A new and better FBS thread

[El_Chapo]

19,000 could work in the MAC / Sun Belt. and we'd make it like DUKE Basketball.. only 9000 capacity, but its hard to get tickets, its a privledge and its expensive.

NDSU could do $50 & $75 tickets for entire stadium and sell out and make more money.

[NDSUstudent]

I always love the Fargodome and Duke comparison. Duke can play in a tiny old school gym because the school has a $6 billion endowment and gets a nice fat TV revenue check from the ACC. They can afford to do whatever in the heck they want to do.

[NDSUstudent]

Football stadiums don't get much bigger than 100,000.........but 19,000 is nothing for size.

OSU did just add 3k seats, not a huge number but at least they are trying to accommodate some of their demand.

I do agree 100% with those that say NDSU has a stadium issue, we have zero room for growth. This is an issue whether we go FBS or not, people want tickets and they have zero shot to get them. Fargo is a growing city, ND is a growing state and NDSU is a growing university. If you want to grow team makers and grow NDSU athletics the dome will have to be addressed.

[mnriverbison]

I always love the Fargodome and Duke comparison. Duke can play in a tiny old school gym because the school has a $6 billion endowment and gets a nice fat TV revenue check from the ACC. They can afford to do whatever in the heck they want to do.

And that is where we are. The real tipping point in sports money is TV money. That solves all other problems. And that is the rub for NDSU. ND is growing, but NDSU would need to be a national brand with a national audience in order to succeed at the highest levels. That is a tall order.

[bisonaudit]

OSU did just add 3k seats, not a huge number but at least they are trying to accommodate some of their demand.

I do agree 100% with those that say NDSU has a stadium issue, we have zero room for growth. This is an issue whether we go FBS or not, people want tickets and they have zero shot to get them. Fargo is a growing city, ND is a growing state and NDSU is a growing university. If you want to grow team makers and grow NDSU athletics the dome will have to be addressed.

And that's fine, but NDSU is going to have to do it with their own money.

[loudsilverado]

I hate the Duke basketball comparison

[MNLonghorn10]

Just LOOK at the garbage teams/programs in the fcs! NDSU has zero zero zero business with them!

Team (First-place votes) 2014 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (153) 4-0 4017 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (8) 4-1 3865 2
3. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-0 3501 3
4. New Hampshire Wildcats 3-1 3408 4
5. McNeese State Cowboys 2-1 3274 5
6. Villanova Wildcats 3-1 3249 6
7. Montana Grizzlies 3-2 3000 7
8. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 3-1 2888 8
9. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 2710 9
10. Northern Iowa Panthers 2-2 2489 10
11. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 3-2 2308 11
12. William & Mary Tribe 4-1 1999 12
13. Montana State Bobcats 3-2 1902 13
14. Chattanooga Mocs 2-2 1661 14
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 4-1 1615 17
16. Fordham Rams 4-1 1614 16
17. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 3-1 1479 15
18. Youngstown State Penguins 3-1 1351 18
19. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4-0 1222 19
20. Richmond Spiders 2-2 1066 20
21. Tennessee State Tigers 4-1 858 21
22. Illinois State Redbirds 3-0 600 23
23. Albany Great Danes 4-0 453 24
24. Delaware Blue Hens 3-1 343 25
25. Indiana State Sycamores 3-1 270 NR
Others receiving votes: Missouri State 147, Charleston Southern 146, Northern Arizona 142, Sam Houston State 105, Southeast Missouri State 72, Liberty 62, North Carolina A&T 61, Alabama State 57, Harvard 50, Alcorn State 40, Yale 39, Samford 25, Maine 24, Northwestern State 22, South Dakota 20, Furman 20, Eastern Illinois 19, Towson 17, Bucknell 16, Presbyterian 15, South Carolina State 13, Saint Francis-PA 11, Bryant 10, Abilene Christian 9, Wofford 9, Western Carolina 8, Tennessee Tech 5, James Madison 4, Jacksonville 4, Sacred Heart 3, San Diego 3, Central Arkansas 2, Lafayette 2, Stephen F. Austin 1.

Gross...

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[Bison03]

You seriously think the MAC or Mountain West will invite us? Not a chance. What does the Fargo media market offer them? Nothing. The success of the football team has little to do with if a conference wants you, believe it or not. App St has been average since their 3 peat and they got an invite. Why? Location and media market. Why did the Big 10 want Maryland and Rutgers? Because they were both football powerhouses? Ha! Hardly. They wanted the New York and D.C. Media markets. You crazy FBS at all costs people think that because we are the best team in fcs that we should move up. Should the best DII team move to the FCS for that same reason? No. It's not as simple as some of you think.

[El_Chapo]

Bison03. Have we not already dominated this league? Seriously. Those teams I listed are NOT NDSU PEER INSTITUITIONS!!

NDSU it's players, it's alumni, it's academia deserves to be at the highest level and we aren't right now. Yes the mountain west would invite NDSU IF OUR ADMIN SOLD THEM ON IT..... 50% share of 800-1,000,000 people (ND & NW MN) is better than 10% share of 2 million or less in Laramie, ft Collins, Boise state, unlv.... Right??

NDSU has a Nebraska/Wisconsin following in terms of loyalty in a lesser extent.

[56BISON73]

You seriously think the MAC or Mountain West will invite us? Not a chance. What does the Fargo media market offer them? Nothing. The success of the football team has little to do with if a conference wants you, believe it or not. App St has been average since their 3 peat and they got an invite. Why? Location and media market. Why did the Big 10 want Maryland and Rutgers? Because they were both football powerhouses? Ha! Hardly. They wanted the New York and D.C. Media markets. You crazy FBS at all costs people think that because we are the best team in fcs that we should move up. Should the best DII team move to the FCS for that same reason? No. It's not as simple as some of you think.

You hit the nail on the head. But dont try and confuse them with facts when nonsensical rhetoric will work just as well.