Re: A new and better FBS thread
Originally Posted by
NDSU92
What I and most others want is a public announcement that we are being proactive and that we are interested. Very similar to what JMU did. "I'm here to pick up the phone" is far, far from that...
I just read a story from FBS sports that said JMU had an opportunity to move up a decade ago but opted to defer and continue to build the athletic department and other programs in addition to football. We’ve been DI playoff eligible for 14 years. Maybe we still have some building to do before we’re ready to say that we’re actively seeking an invitation. Also, if I recall correctly their football coach left the program in the wake of that announcement, so maybe there are internal reason why we don’t want to make a public proclamation without being quite certain that we’re going to be able to execute on it. Perhaps there are considerations related to Bismarck and GF as well that it makes no sense antagonizing without immediate benefit. I don’t know it’s all just a bunch of armchair speculation and ultimately it isn’t the job of the athletic director or the university president to care overly much about what I would prefer to hear them say in public. It’s there job to do what’s in the best interest of the department and the University.
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