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I wonder how well that would work. There are so many administrative and governance things handled through the NCAA and shared among all members. They would have to do that on their and duplicate...

If they were to move to the MAC I expect they would try to keep basketball in the Big East. MAC basketball would not help them be the type of program they want to be.

It's one of the things I love about living here. Do close to so many other cities. I can drive to Chicago and back in the same day to see a Cubs game. And for perspective, I'm closer to Orlando than...

NDSU is a very reputable and respected athletics department at a fine university. Fargo is a fine market in line with many other G5 markets. Their only issue is location. It's far away and perceived...

If that does happen I see less interest in those other bowls and they go away. Maybe to a G5 playoff or G5 and FCS merge into one playoff.

I've said for several years they should either have a...

They draw those fans for home games. Let's use Penn State as an example. Their fans would have to travel to Indy for the B1G championship. Then as the #5 seed they have to play a first round game...

That will not be successful. 3-4 consecutive neutral site games will not be supported. Many fans already choose between either the conference championship game and a bowl game. Two fanbases now have...

Will the Rose Bowl be interested in hosting the 13th and 18th ranked teams (or 26th and 29th if they expand to 24 teams)? It won't have the same cache, especially since it will be happening around...

The more they expand the playoffs the more likely we'll see the end of the use of bowls or neutral sites. You won't see fans travel 3-4 weeks in enough numbers to see their team play. Add in the...

One thing people seem to miss is conferences don't want 12 Alabamas in their membership. This leads to very good teams going 4-6 or 5-5 in their conference schedule. They are good with a mix to a...

The issue with relegation in a situation like this the hard split it creates. Let's say there are 16 teams and each conference has 8. The 8th place this year may have a good team but they go 1-6 or...

There may need to be some kind of revenue sharing between both groups or blended budgets for both groups to limit the variability year to year You can't have a $400k coach one year in the G5...

Comparing anyone to Notre Dame is not a valid analogy. They are a very unique brand in college athletics.

I was fortunate to work a few scrimmages there a few years ago. The person I coordinated...

Except they'll be getting Iowa State and Maryland rather than Wisconsin and Texas A&M. And fewer people will be watching because more focus will be on the playoff games and may even be in st the same...

I think they eventually go away. The more they are used for playoff games, the less value they have as a bowl game. Fans won't make a week of it because they could have to travel multiple weeks. The...

She only wants teams in November-March?
Sorry CST is Central Standard Time so you are saying she doesn't want a team in Central Daylight Time. It's a stupid, unrational pet peeve. Mostly because I...

There are many opportunities for the parties involved to have casual conversations about this. I've volunteered at enough NCAA basketball tournaments to see these conversations happening at the hotel...

They aren't getting huge media attention being in Atlanta, but they will get more attention than they do without being there. Ball State, Indiana State, Evansville, IUPUI, PFW, Valpo, and Butler...

Rutgers and Maryland weren't desirable because fans of those schools brought a lot of eyeballs. It was because it made it an easier sell to cable providers in NYC, Baltimore, and DC to pay for the...

I agree with this. It's not an absolute as the factors for each conference/school will be different. Location is often fairly high. The biggest obstacle NDSU has is location. But they have many other...

Just because they are streaming doesn't mean they'll change the times. If all the games are on at the same time, fewer people will watch. Tuesday and Wednesday games get decent ratings. Probably...

These are all complications that I think ultimately would end college athletics as we know it. It would push athletics at that level to private clubs/minor leagues and college athletics would be...

You don't even know half of them

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I would be OK with that, too. My sons have gone to Ball State, Arizona State, and Western Michigan. I've been to football games at each and had fun. MAC is pretty good football. Your expectations are...

Very true statement. They would have to expand beyond their current members. They are at 12 so if the G5 expand to larger numbers like P5 it's possible.


With the NDSU legacy and recruiting into...