A new and better FBS thread

[BigLakeBison]

As an MSU grad and current MSP resident, MSU doesn’t have nearly the pull you would think out of MSP. MNSCU only recently stated pushing MSU as system flagship and its a after thought to the kids around me in the west metro. If I was stack ranking non-FBS non-privates it goes, NDSU UND>MSU UMD>USD SDSU>Non-Madison WI schools>St Cloud. The dislike of St Cloud by the metro is real.

The reality is that there are a large number of students at both MSU and SCSU who are from the metro. They might not have intended to go there but they are there. I would agree with your ranking of the schools, but it doesn't change the fact that both Mankato and SCSU have higher enrollment than all of the other non-FBS schools you ranked. Their proximity to the population of the metro allows them to get more students.

[The_Sicatoka]

The 2026 enrollment cliff.

There's another reason why the B1G scooped up USC/UCLA: LA is an area still with potential students; the rust belt not so much.

[Hammerhead]

The reality is that there are a large number of students at both MSU and SCSU who are from the metro. They might not have intended to go there but they are there. I would agree with your ranking of the schools, but it doesn't change the fact that both Mankato and SCSU have higher enrollment than all of the other non-FBS schools you ranked. Their proximity to the population of the metro allows them to get more students.

The U is hard to get into so I can see the closest public universities being a second choice for many students. Or you could be like my brother-in-law who chose Bemidji State because it was the farthest distance from his parents without leaving Minnesota -- meaning
he would have an excuse not to drive home every weekend to work at the family's bowling alley.

[Hammerhead]

I don't see many kids in SoCal choosing a college in the Midwest just because they see sporting events on TV.

The 2026 enrollment cliff.

There's another reason why the B1G scooped up USC/UCLA: LA is an area still with potential students; the rust belt not so much.

[tjamz]

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[Rock]

Sounds good.

I shall hereby only go by the name "t" and and my nameless followers shall be known as the "incognitos" or "incogs" for short.

Can you help with some baseless conspiracy theories that might help me garner additional support and help me "convince" congress to do the right thing if for some reason I don't win either the electoral or popular vote due to some nefarious (yet completely bullshit) reason?

Ummm... asking for a friend

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[Rock]

Now you are truly free to speak your mind dude.

Think about that.

[BigLakeBison]

The U is hard to get into so I can see the closest public universities being a second choice for many students. Or you could be like my brother-in-law who chose Bemidji State because it was the farthest distance from his parents without leaving Minnesota -- meaning
he would have an excuse not to drive home every weekend to work at the family's bowling alley.

Haha, I agree. I know many a high school graduate who set a 3 hour minimum distance as a prerequisite for choosing a college.

I think there are a number of kids from the metro who choose another school initially but for various reasons they transfer back closer to home after a year or two. MSU and SCSU benefit from those scenarios quite frequently.

[The_Sicatoka]

I don't see many kids in SoCal choosing a college in the Midwest just because they see sporting events on TV.

As I learned here, sports are the front porch. The BTAA is the deal closer, especially for graduate students.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

Enrollment trends are just one more reason why NDSU and UND will fully differentiate, most notably as a FB school (NDSU) and a hockey school (UND). It's already happening ...