A new and better FBS thread

[scottietohottie]

Guys ndsu is broke and has low enrollment. Ain't going fbs.

[The_Sicatoka]

Guys ndsu is broke and has low enrollment. Ain't going fbs.

You been readin' your JMU buddy's thoughts again?
https://csnbbs.com/thread-1000541-po...ml#pid19861408

[Professor Chaos]

I envision a different approach. Let's poach their fanbase.
I would wager most of us have another college team they favor. Sure were all Bison fans but most of us find ourselves also rooting for other (FBS) teams as well. Let's become "The Dakotas FBS Team". If this is out opportunity to transition to FBS let's use any opportunity to send the message that becoming a Bison fan is compatible with being a Jacks (Yotes or Sioux) fan. We can be their favorite 'big team'. Let's let them know we are excited to welcome them into our fanbase. Maybe, just maybe we can even start to cheer for them in their FCS journey.
Difficult task, but absolutely worth the effort. We will need more fans willing to financially support our FBS journey.

[Professor Chaos]

I think you are wildly underestimating the financial contribution of having a conference championship football game. Without a conference championship game to win it becomes incredibly unlikley that a team from your conference ever gets the g5 autobid.

Didn't the NCAA lift the requirement to have 12 teams in order to play a conference championship game quite a while ago? The Big 12 played conference championship games with 10 members for several years.

[scottietohottie]

You been readin' your JMU buddy's thoughts again?
https://csnbbs.com/thread-1000541-po...ml#pid19861408

I'd never reveal a good source eh.

[The_Sicatoka]

I'd never reveal a good source eh.

... stays in the barn.

[Gully]

I think there is a 0.1% chance that they have only 1 spot to fill. Not having a conference championship game in the cfp era is bad business and basically no shot that plays out.

What they are actually saying is they are only interested in ndsu at this time. Other schools will also be added before 2026.

Maybe you're right, but that is not what the guy interviewed on 1660 said.

[heffray]

Membership is exclusive now so requirements have been increased. The Bison tattoo must now be on teh face.

I am 100% aligned with this decision.

[NDSUstudent]

They are going to add another school and then go to their media partners and get the lay of the land. That is where these conferences are at now, they don't operate wth a blank check like the Big 10 and SEC.

Also I have never in my life seen a school's financials gone over with a fine tooth comb then what I am seeing with NDSU. The number McFeely quoted from ML to go full MWC was $44 million, Brown is getting $50 million from some source. That is a big gap, nobody seems to know what the number for just football is but it's less then both the numbers I've quoted. All-sports MWC is a real commitment, you are traveling a lot more and all of our coaches are now operating in a league that has a very different pay scale than the Summit.

[MWC]

They are going to add another school and then go to their media partners and get the lay of the land. That is where these conferences are at now, they don't operate wth a blank check like the Big 10 and SEC.

Also I have never in my life seen a school's financials gone over with a fine tooth comb then what I am seeing with NDSU. The number McFeely quoted from ML to go full MWC was $44 million, Brown is getting $50 million from some source. That is a big gap, nobody seems to know what the number for just football is but it's less then both the numbers I've quoted. All-sports MWC is a real commitment, you are traveling a lot more and all of our coaches are now operating in a league that has a very different pay scale than the Summit.

With the addition of GCU, I really don't think the MW would look to you as a full member. 9 works for Oly sports. They might consider Davis or Sac State because they in the footprint and provide warm weather sites for baseball, softball etc. Other than that I think it is football only and just the one add. I also don't think they are just talking to NDSU about a possible football invite. They are talking to other schools and have been all along. I think you have a good of a chance as anybody but the MW is really going to dig down into all the parameters they have set as far as expansion. They have a consulting firm crunching the numbers and the tv people are actively involved.

This may take awhile.

Also, other conferences may well come a knocking too..Who knows.