Murray State to be added to Missouri Valley Football Conference

[Loud and Proud Bison fan]

Having to play great teams like this, is why tickets are getting easier to buy all the time. I love attending games where I leave at half time /purple

Pretty soon, I think it will be time for a Fire AD Matt L, save the program thread.

[HerdBot]

Oh joy..."MSU has eight Ohio Valley conference titles to its credit, the most recent coming in 2002."

What a great fit for the supposed best conference in FCS. A team that cannot wing a conference title in a crap division in 20 years. If NDSU voted to allow them in, then the whole school's direction needs to be seriously reviewed.

This add is as bad as thinking Auggie in the Summit is a good idea.

At least Augie is a D2 Championship caliber program lol

[scottietohottie]

Having to play great teams like this, is why tickets are getting easier to buy all the time. I love attending games where I leave at half time /purple

Pretty soon, I think it will be time for a Fire AD Matt L, save the program thread.

Also can save some money for the Fargodome by not having to sell so much concessions, find enough volunteers, shorter lines for the metal detectors, and bathrooms, and just less wear on the building in general to make it last longer by adding Murray state.

Can't hurt recruiting either. Who wouldn't want to play blue trees, fighting hawks, and race horses. Basically every kids dream. Glad someone with authority finally noticed the we want Murray state signs.

I'm sure it will be the fans fault when the dome is half full.

Un_ won't be so lonely now in late November and December. The valley will have one more non playoff caliber team.

[southcliffbison]

I'll bet a dollar to a donut that NDSU voted to let Murray State in; it just falls lock step in place with the mind set. Whoever it was (ML or DB, don't think the new prez has taken over yet) has done a big disservice to the conference. If they planned to add a team, should have been Augustana, not something from Kentucky for Christ's sake.

[The_Sicatoka]

Looking at the map of a 12 team MVFC here, it looks like a tight footprint 8 team conference with 4 northwestern outliers. Interesting ...

[tjamz]

Do they have plans to actually win?
How embarrassing for NDSU to be associated with a conference that just thought Murray St. would be a solid edition to the league. They haven't made an FCS playoff in 20 years and they are in the OHIO FUCKING VALLEY conference. If you can't win there, then holy shit, get ready for some absolute shit shows in the MVFC.

They lost to Austin Peay every year for the last 5 years..there has to be a punchline in there somewhere?

Playing a bit of devil's advocate here. Maybe the MVFC thinks that NDSU/SDSU or others will be making an FBS leap in the future and want to add some teams for the sake of stability?

[The_Sicatoka]

Playing a bit of devil's advocate here. Maybe the MVFC thinks that NDSU/SDSU or others will be making an FBS leap in the future and want to add some teams for the sake of stability?

< ding >

Your assumptions are solid.

[NDSU1980]

Playing a bit of devil's advocate here. Maybe the MVFC thinks that NDSU/SDSU or others will be making an FBS leap in the future and want to add some teams for the sake of stability?

They already had two extra teams and I highly doubt we are going anywhere, given the thought process of those above who decide these things. And I really doubt SDSU is inclined to move up

[The_Sicatoka]

They already had two extra teams and I highly doubt we are going anywhere, given the thought process of those above who decide these things. And I really doubt SDSU is inclined to move up

At 12 that is "two six team divisions" and you get five in-division games and play half the other division as your annual schedule.

Or, 12 is a 10-team conference after 2 leave, or an 8-team conference after 4 teams bolt.

[NDSU1980]

At 12 that is "two six team divisions" and you get five in-division games and play half the other division as your annual schedule.

Or, 12 is a 10-team conference after 2 leave, or an 8-team conference after 4 teams bolt.

I still feel the ideal number is 9. Play everyone in the conference and 3 non con games.