the MVFC is stupid good right now. Should have had 5 seeds, not just 5 playoff teams this year.
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$81 million split between G5 conferences because of the CFPlayoff
The 100 plus FCS schools get to share $2.53m. Who negotiated this?
If you understood how difficult the journey and process of winning a National Championship is from an athlete, coach or staff's perspective, your life would be drastically different. Not one title is easy and not one title is based on just the Championship Game. A lot has to be done to get there and a lot of adversity has to be defeated.
There's a reason why being on a National Championship team gets these guys into the Champions Room, while winning a game against the likes of Iowa does not. They become a part of something that is much bigger than themselves and contribute to the legacy of the institution they represent.
In regards to Hermantown, that's not a fair comparison. Hermantown can tell the MSHSL that they're reclassifying as a AA team, and boom, it's done. NDSU doesn't get that freedom. The difference between the FCS and FBS isn't so much about the talent on the field as it is about the size and scope of the schools. The biggest underclassman university in the country is UCF, and they're just a G5 team. Notre Dame has the biggest endowment in the country, and due to bylaws, can't use even spend the money quick enough from the yearly interest due to the endowment's size. NDSU, sadly, isn't even in the realm of these schools.....yet.
Not at absurd at all. Think of how our athletes would feel if they heard or read that some fans are tired/bored of them winning National Championships because they do it so much. Unless, you've been there, winning a National Championship is extremely difficult regardless of how easy the Bison make it look.
True fans shouldn't ever take greatness lightly. Catching lightning in a bottle is difficult and the Bison have been doing in for quite some time.
Fans that say it doesn't make their lives better that NDSU is winning Championships need a better understanding of what they're cheering for and why. If they do it for themselves, then they're doing for the wrong reason.
How many people were yelling to move up in the 80s when they won all those championships. Were they bored then as well. Hmmm How many were bored the next 20 years without a natty. How many were beating the drum to move up then as well. So in a very short period of time they are bored and have FBS penis envy because of our recent success. :confused:
C’mon now, you know the jump from DII to FCS is not the same as the jump from FCS to the irrelevant purgatory portion of the FBS.
The size and scope between those jumps are not comparable.
As far as people being bored of National Championships, that I don’t understand.
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Yeah but again...your point was going FBS would get us more games against ranked FBS teams like the IOWa game. I just dont think that is any more true than it is where we are now. Sure we may get more games against the New Mexico States and Bowling greens of the world if that turns the dial for you. But big time ranked opponents like Iowa was? I think its a wash.
Yep. JJ, for example made it clear on the Insiders NOT getting Nebraska was due to NDSU having FBS games scheduled in years they would have considered NDSU, thus they picked the Bunnies, etc.
I know it is painful, but there is nothing wrong with being a big fish in a small pond. NDSU plays football that is a top G5 level, and low to middle P5 level. We all know that and even some, not all, of the national media has finally understood that. BUT, we live in a geographically isolated location with not enough "eyeballs" and the FBS system is run by the P5 for the benefit of the P5 only. On top of that, you need to have an indoor stadium in Fargo, but yet the market cannot support a 40-50K facility which is what you would need to be a serious P5, top G5 level program. By going FBS, you don't automatically get games with the "name" schools and when you do, it will likely be at their house, not your own. You will NEVER get a P5 invite due to population issues.
I've come to accept this is as good as it gets. I HATE saying that. But we have a great conference situation right now, and I while I would admit I would find MWC teams more interesting, I'd rather play our current conference foes than the MAC. And those are the only two leagues NDSU should/could ever consider and they won't want NDSU because we a geographically isolated. On top of that, we have a great thing going with SDSU right now; they are playing great football, and they are a true rival. (Can't believe I am saying that, but the hatred has started which is part of my definition.) So just accept we are what we are, a football anomaly that fits no where. I just want to see us continue to pound the pavement for P5 games as yes, no matter what some wrestling fans say, it is MUCH more exciting to beat K St and Iowa than Towson, Sam Houston, etc in the natty. (I do admit this is the most interesting matchup NDSU has ever had in this game.)