A new and better FBS thread

[El_Chapo]

Yes, we are back where we started. There will be no "splits" in the foreseeable future

At least 1 G5 is in. Right now, that team is coming from the MWC, which should make the AAC hungry ...

Why would you do it? Why would you give up an odds-on favorite to win a trophy in Frisco TX every year, a trophy of which you have several?

You do it for the money. You do it for the brand. You do it for the opportunity to go into a P5 environment like we saw last night and end their season, while earning an opportunity to try to do it again the following weekend. That is a much bigger deal than dominating weaker competition for the "W" year after year in in FCS

But I don't make this call. None of us do ...

it's an easy decision
WEVE ALREADY DOMINATED FCS FFS.... its OVER .

time to be FBS & DO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ANY OF US HAVE IMAGINED.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

This move by the FBS does several things, but most notably, it solidifies the G5 as the official 2nd level of CFB, for decades most likely

[No_Skill]

I can't understand how anyone can speak in absolutes when talking about this.

When the 4 team playoff was announced many people said "well, that's it...they're taking their ball and going home. They'll never expand...never allow the poors in the G5 to play. No point in moving up now". Fast forward barely a decade and here comes a 12 team format with a guaranteed G5 player. Now we hear "pfffft sure, but a G5 will never get an at large".

How can anyone think it will stay at 12? Give it a decade and the talk of expansion will again start up. What happens if they go to 16...or good lord 20? ...and if you scoff at 20, people scoffed at 8...and here comes 12.
There will be seats at the table. If we stand pat and 10-15 years from now Georgia S., SHSU, or JMU make the playoff, I'll just have to shake my head.

You can come back and say never never never if you want, but just be sure to ask yourself if you were one of the crowd who said never to more than 4.

[NDSUstudent]

This move by the FBS does several things, but most notably, it solidifies the G5 as the official 2nd level of CFB, for decades most likely

It also solidifies the FCS as being a permanent garbage dump of football. We have to get out, Cook and ML have one job and that is to find us a conference.

[daddy daycare]

This move by the FBS does several things, but most notably, it solidifies the G5 as the official 2nd level of CFB, for decades most likely

Will there be a G5 playoff?

[daddy daycare]

I can't understand how anyone can speak in absolutes when talking about this.

When the 4 team playoff was announced many people said "well, that's it...they're taking their ball and going home. They'll never expand...never allow the poors in the G5 to play. No point in moving up now". Fast forward barely a decade and here comes a 12 team format with a guaranteed G5 player. Now we hear "pfffft sure, but a G5 will never get an at large".

How can anyone think it will stay at 12? Give it a decade and the talk of expansion will again start up. What happens if they go to 16...or good lord 20? ...and if you scoff at 20, people scoffed at 8...and here comes 12.
There will be seats at the table. If we stand pat and 10-15 years from now Georgia S., SHSU, or JMU make the playoff, I'll just have to shake my head.

You can come back and say never never never if you want, but just be sure to ask yourself if you were one of the crowd who said never to more than 4.

NDSU will be in the mix by then just as much as those schools mentioned.

[NDSU92]

Will there be a G5 playoff?

Very interesting question. I’d guess not. The G5 needs to be able to keep claiming they’re playing football with the big boys. Now they have an autobid. I would guess the G5 is afraid to drive any sort of separation further between them and the P# schools. As it currently sits they probably have an anti-trust case if some conferences break off to create a super league. If they create their own playoff those schools could point to that as the G5 already acting independently.

[daddy daycare]

Very interesting question. I’d guess not. The G5 needs to be able to keep claiming they’re playing football with the big boys. Now they have an autobid. I would guess the G5 is afraid to drive any sort of separation further between them and the P# schools. As it currently sits they probably have an anti-trust case if some conferences break off to create a super league. If they create their own playoff those schools could point to that as the G5 already acting independently.

Also now what happens to non-conference games? For example....a B1G team v MAC? B1G v MWC? There's risk in losing games now, but with 6 at large a non conference loss carries more weight? Not sure this bodes well for future FBS scheduling even when NDSU is in a G5 conference.

Looking forward to seeing how the chips start falling now, anyway.

[EC8CH]

Watch, process, and discuss.

[EP NDSU Fan]

I think the opposite will be true of future scheduling, assuming we are G5. The scramble to get to that 6th auto bid will do two things; focus G5 realignment on quality of football and push non-conference games to find the best opponents. You might see less G5 vs P2 but G5 good vs good has to happen to increase strength of schedule. I think FCS vs G5 will be dead because it will kill SOS.

After I saw the news first thought was that the MAC is screwed and the AAC might be in trouble. The MAC will keep taking the payday games vs the Big 10 & Big 12 eat all the losses and never sniff the 6th bid. How does the AAC keep SMU? Good football and a boat load of cash. What ever happens to the PAC MW they will move to get into a top 6. I almost feel bad for USF and Memphis they are stuck in CUSA 3.0