Re: NDSU to the FBS
Originally Posted by
NDSU92
If the school wanted to go FBS, they would say so. I wish they would, as I want them to be FBS.
That being said, NDSU acting desperate for an invite will never result in us getting one. It’s like the crazy stalker trying to punch above their weight with some girl they have no business pursuing. That’s a UND move...
I don't think being public about a desire to go FBS has to come across as desperate or needy or begging. Just let the sports world know that we'd like to go FBS. We say, "FBS won't schedule us, FCS is generally underperforming, and we'd like to be FBS." That would put to bed all the external critics that say to NDSU, "if you want to play FBS teams or think you're as good as them day in and day out, then you need to make the jump." Fine. We'd like to make the jump. Then you start seeing some interest in the prospect of it all at the general sports fan level. It gets some play on ESPN. Commentators start asking when is someone going to invite this very worthy team that wants to compete, but against whom no one is willing to compete. The idea gets momentum. Informal conversations take place, followed by discrete airport meetings, and bingo...we're in the Mountain West. This is precisely how it would unfold if NDSU leadership, first, decided that they want to go FBS, and second, would publicly say so.
I don't care what Jim says. That is not the real Ben Franklin. I'm 99% certain.