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[jacksfan29!]

This is where I wish we would hear reports of NDSU doing this...

And you know for sure there has been no contact? Keep in mind, if the report about NMSU and Sac is true, it was leaked from the schools, not the league. I'd venture to guess neither get an invite to the MWC and SAC has ZERO shot at the PAC. NMSU and SAC are the #1 target in the market they reside in. NMSU "shares" the UTEP market, SAC shares the UC Davis market. UTEP and Davis are far more interesting to the MWC in expansion.

Relax, a school shouting look at me rarely gets invited anywhere.

[BISONBRI53]

appears you're better off recruiting kids with chips on their shoulders, then kids who get told they are fbs talent by an fcs coach.

marlboro matt had no fucking clue how to recruit.

and it is showing!!!!!

[TAILG8R]

Yeah, just watched he seemed to present it like if the invite is there and we will go. Nice to have everyone on the same page after the debacle that was Bresciani.

I heard "If the phone call comes they will answer it".

That is a LOOOOOOOONG way from we will say yes.

[scottietohottie]

I've heard nobody waits for a phone to ring harder or better then ML eh. Nobody.

[NDSUstudent]

I heard "If the phone call comes they will answer it".

That is a LOOOOOOOONG way from we will say yes.

McFeely said the school thinks they can float a $40-45 million budget, that tells me they have gone deeper into this then just waiting for the phone to ring. They are ready to answer it, that answer will probably depend more on what exactly the landscape of the MWC is. If the league has its act together I am sure we go but if it is like the WAC and on its deathbed, you could end up doing more damage than good by moving.

I am starting to think they don't want to say much because they think UND will tamper with the move politically, not that there is much I believe that they can do but it is exactly what they did in the past.

[SoCalBison]

I've heard nobody waits for a phone to ring harder or better then ML eh. Nobody.

Every good or great thing that's happened to me began and ended with me sitting patiently, staring at my phone. PURPLE

[ByeSonBusiness]

I would think if this situation actually is happening how sluka is representing it, that unlv is a dead program walking. No valuable player is going to believe their nil offers after a star qb had to quit mid season over non-payment.

I don't think so. Players will just hire better attorneys to lock in guarantees.

[heckler]

Folks if you think administration is not on board, listen to Mcfeely on Izzo today and tell me if you still think that.

1. $42 million is the minimum budget for sports. It is doable according to NDSU.
2. The highest offices at NDSU... if a phone call came from the Mountain West that is a phone call they would take. DOESN'T mean they would accept it. No indication it was EVER happened.
3. There is hope NDSU would be able to decide in a short amount of time either yes or no.
4. No chance NDSU would go to PAC-12, greater chance of the MWC folding.
5. The people who need to know, know (Whatever that means)
6. Utah State campaigned to the PAC-12 and got in.
7. The argument of TV market and location is becoming an argument of the past.
8. For what it is worth UND and USD have never been mentioned ... EVER with any commissioner.

No indication that our current admin is on board anywhere in that conversation.

[THEsocalledfan]

1. $42 million is the minimum budget for sports. It is doable according to NDSU.
2. The highest offices at NDSU... if a phone call came from the Mountain West that is a phone call they would take. DOESN'T mean they would accept it. No indication it was EVER happened.
3. There is hope NDSU would be able to decide in a short amount of time either yes or no.
4. No chance NDSU would go to PAC-12, greater chance of the MWC folding.
5. The people who need to know, know (Whatever that means)
6. Utah State campaigned to the PAC-12 and got in.
7. The argument of TV market and location is becoming an argument of the past.
8. For what it is worth UND and USD have never been mentioned ... EVER with any commissioner.

No indication that our current admin is on board anywhere in that conversation.

Like you said have let the right people know at the conferences they are interested. Admin appears fully on board from my read. The issue is politics; this needs to be a done deal when it happens so the UND bobos can't do anything.

[BigLakeBison]

Yesterday’s show was very informative.

I believe they are on board and just working behind the scenes. His comments made a lot of sense. And of course nothing is automatic or guaranteed.

People are just understandably frustrated that this is not something NDSU can fully control the outcome of. We are somewhat at the mercy of what develops out of all the conference power struggles.

We need an outcome where enough MW schools leave that they must backfill with FCS teams, but not so many that the conference dies entirely.

We need UNLV and AFA to leave for better odds. If they keep 7 schools, and only need to add one more, there are several FBS schools they can take from Texas or CUSA to get to 8. Then we have to hope they expand for safety reasons or because the media contract would grow. That could take a while.

NDSU does not have full control. What entity on this planet does? Every contract that our company has ever landed has come because we have done our due diligence to position ourselves to be awarded the contract. Sometimes decisions work and sometimes they don't and you make adjustments. My biggest frustration is that ML has doubled down on the mediocre BB program. Lack of funding, renewing coaching contracts and little to no strategic marketing and growth plan for either the football or basketball programs. It was just repeat, repeat, repeat. All recent changes are too late to make a difference in the most recent rounds of reshuffling. That is negligence. Pure and simple. The fact that we have seen some of the most significant shuffling in college football in the past 3 years and we still could be on the outside looking in is testament to that. If we don't get an invite, someone beside ML should be leading the Ath. Dept. Dr. Cook will be judged more prominently on enrollment and budget. If he's smart he finds someone to lead the AD that will make athletics contribute to the desired enrollment and budget outcomes.