A new and better FBS thread

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Originally Posted by Wolfie

I don't honestly believe geography means jack shit. Are there schools in FBS that are like...damn, we gotta use an extra hour of jet fuel to fly here. Hawaii is in the Mountain West. It's way farther to get there from any MWC school then it is to get to Fargo.
And market is really not a problem either. You think Wyoming has a big TV market? Or App St. for that matter? App St. is a VERY specific school with a state that has 6 other FBS Schools. They are located in Boone NC...ever heard of it? Me either.
And the population of NC is about twice that of Minnesota. Who has ONE FBS program. Imagine if MN had 3 FBS programs...the market would be much less for all of them, due to being spread out. But it works in NC I guess.

I don't buy the geography or market excuses.

I'm not saying you are saying that either. It just brought it to my mind when you mentioned geography.

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You must be new to this topic. Geography is the ONLY reason NDSU is still FCS. Geography doesn’t matter if we could find a football only FBS conference except none of the FBS conferences want a football only member. We are not going to
Move all sports to the CUSA or Sunbelt because those conferences don’t want the extra travel. We need regional partners to make the move with us.

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Originally Posted by BigHorns

Big 12 looking to expand west, likely targets would be PAC and/or MWC
If we are patient, I think MWC opportunities will be there.

https://twitter.com/Williams_Justin/...x9g8bnbRd9G3bw

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Fun thread to read.

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Originally Posted by IndyBison

Fargo and North Dakota are a different kind of out there. People are surprised to learn Minneapolis is about halfway from Indy to Minot. And I'm closer to my sister-in-law in Orlando than my family in Minot.

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Indy laying down the fact bombs. (And I couldn't stop myself from checking: He's accurate.)

https://c.tenor.com/Cdl0FgZUZ6kAAAAM...aclean-mac.gif

The one that surprised me recently: STL to Louisville is the same as Fargo to Minot.

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Originally Posted by taper

If we were able to put together a group of regional schools like the Sun Belt was able to, I have to believe we could attract attention from a better conference than the current CUSA dumpster fire.

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That's crazy talk.

Signed,
The Great West


As was noted here from the start, UND was massively out of footprint of the BSC. Everything, every sport, was a flight at least to Denver (NoColo). That adds up fast and it drove UND to look to the Summit/MVFC. You can survive long flights somewhat, if half or so of your conference is still bus trips for Olympic/minor sports.

Craig Thompson stepping down as Mountain West commissioner. Probably not going to change much immediately on its own, but it's still not insignificant...

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...on-step-dec-31

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Originally Posted by NDSU92

Craig Thompson stepping down as Mountain West commissioner. Probably not going to change much immediately on its own, but it's still not insignificant...

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/...on-step-dec-31

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BEST NEWS OF THE DAY MONTH AND THE YEAR>... ILL BE THERE FOR YOU!!!

CYA CRAIG!! you were worthless. the NEW COMMISH will invite NDSU!!!

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Originally Posted by El_Chapo

Sunbelt wins over P5 schools today Georgia Southern 45 Nebraska 42 Marshall 26 #8 Notre Dame 21 App State 17 #6 Texas A&M 14

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Even UND could go toe-to-toe with Nebraska for three quarters. Nobody will remember GSU in 5 weeks except Nebraska fans recalling the final nail in the coffin for their coach.

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Originally Posted by Hammerhead

Even UND could go toe-to-toe with Nebraska for three quarters. Nobody will remember GSU in 5 weeks except Nebraska fans recalling the final nail in the coffin for their coach.

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Probably true. W&M took down Charlotte. CUSA is basically a mid tier fcs conference.
At least GSU and the SBC teams don't lose their FCS games, and they beat some good P5s also.

NDSU could take down Nebraska along with a large portion of the MWC.
There's a few teams in the MWC and SBC that would be a real challenge though.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50476339...ncaa-breakaway

FBS break from NCAA appearing less likely now. The more things change the more they stay the same …

"The Transformation Committee has already handed down proposals related to transfer rules and how NCAA enforcement operates as part of phase one of its work. A set of those proposals were approved last month.

Phase two is in progress, with membership requirements for schools, student-athlete benefits, access to championship events and revenue distribution at the core of the discussions."

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Originally Posted by WhoRepsTheLurker

https://www.ksl.com/article/50476339...ncaa-breakaway

FBS break from NCAA appearing less likely now. The more things change the more they stay the same …

"The Transformation Committee has already handed down proposals related to transfer rules and how NCAA enforcement operates as part of phase one of its work. A set of those proposals were approved last month.

Phase two is in progress, with membership requirements for schools, student-athlete benefits, access to championship events and revenue distribution at the core of the discussions."

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Yeah, a split is not happening without Sankey/SEC on board, and it sounds like he is opposed to that.

This looks like posturing so the B1G and SEC can get what they want from the NCAA.
Mostly, thats freedom to spend more so they can dominate more sports.
They want to lift some of the limits on scholarships and coaches for football and other sports also.