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i wouldn't say they were welcomed...more like accepted...with certain terms and conditions that may or may not come true. stay tuned bisons fans.

Exactly. The Big Sky acceptance document says something like, while it is not immediately possible for Idaho football to join the Big Sky, we look forward to when Idaho football will also be under the conference umbrella.

Why do NDSU fans not mock the ADs or Presidents of the MVFC who have publicly campaigned for FBS? Those schools include UNI, Ill St, Mo St, Ind St, and Youngstown St. Hypocrites those bizons. Those schools want to leave the ranks of FCS too, if they get a chance.

Or call in to Colin Cowherds show and give him hell for saying EWU will be FBS soon.

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Exactly. The Big Sky acceptance document says something like, while it is not immediately possible for Idaho football to join the Big Sky, we look forward to when Idaho football will also be under the conference umbrella.

Why do NDSU fans not mock the ADs or Presidents of the MVFC who have publicly campaigned for FBS? Those schools include UNI, Ill St, Mo St, Ind St, and Youngstown St. Hypocrites those bizons. Those schools want to leave the ranks of FCS too, if they get a chance.

Or call in to Colin Cowherds show and give him hell for saying EWU will be FBS soon.

 

If any of those MVFC teams go FBS, they will join an existing conference.   I won't include IN State and MO State, but the rest of those schools would be competitive in FBS, in much better shape than Idaho will ever be.   Idaho could be competitive if they could get into the MWC and build from there, but not in the Sunbelt long term.

 

And the Big Sky would never kick out Idaho, they worked to hard to bring them in.  Idaho is in the Big Sky on their terms.

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http://www.ironcountytoday.com/view/full_story/26742193/article-SUU-athletic-programs-shouldn-t-go-anywhere?instance=most_popular1#ixzz3fPD0YyK3

Evidently, rumors are going around that SUU will drop from DI, an account of things their AD said before he left. SUU will not be staying in the top half of the Big Sky by going FBS, but will stay FCS, which is DII in most people's vernacular.

Likely their old rival Dixie St will be in their same league in FCS soon, so people are confusing FCS and DII.

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Evidently, rumors are going around that SUU will drop from DI, an account of things their AD said before he left. SUU will not be staying in the top half of the Big Sky by going FBS, but will stay FCS, which is DII in most people's venacular.

Likely their old rival Dixie St will be in their same league in FCS soon, so people are confusing FCS and DII.

I would've thought they would move up and challenge the other 3 FBS teams in the state for recruits.

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I would've thought they would move up and challenge the other 3 FBS teams in the state for recruits.

Know this is a joke, but UNLV football should be in their sights.

A WAC with SUU, Dixie St, Weber St, Utah Valley, Grand Canyon, Idaho St and NAU should have a lot of good rivals.

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EWU is apparently getting bids for their Gateway stadium expansion.  EWU's strategic plan lists their Gateway Project as a top priority, if they get private funding (and if they need it).  Idaho's kickoff day from the Sun Belt is March 10th.  The fireworks should start soon thereafter.

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Strange that Idaho just scheduled a $1.4 mill guarantee game with LSU in 2020.  That is well after Idaho will be pushed out of the Belt and into FCS, according to other posters.  Why would LSU waste their time scheduling games that won't happen?

Mont St President Waded is getting rid of AD Fields at the end of June.  She supposedly wants more football improvements in the near term out of a new AD.

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1 hour ago, SiouxVolley said:

Strange that Idaho just scheduled a $1.4 mill guarantee game with LSU in 2020.  That is well after Idaho will be pushed out of the Belt and into FCS, according to other posters.  Why would LSU waste their time scheduling games that won't happen?

Mont St President Waded is getting rid of AD Fields at the end of June.  She supposedly wants more football improvements in the near term out of a new AD.

The SEC schedules FCS games all the time.  I'm assuming this is at LSU.

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2 hours ago, SiouxVolley said:

Strange that Idaho just scheduled a $1.4 mill guarantee game with LSU in 2020.  That is well after Idaho will be pushed out of the Belt and into FCS, according to other posters.  Why would LSU waste their time scheduling games that won't happen?

Mont St President Waded is getting rid of AD Fields at the end of June.  She supposedly wants more football improvements in the near term out of a new AD.

They still haven't finished the stadium expansion. She knows how to get money for Montana State. 

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15 hours ago, nodak651 said:

Whats the buyout $$$?

Don't have details.  This was a convenient time to sign a big FBS contract before signing day. Buyouts are usually significant if teams can't meet the terms. Idaho has signed multiple FBS at high payouts until 2022.  Buyouts for Idaho could almost necessitate that they stay FBS.

The Idaho President has been spouting off that they could go FCS to fake out the Sun Belt and get more money out of booster.

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22 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:

Don't have details.  This was a convenient time to sign a big FBS contract before signing day. Buyouts are usually significant if teams can't meet the terms. Idaho has signed multiple FBS at high payouts until 2022.  Buyouts for Idaho could almost necessitate that they stay FBS.

The Idaho President has been spouting off that they could go FCS to fake out the Sun Belt and get more money out of booster.

Idaho has boosters? :unsure:

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On February 3, 2016 at 10:25 PM, SiouxVolley said:

Not for $1.4 mil.  LSU can get an instate FCS school for a quarter the price.

LSU can keep the game on the schedule regardless of whether Idaho is FBS or FCS.  LSU would likely negotiate the guarantee down if Idaho is FCS.

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1 minute ago, Herd said:

LSU can keep the game on the schedule regardless of whether Idaho is FBS or FCS.  LSU would likely negotiate the guarantee down if Idaho is FCS.

LSU 80 Idaho (FBS) 0

LSU 80 Idaho (FCS) 0

This could hurt LSU's SOS either way if they want to make it to that precocious "playoff". 

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On 2/10/2016 at 4:25 PM, SiouxVolley said:

He's like almost seventy.  Graduated HS in 64, unless he graduated as an infant.

I am not qualified. ;)

You are all alone in thinking that the BSC can go FBS.   All over AGS, CAA fans are repeating again and again that if FCS conferences could move FBS, the CAA would have done so long ago, and that MA and ODU would still be in the CAA.   The NCAA will squelch any designs that the BSC has to move FBS.   Having Idaho in your conference as the reason will draw belly laughter for FBS conferences.

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20 minutes ago, Herd said:

You are all alone in thinking that the BSC can go FBS.   All over AGS, CAA fans are repeating again and again that if FCS conferences could move FBS, the CAA would have done so long ago, and that MA and ODU would still be in the CAA.   The NCAA will squelch any designs that the BSC has to move FBS.   Having Idaho in your conference as the reason will draw belly laughter for FBS conferences.

You and AGS said  Coastal could never go FBS.  You and AGS are jokes.

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