nodak651 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I hope this is a troll statement....cause it holds no water. elaborate 1 Quote
BobIwabuchiFan Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I honestly think the bison could move into the FBS - Chuck K...it would be perfect as they would be a perennial door mat in the FBS and we wouldn't have to hear all this BS from the South...please make this move, please... Quote
choyt3 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I hope this is a troll statement....cause it holds no water. Insightful response. 1 Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I think back to back FCS Championships have made the Bison forget about UND. Let alone make them chant anything about UND during the broadcast. And hopefully College Gameday doesn't talk about UND or see that great old video produced many years ago about the rivalry. I think the story line should be how NDSU will be stuck to medicracy (FCS) with only a 18,000 seat stadium and how they really need to work on building a 35,000 seat stadium and move to FBS. If football is Ndsus biggest sport and Fargo is three times larger than Grand Forks and UND football averages about 10,000.... Gameday is there for the whole FCS, not just NDSU only even though FU fans missed that part during the announcement with their rant about seeing UND jerseys. Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 elaborate A team playing in a larger city doesn't need a proportionally larger stadium. UND is within an hour of Fargo. Has as many students, and more alums and is one of two major universities in the state. Just because Fargo is bigger doesn't mean NDSU should be able to average 3 times as many people as UND. I guess the mighty Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats should average more than basically everyone in the B1G with that thinking. Gameday is there for the whole FCS, not just NDSU only even though FU fans missed that part during the announcement with their rant about seeing UND jerseys. Don't kid yourself. If NDSU hadn't beat K-State, college gameday is probably in Utah for the Holy War. Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 A team playing in a larger city doesn't need a proportionally larger stadium. UND is within an hour of Fargo. Has as many students, and more alums and is one of two major universities in the state. Just because Fargo is bigger doesn't mean NDSU should be able to average 3 times as many people as UND. I guess the mighty Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats should average more than basically everyone in the B1G with that thinking. Don't kid yourself. If NDSU hadn't beat K-State, college gameday is probably in Utah for the Holy War. ESPN Gameday wasn't at App St after they beat Michigan don't puff your chest out too much. 1 Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 ESPN Gameday wasn't at App St after they beat Michigan don't puff your chest out too much. Don't know that they had a bad week of FBS matchups like this one. No top 25 matchups this week. Only a couple games to get excited about: Utah/BYU Notre Dame/Michigan St. (Megaphone Game) Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Don't know that they had a bad week of FBS matchups like this one. No top 25 matchups this week. Only a couple games to get excited about: Utah/BYU Notre Dame/Michigan St. (Megaphone Game) 2007: Amherst at Williams Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Sure there are exceptions johnnyboy. You think the gophers would be in the Big Ten if it was located in Roseau? You think NDSU could join the Big Ten being located in Fargo? It's not rocket science to know that a college in a larger population base area has a greater chance to average higher crowds! But that wasn't the point of my post. Thanks for the thread drift! The real issue is NDSU is small time for even NDSU standards. The stadium is small. They could be averaging way more people 30,000 easy right now. Wyoming had Nebraska coming to their house...how many tickets do you think NDSU could sell when college Gameday came to Fargo to broadcast that game?!? Point is all this popularity will be lost without a new stadium and NDSU only has one place to go and that's DOWN. Quote
SiouxMD Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Don't know that they had a bad week of FBS matchups like this one. No top 25 matchups this week. Only a couple games to get excited about: Utah/BYU Notre Dame/Michigan St. (Megaphone Game) It seems someone else agrees with you... http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9685270/woe-college-football-week But the reason GameDay is going to Fargo is that there isn't a compelling game in the other 49 states. Regardless...it should be a memorable day for the FU faithful. Enjoy. Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 2007: Amherst at Williams "The Biggest Little Game in America," not far from ESPN. Neat. Sure there are exceptions johnnyboy. You think the gophers would be in the Big Ten if it was located in Roseau? You think NDSU could join the Big Ten being located in Fargo? It's not rocket science to know that a college in a larger population base area has a greater chance to average higher crowds! But that wasn't the point of my post. Thanks for the thread drift! The real issue is NDSU is small time for even NDSU standards. The stadium is small. They could be averaging way more people 30,000 easy right now. Wyoming had Nebraska coming to their house...how many tickets do you think NDSU could sell when college Gameday came to Fargo to broadcast that game?!? Point is all this popularity will be lost without a new stadium and NDSU only has one place to go and that's DOWN. Are you comparing Roseau to Grand Forks? And of course they can average higher crowds. UND is drawing from the same general pool as NDSU for people to go to the games. Probably an hour and a half from my house in north Fargo to the Alerus parking lot....if I stop for gas on my way out of Fargo. Disagree. I don't think we'd get 30,000 average. I think we'd push 30,000 for homecoming and UNI. The others, probably not. Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Sure there are exceptions johnnyboy. You think the gophers would be in the Big Ten if it was located in Roseau? You think NDSU could join the Big Ten being located in Fargo? It's not rocket science to know that a college in a larger population base area has a greater chance to average higher crowds! But that wasn't the point of my post. Thanks for the thread drift! The real issue is NDSU is small time for even NDSU standards. The stadium is small. They could be averaging way more people 30,000 easy right now. Wyoming had Nebraska coming to their house...how many tickets do you think NDSU could sell when college Gameday came to Fargo to broadcast that game?!? Point is all this popularity will be lost without a new stadium and NDSU only has one place to go and that's DOWN. Montana averages over 25,000 in their stadium and Missoula is a little bigger than Grand Forks (66,788) with a metro of (110,977) Fargo has 105,000 and a metro of 212,000. Too bad there is no money for a new dome since they can't afford to complete the SHAC. Quote
