A new and better FBS thread

[NI4NI]

Because facts are inconvenient:
Delaware is about 250 miles from the closest CUSA member. Four others are 700-800 miles away. Good chance UMass joins as a travel partner.
NDSU is over 1000 miles from the closest CUSA and it gets a lot worse from there.
NDSU's media deal is already more than twice CUSA's. Delaware gets to leave that cesspool that FloSports calls streaming.

Our best chance is to get the 4 Dakotas together as the northern pod when the WAC jumps in roughly 5 years. Despite the hate some have for that, it is realistic.

I bet our Iowa friends would pitch in for gas if we let them jump in.

[The_Sicatoka]

UNI will stay with BB (MVC) first and foremost.

[The_Sicatoka]

Guessing a FBS split is also getting closer and closer.

All the indicators are there.

[NI4NI]

I don't follow the Montana teams closely, but I would imagine that they are having very similar discussions?

[NI4NI]

Guessing a FBS split is also getting closer and closer.

The downside to that is that all of the money will follow the upper tier. We'd be forced to move up because FCS would be viewed as the "C" series. Actually a step down from current status.

[BigLakeBison]

Because facts are inconvenient:
Delaware is about 250 miles from the closest CUSA member. Four others are 700-800 miles away. Good chance UMass joins as a travel partner.
NDSU is over 1000 miles from the closest CUSA and it gets a lot worse from there.
NDSU's media deal is already more than twice CUSA's. Delaware gets to leave that cesspool that FloSports calls streaming.

Our best chance is to get the 4 Dakotas together as the northern pod when the WAC jumps in roughly 5 years. Despite the hate some have for that, it is realistic.

The WAC can't jump in the next 5 years since they don't currently have any FBS teams. They will need an exemption from the NCAA.
Moving all 4 Dakotas together would also require an exemption and would require that we find at least two other teams to join us in order to make a conference.
Both of those scenarios are just as likely (and you could argue less likely) than NDSU pushing to be a part of CUSA.
The media deal that NDSU currently has is not going to be able to be maintained if attendance and interest continues to drop.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

That is the ugly elephant in the room.

Not a problem if there's only one, now is it

[El_Chapo]

At this point NDSU needs to find away to move up so were the only upper midwest G5 school. I think it would be would an advantage for us.

YES! I've been saying this since 2013 NDSU goes FBS, you totally dominate Recruiting even more and you 100% get rid of the LEECHES who have sucked off NDSU for the past 10 years

shit you can use the MVFC as our own personal minor leagues and grab the top 1 or 2 players off each team to portal!

[NI4NI]

Moving all 4 Dakotas together would also require an exemption and would require that we find at least two other teams to join us in order to make a conference.

Calling Montana teams.........anyone listening?

[El_Chapo]

ITS A FUCKIN PLANE RIDE ANYWHERE. SO YOU ADD AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES IN A PLANE

NDSU ALREADY FLIES TO TERRE HAUTE INDIANA & SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI!!! idiots.