A new and better FBS thread

[Professorbum]

Do you think the AD and President are listening to fans posting on Bisonville?

Maybe I'm a naysayer. Maybe I think the scenarios you post are 99% unlikely to be remotely possible.

It shouldn't take a genius to figure out the MWC or even MAC at this point don't need or want NDSU. So if we're going FBS, its CUSA. Fine by me....just like this year's home schedule, going to save me plenty of trips to Fargo.

No, actually I don't. Sadly.

[NDSUguy]

No, actually I don't. Sadly.

the simple reason why you go FBS now no matter what... the playoff. The 6th highest champion gets an autobid. That 6th conference will come from the current G5. Get into a conference, go undefeated and hope for a few other losses by other top schools and you are in.

I'd prefer a football only so go wherever we can get that. If it needs to be all sports....then accept that invite as well.

It doesn't really matter where, be it MWC, MAC or CUSA. Just gotta get into a conference and make it happen.

[Rock]

No, actually I don't. Sadly.

Don’t even seem like Bison to some man.

Not anymore.

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[Rock]

You have an excellent football program and brand that would be an asset for any G5 conference..

Anyhoo, I will be popping out of here for now.

If there is some movement that is afoot that involves the MW or your school makes some move, I will come back around.

My only goal here has been to stick up for my mates and to comment on what I see as some misconceptions about the MW.

It is never easy but I do think you can get to your goals.

Good luck and good health ...

Okey dokey back mountain brokey!

See you in the middle national sports pages.

Look for us on the front after we throttle AZ and we will think about how “big time” you are.

[daddy daycare]

the simple reason why you go FBS now no matter what... the playoff. The 6th highest champion gets an autobid. That 6th conference will come from the current G5. Get into a conference, go undefeated and hope for a few other losses by other top schools and you are in.

I'd prefer a football only so go wherever we can get that. If it needs to be all sports....then accept that invite as well.

It doesn't really matter where, be it MWC, MAC or CUSA. Just gotta get into a conference and make it happen.

The CUSA is the only one looking to add teams. It's a shitshow but I'm at the point now where that's what they have to do unless some major changes take place. That being said there won't be a CUSA team making the top 12 anytime soon unless their non conference includes 2-3 massive upset wins.

[NDSU92]

Hey, I'm all for ambition and I've said many times the various improvements we should prioritize. Thinking we're peers of the B12 is simply delusional. We're as far from them as VCSU is from us. At the institutional level our peers are the other Dakotas, Montanas, etc. Sorry, that's not small time thinking. It's being realistic and not trying to force us into something we will absolutely fail at.
We'll never be in a power conference, but that doesn't mean we can't be FBS.

Delusional, idiotic, moronic. Always with the put downs and name calling. I could probably lob a few insults back at you for what I think of your opinions, but I don't come here to put others down and feel better about myself.

If we make similar strides to what we have in 25 years, being a school of the caliber of Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State is absolutely within reason. Take yourself back to wherever you were in '97 and think how far we've come since then.

Yes it's optimistic and not guaranteed we'll get there. But it's within reason to have that as our goal. Just like the growth of the last 25 years was.

[NDSU1980]

the simple reason why you go FBS now no matter what... the playoff. The 6th highest champion gets an autobid. That 6th conference will come from the current G5. Get into a conference, go undefeated and hope for a few other losses by other top schools and you are in.

I'd prefer a football only so go wherever we can get that. If it needs to be all sports....then accept that invite as well.

It doesn't really matter where, be it MWC, MAC or CUSA. Just gotta get into a conference and make it happen.

At least you understand what NDSU is up against, which more than the people that are against any path to FBS.

[NDSU1980]

Delusional, idiotic, moronic. Always with the put downs and name calling. I could probably lob a few insults back at you for what I think of your opinions, but I don't come here to put others down and feel better about myself.

If we make similar strides to what we have in 25 years, being a school of the caliber of Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State is absolutely within reason. Take yourself back to wherever you were in '97 and think how far we've come since then.

Yes it's optimistic and not guaranteed we'll get there. But it's within reason to have that as our goal. Just like the growth of the last 25 years was.

Yep, it's always the same thing with those people. They aren't here to discuss any ideas to make FBS work, all they want to do is put people down, call names, and argue.

[Professorbum]

The CUSA is the only one looking to add teams. It's a shitshow but I'm at the point now where that's what they have to do unless some major changes take place. That being said there won't be a CUSA team making the top 12 anytime soon unless their non conference includes 2-3 massive upset wins.

Even though you feel it would be eating a crap sandwich, I'm happy to hear yours among the voices who recognize the need to get into FBS, even if it is by way of the CUSA. Which, by the way, I don't believe would be as awful as you think. I think NDSU would help the conference become something better than it is now.

[El_Chapo]

People think I'm nuts when I say I fully believe our long-term goal (20-ish years) should be amongst our peers in the B12. Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, etc.

Academically, athletically, administratively.

We're already at or near the level of the western flagship land grants in the G5 level. NMSU, CSU, Nevada, Utah State. Enrollment will be difficult to match, but academics and endowment we're right there already...

I'm 30 and I would love to see us in a different peer group by the time I retire. Whatever it takes to get there. This is a long game for me.

this is the way. FARGO > Lawrence or Manhattan or Ames for pete's sake.

Build a 50,000 seat stadium & tell Big 12 we will come.


but we might just have to be CUSA.