It's exactly what Larsen has to say. My UND friend (I'm sorry I have a couple) gloatingly sent this to me to dash my hope, all it did was keep them where they are at, if not raise them a bit.
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It's exactly what Larsen has to say. My UND friend (I'm sorry I have a couple) gloatingly sent this to me to dash my hope, all it did was keep them where they are at, if not raise them a bit.
I feel good about an invitation being extended soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by NDSU1980
I was thinking the same thing. Sure, no conference invite has been received yet, but that doesn't mean that he isn't having conversations about that possibility. McMurphy is a pretty reputable source, so for him to publicly put something out there, makes me believe that there is a bit of truth to the rumor.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAILG8R
Matt didn't say nothing was happening though. All he said what that no conference had extended an invitation.Quote:
Originally Posted by NDSU1980
Do you remember the delay between the Gateway (now MVFC)( extending NDSU an invitation and NDSU accepting it on March 7th, 2007? I don't because the invitation and acceptance were announced at the same time.
I think any negotiation with NDSU would have an added layer because the cost of moving up, the transition period, whether to opt into the settlement , revenue sharing etc...I believe the entrance fee GCU will pay is 3.5 million. That might be a guideline for you as a football only invite.
It could take awhile to get to the invitation point.
I looked up posts from March 6th through 7th on this board. There was no talk about an invitation from any conference until March 6th. On March 7th, NDSU and the Gateway announced the invitation and acceptance simultaneously.Quote:
Originally Posted by MWC
I would hope that schools take their time. There are layers, right? I think that the ADs work out a deal, but nothing is official until the university presidents approve it. I doubt NDSU will squawk about the financial side of things - other than to want performance bonuses.
Here is a small sampling of the threads back from the March, 2007:
http://www.bisonville.com/forum/show...at-the-Gateway
http://www.bisonville.com/forum/show...w-Gateway-Poll
http://www.bisonville.com/forum/show...teway-Decision
What Larsen said is exactly what he has to say publicly right now. Notice his choice of words - "At this time, NDSU has not received an invite to any other conferences". The fact that someone like Brett McMurphy is reporting that sources (as in plural) said that the MWC is considering NDSU leads me to believe that there has been significant conversation about this between NDSU and MWC stakeholders. That doesn't mean an invite is imminent but I think it does mean that NDSU is pursuing that invite.
These days an invite needs to be accepted before it is offered - maybe I'm reading too much in between the lines but I think the interest is there from both sides and if it gets to the point an official (or unofficial) invite is made it's going to be broken by someone like Brett McMurphy and not by a statement from Matt Larsen.
Maybe true… maybe I need to alter my thinking on it…Quote:
Originally Posted by Professor Chaos
I've voiced my frustration with the athletic departments laid back comments on this topic in the past, but I don't have any issues with his latest statement in the context of the tweets/articles from yesterday.
I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic. This feels real to me, but time will tell.
So funny reading Reddit comments about the McMurphy article. Apparently we don’t want to move up to FBS and are “perfectly content” at the FCS level.
Lmao. Most stuff you read online and especially Reddit is just worthless speculation from people that have not a single clue.