If NDSU is going to go FBS, it will have to be MBB that pushes it over. The dome is fairly close to being maxed out on revenue (i think they could get another million out of a 6 game schedule without too much drama), but there is alot of room for MBB to grow. Without a perennial top-80 team noone outside of the mac will be interested. Getting VB and WBB back on track would be a great help as well.

On the plus side I see that teammakers will now be able to run two more gaming sites after a change in city rules. That will be nice bump, but not enough to make a big difference. Also, the donor base is growing every day. NDSU graduates how many more students a year now than it did 15 years ago?