A new and better FBS thread

[El_Chapo]

the fans have spoken
8000-10,000 tickets available this morning for a playoff game vs Montana.

NDSU fans are DONE WITH PUD FCS

[daddy daycare]

the fans have spoken
8000-10,000 tickets available this morning for a playoff game vs Montana.

NDSU fans are DONE WITH PUD FCS

Weird. HS and youth winter sports activities in full force.

Surprises literally nobody.

[El_Chapo]

Weird. HS and youth winter sports activities in full force.

Surprises literally nobody.

SO FBS would be better. Last game is 11/23 and then your bowl game is 12/27 or 12/29 Daddy is back on FBS Train!

[NDSU92]

Doing awesome, thanks.

MWC a better fit than what exactly? we literally have nothing in common with those schools do we?

“40k stadium, 200k fargo people, 15-20k at bowl game.” All I’m saying is MWC ain’t getting that done as being claimed. Living in the real world is much better than fantasy land.

Than FCS. It was like a week ago lol

We have a heck of a lot more in common with western research-based flagship land-grant institutions than midwestern and ohio valley former normal schools.

It's up to you if you want to continue refuting the Lakes-math. I just put him on ignore. You'll probably be a happier person when you decide to do the same.

[BigLakeBison]

Weird. HS and youth winter sports activities in full force.

Surprises literally nobody.

We're HS and Winter Sports Activities not around in 2015 when Montana came to town in the 2nd round and there were 18K plus in attendance?

[mtoutfitter]

We're HS and Winter Sports Activities not around in 2015 when Montana came to town in the 2nd round and there were 18K plus in attendance?

Maybe splitting hairs here but, considering the opening loss there was a revenge factor that could have boosted attendance as well. Just my opinion.

[BigLakeBison]

Maybe splitting hairs here but, considering the opening loss there was a revenge factor that could have boosted attendance as well. Just my opinion.

Maybe, but my larger point is that other activities/commitments/options existed in 2015, the NDSU football games were just given higher priority by a larger number of fans. I don't think the number of fans has shrunk, they are just investing less time, money and energy into attending games.

2011 2nd Round: 17,432
2012 2nd Round: 18,482
2013 2nd Round: 18,455
2014 2nd Round: 18,113
2015 2nd Round: 18,232
2016 2nd Round: 18,305
2017 2nd Round: 18,067
2018 2nd Round: 17,007
2019 2nd Round: 15,690
2021 2nd Round: 12,557
2022 2nd Round: ?


Maybe fan attendance and engagement isn't something that is critical to their individual happiness or passion for the team/program as some have suggested here. That may be true, individually. I know most of us on this forum are still going to games and supporting the programs in various ways and likely will into the future. However, from a larger program/athletic dept. standpoint I don't see how that can be true when the absolute lifeblood of those entities are almost entirely built off of fan engagement, attendance and donors (especially in the state of ND). If the trend continues, the program will definitely look different in 10, 15, 20 years. Not the end of the world in the grand scheme of life but as a Bison fan I definitely believe it is something that should be concerning.

[GreenfieldBison]

Maybe splitting hairs here but, considering the opening loss there was a revenge factor that could have boosted attendance as well. Just my opinion.

you may be on to something there...

[El_Chapo]

Maybe, but my larger point is that other activities/commitments/options existed in 2015, the NDSU football games were just given higher priority by a larger number of fans. I don't think the number of fans has shrunk, they are just investing less time, money and energy into attending games.

2011 2nd Round: 17,432
2012 2nd Round: 18,482
2013 2nd Round: 18,455
2014 2nd Round: 18,113
2015 2nd Round: 18,232
2016 2nd Round: 18,305
2017 2nd Round: 18,067
2018 2nd Round: 17,007
2019 2nd Round: 15,690
2021 2nd Round: 12,557
2022 2nd Round: ?


Maybe fan attendance and engagement isn't something that is critical to their individual happiness or passion for the team/program as some have suggested here. That may be true, individually. I know most of us on this forum are still going to games and supporting the programs in various ways and likely will into the future. However, from a larger program/athletic dept. standpoint I don't see how that can be true when the absolute lifeblood of those entities are almost entirely built off of fan engagement, attendance and donors (especially in the state of ND). If the trend continues, the program will definitely look different in 10, 15, 20 years. Not the end of the world in the grand scheme of life but as a Bison fan I definitely believe it is something that should be concerning.

we've been saying this since 2015 or so. NDSU Admin wasn't smart enough to see it. NDSU should've jumped FBS at all costs then, call the MWC and make a fucking deal and they still can do it. shit or get off the pot.

[TAILG8R]

To add on here, whatever upgrades and changes that were made to the gameday experience were minimal imo. Even the 50 shot t-shirt cannon only lasted two weeks before it was retired. LOL