A new and better FBS thread

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Originally Posted by taper

For the record, you actually believe there's a shadowy cabal preventing an FBS move?

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Weren’t you the one that said und was going to prevent it? Like they could
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Trust me on this: Our AD/staff have heard our message to move up and are working their collective asses to get there. Not an easy task …. at all.

They hear us and understand the landscape.

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Originally Posted by BigLakeBison

I believe there are a lot of misguided people just like yourself who have caused leadership to believe that all was good and that winning FCS championships forever was going to keep people engaged, even when the evidence was in direct opposition to that.

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I'll keep biting as long as you do. I've provided tons of real world evidence of why we need to be careful in this transition. All you've done is blame other people for it not happening on your time table.
Direct question to you. UMass is a former FCS champ and moved to FBS. Would you trade positions with them?

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Originally Posted by CAS4127

Trust me on this: Our AD/staff have heard our message to move up and are working their collective asses to get there. Not an easy task …. at all.

They hear us and understand the landscape.

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Great to hear! Wish they would have heard it sooner but better late than never.

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Originally Posted by WhoRepsTheLurker

Weren’t you the one that said und was going to prevent it? Like they could
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I said the State Board of Higher Ed could block our move. I was always completely open this is only conjecture, never claimed to have insider knowledge. I feel absolutely vindicated in this view after the California Board of Regents held meetings on blocking UCLA's move to the Big 10. The ND SBoHE without any doubt has the power to block a move to FBS. I don't know if they will, just that it is most certainly a possibility.

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Originally Posted by taper

I said the State Board of Higher Ed could block our move. I was always completely open this is only conjecture, never claimed to have insider knowledge. I feel absolutely vindicated in this view after the California Board of Regents held meetings on blocking UCLA's move to the Big 10. The ND SBoHE without any doubt has the power to block a move to FBS. I don't know if they will, just that it is most certainly a possibility.

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So then you believed in a "shadowy cabal" before BLB ever mentioned it

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Originally Posted by taper

I'll keep biting as long as you do. I've provided tons of real world evidence of why we need to be careful in this transition. All you've done is blame other people for it not happening on your time table.
Direct question to you. UMass is a former FCS champ and moved to FBS. Would you trade positions with them?

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You think you’ve provided evidence but all you’ve done is justified your own fear. None of it is evidence of anything. UMass has a terrible FBS football program but have an athletic department and University that have as much reputation if not more than NDSU. I wouldn’t trade with them because I’m a proud NDSU alum. But I also wouldn’t be ashamed to be a UMass alum and/or fan.

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Originally Posted by taper

I said the State Board of Higher Ed could block our move. I was always completely open this is only conjecture, never claimed to have insider knowledge. I feel absolutely vindicated in this view after the California Board of Regents held meetings on blocking UCLA's move to the Big 10. The ND SBoHE without any doubt has the power to block a move to FBS. I don't know if they will, just that it is most certainly a possibility.

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the NDSBOHE CAN NOT STOP NDSU FROM GOING FBS.

WHAT THE HELL.. HAHA

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Originally Posted by WhoRepsTheLurker

So then you believed in a "shadowy cabal" before BLB ever mentioned it

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No, not even close. The SBoHE might not be acting in NDSU's interests, but an elected body with open records laws is most definitely not a shadowy cabal. Their equivalent in CA is openly debating whether to block UCLA's move. Remember that I've never said the SBoHE is blocking this, only that they could.

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Originally Posted by taper

No, not even close. The SBoHE might not be acting in NDSU's interests, but an elected body with open records laws is most definitely not a shadowy cabal. Their equivalent in CA is openly debating whether to block UCLA's move. Remember that I've never said the SBoHE is blocking this, only that they could.

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Give me a legitimate reason why the SBOHE would prevent it
I don't care about ucla
We're talking about ND