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[daddy daycare]

NDSU NOT BEING FBS has cost us numerous recruits the last couple years 3-4 decommits this year

Sigle just got a Kansas St offer

NDSU being treated like minor leagues by FBS teams picking off our best players.

10000 fans for last 3 games

our 2nd teasers are making the semi-finals/finals.

this is enough!!! we have to make a stand!!

What about Coastal Carolinas QB? Where's he gonna end up. G5 is another minor league system don't kid yourself.

[daddy daycare]

enjoy hoople...

Sounds more enjoyable than most bowl destinations NDSU will end up in shortly.

[daddy daycare]

I don't think it it will send us to the stratosphere but it will re-invigorate the fan base that has seen the same thing for 11 years in a row. The only reason I brought up Incarnate Word is because you made a cheap jab at a G5 Bowl Game for a program that draws more fans than we do. Although when we played Arizona, Minnesota, etc, we totally outdraw them. It's all about competition.

Here's the future of FCS. The top teams in the CAA move up. Teams like Youngstown move to a different conference, like has already been discussed. Mankato, Augustana and Duluth move up. We accept St Thomas. The FCS decides to cut scholarships, in the name of parity. That's what happened in D2. History could repeat itself. Maybe they combine FCS and G5? Heck maybe they combine D2 and FCS.

We can't go any higher. Reality is when we are fully funded (whether it's at the D2 level or FCS) we are dominant. There is a reason we were competitive from day 1 moving up.

If we ten peat. Fans will get bored. If we drop down to earth, fans will get bored because we're still going to dominate the same mediocre teams like Indiana State and Western Illinois and in the regular season and play cup cakes like Drake or Butler in the non conference. We're still going to play teams like San Diego in the 1st or 2nd round. Worst case scenario, a team who cares about football like Montana, Montana State or SDSU overtake us but we are still considered a powerhouse (kind of like they call SDSU a powerhouse, even though they haven't won shit) and make the playoffs every year.

At this point, all we can do is try to get better, which will widen the gap even more or keep it the same. Maybe we can figure out a way to pay our head coach a million bucks and quadruple the assistant coaches salaries. We can do some sort of NIL deal, that only a handful of FCS schools will match. Maybe one of the Montana schools or SDSU have the will or resources to do that.

We can improve the Fargodome so it's a better overall fan experience and a more impressive recruiting tool. That might help a little. We can do something huge like build an athletics village for fans, that might help. Expand tailgating to all day? Build permanent tailgating facilities. Maybe build some space age looking locker room to wow recruits. Maybe we can figure out a way to build a 600 million dollar indoor stadium, paid for by the city and NDSU. But let's say that happens... are we going to be an FCS program with a 30K seat world class indoor stadium competing against Mankato State?

I enjoy the playoffs, but it's obvious I'm not the majority of people. The playoff attendance numbers don't lie.

That ain't a cheap jab, that's a fact. Most bowl games are trash including that one. But that's our goal.

[MWC]

That ain't a cheap jab, that's a fact. Most bowl games are trash including that one. But that's our goal.

Damn...Did G5 steal your girlfriend? All you ever do is run down G5 schools, bowl games and their fans. It is a reasonable goal for NDSU to want to move up from FCS and I do believe it is a step up in competition. It is certainly not easy, no matter what Chapo says, but G5 schools are meaningful to millions of people. I, personally never watch the CFP but I do watch Nevada and MW teams all the time. It really isn't the horror show you believe it to be. If you get there it won't wreck NDSU. I assume they will still be your favorite school no matter the level.

[HerdBot]

That ain't a cheap jab, that's a fact. Most bowl games are trash including that one. But that's our goal.

Most FCS National Championships are trash

Towson, Montana State, Jacksonville State, and Sam Houston #2 were blowouts

Eastern Wash was 31-17 heading into the 4th

The only good games were Illinois State and JMU

We will never play JMU again. Or JSU or Sam Houston

Most Championship games are played in the semis

[Gully]

Damn...Did G5 steal your girlfriend? All you ever do is run down G5 schools, bowl games and their fans. It is a reasonable goal for NDSU to want to move up from FCS and I do believe it is a step up in competition. It is certainly not easy, no matter what Chapo says, but G5 schools are meaningful to millions of people. I, personally never watch the CFP but I do watch Nevada and MW teams all the time. It really isn't the horror show you believe it to be. If you get there it won't wreck NDSU. I assume they will still be your favorite school no matter the level.

Agreed. daddy daycare has been a decent poster in the past but he seems to have come unhinged on this topic recently for some reason. I think sometimes people get to wedded to winning an argument (and not just him, BTW, there are some on the other side just as bad).

Going to G5 wouldn't be a silver bullet and NDSU is not going to win championships, but G5 football is hardly a disaster either, as you point out.

[NDSU92]

Agreed. daddy daycare has been a decent poster in the past but he seems to have come unhinged on this topic recently for some reason. I think sometimes people get to wedding to winning an argument (and not just him, BTW, there are some on the other side just as bad).

Going to G5 wouldn't be a silver bullet and NDSU is not going to win championships, but G5 football is hardly a disaster either, as you point out.

What daddy is experiencing is what happens if you respond to Chapo too many times. I tried to warn him. Now he sounds just as crazy

[daddy daycare]

Damn...Did G5 steal your girlfriend? All you ever do is run down G5 schools, bowl games and their fans. It is a reasonable goal for NDSU to want to move up from FCS and I do believe it is a step up in competition. It is certainly not easy, no matter what Chapo says, but G5 schools are meaningful to millions of people. I, personally never watch the CFP but I do watch Nevada and MW teams all the time. It really isn't the horror show you believe it to be. If you get there it won't wreck NDSU. I assume they will still be your favorite school no matter the level.

You hit the nail on the head when you said you follow your team and conference. And that's how most sports fans are, basically making my point.

[daddy daycare]

What daddy is experiencing is what happens if you respond to Chapo too many times. I tried to warn him. Now he sounds just as crazy

Lol...some people don't like opinions of other sports fans and just want to hear everyone sing kumbaya in agreement together.

[MWC]

You hit the nail on the head when you said you follow your team and conference. And that's how most sports fans are, basically making my point.

It just doesn't occur to me to rip on other schools, FCS, their playoffs, their fans etc..

But it does occur to you to rip away..I just don't understand your mindset on this..Why so negative about everything..