Jheria Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Sure there are exceptions johnnyboy. You think the gophers would be in the Big Ten if it was located in Roseau? You think NDSU could join the Big Ten being located in Fargo? It's not rocket science to know that a college in a larger population base area has a greater chance to average higher crowds! But that wasn't the point of my post. Thanks for the thread drift! The real issue is NDSU is small time for even NDSU standards. The stadium is small. They could be averaging way more people 30,000 easy right now. Wyoming had Nebraska coming to their house...how many tickets do you think NDSU could sell when college Gameday came to Fargo to broadcast that game?!? Point is all this popularity will be lost without a new stadium and NDSU only has one place to go and that's DOWN. To only have one place to go means that you made it to the top. Maybe someday you'll have to worry about that but I wouldn't suggest holding your breathe (unless of course your name is Darryl or Duker) Quote
jdub27 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Klosterman's article in the Forum sure has the kool-aid drinkers out in full force. Anyone know if App State had this much delusion of grandeur when they were on top of the mountain? Quote
dmksioux Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 "The Biggest Little Game in America," not far from ESPN. Neat. Are you comparing Roseau to Grand Forks? And of course they can average higher crowds. UND is drawing from the same general pool as NDSU for people to go to the games. Probably an hour and a half from my house in north Fargo to the Alerus parking lot....if I stop for gas on my way out of Fargo. Disagree. I don't think we'd get 30,000 average. I think we'd push 30,000 for homecoming and UNI. The others, probably not. And a game against UND? Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 "The Biggest Little Game in America," not far from ESPN. Neat. Are you comparing Roseau to Grand Forks? Nope. Not sure where you come up with your stuff. Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 To only have one place to go means that you made it to the top. Maybe someday you'll have to worry about that but I wouldn't suggest holding your breathe (unless of course your name is Darryl or Duker) I was talking about NDSU sorry I'm not trying to bash UND. NDSU is at the top of the small fish. They should be proud but they could be so much more and it's sad watching them not wanna go from good to great. Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 And a game against UND? The point is johnboy missed you are no longer playing UNI when you have a 30,000 seat stadium. You are playing the Cornhuskers in Fargo!. (like when Nebraska traveled to Wyoming or the gophers traveled to unlv) Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 The point is johnboy missed you are no longer playing UNI when you have a 30,000 seat stadium. You are playing the Cornhuskers in Fargo!. (like when Nebraska traveled to Wyoming or the gophers traveled to unlv) Nebraska might come in a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 if we were FBS. How would you propose NDSU go to FBS right now? Athletic budget would go up stupid amounts. Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Nebraska might come in a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 if we were FBS. How would you propose NDSU go to FBS right now? Athletic budget would go up stupid amounts. Save money on bail by telling the players don't get into trouble with the law. Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Nebraska might come in a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 if we were FBS. How would you propose NDSU go to FBS right now? Athletic budget would go up stupid amounts. That's the problem. They need a new stadium. Is there a Better time to go to the voters of Fargo than this time? FBS or not sooner or later everyone needs a new stadium and the Fargodome is actually getting up there in age. Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 That's the problem. They need a new stadium. Is there a Better time to go to the voters of Fargo than this time? FBS or not sooner or later everyone needs a new stadium and the Fargodome is actually getting up there in age. It is only 20 years old. It is a good venue for football. Maybe in 10-15 more years. Quote
Cratter Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 It is only 20 years old. It is a good venue for football. Maybe in 10-15 more years. No disagreement. But in another decade Fargo will have grown by 30,000 people too. They added about 20-25,000 this last decade. Quote
MafiaMan Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Don't know that they had a bad week of FBS matchups like this one. No top 25 matchups this week. Only a couple games to get excited about: Notre Dame/Michigan St. (Megaphone Game) Groan. Have you seen Notre Dame and Michigan State play the past few weeks? This game will be a slog-fest of punts or else it'll be a 47-44 game. MSU's offense can't score a TD to save its life and Notre Dame's defense apparently needs to wake up the echoes of dead internet girlfriends to stop somebody... Quote
darell1976 Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 That's the problem. They need a new stadium. Is there a Better time to go to the voters of Fargo than this time? FBS or not sooner or later everyone needs a new stadium and the Fargodome is actually getting up there in age. Us voters don't like taxes so a new stadium won't be automatic especially with Faego's ongoing flood problem and diversion talk. Quote
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