Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
silkamilkamonico
Will you be happy competing in a 3rd level of football in the playoffs every year with teams like Pitt State, UND, St Cloud, and some of the lower level upper competitive FCS teams like New Hampshire? Because that's where this is all moving towards.
Yes, I agree. Making the comparison to Pitt State and SCSU is absurd though. Moving right up to the bifurcated "top" level in which there is an artificial ceiling is not the answer.
Think about FCS right now. Would you like NDSU to compete in the SWAC? No championships, only silly exhibition games to line your trophy case.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
Everyone would love a move up. I would.
It took us two years too long to raise the extra two million dollars just to finish the BSA project that was already line item cut just to bring it under budget.
Where does the yearly millions come from? Not the state, they won't give us anything that they won't give the community college up north.
We would roll with the majority of the mid majors. no question. Gotta find a way to find it.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
silkamilkamonico
Will you be happy competing in a 3rd level of football in the playoffs every year with teams like Pitt State, UND, St Cloud, and some of the lower level upper competitive FCS teams like New Hampshire? Because that's where this is all moving towards.
Great point, if NDSU moves up tomorrow they will play in the BCS bowl this year. Thanks for pointing this out to us and helping us realize there are zero things that can go wrong if you move up to BCS and have no conference. It will all be perfect like you said!!
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
MNLonghorn10
he is. Lakes is one of the better ambassadors for NDSU that isnt employed by the actual college. He sees things clearly more than a lot of people and can project moves before any of us. a move to FBS would only be beneficial for NDSU. GT has to be making phone calls. FCS is just embarrassing when you look at the interest in other schools. NDSU needs to sell high
Please bring some of what you have been smoking to Frisco, because I just have to try it!
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
silkamilkamonico
Will you be happy competing in a 3rd level of football in the playoffs every year with teams like Pitt State, UND, St Cloud, and some of the lower level upper competitive FCS teams like New Hampshire? Because that's where this is all moving towards.
As I said in the other thread. We are in no financial shape to compete in the "second" tier fbs programs. The mountain west comes here, beats us up and takes our lunch money (coaches). Right Craig Bohl? Right Tim Miles? If the FBS is breaking up, we got some serious work to do.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
JMB
As I said in the other thread. We are in no financial shape to compete in the "second" tier fbs programs. The mountain west comes here, beats us up and takes our lunch money (coaches). Right Craig Bohl? Right Tim Miles? If the FBS is breaking up, we got some serious work to do.
We are in good position to compete with the Sun Belt and MAC. Not much separates us from those two conferences.
The MWC would be at the top of the heap.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
NDSUstudent
We are in good position to compete with the Sun Belt and MAC. Not much separates us from those two conferences.
The MWC would be at the top of the heap.
2012 Budgets for Sun Belt Football Schools:
$28,559,494 – New Mexico State*
$26,886,756 – Texas State
$25,770,262 – Western Kentucky
$24,540,533 – Georgia State
$19,060,589 – South Alabama
$18,644,606 – Appalachian State*
$18,584,216 – Idaho*
$17,440,897 – Louisiana-Lafayette
$16,504,664 – Troy
$15,307,308 – Arkansas State
$11,335,102 – Georgia Southern*
$11,323,485 – Louisiana-Monroe
NDSU's budget would be near the bottom of that list.
and that's the Sun Belt which sucks mightily.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
NDSUstudent
We are in good position to compete with the Sun Belt and MAC. Not much separates us from those two conferences.
The MWC would be at the top of the heap.
Where is all the money coming from? It is not about beating MAC teams.......it is about the money. Al Carlson would have a friggin boner out for NDSU if we were to start that right now.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
Bison 4 Life
2012 Budgets for Sun Belt Football Schools:
$28,559,494 – New Mexico State*
$26,886,756 – Texas State
$25,770,262 – Western Kentucky
$24,540,533 – Georgia State
$19,060,589 – South Alabama
$18,644,606 – Appalachian State*
$18,584,216 – Idaho*
$17,440,897 – Louisiana-Lafayette
$16,504,664 – Troy
$15,307,308 – Arkansas State
$11,335,102 – Georgia Southern*
$11,323,485 – Louisiana-Monroe
NDSU's budget would be near the bottom of that list.
and that's the Sun Belt which sucks mightily.
We would be ahead of Troy as of now..but a move requires at minimum $5 million addition to our budget. Which would put us close to the top.
Re: FBS move fans. Here's a good read
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Originally Posted by
WYOBISONMAN
Where is all the money coming from? It is not about beating MAC teams.......it is about the money. Al Carlson would have a friggin boner out for NDSU if we were to start that right now.
Al Carlson can't do anything if the money is raised privately...However, I agree and ask, "Who's going to write the check to make the move?"