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[TAILG8R]

Its now looking likely the PAC-4 and MWC will simply merge. Not the outcome we wanted really

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/st...230966272?s=20

What real benefit is that to the MWC? Didn’t the PAC just prove that no one wants to pay for games in the pacific time zone?

So you add a couple prestigious schools but does your media deal really go up that much? They’re not going to even the shitty Apple deal the PAC was offered.

MWC should have long term glasses on and realize they need to move more central. Not saying that means NDSU but being heavily weighted to the West is a death knell.


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[THEsocalledfan]

What did I learn from all this? Door just slammed shut for ndsu..... losing an entire fbs conference is worst scenario.

[TAILG8R]

What did I learn from all this? Door just slammed shut for ndsu..... losing an entire fbs conference is worst scenario.

If you think this years game attendance is going to be bad just wait until next year when it’s crystal clear we are stuck in the FCS for the long foreseeable future. Woof, it’s going to get pretty grim for a while.


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[El_Chapo]

If you think this years game attendance is going to be bad just wait until next year when it’s crystal clear we are stuck in the FCS for the long foreseeable future. Woof, it’s going to get pretty grim for a while.


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^^^^ this. all of this. wake the heck up and do WHATEVER YOU CAN TO GET NDSU INTO FBS.

NOW.!!!

[BigHorns]

If you think this years game attendance is going to be bad just wait until next year when it’s crystal clear we are stuck in the FCS for the long foreseeable future. Woof, it’s going to get pretty grim for a while.


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there's still a longshot PAC rebuilds itself and poaches some schools. thats what we need to hope for right now.

Odds are we won't be able to move with this round, but there will still be more movement eventually. Ultimately the power conferences are going to consolidate and split off, but that will take more time.

Most likely we are gonna have to grin and bear it with fcs a few more years.
The playoffs are still fun.

[The_Sicatoka]

What did I learn from all this?

It's all about the Benjamins.

[The_Sicatoka]

there's still a longshot PAC rebuilds itself and poaches some schools. thats what we need to hope for right now.

How does the PAC "lure" teams that have $18M (AAC) to $34M (MWC) exit fees to the PAC when the PAC:

- has no media deal
- owes Comcast $50M dollars because of misbilling

[NDSU92]

How does the PAC "lure" teams that have $18M (AAC) to $34M (MWC) exit fees to the PAC when the PAC:

- has no media deal
- owes Comcast $50M dollars because of misbilling

If they could float it for a year as independents that would change a lot. Wait for those buyouts to cool off a year. No idea if that’s possible.

How would the schools that received the benefits of the overpayment just get off scot free by leaving the conference? Lol highway robbery. Steal $50M from comcast, leave the leftovers for dead, then leave them with the bill on the way out the door?

That being said I can’t see the school presidents that just absolutely got played like witless fools are gonna pull off some slick power moves. I feel terrible for their stakeholders reading their interviews. “Omg we had no idea this could happen?!” Lol oof

[Gully]

The whole thing feels like it's going to collapse, other than 30ish teams. I can see college sports at most schools going back to a non-scholly DIII type model as the schools won't be able to afford all of the non-revenue sports that leach off fb and bb.

[BigHorns]

The whole thing feels like it's going to collapse, other than 30ish teams. I can see college sports at most schools going back to a non-scholly DIII type model as the schools won't be able to afford all of the non-revenue sports that leach off fb and bb.

Ultimately you may be right, and it is sad.

All of the FBS money is being consolidated to the top 30-50 teams.
Meanwhile, the cost of fielding a winning team keeps escalating too. Have to build the best facilities, hire the top coaches, and now pay the top players too.

There is going to be 2/3 FBS pro level conferences, and everyone else left with peanuts.
What is happening now is everyone trying to latch onto one of those conferences they hope survives.