I don't care what Jim says. That is not the real Ben Franklin. I'm 99% certain.
I’d be a go if MO State and IL State would jump on board. It would be tough to play the conf basketball tournament so far away, but it might be time to jump.
I’d say, win #10, get some MVFC support in place, then go. I don’t think the MWC invite ever comes unless we are in CUSA.
That would be cool. Problem is that CUSA's media deal is garbage right now.
But in the bigger picture, I expect it will play out much the same way it did when the Bison decided to jump from D2 to FCS.
I wasn’t around then, but I gather there was a significant chunk of the NDSU fanbase that couldn’t fathom the idea of leaving D2. I wonder how they feel now …
The one thing I see occurring over and over is people assuming that current rules and regulations will apply, but the whole thing is getting a major rebuild. I posted this in the FBS thread, but it is worth a read. Jacks AD essentially saying that there’s no need for a split - https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...434_story.html
The other thing I would expect to see come out of this is a set of clear and simple criteria for making the jump to FBS, since much of the emphasis appears to be on preventing future law suites (e.g., upstart FCS conference suing to move up to get a piece of playoff $$).
Back to the discussion of the 5 finalists. When is the decision to be made? Is there a chance that they would reject all finalists and re-post the job?
From the campus email: "Following the on-campus interviews, the search committee will recommend an unranked slate of finalists to the State Board of Higher Education. The board will conduct final interviews on the NDSU campus on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, with the selection of the next NDSU president announced thereafter. It is anticipated that the new NDSU president will assume office in June 2022."
Hard to imagine a situation where they'd bail...
There was lots of engineering talk in this thread a few pages back. This seems relevant:
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/loc...home-top-story
Anyone have any thoughts on the open forum of today’s candidate?