A new and better FBS thread

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Originally Posted by scottietohottie

Your a good little alter boy eh. Father's favorite.

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Originally Posted by ByeSonBusiness

? I don't follow

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You're. Eh.

Don't worry bros took a genesight test last night and should be on the proper meds sometime next week. Been confirmed I am crazy by a professional. I never doubted it for a minute eh.

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Originally Posted by scottietohottie

You're. Eh.

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What? I'm very confused

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Originally Posted by scottietohottie

Been confirmed I am crazy by a professional. I never doubted it for a minute eh.

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My motto ...

Cool win for Tulane.

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Originally Posted by ByeSonBusiness

You are allowed to be wrong as well. Hell, Notre Dame was not good this year and might be better than TCU. The natty game is gonna be ugly.

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Very well could be. There have already been a couple blowout wins (28 points) in the natty as it is. Not sure it will be worse than that. Also the natty game is one place the Irish never made it to so there’s that. Beating an undefeated Michigan team isn’t a small task.

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Originally Posted by 23Bison

Very well could be. There have already been a couple blowout wins (28 points) in the natty as it is. Not sure it will be worse than that. Also the natty game is one place the Irish never made it to so there’s that. Beating an undefeated Michigan team isn’t a small task.

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ND made the natty a decade ago.

Beating Michigan is an accomplishment always. I agree. Doesn't change the fact that TCU is the worst team alongside Michigan State to have made the CFP.

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Originally Posted by ByeSonBusiness

ND made the natty a decade ago.

Beating Michigan is an accomplishment always. I agree. Doesn't change the fact that TCU is the worst team alongside Michigan State to have made the CFP.

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Like maple syrup on a waffle, eh. 2012 over-rated Notre Dame is the reason we have fbs playoffs eh.

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Originally Posted by ByeSonBusiness

ND made the natty a decade ago.

Beating Michigan is an accomplishment always. I agree. Doesn't change the fact that TCU is the worst team alongside Michigan State to have made the CFP.

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That was BCS. We are talking about them in the CFP which they have never made it to the championship. If you do want to include that game then we can also add them getting drubbed by Alabama 42-14. Will TCU get skull drug? Possibly, but I don’t think it will be a 42-7 type game. Guessing it will be 37-17 Georgia.

College football went 100 years without a national championship playoff and it was just fine..It is so diluted now as to be mind numbing..Football is so barbaric and even young college guys are beating themselves up to where they will have issues their whole life. And for what, exactly? Watching that young pro die on the field last night should be a wakeup call. Though they got him stabilized he may have brain damage. And for what, exactly?

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Originally Posted by MWC

College football went 100 years without a national championship playoff and it was just fine..It is so diluted now as to be mind numbing..Football is so barbaric and even young college guys are beating themselves up to where they will have issues their whole life. And for what, exactly? Watching that young pro die on the field last night should be a wakeup call. Though they got him stabilized he may have brain damage. And for what, exactly?

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Stop watching.

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Originally Posted by MWC

College football went 100 years without a national championship playoff and it was just fine..It is so diluted now as to be mind numbing..Football is so barbaric and even young college guys are beating themselves up to where they will have issues their whole life. And for what, exactly? Watching that young pro die on the field last night should be a wakeup call. Though they got him stabilized he may have brain damage. And for what, exactly?

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for the love of the game the freedom the lessons to be learned in life teamwork driving oneself.

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

for the love of the game the freedom the lessons to be learned in life teamwork driving oneself.

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You can get all that in other endeavors..Football is cruel..

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Originally Posted by MWC

You can get all that in other endeavors..Football is cruel..

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In your opinion.

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Originally Posted by 56BISON73

In your opinion.

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In my opinion..

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Originally Posted by MWC

In my opinion..

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Now go watch some swimming.

ANY REAL NEWS ON NDSU TO FBS?

the silence is bullshit. another year our of 2nd stringers winning a title in 2023 i guess. great.

Can we at least BUY OUT 2- 9 Maine or 5 -6 UCA and go get a FBS game?

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Originally Posted by MWC

College football went 100 years without a national championship playoff and it was just fine..It is so diluted now as to be mind numbing..Football is so barbaric and even young college guys are beating themselves up to where they will have issues their whole life. And for what, exactly? Watching that young pro die on the field last night should be a wakeup call. Though they got him stabilized he may have brain damage. And for what, exactly?

