A new and better FBS thread

[NDSU92]

The G5 playoff would seem to have zero traction at this point. In the CFP at least one G5 school gets in..There is a possibility you could get more than one. A G5 playoff would be meaningless.

If the big boys break off and form their own thing, it might be a consideration. I, personally, do not see the breakaway happening.

As for the next point you made..Being in G5 is fun despite not being in the national title hunt. Though I am not a big football fan, it is still fun to go to games and see your old friends. You get to know some of the folks who come into town too. There tends to be pretty consistent parity in G5 and particularly the MW.

It is still college football..It is still entertaining.

The basketball will be better than the Summit.

All valid points that I agree with, however I will say this. A 12-16 team G5 playoff would be an absolute blast and the championship game would likely get close to filling up an NFL stadium most years. But only if G5 schools woke up from fantasy land to realize that they were never playing with the P5 schools to begin with. Unfortunately to your point, very unlikely.

[HerdBot]

I get where you are coming from. The fan base wants a challenge, but a challenge the team can overcome. I think we miss being the world beater underdogs. Although it will be interesting to see how the fans respond to having a team that will never, ever win a title again and never gets to be "the best".

The peak of the 2013 season was beating K-State. All 4 playoff games were over at halftime

This year, twice as many people went to Arizona than Frisco

Fans want to see great games. The playoffs thr last few years have declined because the games suck. Its gonna get even more lopsided with good teams exiting. Now we dont even play every MVFC team every year

Playing Tulane, who beat USC in the Cotton Bowl would be equally as exciting as Frisco or most playoff games if we host them at the dome on ABC for the AAC Conference Championship. So would traveling to New Orleans if they finish 1st and we finish 2nd and we have to travel there

Some Bowls would be less exciting than Frisco but others would. I guarantee K-State is pumped about their season and they didnt win the Natty

But when you can do home and homes with Appalachian, Georgia Southern and JMU, that's better than a 40 point playoff game vs Colgate toothpaste

Also an extra 22 scholarships mean more horses. Its easier to find the next Jabril or Watson when can offer more of them

[56BISON73]

The peak of the 2013 season was beating K-State. All 4 playoff games were over at halftime

This year, twice as many people went to Arizona than Frisco

Fans want to see great games. The playoffs thr last few years have declined because the games suck. Its gonna get even more lopsided with good teams exiting. Now we dont even play every MVFC team every year

Playing Tulane, who beat USC in the Cotton Bowl would be equally as exciting as Frisco or most playoff games if we host them at the dome on ABC for the AAC Conference Championship. So would traveling to New Orleans if they finish 1st and we finish 2nd and we have to travel there

Some Bowls would be less exciting than Frisco but others would. I guarantee K-State is pumped about their season and they didnt win the Natty

But when you can do home and homes with Appalachian, Georgia Southern and JMU, that's better than a 40 point playoff game vs Colgate toothpaste

Also an extra 22 scholarships mean more horses. Its easier to find the next Jabril or Watson when can offer more of them

Az stadium was bigger. Not hard to figure out.

[MWC]

What is your non conference schedule for next season..?

[NDSU92]

What is your non conference schedule for next season..?

Three non-playoff FCS teams

[NDSU92]

Az stadium was bigger. Not hard to figure out.

Surely the Arizona game was a much larger draw than Frisco. At least a 50% bigger draw if the stadiums were the same size.

[56BISON73]

Surely the Arizona game was a much larger draw than Frisco. At least a 50% bigger draw if the stadiums were the same size.

Makes no difference. Thats not what was said.

[NDSUstudent]

What is your non conference schedule for next season..?

It's hideous...EWU, Maine and Central Arkansas. Southern Illinois might be our best home game, the marketing department is going to have to put in some work.

[MWC]

If and when you move up the ooc scheduling gets more interesting..

[HerdBot]

Az stadium was bigger. Not hard to figure out.

Bison attendance was smaller than normal and we had a 1 day jump