There is no motivation to change on the FCS level at this point. Some states wouldn't even let teams practice at this point(CA and OR). We punted fall football, cheaper testing will just make it easier to happen in the spring. I don't like it but it is what it is.
The B1G has real motivation to compete against other power five leagues and was being pressured from the White House to play football.
NDSU to the FBS always. In all ways.
UND can’t afford knee braces or concussion caps for their players and they’re considered a well-funded FCS program. There is no money in FCS football for the vast majority of FCS programs. A lot of them probably look at this year as a way to save on travel/operations costs, especially if their FBS money games have already been canceled.
Time to move to FBS. The FCS spring games and playoffs are plain stupid. This whole COVID thing will help FBS to make FCS even more irrelevant. They might even push for FCS to stay in the spring. And with the soon to come anytime without penalty transfer rule FCS teams will become a feeder system for FBS teams that have holes to fill. This will especially affect great player development teams like NDSU.
1. The FCS was the Best option for NDSU for a very long time.
2. As a general rule- the FCS sucks at football and has proven that is not committed to football at all.
3. It's time to go FBS
Completely agree, look around FCS football and we have virtually no peers here. Just a bunch of basketball or poorly funded schools that want to have a football program just to have one.
Meanwhile App State is playing on CBS this weekend...They and GSU got it right to get out. Only way to continue to grow our brand is to get out.
NDSU to the FBS always. In all ways.