A new and better FBS thread

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

The glaring problem for us is that adding the XDSUs and Montanas would severely harm the basketball brand. MWC cares just as much about basketball as football and it would be the basketball equivalent of the MVFC adding the top four teams in the OVC.

We got mad about Murray State. Imagine adding three more of them…

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I'm not sure they have great basketball options outside of NMSU, the MVC has a wealth of options while the MWC is much more isolated.

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Originally Posted by NDSUstudent

The investment we need to make in basketball is coaching, we have completely embraced mediocrity and being just happy to win the autobid every once and a while. The three games in March mentality needs to die.

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Yes, this and for the love of god get whoever was working on the football gameday experience to get started on the basketball gameday experience. Need to get an atmosphere back in bison basketball.

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Originally Posted by NDSUstudent

I'm not sure they have great basketball options outside of NMSU

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Exactly. And all things considered didn’t they cancel their season after their players brought guns to their game at New Mexico and murdered a New Mexico student?

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

Exactly. And all things considered didn’t they cancel their season after their players brought guns to their game at New Mexico and murdered a New Mexico student?

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They did, so they aren't without flaws either.

NDSU has potential to be good in basketball, the program just needs an identity change.

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

Financially, they very much are not more prepared to go all sports more than us lol

For better or for worse all sports are the way of the future it seems. No more half-in half-out BS.

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I was referring to their (SDSU's) ability to be more competitive in all sports.

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Originally Posted by KSBisonFan

https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/rep...-12-defections

Decent article that provides some insight into considerations other than football. Makes a point to mention our lack of basketball strength. :sigpalm:

Reiterates the view that we'd be a football-only addition to the MWC. I want all sports to move.

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If we move it's for all sports. No one wants us for football only.

I disagree that sdsu is more prepared and that our basketball program is holding us back. What you do on the playing surface has little to do in the consideration of conference invite. If that were the case, we would be in a power 4 conference by now!! The facilities for all our teams is first class. This wouldn’t be a football only invite, although that would be ideal. Need more mwc teams poached to the pac.

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Originally Posted by Bison03

I disagree that sdsu is more prepared and that our basketball program is holding us back. What you do on the playing surface has little to do in the consideration of conference invite. If that were the case, we would be in a power 4 conference by now!! The facilities for all our teams is first class. This wouldn’t be a football only invite, although that would be ideal. Need more mwc teams poached to the pac.

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Was just saying that if we don’t make it it will be because basketball is lagging. If we had a top 100 bball team like football we’d already be in the MWC.

The way I see this playing out is: PAC shops around AAC schools, can’t get anyone. They don’t know their media contract yet so AAC schools would be very foolish to jump to a shaky conference way out on the west coast. PAC relents and has to take UNLV and Nevada. Mountain west has to replenish ASAP and adds XDSUs and UTEP/NM State.

I’d add Sacramento State to NDSU92’s list above.

If the Mountain West gets to keep San Jose State, then there is your California travel partner.
Plus the MW will be really tempted by that big Sacramento market and the size of the school. There are already stories of Sac State preparing to campaign for a MW spot.

And, if Cal Davis tries to get in on the fun, then that would really get the Montana’s attention regarding the future of the Big Sky Conference…

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Originally Posted by NI4NI

This sucks, but SDSU is better prepared for the move than NDSU in regards to a 'all sports'.

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100% this. Facility wise they are basically ready to go. All they would need to do is build out the East side of their stadium for more premium.seating, concessions and slight bump in capacity etc and and it would be a top tier new MWC venue. They also have solid basketball, and with the frost arena renovations, it is now a MWC caliber arena. All of this has also been laid out in the athletic facilities master plan which apparently doesn't exist for NDSU. Finally, they have great leadership. It's scary how far they have blown past us in the last 5 years.