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[El_Chapo]

Mountain West is the #1 choice
MAC is the #2 choice
Sun belt if first 2 fail.

[BlueBisonRock]

Mountain West is the #1 choice
MAC is the #2 choice
Sun belt if first 2 fail.

B12 is the only choice. The rest represent mediocrity. Go Big or go home.

Now, go get the invite.

[Hammersmith]

B12 is the only choice. The rest represent mediocrity. Go Big or go home.

Now, go get the invite.

Might I present a small counter-argument? I think it's pretty clear that going to the Big 12 straight from FCS is just not going to happen. But what if there were discussions between interested parties like NDSU, ESPN & the Big 12? What if they said (internally) that the Big 12 might be an option if NDSU were to prove itself in a lower FBS conference first. Say, the MAC? Maybe five years to become a little more than just competitive? Contend for the conference title a time or two?

Now I'm not saying any of this is happening. In fact, I'm a lot less certain of ESPN backing us in anything, much less something as big as a conference invite, than I was before the second GameDay visit. But I'm just asking if you would view a move to the MAC(or MWC or even SBC) as acceptable if it was the first step toward a Big 12 move? Just curious for your answer.


Lakes: Do not for one second view this post as me supporting your views. I don't. Not in the least. You and I are worlds apart on this topic, and I'll thank you to not drag me into another one of your lying babbles. I'm sorry, I meant your calmly reasoned, slight exaggerations.

[El_Chapo]

There's no lying, it's speculation. Hammer you're the man

If Texas/Oklahoma goes to SEC the big 12 would look different.
Or you get to the MWC/MAC like now, succeed, then 5 years later use as springboard to big 12
It's be nice to have a stadium plan in place in case something happens.
All this is moot if NDSU admin isn't out selling and proactively pimpin NDSU!

[Strongman]

First it was "5 years" now its "10 years" how do we know it won't be 20 in a couple months?

You will still have some shit bowls when playoffs first expand.

[Strongman]

I invite you to check your math, unless you are subscribing to the take out the columns method of counting.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/footba...dance/2013.pdf

Buffalo 6 games 136418 total 22736 ave
NIU 5 games 103334 total 20669 ave
Toledo 6 games 110803 total 18467 ave

NDSU 9 games 167600 total 18622 ave

I was going to say the playoffs boosted that, but the playoffs actually dropped the ave by about 80.

Now add a week night game in there and I am willing to bet that attendance drops at least 10 if not 20%.

I said actual attendance. MAC schools have inflated #s for years. Research and look up articles on subject.

[Strongman]

Why would we call the Sun Belt? You've said some utterly insane things, but this tops the cake. The Sun Belt is a step backwards, remember if you are making the move at this point you are going for all sports. So you basically are going to triple the travel budget if not more than that for the Sunbelt, at least double for the MWC.

And the whole accusing people of being UN? fans as you backup to everything is getting old. You would think you have something original...but you are definately beyond that.

Why? We stay in Summit for all sports except football.

[bisonpride4ever]

This guy is beat writer for the trees.

https://twitter.com/tribstartodd/sta...94180443688961


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[El_Chapo]

Excelllent..........no wait MWC not MVC. #idiots.

[missingnumber7]

I said actual attendance. MAC schools have inflated #s for years. Research and look up articles on subject.

CMU, EMU have definately inflated, but NIU's are fairly legit, and I wouldn't totally doubt Buffalo's either. Also ironic when playoffs come to NDSU the attendance drops because they count through the gate attendance. Just sayin.

The NCAA only care's about reported numbers, and you stated that NDSU would be #1 when the fact is we don't have the capacity to compete with some of these schools.