A new and better FBS thread

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

Got shut up in the other thread so you come over here to start spouting disinformation? NDSU’s current media rights deal is worth $22M over 10 years. I trust you can rub enough brain cells together to do the math. As impressive as this is, it would still go up significantly if NDSU were to go to the FBS.

Next straw man argument…?

Big difference between 2.2 million and 7 million a year. Over night NDSU is worth 4.8 million more?

[NDSU92]

Big difference between 2.2 million and 7 million a year. Over night NDSU is worth 4.8 million more?

Year one, probably not. Year 3 or 4 with bowl games, conference championship and wins against P5 programs under our belt? Probably.

The FBS brand is worth a lot. Right or wrong, it just is. Otherwise you’d see teams like UMass or WKU or Old Dominion dropping back down to FCS.

[bisonaudit]

Year one, probably not. Year 3 or 4 with bowl games, conference championship and wins against P5 programs under our belt? Probably.

The FBS brand is worth a lot. Right or wrong, it just is. Otherwise you’d see teams like UMass or WKU or Old Dominion dropping back down to FCS.

They don’t drop back down because the FBS brand is worth a lot to the administrators not because the brand is worth a lot to the University.

[NDSU92]

They don’t drop back down because the FBS brand is worth a lot to the administrators not because the brand is worth a lot to the University.

Why is it worth a lot to the administrators? Because they’d be fired if they moved their programs back down? Doesn’t that make it important to the university if they’re willing to fire their president and AD over it?

I’m not saying it’s justified, but the FBS brand is very important: for media rights, alumni involvement and school prestige. Some of those benefits are warranted, many are not. But it’s the way it is.

[EC8CH]

Why is it worth a lot to the administrators? Because they’d be fired if they moved their programs back down? Doesn’t that make it important to the university if they’re willing to fire their president and AD over it?

I’m not saying it’s justified, but the FBS brand is very important: for media rights, alumni involvement and school prestige. Some of those benefits are warranted, many are not. But it’s the way it is.

Their salaries. FBS ADs and coaches get paid more.

[NDSU92]

Their salaries. FBS ADs and coaches get paid more.

So the only reason those schools are FBS is because the ADs are on a power trip about their salaries?

Don’t really think so but even then, why do they get paid more? Because the schools place value on being FBS?

[23Bison]

Their salaries. FBS ADs and coaches get paid more.

Maybe someone should tell ADML about the pay increase. Maybe the coaching staff should point that out to ADML.

[EC8CH]

So the only reason those schools are FBS is because the ADs are on a power trip about their salaries?

Even if so, why do they get paid more?

Probably not the sole reason but it is a rather large incentive for the senior AD staff.

Why? Because FBS is big time baby!

[B.Schlossman Fan Club]

Year one, probably not. Year 3 or 4 with bowl games, conference championship and wins against P5 programs under our belt? Probably.

The FBS brand is worth a lot. Right or wrong, it just is. Otherwise you’d see teams like UMass or WKU or Old Dominion dropping back down to FCS.

I just don’t get it I guess. You guys get my hopes up for FBS but it never happens. There has got to be reason why NDSU hasn’t gotten an invite. Matt Larson and Entz would get big raises to go to FBS so why haven’t they pushed for it. Do we think donations won’t be enough? Is enrollment not big enough?

[NDSU92]

I just don’t get it I guess. You guys get my hopes up for FBS but it never happens. There has got to be reason why NDSU hasn’t gotten an invite. Matt Larson and Entz would get big raises to go to FBS so why haven’t they pushed for it. Do we think donations won’t be enough? Is enrollment not big enough?

There needs to be a catalyst for them to extend an invite. Something needs to happen where they want more members. The point of this entire thread is about us positioning for when that happens. Nobody expects the MW to kick out Boise and replace with us because we’re better than everyone they currently have. We’d just need to be the best option available when they are looking. Thats the idea, always has been.