A new and better FBS thread

[NDSU92]

Conference USA is such a train wreck nowadays. I guess I would feel compelled to gloat if we moved up before NDSU. But that has to be the most mediocre prize to win in all the world. CUSA is one step away from hosting their football championship at some high school in Texas. And not even a cool one like Allen.

Speaking of train wrecks, CUSA doesn’t have Missouri State, Indiana State and Western Illinois, so it’s automatically a major step up.

At least if MSU moves up before NDSU that conference will know they have the best teacher’s college in a 200 mile radius. That’s gotta count for something

[AKBison]

If CUSA is willing to take NMSU, then they should also take NDSU. At that point, distances don't matter. If you're going to have to travel long distances, at least have some football success in the mix as well. Btw...I'd love to be in a conference with NMSU for basketball.

Except that NMSU is only 40 miles from Conference USA member UTEP. This might be the best chance for a move up with SDSU, Mo State, and Illinois State. It would also be a better basketball conference as well with NMSU, WKU, SDSU, NDSU, Mo State, and Illinois State to anchor it. I would also imagine that TX State could be in play as well since they are on an Island now in CUSA. The following new Conference USA would be a great start for the MVFC schools that have dreamed of moving up.


NDSU
SDSU
Mo State
TX State
NMSU
UTEP

WKU
MTU
La Tech
FIU
Illinois State
?

[AKBison]

Conference USA is such a train wreck nowadays. I guess I would feel compelled to gloat if we moved up before NDSU. But that has to be the most mediocre prize to win in all the world. CUSA is one step away from hosting their football championship at some high school in Texas. And not even a cool one like Allen.

The MidCon was a train wreck as well until NDSU and SDSU stabilized it and made it our own.

[Big Bird]

CUSA will be left with UTEP, WKU, La Tech, MTSU, and FIU. Lots of speculation that Mo State would move up and NMSU would leave independence. If Mo State goes FBS before NDSU....oh Lordy.

The MAC should be all over WKU and MTSU. Nobody has poached any MAC schools, but this is an arms race at this point and you have to strike while you can.

[Professorbum]

Except that NMSU is only 40 miles from Conference USA member UTEP. This might be the best chance for a move up with SDSU and possibly Mo State. It would also be a better basketball conference as well with NMSU, WKU, SDSU, NDSU, and Mo State to anchor it.

Yeah...I keep forgetting about UTEP.

[NDSU1980]

Add in USD and UND and you've got a 6-team north division. You know if NDSU moves up, UND will follow (again).

Naw, those idiots up north would poo poo the idea for five years before they'd follow in our tracks. When has UN_ ever done anything at the right time? Besides, the Tin Shed is way too small and more importantly, teh hockies would feel threatened.

[riceweb]

Hmm, sounds like JMU will in fact be heading to FBS. https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comment..._is_examining/

[Kevin]

No point in staying. Fcs tanked hard when we lost app gsu etc. we lose more of the top tier and it’s going to be so much worse.

[NDSU92]

Hmm, sounds like JMU will in fact be heading to FBS. https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comment..._is_examining/

Oh well, at least we’ll always have Indiana State as a peer/rival

[NDSU92]

No point in staying. Fcs tanked hard when we lost app gsu etc. we lose more of the top tier and it’s going to be so much worse.

We are the top tier man, look around.