[QUOTE=G_Funky;815613]I run into this question every time I start talking Bison football with any random football fan; almost immediately the convo turns to "The Jump." My counter is that NDSU has an awesome tradition and has been considered the best at every level they have played.

North Dakota State University has succeeded at EVERY SINGLE LEVEL. Why cannot they be successful at the next level, with success being defined as a top 20 team program? We are much more similar to Boise State than the dozens of programs that have failed moving up. And yes, Boise State is not even in a BCS conference.