Radical Realignment article on SI website features NDSU as lone FCS call-up

[Professorbum]

https://www.si.com/college/2020/06/2...ce-realignment


Interesting read by Pat Forde. Of course, never gonna happen. But heartened by the fact that the article proposes that 11 FBS schools be demoted to FCS and a single FCS school (NDSU) be promoted to a new 120-team FBS. I love our proposed conference mates. If I were king for a day, this would be my legacy. Oh, and world peace.

[El_Chapo]

BETTER FBS THREAD has this already

[SDbison]

BETTER FBS THREAD has this already

Yes it does, but I am sure many in this thread are thrilled to see it discussed here too.

[ndsubison1]

Theyd protest playing the Bison

[Professorbum]

BETTER FBS THREAD has this already

Dang, I looked for it and didn't see it. Sorry I missed it. Thought I was the first to post it. And my intention was less about debating if we belong in FBS, but rather to highlight the respect we continue to get in the national media. So I thought this was the correct thread.

Mods, since it is it covered in another thread, you can pull this one down.

[SDbison]

Dang, I looked for it and didn't see it. Sorry I missed it. Thought I was the first to post it. And my intention was less about debating if we belong in FBS, but rather to highlight the respect we continue to get in the national media. So I thought this was the correct thread.

I do agree with Chapo that all this attention is being wasted by not working on a move to a higher level whatever that is. As I have said before the current so called leaders at NDSU don't have near the balls of Taylor and Chapman. Those in power right now would rather milk this run for all its worth, then when it fades away so will they.

[Herd]

NDSU aside . . . One thing that Forde is dead on correct about . . . a proposal like this would be soooooooo good for college football as a whole. Lifting all of the DI FBS, instead of the G5 being starved off, and the few hoarding the dollars. You could get to an NFL type model where the massive TV money would be balanced between the 10 conferences. Would be very positive overall for college FB. Greed on the part of the B1G, SEC would prevent, but an awesome proposal none the less. Maybe a school like MN would get $25 million a year in TV money instead of $40, but that's still huge money.

For NDSU, as a 85 scholarship level team, can you imagine what $20 million in football TV revenue would do to athletics? Would be much easier to compete with the KState, IState and Nebraskas if we were all getting 20-25 a year in tv revenue. Again, a pipe dream.

[SDbison]

NDSU aside . . . One thing that Forde is dead on correct about . . . a proposal like this would be soooooooo good for college football as a whole. Lifting all of the DI FBS, instead of the G5 being starved off, and the few hoarding the dollars. You could get to an NFL type model where the massive TV money would be balanced between the 10 conferences. Would be very positive overall for college FB. Greed on the part of the B1G, SEC would prevent, but an awesome proposal none the less. Maybe a school like MN would get $25 million a year in TV money instead of $40, but that's still huge money.

For NDSU, as a 85 scholarship level team, can you imagine what $20 million in football TV revenue would do to athletics? Would be much easier to compete with the KState, IState and Nebraskas if we were all getting 20-25 a year in tv revenue. Again, a pipe dream.

You would think the NCAA would be interested in having a setup like this........

[Grizzled]

NDSU aside . . . One thing that Forde is dead on correct about . . . a proposal like this would be soooooooo good for college football as a whole. Lifting all of the DI FBS, instead of the G5 being starved off, and the few hoarding the dollars. You could get to an NFL type model where the massive TV money would be balanced between the 10 conferences. Would be very positive overall for college FB. Greed on the part of the B1G, SEC would prevent, but an awesome proposal none the less. Maybe a school like MN would get $25 million a year in TV money instead of $40, but that's still huge money.

For NDSU, as a 85 scholarship level team, can you imagine what $20 million in football TV revenue would do to athletics? Would be much easier to compete with the KState, IState and Nebraskas if we were all getting 20-25 a year in tv revenue. Again, a pipe dream.

NDSU and every other non P5 athletic dept would benefit. No way MN would give up $15m in TV revenue for that to happen.

[El_Chapo]

Dang, I looked for it and didn't see it. Sorry I missed it. Thought I was the first to post it. And my intention was less about debating if we belong in FBS, but rather to highlight the respect we continue to get in the national media. So I thought this was the correct thread.

Mods, since it is it covered in another thread, you can pull this one down.

Oh I wasn't be a D.ck I was just letting you know.

more exposure for it the better I HOPE IT HAPPENS!!