A new and better FBS thread

[NI4NI]

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.

It might streamline things if they have their people talk to my people. My people will tell their people to read this thread and we'll be cutting the MVFC patches off our jerseys before Monday's practice.

[tony]

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

You forgot:

We don't even want to go FBS and we don't have a warm water port*

* If you know, you know.

[BigHorns]

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.

Those numbers sound ballpark right to me. $50m would match Wyoming budget. Its still a lot less than schools like UNLV and AFA spend. A lot of the costs will come from FBS requirements for additional scholarships, adding sports and coaches. Its not only travel. Football only would reduce the travel costs some, but that isn't the whole picture. Have to be ready for additional costs coming out of the House settlement and paying players directly too. I'd imagine the fine tooth comb part of this may be coming from President Cook. It just means they are being diligent and making sure it will all pass muster with the state too. They can't just say yes and figure it out later.

[NDSU92]

Those numbers sound ballpark right to me. $50m would match Wyoming budget. Its still a lot less than schools like UNLV and AFA spend. A lot of the costs will come from FBS requirements for additional scholarships, adding sports and coaches. Its not only travel. Football only would reduce the travel costs some, but that isn't the whole picture. Have to be ready for additional costs coming out of the House settlement and paying players directly too. I'd imagine the fine tooth comb part of this may be coming from President Cook. It just means they are being diligent and making sure it will all pass muster with the state too. They can't just say yes and figure it out later.

It’s important to remember that there are many reasons why the numerator on that equation will increase as well.

[BigHorns]

It’s important to remember that there are many reasons why the numerator on that equation will increase as well.

I'm sure NDSU is doing that math as well, and it may even be part of the discussions with MW in terms of what they will offer, and what the distributions are expected to look like. These decisions always come down to money in the end.

NIU is rumored to have been disappointed in what MW offered them, and felt it didn't make sense to leave the MAC. Perhaps their travel costs would have gone up more than the payout. Every school has to do this analysis for themselves.

[MWC]

Reportedly, NIU was concerned about the lawsuit the Pac Who has filed to get rid of the poaching fees and the fact that the MW would not have a guaranteed spot in the CFP. Or in other words they wanted a better deal.

[TAILG8R]

Reportedly, NIU was concerned about the lawsuit the Pac Who has filed to get rid of the poaching fees and the fact that the MW would not have a guaranteed spot in the CFP. Or in other words they wanted a better deal.

NIU isn’t going ANYWHERE that is going to get a guaranteed CFP spot. lol.


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[MWC]

I know..That is a lame reason to stay in the MAC. I still think it is still just negotiating.

Speaking of... The other day Gloria gave an interview on ESPN Honolulu. She was asked about the McMurphy tweet and said "Don't believe everything you read." She also said the MW is slowing down a bit after the frantic first couple of months getting to 8 and adding GCU. They still feel a sense of urgency but their hair is no longer on fire. She said they have a couple of meetings on the schedule and this will take awhile.

[NI4NI]

I know..That is a lame reason to stay in the MAC. I still think it is still just negotiating.

Speaking of... The other day Gloria gave an interview on ESPN Honolulu. She was asked about the McMurphy tweet and said "Don't believe everything you read." She also said the MW is slowing down a bit after the frantic first couple of months getting to 8 and adding GCU. They still feel a sense of urgency but their hair is no longer on fire. She said they have a couple of meetings on the schedule and this will take awhile.

Lakes needs to set her straight.

[TAILG8R]

I know..That is a lame reason to stay in the MAC. I still think it is still just negotiating.

Speaking of... The other day Gloria gave an interview on ESPN Honolulu. She was asked about the McMurphy tweet and said "Don't believe everything you read." She also said the MW is slowing down a bit after the frantic first couple of months getting to 8 and adding GCU. They still feel a sense of urgency but their hair is no longer on fire. She said they have a couple of meetings on the schedule and this will take awhile.

Thanks for sharing. Like everything else that happens within public institutions and the entities that govern them she gave a perfectly acceptable answer that said nothing at all.

I do think it will be a few weeks before we hear anything more one way or the other.


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