For the FBS or bust crowd.......

[MAKBison]

I don't see anything wrong with the FBS pushers. I would hate to have what happened in the 90's happen again to the Bison happen again. I am hopeful this will keep the admin on their toes and watching for potential shifts in FBS. As it stands currently I am completely happy with FCS...but I don't blame anybody for wanting to move up. If things change in the FBS structure, I would jump on the FBS bandwagon immediately.

Also, I don't mind it getting rehashed. Just because it was talked about doesn't mean it can't be talked about again. Are new members just expected to sift through old threads as it was already discussed?

I get that Longhorn is just a pretty face* that shouldn't speak (unless ez gives him the go-ahead), but the rest should be able to discuss. But then Georgia Southern's fate should be looked at to see what can happen when your coach gets taken...and then the wrong hire is made.





*Term used loosely.**
**Because he's a looser.***
***Only a looser would have a Frisco Cruiser that doesn't cruise to Frisco.****
****twatwaffle

solud post, but GSA also plays a brand of football that should regularly get beat at the fbs level.

[aces1180]

Absolute truth? You personally know the AD at Nebraska? What is given as a reason and what is the reason can be totally different things...and when you have a "good" excuse...makes things easy. Nebraska scared? No, I wouldn't think that...but playing us is a no-win situation for them. Beating SDSU won't be as hard, and it helps them win the walk-on battle vs SDSU scholarship offers.

Let's not forget, JJ is a huge Nebraska fan...Hell, I saw him at Hornbachers one Saturday a few years ago when the Bison had a bye wearing red and white head to toe. I doubt he is going to rip them.

[GRAFTONBISON]

No way. Absolute truth. B1G scheduling rules just changed; all those game were booked. It is not like we can tell PAC 12 schools to piss off. I know we want to think we are bigger than we are, but in this case it is simply not true. He was slightly mocking NDSU fans when he talked about it.

Has JJ ever gotten you to get a Rev. B0B tattoo?

[THEsocalledfan]

Absolute truth? You personally know the AD at Nebraska? What is given as a reason and what is the reason can be totally different things...and when you have a "good" excuse...makes things easy. Nebraska scared? No, I wouldn't think that...but playing us is a no-win situation for them. Beating SDSU won't be as hard, and it helps them win the walk-on battle vs SDSU scholarship offers.

Yes, absolute truth. You know the B1G could not schedule FCS games. And you know that just changed. And you know NDSU had those date booked before that changed. There were no open dates. I am not understand your point at all.

yes, no win for them, but that does not even apply to the situation.

[1998braves64]

I'm in the okay with FCS boat but keeping an eye on the FBS - P5/G5 landscape. If G5 gets separated I think that's our opportunity and probably for a good amount of the MVFC mates to switch too. So hopefully ILL/IND schools can get their $ in a pile within the next 5 years so that the whole conference could move. I think UNI will go if NDSU/SDSU/USD/UN_ go, grudgingly probably but what other option do they have?

[DePereBisonFan]

Correct. JJ was very clear on that; it had nothing to due with Nebraska being "scared" etc. The issue was NDSU has games in even numbered years. Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022, and Colorado in 2024. The even numbered years are the years B1G West teams can play an FCS. The East teams are open on the odd number years, so he alluded to that is a possibility. With that said, probably aren't many of those NDSU can beat outside of Rutgers, Indiana, and Maryland and those are not easy trips for fans. Further, the longer the trip, the higher the expenses for the traveling team. On top of that, he said NDSU is not willing yet to schedule 2026.

So, even though TAB made fun of it a bit, the schedules not lining up are exactly the reason they are not playing; the ability to even schedule them is a brand new things, and NDSU had those spots filled.

Um, why in the world is NDSU not willing to schedule 2026? If we can get Nebraska for 2026, do it now. If we wait much longer, they will for sure fill up that spot. It sounds like 2026 is the earliest we could get them anyways, might as well put it in the schedule.

[Christopher Moen]

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[GRAFTONBISON]

Um, why in the world is NDSU not willing to schedule 2026? If we can get Nebraska for 2026, do it now. If we wait much longer, they will for sure fill up that spot. It sounds like 2026 is the earliest we could get them anyways, might as well put it in the schedule.

He doesn't want to lock in say a $500,000 guarantee when a couple years from now the going rate may be $1,0000,000. I agree that is a long way out but a game against someone like Nebraska may be worth the risk?

[THEsocalledfan]

Um, why in the world is NDSU not willing to schedule 2026? If we can get Nebraska for 2026, do it now. If we wait much longer, they will for sure fill up that spot. It sounds like 2026 is the earliest we could get them anyways, might as well put it in the schedule.

Now that is a solid point, but it is easy from a business sense I buy that argument too (see Grafton's post). I will concede this is more gray. The rest is black and white. B1G can only schedule even number years, and NDSU was booked in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

[GRAFTONBISON]

Now that is a solid point, but it is easy from a business sense to buy that argument too (see Grafton's post). I will concede this is more gray. The rest is black and white. B1G can only schedule even number years, and NDSU was booked in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

If NDSU had an opening in say 2022, does Nebraska answer the phone?