Sioux>Bison

Anything less than 8-3 and it will be a disappointment. We cannot lose to SDSU, NDSU, Boise , UNI and still call it a success. Time to show the MVFC we are here to stay!

They were probably talking about D1 for a sport and a lower division for the rest of the sports. The Fargo media wouldn’t be peddling it as a possibility if it needed some hard to get exemption.

Ok Debbie

Hawaii doesn’t have any exemption to be in the MWC for just football. It was a conference decision. Football only invites exist in other conferences too and require no permission from the NCAA. where the heck did you get this misinformation from?

Wow! Take my money now!

Yup their student body voted it down. UND student government approved it, not sure it even went to a student body vote that was the Bakke / Hauschild administration , hope Matt is doing well too

Any G5 could take them for a football only invite. I’m not saying it’s likely or I think it should happen but it could happen . Odds of a full invite are even less likely. To deny it could ever happen is repeating the failure to move up to D1 when NDSU did.

Not untappable, but not easily tapped unless you ask Lakes

Yes and they voted it down last time

But it was still more expensive than a FBS school’s facility. That says something, but what UND is building is nothing to sneeze at either

Only way UND and SDSU move up is if it’s all the Dakota teams. NDSU can do it alone but might be the next Idaho if they are not careful.

NDSU can afford FBS because they have more big donors and untapped student fees they can draw from. UND doesn’t seem to have the big football donors that can afford to take UND to the FBS. Champions Club is a big sign of the difference. I think UND is maxed out on state funding and student fees. The money needed to go to the FBS has to come from donors or increased income from football attendance etc. UND would need the fans support that NDSU gets. NDSU cannot afford FBS without their big donors as their tickets, teammakers, etc. is maxed out.

Well technically they didn’t need it for athletics. They probably could have tried to cut athletics to pay for it …..

Don’t disagree, who would pay that much to see some no name teams in the Fargo dome. Hard without UND and SDSU at home whether they want to admit it or not

The one that cost almost double of Washington States indoor practice facility?

Yeah but NDSU can afford to fund a higher FBS budget. UND is about maxed out. We don’t have a non profit paying some of the bills. Take away hockey spending and our budgets are similar to except we rely on student fees and state funding more

NDSU has the funding opportunities and the donors to pay for FBS. Of all the Dakota schools they have much more support to make the move. I agree NDSU would have to add a women’s sport but that isn’t stopping them.

UNI and MoSt would leave the MVC for the AAC. Problem is the AAC doesn’t want to add anyone. The Bison fans also think that they are worth 7 mil per year if they were in the FBS, I need to get me some of that koolaid

Because there is nothing to do in Minot and no where else to shop, these malls owe Scheels for keeping them alive

I’m not sure you could say SDSU is any better positioned to go to the MWC than UND from what Sik has presented. I do think NDSU is the closest and most ready. I don’t see the Montanas or SD’s any more ready to make the move than UND. I do think Idaho is as ready or more prepared than NDSU. All of the Dakotas and Montanas could be ready to make the jump and bring the summit non football members with us.

Is independence a better choice?

Not if those schools are in the big 10 east, that side sucks! Even Nebraska has a chance to win it this year!

It would be a going for it on 4th down in our zone in a tied game type of move to not use him on short yardage situations. Why quit doing something they can’t stop?

He made some big plays last year and drew some big penalty yards. Felt bad how bad he was getting smoked. He should only get better as the experience and strength increase!

Depends if the PAC merges with all of the MWC or if some teams get left in the MWC. The MWC might be left for some FCS teams find a home in the empty conference.