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That wasn't even a violent hit. It is just an extremely unfortunate thing and I pray that he will recover enough to live a normal life. That said, I don't chalk it up to football, you can have a heart attack running even.

I appreciate your takes on conferences alignment, but I think you're overreacting here to call fb barbaric.

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Originally Posted by Gully

That wasn't even a violent hit. It is just an extremely unfortunate thing and I pray that he will recover enough to live a normal life. That said, I don't chalk it up to football, you can have a heart attack running even.

I appreciate your takes on conferences alignment, but I think you're overreacting here to call fb barbaric.

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It is barbaric to me..However, I am not trying to convince anybody that my position is the correct one.

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Originally Posted by MWC

College football went 100 years without a national championship playoff and it was just fine..It is so diluted now as to be mind numbing..Football is so barbaric and even young college guys are beating themselves up to where they will have issues their whole life. And for what, exactly? Watching that young pro die on the field last night should be a wakeup call. Though they got him stabilized he may have brain damage. And for what, exactly?

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It was lame when a team could lose the first game of the year and have no chance to compete for a national "championship" regardless of how much they improved because the winner was voted on by judges like in figure skating.

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Originally Posted by Hammerhead

It was lame when a team could lose the first game of the year and have no chance to compete for a national "championship" regardless of how much they improved because the winner was voted on by judges like in figure skating.

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It was also lame when the computers would allow LSU/Alabama to rematch in a title game when LSU won in the regular season. Thus allowing Alabama to play in a NC game with the luxury of a bye from not having to play in the SEC title game.

NDSU Matt Entz quoted in Atlantic article

NDSU would have interest in the AAC


makes sense. to be in the expanded CFP. you need to be the #1 team in #1 ranked G5 conference


let's goooo

NDSU can be interested in the B1G too, if the conference doesn't want them it doesn't mean jack shit.

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Originally Posted by daddy daycare

NDSU can be interested in the B1G too, if the conference doesn't want them it doesn't mean jack shit.

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oh good one. BURN.

to have a NDSU coach on record saying this is a giant leap forward

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

oh good one. BURN.

to have a NDSU coach on record saying this is a giant leap forward

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zero attempt at a burn. Just the way the world works.

Link the article and the direct quote I'm anxious to see how far off base you are in context.

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

NDSU Matt Entz quoted in Atlantic article

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Originally Posted by daddy daycare

Link the article and the direct quote I'm anxious to see how far off base you are in context.

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Well, for starters, he didn't even get the publication right....
His actual comment was along the lines that the American would be the best fit due to having 5 members in the central time zone.

https://theathletic.com/4058193/2023...ball-fbs-move/

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Entz, the current head coach, would pick the AAC if it was his call.

“Just in terms of football, I think our best fit is the American,” he said. “From a geographical standpoint, there are (four) in Texas, plus Tulsa. Those are in the Central time zone and (others are) in the East, so it would fit for our fans and TV. From a travel standpoint, flying to Dallas is just as fast as Youngstown or Macomb, Illinois.”

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Originally Posted by Professor Chaos

https://theathletic.com/4058193/2023...ball-fbs-move/

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Thank you.

Oddly enough, the article mentions 2 problems: geography and no invitation, per usual.

I would hardly call that a groundbreaking piece, lol Basically reiterated why NDSU isn't FBS and Entz comments mean literally nothing.

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Originally Posted by daddy daycare

Thank you.

Oddly enough, the article mentions 2 problems: geography and no invitation, per usual.

I would hardly call that a groundbreaking piece, lol Basically reiterated why NDSU isn't FBS and Entz comments mean literally nothing.

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Surely you can drop your shtick enough to admit that it is by far more than anyone from his level at NDSU has ever said regarding a specific conference

No road trips to Hawaii if you are in the AAC. Lots of Central time schools..The American makes a whole lot more sense than the MW.

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Originally Posted by daddy daycare

NDSU can be interested in the B1G too, if the conference doesn't want them it doesn't mean jack shit.

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Surely Chapo is interested in Gisele (now that she's dumped GOAT).

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

Surely you can drop your shtick enough to admit that it is by far more than anyone from his level at NDSU has ever said regarding a specific conference

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I'm with you hear....this is more than I recall having been said by someone officially speaking for NDSU. Of course that doesn't mean it will happen, but it's good to know they are open to it. That's really all we can ask...as has been pointed out, they need to want NDSU. Maybe it will happen. I still hold out hope with all of these big changes eventually something will snap into place.

