A new and better FBS thread

[The_Sicatoka]

A month ago everyone would have called that insane.

It's still insane, but it's gone from "no chance in < bleep>" to "nothing would surprise me".

[Gully]

C) If it is part of a serious plan, either these schools will say no or they will fall for a one-time payout and be doomed to terrible travel forever and they can kiss goodbye to the MAC for Olympics. My guess is they’ll say no, SBC schools will be next and they’ll say no (especially to a GoR or any sort of written commitment). And the MW will be back in the same boat as the PAC. Maybe more money, but travel and the thought of excluding yourself from a future ACC or AAC invite is a dealbreaker for schools outside their geographic footprint to the east.

Literally makes 0 sense to me but that’s fine I guess. The good news is they’re apparently desperate and now apparently the big three excuses as to why we can’t get an invite (location, media market, football only invite) are all thrown out the window.

This really resonates with me.

I go back and forth between thinking, "after hearing ML, it sure sounds like he wants to go and would accept" and wishing we were more aggressive. It does seem like the reasons often cited for not wanting NDSU are sort of losing credibility with some of the schools they're inviting or are rumored to be considering. Here is where our school should be sharing TV ratings history and more nuanced market/population information with the decision makers. Maybe they are? I'm only mildly confident of that, at best.

[KSBisonFan]

NDSU to do list for Friday, September 27th:

Call every D1 conference in the United States of America and remind them not to forget about NDSU. Confirm they have the correct phone number.

If you get voice-mail, burn up the entire message by playing Thunderstruck and Don't You Forget About Me on an alternating loop.

[Gopher24]

I don't understand. maybe NDSU leadership really doesn't want to move up.

[scottietohottie]

I don't understand. maybe NDSU leadership really doesn't want to move up.

You can't hire an assistant to do that for you eh. So yeah they don't want to.

[Gopher24]

You can't hire an assistant to do that for you eh. So yeah they don't want to.

I'm just saying I Don't understand what's going on. Do you? If so please explain it.

Mountain West looking at Toledo Rockets.
PAC looking at Sacramento State.

[BISONBRI53]

That only works until the normal kids with money get tired of the weird kids hitting on the cute girls and put the weird kids back in their place.

That's when the weird kid starts hitting on Grandma's in hot tubs...

[BigHorns]

I don't understand. maybe NDSU leadership really doesn't want to move up.

Not sure what anyone expects them to do right now.

The conferences set their own timelines and agenda. And right now they are still flying around the country trying to poach the best FBS teams they can find.

This phase of craziness has to pass before we get to the adding FCS teams stage. Just like MW wasn’t ever going to move until it became clear what the PAC was going to do. It’s all a cascade that occurs in a predictable sequence. Shit starts at the top and flows downhill.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

I don't understand. maybe NDSU leadership really doesn't want to move up.

I don’t think this is the case now, but it certainly was before when it would have been much easier. POTU makes the call. I’ll let you guys do the math on that …

But it’s obvious now that the door on FCS is slamming shut, and I’m not surprised by any of this, fwiw

PAC and MWC are in a dick measuring contest, and MWC presidents still consider themselves top tier G5, so FCS is the last resort for them

Can NIU get other sports into the MVC? If so, then they go. No idea about Toledo. MAC refills with Deleware/Umass, and it’s back to CUSA for us and their (relatively) shitty media deal

I say take it out on the Redbirds this weekend

[Gopher24]

Not sure what anyone expects them to do right now.

The conferences set their own timelines and agenda. And right now they are still flying around the country trying to poach the best FBS teams they can find.

This phase of craziness has to pass before we get to the adding FCS teams stage. Just like MW wasn’t ever going to move until it became clear what the PAC was going to do. It’s all a cascade that occurs in a predictable sequence. Shit starts at the top and flows downhill.

Sacramento State is not an FBS school. They are building a stadium and announcing their intentions to move to FBS. I would expect NDSU to announce their intentions like all the other top FCS schools which have already moved over. Or they can sit and do nothing.