A new and better FBS thread

[BigHorns]

More proof that the quality of your football program means less and less when it comes to moving up. Missouri St provides a better area for recruiting prospective athletes and students, more eyeballs for TV, and a significantly higher enrollment than NDSU does.

Let's face it - NDSU just doesn't offer much to attract an FBS conference but I don't think NDSU has much interest in CUSA right now anyway.

Yep, for most FBS conferences its all about markets and location. We've never been on CUSA's shortlist. They will add Tarleton and SFA before looking our way.

MWC is really a much better fit for us, and it sounds like there have been some active discussions. Just need the dominos to fall in a way that creates an opening.

[KSBisonFan]

https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...t/73640094007/

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[NDSUstudent]

MO State going CUSA. Cool, Cool, Cool. Everything is fine here.

[Grizzled]

https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...t/73640094007/

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Not a team on that schedule that would excite me as a fan. Zero chance this is cost neutral for that department.

[KSBisonFan]

Not a team on that schedule that would excite me as a fan. Zero chance this is cost neutral for that department.

Misery State has always positioned itself as a basketball school and the MVC has been pretty decent. Wichita State leaving hurt a bit, but they're in the running for more than 1 NCAA bid some years.

Is Larson on the phone asking about the basketball opening in the MVC?

Not a direct reply to your post, BTW.

[NDSUstudent]

Misery State has always positioned itself as a basketball school and the MVC has been pretty decent. Wichita State leaving hurt a bit, but they're in the running for more than 1 NCAA bid some years.

Is Larson on the phone asking about the basketball opening in the MVC?

A league that is obsessed with bus trips and small private schools, good luck with that.

They will probably add UST now and the Summit will add the homeless dregs from the WAC since that league is now dead.

[KSBisonFan]

A league that is obsessed with bus trips and small private schools, good luck with that.

They will probably add UST now and the Summit will add the homeless dregs from the WAC.

I agree with both your points. My point is MVC > Summit for stability and funding basketball. I'll take any upward movement at this point, no matter how small.

[THEsocalledfan]

Okay NDSU administration, the the f are you going to do? The house is on fire; REPEAT THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. Do something or at least say something!

[scottietohottie]

Can somebody do a welfare check on lakes please.

[Strommer10]

Kolpack making a plea for NDSU to finally move up to the FBS:

https://www.inforum.com/sports/bison...is-now-for-fbs

FCS is hanging in there with just a few football-serious programs capable of winning a national championship this coming fall: South Dakota State, NDSU, Montana and Montana State. By and large, the FCS is dominated by basketball schools playing football.

Yes, there's talk out there that the top FCS programs could join the Group of Five schools to form another D-I subdivision, but how long can you wait? It’s time for NDSU to take the plunge, anyway it can do it.

Too little, too late in my opinion. This push from the local media should have happened 5 years ago.