A new and better FBS thread

[ringthebells]

When UND was in the Big Sky, one complaint I heard was about how late all of the away games were. If NDSU were to go to the MWC, won't that be the same issue? In the short term people will be fired up and not care, but it seems like a long term issue. I'm not staying up until 1:00 am to watch NDSU kick the crap out of another garbage Mountain West team. Although their basketball is good enough to justify the lack of sleep.

[56BISON73]

how about that crowd picture. NDSU would bring 5000-10000 for every MWC away game, you'd think the MWC would like that revenue in thier stadiums/towns

More unrealistic Chapo hyper math at work.

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

You think you would send 5 to 10 thousand to Logan Utah? Laramie Wyoming? I don't think ether place has enough hotel rooms..Maybe you could stay in Salt Lake but that is about 90 miles of icy mountain roads to get to Logan. Plus, once you get there you are in Logan, Utah..Nevada has been playing USU regularly for 30 years and I have never had any interest in that road trip.

I have been to Laramie but only in the summer. I have been lucky enough to visit every MW city other than Logan.

I can't predict the future but I am reasonably confident I would not travel to Fargo.

Vegas, San Diego and Honolulu are fun visits. I could see 10 thousand going to an away game in those places.

I don’t think 5-10k of our fans could afford to travel to every road game but we would probably have more fans than most of the teams. Every week in the MWC won’t be a super bowl like it was yesterday. We may see 5-10k for P5 non conference games though.

[BigHorns]

I don’t think 5-10k of our fans could afford to travel to every road game but we would probably have more fans than most of the teams. Every week in the MWC won’t be a super bowl like it was yesterday. We may see 5-10k for P5 non conference games though.

That's a good point. Once or twice a year like Arizona and Frisco is very different than every other week.
We'd probably get a couple good turnouts for destinations like Vegas though.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

Half the games are at home. Load up non-con with regional games. Same for all sports

[ByeSonBusiness]

like NDSU couldn't be independent in fcs if we went back. we subsidize the FCS. they all make money off of our name

The FCS doesn't make money

[IndyBison]

The FCS doesn't make money

True but they lose less money thanks to the Bison and a couple other teams who have loaded up Frisco and had decent crowds at the games they hosted the last 11 years.

[Hammerhead]

Chapo is way off. NDSU can send 10-20 thousand fans to one or two games per year (FBS opponent and FCS championship) but many fans won't travel to every away game.

You think you would send 5 to 10 thousand to Logan Utah? Laramie Wyoming? I don't think ether place has enough hotel rooms..Maybe you could stay in Salt Lake but that is about 90 miles of icy mountain roads to get to Logan. Plus, once you get there you are in Logan, Utah..Nevada has been playing USU regularly for 30 years and I have never had any interest in that road trip.

I have been to Laramie but only in the summer. I have been lucky enough to visit every MW city other than Logan.

I can't predict the future but I am reasonably confident I would not travel to Fargo.

Vegas, San Diego and Honolulu are fun visits. I could see 10 thousand going to an away game in those places.

[El_Chapo]

People who want to wait to see what the P5 do, why cant we make the jump anyways?

If Ndsu continues this success there's going to be a push for fbs from somewhere. I dont know where, but I can see the admin. at least being tempted.

8 years. some are still waiting for that imaginary split

[23Bison]

After all is said and done that game last night was pretty exciting. I’m still pissed we lost but if we got to play teams like that on the regular I’d be ok with a few losses…. (Spread over a couple of years) But in all seriousness, watching our buys compete and having more than a chance to beat P5 teams is pretty great. Please get us up to the FBS and at least have 1-2 P5 teams every year in OOC. Can’t win em all but sure as hell can try.

Go Bison