Is the current state of the FCS really just the old DII days rebranded?

[MAKBison]

Just wondering what people's thoughts were about this.

[Bison 4 Life]

no

10 char

[El_Chapo]

the FCS is the 3rd tier... ita very much d2 caliber now that 5 fcs programs have jumped to fbs in last few years.

[MAKBison]

no

10 char

Ok, besides the obvious..... number of scholarships, the quality of the game and cost. what is different?

[Bison 4 Life]

Ok, besides the obvious..... number of scholarships, the quality of the game and cost. what is different?

What is the same?

[tony]

Ok, what is different?

I'm looking around FCS and not seeing U of Mary, Crookston, Minot, Duluth, Northern State, SW Minnesota, Winona, Upper Iowa, or any of the type of newcomers in our region that made leaving D2 inevitable.

The schools in our region that are in DI are exactly the ones NDSU wanted to go DI with NDSU in the first place.

[Bisonator98]

Ok, besides the obvious..... number of scholarships, the quality of the game and cost. what is different?

Lol those are pretty big differences. I'd add the quality of athlete, coaching staffs, facilities, technology is quite a bit better.

This is talking about the upper level of FCS, not the non scholarship types who should be DII or DIII.

[MAKBison]

I am actually looking for folks to seriously compare the two not make arguments about jumping or who should jump etc.

I would also add that the exposure for the University and Community is greater at the FCS level as well.

[MAKBison]

Lol those are pretty big differences. I'd add the quality of athlete, coaching staffs, facilities, technology is quite a bit better.

This is talking about the upper level of FCS, not the non scholarship types who should be DII or DIII.

I think your reading too much into this. The question is I just that…. a question! It is not a statement about jumping not jumping etc.

[MAKBison]

What is the same?

I asked the question to get a feeling of what people think are the diff., not start a FBS/FCS/DII debate. It seems that the only real difference is the $$$$$ involved and all that comes with that...a higher quality product. The teams that we play now compared to the teams that we used to play are a wash.

I would argue the biggest advantage has been the marketing of NDSU to a broader audience.