 12:46 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    James Madison tried that with Virginia AG and then folded. CGD even did a “let them play in postseason” infomercial for them. I think behind the...
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    01-18-2025, 05:44 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    MAC is about a thousand times more likely to invite us than CUSA is. If MAC is out, waiting for MW is the only other likely path. AAC, PAC aren’t...
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    01-18-2025, 03:20 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Enough to destroy NIU's attendance while they've been a member. https://x.com/BillyTMtn/status/1876258815727067235 ...
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    01-18-2025, 02:27 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    MAC has equivalent dregs: Kent St was 0-12 this year. Ball St had wins over Kent St and Missouri St. Both are awful. Competition wise, its...
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    01-16-2025, 05:33 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    If push comes to shove on CFP the P2 will add a few teams, split, and just hold their own "conference" championship. Effectively thats what the CFP...
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    01-16-2025, 03:50 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    In a best case scenario it might be labeled FBS in the same way that the Ivy League and SWAC are labeled FCS but don't participate in playoffs. No...
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    01-15-2025, 11:23 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Even the 15k requirement was dropped when they added the $5m application fee and other costs (support staff, additional scholarships, etc). The...
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    01-14-2025, 01:34 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    End of the day, it’s all about money for Pig-4. They don’t wish to share. They get 90+% of CFP money, and probably something approaching closer to...
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    01-13-2025, 10:56 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    This is the reality/landscape: ...
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    01-13-2025, 09:40 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    NCAA D1/FBS is basically under the thumb of P4 whims. They are trying to further formalize that by giving P4 more control over all championships is...
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    01-13-2025, 05:17 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Not the poster you were responding to, but I agree that is the net result. At this point, anyone against joining the MAC is really saying let's...
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    01-13-2025, 05:03 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Upcoming transfer portal in Football
    What's the advantage of opting in beyond limiting costs? Something related to the alston settlement?
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    01-12-2025, 01:27 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Fire Polasek save the season! in Football
    Was replying to “No money NDSU can give him is going to keep him around.” SHSU is an absurd FBS example, sure. My point was there is some set of...
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    01-11-2025, 09:23 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Fire Polasek save the season! in Football
    To a degree, thats my same viewpoint with player NIL, beyond doing just enough to have an edge over peers. Do I think we can keep Polasek from...
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    01-11-2025, 08:40 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Several problems with this thought. 1) CUSA has as many (more?) midweek (Tues and Wed) games than MAC does, and attendance is just as bad or...
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    01-11-2025, 06:41 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    We'd survive, but unsure if we would thrive the same way as MW. History has shown MAC games tend to hit attendance, maybe we would be an exception,...
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    01-11-2025, 05:22 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    I saw the same graphic. Its a consideration. Midweek games do tend to hurt the fanbase and attendance. But, our reality is that MW and MAC are the...
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    01-11-2025, 05:16 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    P4, PAC, AAC have never called up a FCS school, and likely never will, because they can always backfill with other G6 schools. PAC has explicitly...
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    01-10-2025, 02:46 PM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Season Tickets in Football
    Yeah, its a fun promo, but imagine you and 5,000 others all with the same ring. Would make it feel a bit weird/awkward to wear and brag about like...
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    01-10-2025, 12:45 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread NDSU to PAC 12 ? in Football
    Not even remotely a chance PAC looks at FCS schools. Have at it, but I refuse to join the emotional roller coaster of thinking this is possible,...
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    01-10-2025, 12:32 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread A new and better FBS thread in Division I / FCS News
    Yep, P2/4 are trying to find a way to structure/dump that debt, while keeping lion share of profits and spreading a few crumbs around elsewhere. ...
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    01-08-2025, 04:43 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Let's assume the FBS door closes entirely... in Football
    Nearly everyone from high density states with nearby G5 schools that was able to grow to our level. Plenty of smaller fcs programs (like EKU and SFA)...
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    01-08-2025, 02:18 AM
    BigHorns replied to a thread Let's assume the FBS door closes entirely... in Football
    Sadly, with those conferences they might. SFA and Tarleton are the two likely on deck in that region, if FCS invites do occur. I’m not sure at this...
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