FBS move fans. Here's a good read

[Gully]

Im not mad at you. Just seems this topic/new threads come up every few days.

I am mad at you.

[NorthernBison]

I dont know why but I am amazed at some of his postings. He claims people with the big tailgating rigs dont donate money to TeamMakers. When he in fact he isnt a member of TeamMakers and doesnt donate any money himself.

Bingo. He sure seems hell bent on spending other people's money. The past has shown that he doesn't understand the political and financial landscape in ND.

I'm sure Gene has a plan to move quickly if necessary. The financial commitment needed would be substantial but is probably doable. No, it would not include a stadium. That would completely blow it out of the water.

[BisonTeacher]

I am mad at you.

No youre not. You love me. Youre just mad i cant come sit with you on friday.

[Kermit]

I'm sure Gene has a plan to move quickly if necessary. The financial commitment needed would be substantial but is probably doable. No, it would not include a stadium. That would completely blow it out of the water.

That may be a Catch-22. If we want to move up and be competitive, we will need a significant and sustainable increase in annual revenue. For most programs, a stadium is a key component, both in terms of capacity and premium seating options.

Don't get me wrong--I would love to see NDSU in the MWC or something similar. NDSU is a peer institution to those schools, we have a great community, a great fan base, and a great athletic tradition. The big obstacles are geography/conference affiliation and funding. We compete for state funding with multiple other institutions in a political climate that doesn't want to fund anything. We have a nice indoor stadium that isn't expandable. Something will need to change at the state level before the time is right to move up. It isn't just a matter of supporters having a "D2 attitude."

[CaBisonFan]

We will stay at the FCS level until the ncaa decides to tip the table and see who slides off. In the meantime, continue to build in all aspects.

[Swaghook]

We have a state were one can start a petition. Now getting funding for NDSU alone would not fly but if you included the other schools that mattered to enough of the population in ND you might be able to get a one time funding stimulus package passed to support facility upgrades. Personally I would much rather see a funding of higher education vs the conservation petition that is being touted by some groups.

[No_Skill]

Agreed. We have ignore function to ignore certain members posts...but i wish we had an ignore function for threads with certain topics in them.

Personally, I enjoy these threads. Where else can you get excited about the unlimited possibilities of the future...and then bitch slapped back to reality all in the same thread?

[Tatanka]

We have a state were one can start a petition. Now getting funding for NDSU alone would not fly but if you included the other schools that mattered to enough of the population in ND you might be able to get a one time funding stimulus package passed to support facility upgrades. Personally I would much rather see a funding of higher education vs the conservation petition that is being touted by some groups.

Even if initiatives like this would be successful, I believe said facility upgrade stimulus money would be targeted to quite a few other things on campus before athletic facilities gets a dime.

[Answer Guy]

We have a state were one can start a petition.

Can you explain how that works?

[Tatanka]

Can you explain how that works?