A new and better FBS thread

[Big Bird]

The American already made the 6 additions official https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tic-conference.

CUSA officially on life support

[Big Bird]

Chris Vannini's latest article (IMO, he's had the most insightful pieces on realignment) https://theathletic.com/2902904/2021...n-may-be-next/

Mentions JMU a few times, but again, no NDSU talk.

[23Bison]

So we are still FCS? Well that sucks.

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

Naw, those idiots up north would poo poo the idea for five years before they'd follow in our tracks. When has UN_ ever done anything at the right time? Besides, the Tin Shed is way too small and more importantly, teh hockies would feel threatened.

Having someone local to jump with NDSU to the FBS would make the move much easier and likely to happen. Question is who will want to make the leap? Propose to the Conference USA a north division composed of 7 teams NDSU, SDSU, USD, UND, UNI, S Ill, and Mo St. Now could be the chance to jump but I don’t think NdSU administration wants to do it alone.

[BattleBorn]

I like the north division idea but, selfishly, I don't want to bring UND along for the ride.

[TAILG8R]

Having someone local to jump with NDSU to the FBS would make the move much easier and likely to happen. Question is who will want to make the leap? Propose to the Conference USA a north division composed of 7 teams NDSU, SDSU, USD, UND, UNI, S Ill, and Mo St. Now could be the chance to jump but I don’t think NdSU administration wants to do it alone.

I like the north division idea but, selfishly, I don't want to bring UND along for the ride.

Outside of NDSU how many of those school could feasibly move up to FBS? 2?

Also I get the idea/need to have a regional partner but it doens't excite me to just take the core of our existing conference and move up with them. Also it would seem that moving up with that many regionals would tie NDSU to that conference for a very long time.

[23Bison]

I’m pretty sure NDSU has missed the boat. There are still going to be things happening realignment wise but I don’t believe NDSU will be a part of it sadly.

[BattleBorn]

Outside of NDSU how many of those school could feasibly move up to FBS? 2?

Also I get the idea/need to have a regional partner but it doens't excite me to just take the core of our existing conference and move up with them. Also it would seem that moving up with that many regionals would tie NDSU to that conference for a very long time.

At the end of the day, it would be like now with better OOC games and no playoff. What kind of negotiating power would that group get with a nearly dead C-USA though?

[NDSUstudent]

Is staying in a gutted FCS the best thing for NDSU football? That is a question we need to start asking ourselves here, regional schools are one thing but we could be latching ourselves onto anchors like back in the DII era all over again. Which in the long run is going to do serious damage to our football program.

[NDSUstudent]

At the end of the day, it would be like now with better OOC games and no playoff. What kind of negotiating power would that group get with a nearly dead C-USA though?

Depends how dead it is....If the MAC starts picking at the carcass we could have carte blanche but that wouldn't matter if we don't have other schools that have similar interests.