A new and better FBS thread

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Doesn’t sound like splitting up FBS to me

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Originally Posted by HerdBot

Would we roll through the conference? Probably not immediately because we currently have 22 less scholarships so late season depth could take it's tolll and we are a developmental program who rarely takes transfers or plays freshman. I think within 3 years we have the potential to dominate

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NDSU opted in. Any lack of scholarships is a choice, not due to any rules

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Originally Posted by abc123

NDSU opted in. Any lack of scholarships is a choice, not due to any rules

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Your reading comprehension matches your all red profile. Deficienct

I said adding 22 new scholarships would not immediately improve a Bison team because they would go to true freshman, who rarely if ever play for a year or 2. They need time to develop and learn the systems.

You could bring in a bunch of transfers but that is a guaranteed disaster for most teams, which is why we don't do more than a handful every year

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Originally Posted by WhoRepsTheLurker

https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...fp-sources-say

Doesn’t sound like splitting up FBS to me

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If the G6 could get that many invites, I might change my tune on a bad conference

NDSU football would destroy the MWC book it! Still wouldn’t mind being in that conference to show the rest of the FBS we mean business.


*Sent from my iPhone where autocorrect is definitely not my friend*

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Originally Posted by HerdBot

Today with Boise and the current lineup it's arguably the best G5. That's why Boise made the playoff. In 2 years after the defections, it's lost some strength that knocks it down a notch. That's undeniable and not a criticism of the MW. It is what it is

It needs to make the right moves so it can stay competitive. NIU was a good start. UTEP was a market decision. Not a bad addition but nothing that moves the needle either. Top notch FCS programs actually make the conference better


Would we roll through the conference? Probably not immediately because we currently have 22 less scholarships so late season depth could take it's tolll and we are a developmental program who rarely takes transfers or plays freshman. I think within 3 years we have the potential to dominate

The only examples I can think of was Marshall dominating the MAC immediately. James Madison has been successful immediately, winning the Sunbelt east.

Bison fans just want good games and going FBS makes that happen. But we also don't want to go to CUSA and play on Tuesday either for a smaller payout

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Nevada dominated the Big West when they moved up but that was many years ago.

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Originally Posted by MWC

Wow, 'it's better than FCS" is a ringing endorsement of the MW. I have seen folks describe the MW as weak. I have seen a poster here hoping the MW gets hosed by the Pac lawsuits and loses members. I have seen posters here ridicule some MW members. I don't see anybody here have anything good to say about the MW or the members. I ask again, why the MW?

Better than FCS is not the answer. You should actually want to play the schools in any new conference you join but I suspect you would all be holding your nose if you got stuck with the MW. I think it is a fun conference with good rivalries and great road trips.

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Don't let a few posters get to you. I personally would LOVE to play Wyoming, UNLV, NIU and Air Force. Talk about the best home games in Bison history. Those would be my favorites. The road games of pretty much every game would be fun and upgrade. UTEP hasn't been very good but I love their stadium. A trip to Albuquerque would be worth it, just to do the Breaking Bad tour lol. Hawaii every so often? That's cool AF

Right now we travel to places like Indiana State and Murray State with very few fans in the stands. Youngstown Ohio isn't exactly a great trip either, although they actually have fans

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Originally Posted by MWC

Nevada dominated the Big West when they moved up but that was many years ago.

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What's up with Nevada? The Wolfpack on paper should be a good team but they've been really mediocre for a long time now. I remember them being a good program when I was a kid

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Originally Posted by HerdBot

What's up with Nevada? The Wolfpack on paper should be a good team but they've been really mediocre for a long time now. I remember them being a good program when I was a kid

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Just the last 3 seasons. They lost Norvell to CSU and made a horrible hire to replace him. They seem to be on the road to recovery with a coach who ironically made his bones at the FCS level, Jeff Choate, Montana State. I think they will bounce back this season and go to a bowl but next year they will be very competitive. They will have their field house finished by next summer and they are putting more premium boxes and more loge seating in Mackay for next fall. The school has pledged 50 million bucks totally towards football over the next 10 years. All of the money they get from a settlement or trial will go to that fund.

They have spent the last 10 years mostly on facilities for other sports and increasing the basketball budget by a bunch. There is a 400 million dollar privately funded basketball arena coming in 2027. Nevada is on a really nice flight path at the moment so that is cool.

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