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Hmm, sounds like JMU will in fact be heading to FBS. https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/qc8l2x/pete_thamel_sources_the_sun_belt_is_examining/

Nebraska, but grew up in NW North Dakota and went to school in the valley. I'm familiar with awful temperatures, but I remember them mostly in January/February, not as much November/December. But...

And I don't want to sound pessimistic, that's not by aim here at all. I do agree that NDSU has a great tradition, and I think there are lots of reasons to expect the program to continue to grow. I'm...

"Deserves", even though less than 10 years ago, NDSU's athletic budget was $7.8m. "Deserves", even though it's not about winning--it's about tradition, donors, power, geography, etc. It's about...

Are there any estimates for revenue increases? I'd love to see what a few more years of basketball success could do for the program. It's amazing that the basketball-only Big East has at least 7 of...

Minneapolis is not my favorite town for comparisons. There are tons of college towns that are roughly Fargo's size that pack stadiums with 40,000+ fans. The ceiling for NDSU's attendance could...

For a small-revenue program like NDSU, I'm not sure that TV exposure is a great thing. How much money does the ESPN3 deal generate? A few hundred thousand a year? If that TV exposure leads to huge...

I agree those need to be considerations. NDSU needs to ask whether it can grow past the $20m athletic budget and into $40-50m with its current football facilities, and I think the answer is no. At...

I wouldn't spend anywhere close to $400m. Also, I don't know that any city the size of Fargo builds $400m arenas. That's why I asked about a partially enclosed stadium, since its cost should...

35,000 feels too large. I don't believe NDSU could average anywhere near that, since no team at NDSU's level gets attendance close to that. Take a look at the Sun Belt, comprised of peer...

That's surprisingly awesome planning. So conceivably, once the new convention center is built, the city could begin saving for a new dome. They probably can't cover it all, but they might be able to...

Well, that's government for you. I don't know that I've ever seen a government organization adequately plan for infrastructure repairs or replacements. Big capital projects always end up back with...

The advantage of the teflon dome is that you could build a relatively cheap and lightweight steel skeleton and lay the telfon roof over it. It would not be inflated like the Metrodome. Additionally,...

*sigh* I really am sorry for starting another stadium thread. :hide:

However, I couldn't find any conversation on a partially enclosed stadium option for the Bison. As is often discussed on this...

Not sure if you meant to reply to my quote about UNO, but UNO's arena will be situated on-campus in an entertainment district with restaurants, bars, and concerts/events at least 50 nights a year. I...

Sounds like UNO's situation right now, where they play in the Ralston Arena, several miles from campus. It's still better than their on-campus gymnasium which had absolutely no parking, but I don't...

Basketball works "ok" in a hockey arena, but rather than knocking the IUPUI and UNO facilities, let's first ask what the existing facilities are. The IUPUI Gymnasium is not a D1 facility, and the UNO...

Pretty much. Seems like there are going to be a lot of broke athletic departments soon with all the moves up. New expenses, but no new revenues (how's that move working out for you, UMass?)

I know this isn't a big shock to anyone, and I'm not sure there's any validity to this, but there's a post on Missouri State's 247sports board about a potential move to the FBS:


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I agree that they're fluff... I don't think you can take much from the rankings except possibly use them to understand the motivations of certain conferences when they shop around for expansion...

You're probably going to get killed in this thread by the anti-FBS crowd, but I'll try to answer concisely, objectively. In my opinion, the four biggest reasons:

- NDSU is a young university and...

Can confirm. Am Mountain West.

Chris Murray and Bill Rabinowitz are the two that have voted for NDSU:

http://www.pollspeak.com/component/option,com_psreport/Itemid,3/lang,en/p,54/r,T/s,21/t1,275/v,/w,16/

Likely going to need...

Probably need at least half of the voters putting us somewhere 20-25.

Any idea what hour of the show?