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I agree with you about possibly playing for a lame bowl game at the end of the year is not as exciting as the playoffs in FCS.  The only problem is during the rest of the year.  The FCS already feels watered down and when fans get bored with the FCS schools we are playing year after year and stop coming to games is where you will have a problem.  Look at attendance at NDSU games.  Beating teams by large margins also gets boring.   If the other powerhouse FCS teams wouldnt have moved up it would make FCS alot more exciting.  Now I feel like the Dakotas and Montanas are just left on the sidelines. 

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15 minutes ago, NewUndFan said:

I agree with you about possibly playing for a lame bowl game at the end of the year is not as exciting as the playoffs in FCS.  The only problem is during the rest of the year.  The FCS already feels watered down and when fans get bored with the FCS schools we are playing year after year and stop coming to games is where you will have a problem.  Look at attendance at NDSU games.  Beating teams by large margins also gets boring.   If the other powerhouse FCS teams wouldnt have moved up it would make FCS alot more exciting.  Now I feel like the Dakotas and Montanas are just left on the sidelines. 

If the Dakotas and Montanas want to move up, they'll have to do it together. Geography dictates this. This would give the Mon-Dak 6 some bargaining power. They could either form their own conference or secure a home in an existing conference looking to expand. This is the only way FBS will happen for the Mon-Dak 6.

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34 minutes ago, Kab said:

Talking with the other g fbs schools warning them not to do it.

it has to do with revenue sharing 

The Power 4 already gets a lion's share of revenues. At some point, greed will destroy the very things that made the revenues possible in the first place.

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It's pretty clear that at this point only the B1G and the SEC actually matter, so not sure why any school would be looking to spend more at this point, as you'll never make it back.  Purely about ego.

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21 hours ago, Kab said:

Talking with the other g fbs schools warning them not to do it.

it has to do with revenue sharing 

Textbook example of a cartel.  If schools wanted to form a new conference they would have a slam dunk antitrust case imo.

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It seems that the real question, then, is what do the University Presidents think? Especially as a group.

is it better to be a big fish in a smaller pond and qualify for FCS playoffs?

Or is it better to play on Tuesdays for national tv exposure and end up in a small-time week day bowl game?

Is it worth the money?

In the end, if the XDSUs and Montanas move up, UND better not get left behind again.

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On 10/3/2024 at 12:56 PM, Kab said:

Don’t the teams that make a bowl game have to purchase so many tickets whether their fans buy them or not ?

They used to. Now its negotiated. Thats a double edge sword also as these bowls are going to look for teams who fans travel well.

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12 hours ago, bison73 said:

They used to. Now its negotiated. Thats a double edge sword also as these bowls are going to look for teams who fans travel well.

How well would your. Fans travel to Idaho to play in the tater bowl against a MAC  team on a Wednesday night 

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7 hours ago, Kab said:

How well would your. Fans travel to Idaho to play in the tater bowl against a MAC  team on a Wednesday night 

For a bowl game pretty good. If its a tues maction game pretty good to start. Then it would drop off.

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When I channel surf regular season or bowl games if it’s g5 teams I very seldom will watch, unless it’s a western team like Boise 

‘way too many bowl games with teams barely over 500 record for the year 

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Brett McMurphy reporting that NDSU may be a football only option for Mountain West.  Since Summit doesn't have football i guess could be a possibility. I'm not sure i buy it. Program is obviously solid but doesn't bring a media market or more importantly a fertile recruiting are like a Texas school would. Will be interesting to see how PAC?? And MWC moves finally shake out. 

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17 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

UC Davis to MWC in all sports BUT football? 

Give them time to build before last step? 

 

Actually makes a ton of sense as a fit but don't quite get the no football part.

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1 minute ago, The Sicatoka said:

UCD Oly sports go 2026. 

If FB targets 2026 they are "in transition" now ... 

Wonder if they announce after Davis is out of FCS playoffs. 

Them and another playoff team for FB??

Still think the Summit league membership should be hung out there for any teams leaving the MVFC. 

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