As for my personal opinion, the AAC would be a great outcome.

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

Surely you can drop your shtick enough to admit that it is by far more than anyone from his level at NDSU has ever said regarding a specific conference

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Coached name a conference, yes indeed. And then everything else described the exact challenges and/or reasons why NDSU is not FBS at the moment.

So.....awesome I guess.

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Originally Posted by Gully

I'm with you hear....this is more than I recall having been said by someone officially speaking for NDSU. Of course that doesn't mean it will happen, but it's good to know they are open to it. That's really all we can ask...as has been pointed out, they need to want NDSU. Maybe it will happen. I still hold out hope with all of these big changes eventually something will snap into place.

As for my personal opinion, the AAC would be a great outcome.

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On the contrary, this is a whole bunch of words that say nothing. That's the best kind of press release. The AAC simply isn't going to extend an invite because our coach says he likes playing the in the Central time zone. There's literally nothing new here. We don't have an invite, geography is a killer. Same as before. Not a shtick, just understanding reality. You want FBS? Increase enrollment, improve MBB, and get SDSU to come along. Same as before.

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Originally Posted by taper

On the contrary, this is a whole bunch of words that say nothing. That's the best kind of press release. The AAC simply isn't going to extend an invite because our coach says he likes playing the in the Central time zone. There's literally nothing new here. We don't have an invite, geography is a killer. Same as before. Not a shtick, just understanding reality. You want FBS? Increase enrollment, improve MBB, and get SDSU to come along. Same as before.

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It is the first time I've heard anybody from NDSU say what their preferred conference is though.

That'd be a pretty big step up since those programs have 7-figure budgets for salaries - looks like the lowest-paid coach last year was getting $1.3 million/year base. Source: How Much Do AAC Teams Pay Their Coaches - Underdog Dynasty

And I agree with a previous posters: Mountain/Pacific conferences make very little sense for NDSU because 9pm start times really suck - bad for Bison fans, bad for our student-athletes (IMO.) Now if the MWC went crazy and added several teams from the CST, that'd be a different matter.

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Originally Posted by tony

It is the first time I've heard anybody from NDSU say what their preferred conference is though.

That'd be a pretty big step up since those programs have 7-figure budgets for salaries - looks like the lowest-paid coach last year was getting $1.3 million/year base. Source: How Much Do AAC Teams Pay Their Coaches - Underdog Dynasty

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It's the first time I've read an actual quote from ML basically say he wants it, so I would say that aspect is new

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Originally Posted by taper

You want FBS? Increase enrollment, improve MBB, and get SDSU to come along. Same as before.

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Just assimilate und and problem solved. They have a major branding problem anyway, so win for them too. Plus they'd finally be R1 ...

I do agree about the bunnies, as much as I hate to give them that kind of power

Only way it would work right now is FB only

The landscape has some major shifting to do yet, but I don't think it will ever be realistic to talk about the 4 Dakota schools as FBS. It's just not there

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Originally Posted by taper

On the contrary, this is a whole bunch of words that say nothing. That's the best kind of press release. The AAC simply isn't going to extend an invite because our coach says he likes playing the in the Central time zone. There's literally nothing new here. We don't have an invite, geography is a killer. Same as before. Not a shtick, just understanding reality. You want FBS? Increase enrollment, improve MBB, and get SDSU to come along. Same as before.

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Lol after years of "they can't say anything! it might mess up the process!" to "oh those words don't mean anything". From "gotta wait for the transformation committee" to "as expected, not a lot here". hmmm.... some nice pivots going this week ;)

I'd say one of three things, either:

1) Entz wasn't supposed to have replied like that and boss isn't happy with him now
2) That's actually how the athletic department feels (maybe they're even working on something...? :) ) and there isn't the feeling that the MAC or MW will work (aka if they were working on a MW invite, your HC wouldn't go on record saying his preference is the AAC because it doesn't have the geography of the MW)
3) We're never going FBS and so he's pretty much free to speculate what conference he'd like to join because none of them are happening ever

At the end of the day I guarantee you nobody in this forum would've ever guessed yesterday that a story was coming out in the athletic today where Entz states his preferred FBS conference. I don't necessarily think it means something directly. But this was a pretty big surprise that he didn't respond with the *pulls string in Woody's back* "I don't worry about that stuff, we're just trying to move our football program forward" canned response that the whole department has been using for a decade now.