A new and better FBS thread

[HerdBot]

Both of these are distinct possibilities.

Texas St is said to be most interested in PAC. There's a game of poker/bidding going on now. I think Texas St only goes MW if the money is really good, but it could be after what they offered UNLV and others to stay.

The PAC 12 will get a TV deal. Most of the good TV draws are in the PAC 12. People want to watch Boise, Colorado State, San Diego State, Washington State and Oregon State. Nobody gives a shit about Texas State, New Mexico or San Jose. The MW is 1/2 the conference it was when they signed their last media deal.

Is the average Joe going go watch North Dakota State vs South Dakota State, Montana vs Montana State... or Texas State vs San Jose?

There is a reason the first 2 games are on ESPN this year. There is a reason the sent College GameDay to NDSU twice and to the South Dakota State / North Dakota State once. People care and watch. Viewers don't care what city it's in. Is the game good. The Brawl of the Wild is great and I watch it unless the Bison game is on

Everyone knows the best 4 teams are the Montana and Dakota schools. But they are scared to piss off the P4 who ruined them and is making them pay for the lawsuits. Cowardly and ballless.

[MWC]

Both of these are distinct possibilities.

Texas St is said to be most interested in PAC. There's a game of poker/bidding going on now. I think Texas St only goes MW if the money is really good, but it could be after what they offered UNLV and others to stay.

I don't know how it will go but they will make out pretty well. They won't get AFA or UNLV cash though. Different situation. NO AFA and UNLV , no MW. No Texas State..meh..Move on to somebody else.

[BigHorns]

I don't know how it will go but they will make out pretty well. They won't get AFA or UNLV cash though. Different situation. NO AFA and UNLV , no MW. No Texas State..meh..Move on to somebody else.

I think they are using that first offer as leverage/bait to get a bidding war going. AAC would offer just to lock out PAC and MWC and keep the G5 texas market mostly to themselves. PAC probably wants to see if bigger fish will bite first, but then circle back. But now they may have to make hard choices.

[MWC]

I think they are using that first offer as leverage/bait to get a bidding war going. AAC would offer just to lock out PAC and MWC and keep the G5 texas market mostly to themselves. PAC probably wants to see if bigger fish will bite first, but then circle back. But now they may have to make hard choices.

They have some leverage for sure..I am not convinced the conference will want to play all that hard..

[HerdBot]

I don't know how it will go but they will make out pretty well. They won't get AFA or UNLV cash though. Different situation. NO AFA and UNLV , no MW. No Texas State..meh..Move on to somebody else.

UNLV has the worst ratings in both the PAC12 and Mountain West and they get 25% of the pot. That's going to drive away other teams at the first opportunity. It's funny how they are suddenly a center piece team. People conveniently forgot about the last 20 years. Soon coach will move on and then it will be a reset to mediocrity

[gavin2126]

Texas st was fcs when we won our first fcs championship. ��

I hope we can get in the same conference as them, we owe them payback from the 1981 title game.

[Twentysix]

This is just a fan poll on the mwc facebook group (13 000 mwc fans), but ndsu is the #1 choice by a pretty wide margin.



The sentiment among the fans seems to have changed substantially from 2 months ago lol.

I guess if nothing else, this would suggest ti some degree that ndsu's brand has penetrated into their markets at least more than the other schools.

[HerdBot]

This is just a fan poll on the mwc facebook group (13 000 mwc fans), but ndsu is the #1 choice by a pretty wide margin.



The sentiment among the fans seems to have changed substantially from 2 months ago lol.

I guess if nothing else, this would suggest ti some degree that ndsu's brand has penetrated into their markets at least more than the other schools.

If South Dakota State, Montana and Montana State were on that list, they would be 2-4

[BigHorns]

Issue with the MAC is that they have even more options to add then any western league.

I'm not so sure. Northeast choices aren't as abundant as Southeast region.

They informally offered WKU/MTSU and it fell apart because those two want AAC/SBC eventually. Not sure if Delaware has interest at all, I think they hope for AAC (Navy and Temple nearby) or SBC (prior conference mates with ODU and JMU) as well.

After that, you start getting into FCS choices that are not nearly as attractive. Maybe Villanova, Stony Brook, or Albany. But none of those are homeruns for MAC imo.

[Twentysix]

I'm not so sure. Northeast choices aren't as abundant as Southeast region.

They informally offered WKU/MTSU and it fell apart because those two want AAC/SBC eventually. Not sure if Delaware has interest at all, I think they hope for AAC (Navy and Temple nearby) or SBC (prior conference mates with ODU and JMU) as well.

After that, you start getting into FCS choices that are not nearly as attractive. Maybe Villanova, Stony Brook, or Albany. But none of those are homeruns for MAC imo.

Not in a million years for Villanova. The others maybe.