Hayduke1

A new subdivision seems inevitable. Especially with this NIL $$$ taking over college sports- particularly the upper echelon of NCAA football. if that doesn't happen, maybe the elite conference left relevant would break off and ditch the NCAA?

No doubt if some of those teams stayed NDSU wouldn’t have won as many. But they would have won at least some of them. FCS is a lower level but not a joke. A joke is remaining at a level of football when it is obvious you should move up. The Dakota schools staying in the D2 North Central Conference as long as they did was a joke. They should have been NCAA 1-AA long before. UND, USD and even SDSU (for now) belong in FCS. NDSU has finally and rightfully moved on.

I wouldn’t call the FCS a joke. But I do agree that NDSU needed to move up Nothing left to prove in FCS for them l. Now they will compete at the highest level of college football, albeit in a weaker MWC considered a lesser conference even before the exit of the better programs to the PAC 12 On paper they have an opportunity to play for a real D1 championship, not a sub level one Yup Like the line in Dumb and Dumber - So you are saying there’s a chance! Still, I commend them for taking a shot. They may win the MWC in their first year. UND is a hockey school with 8 real D1 championships. Not sub level. Not as impressive as a real D1 football championship, but damn great in the world where they exist They chose to stay in their lane I wish the Bison well in their quest Who knows? They might surprise us all. But, they are giving it a shot.

NDSU JSU discussion belongs in an FBS thread. just saying…

So disappointing. Plus the kicker missed a 40 yd field goal. still an improved Bears tram, but Ed Lamb has work to do.

Women’s hockey has grown in popularity and unlike the past there are a lot of North Dakota girls playing all the way up and through high school But, like UND Football, it would still lose money. Just not as much as in the past

The stakes have been raised🤔

North Dakota will win more football games than North Dakota State University in 2026. 😁

As well it should. Probably won’t though.

Nope

I have said for years that NDSU should go FBS. Now that they have, I wish them well. I will cheer them outside of when they play my Wyoming Cowboys. MWC is a move up. But not even close to elite. The hope for those programs is to knock off a SEC, Big 20, or BIG 12 program once in a while, make the playoffs (probably lose in the first round) or a bowl game. This sounds like small potatoes to some FCS fans, but it is still a bigger deal than FCS playoffs. Thinking otherwise is delusional I still cheer UND over any program, but I am realistic.

I thought this was an FCS thread? hmmmm

I’ll take “Why Big 10 Hockey Will Continue To Suck” for 600, Alex.

Hate to be greedy but… I want a sweep!