3 New Home Games

[THEsocalledfan]

It seems pretty obvious that the old scheduling template is being "tweaked" into a new long-term workable format around the new realities of losing "regional" FBS opponents (i.e. the Big 10).

So, look (still) for an FBS game of some unknown caliber in 2018, and then the next possible home and home with a top (well.....maybe solid, if not top) FCS team to be 2020 (at the Dome) and 2021 (return game away) and every two years thereafter.

Next scheduled "big-time" FBS program will likely be for 2026. Larson will likely have to schedule games out farther to make it work as intended.

It would seem to me 2018 is now ideal to try to sign a home and home with a premier FCS school who is having trouble locking in a home game they need since NDSU can go on the road for the front end. (As long as said team is not Montana St......) Unless there was a desperate G5 out there looking for a home game.....

[Christopher Moen]

It seems pretty obvious that the old scheduling template is being "tweaked" into a new long-term workable format around the new realities of losing "regional" FBS opponents (i.e. the Big 10).

So, look (still) for an FBS game of some unknown caliber in 2018, and then the next possible home and home with a top (well.....maybe solid, if not top) FCS team to be 2020 (at the Dome) and 2021 (return game away) and every two years thereafter.

Next scheduled "big-time" FBS program will likely be for 2026. Larson will likely have to schedule games out farther to make it work as intended.

My guess is that NDSU's FBS scheduling for the foreseeable future is limited to the PAC-12 and G5. The PAC-12 schools might pay, but the G5 schools probably want a free game. In the G5 case, maybe we can get home and home games with teams from the Sunbelt.

Personally, I would like to see a home and home with JMU.

[Bison 4 Life]

I wish Tony would hurry up and moderate Lakes' comments so we can see what he thinks.

[MNLonghorn10]

can we pay an FBS team to host us?

this would be awesome. better than these games

[MNLonghorn10]

I wish Tony would hurry up and moderate Lakes' comments so we can see what he thinks.

good chance hes already forgotten who these primetime opponents are

[VirginiaBison]

Great to see the Bison give a leg up to potential DII>DI climbers! Everyone needs help to move up.

[BisonNeil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhczU2QdkWg

Fumble recovery by Charlie Stock and a big INT! Yea baby!!

[taper]

Anyone else think NA will be the toughest game out of this lot? I think they'll be pretty successful in the FCS. I'm glad we're making friends right away, could pay off in the future.

[KC Bison]

This is the price we pay for winning all those FBS games.

[MNLonghorn10]

This is the price we pay for winning all those FBS games.

I thought this was already evident by this years death row of home games.