Random thought here too.

Often times people bring up these lesser bowls as a reason to not want to be FBS. "I dont want to go to <insert city here> to play in <low tier bowl>."

While appearing in these bowls would certainly happen as a result of playing better competition, if NDSU is as good or fairly close to the level people seem to think it is, wouldn't you anticipate fairly regular conference championships/10+ win seasons? Those typically yield a bowl game against a solid team. Say you have a very good year and go 11-1 or 12-0 and you are looking at a great game