Originally Posted by
tony
The other way to look at your list:
5. Made the playoffs for the first time and beat two teams, including the Big Sky champ
4. Finished 10-1, beat the MAC champ and a P5 team
3. Carson came back, NDSU won the championship, Carson went #2 in the draft
2. Made the semis and lost and beat a ranked FBS team
1. jury is out
Really, those "worst days" turned out not to be so bad. Hell, #2 is something that only 36 teams currently in the FCS have accomplished - and only 14 others have done it since NDSU became playoff eligible.
Certainly not going to lose any sleep over UND being in the conference. Only thing to do is crush them so badly that they yearn for the days of the Big Sky.