No, no it wasn't. For the 100th time, people were talking about the other sports more than FB.
It was misguided, however, as they acted like moving up to D1 means they are playing Duke every week in basketball etc. Instead it was the Summit League.
Anyone with a brain knew that going FCS for football wasn't that massive of a jump. Just like going from FCS to G5.
When Bison fans latch on to something it really takes on a life of its own. It quite impressive. Like 30K at the Metrodome for the UM game. And "nobody at FBS level will even answer our calls"