2025 Non-UND FCS News/Scores Thread

[Irish]

On 12/19/2025 at 2:44 PM, iramurphy said:

Yup. As many have said, we need to get better. 

But can we get better when the HC endorses what has happened this year by not making any changes.  Pretty disappointed in Schmidt - Isaac is gonna Isaac all day long.  he learned nothing during the season and seems incapable of making adjustments.  The games we piss away next year are on Schmidt.  

[Wilbur]

54 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

If you’ve got JMU and the points it’s a nail biter now. 48-26

Credit to the Dukes for covering today.  I'm glad they didn't quit.  Last three possessions were all TDs.  I was scared Lanning was going to run it up to 40 plus spread zone when it was at 48-13.  

[ND-fan]

It still comes down to Valley and Big Sky in national championship game. Then you look at Big Sky Montana State mirrors a Valley team what do expect with Vigen coming from NDSU and Boll coaching tree. The National Championship game should be very competitive both teams are physical on lines of the ball and both have talented skill players. The one area that Illinois State has one advantage is at quarterback I believe but MS has to be feeling the third time has to be charm. I still think it will come to turnovers and who runs ball better.  I would have preferred if Montana would have been there it would have been a fun with new teams in the championship.

[iramurphy]

14 hours ago, Irish said:

But can we get better when the HC endorses what has happened this year by not making any changes.  Pretty disappointed in Schmidt - Isaac is gonna Isaac all day long.  he learned nothing during the season and seems incapable of making adjustments.  The games we piss away next year are on Schmidt.  

Of course we can get better, we must. 
I’m not sure I have read or heard that Schmidt has “endorsed” anything. I have no idea what Isaac will do, nor what he learned, nor what he will learn between now and next year if he is here. 
All results are the ultimate responsibility of the HC. 

[Siouxperman8]

33 minutes ago, iramurphy said:

Of course we can get better, we must. 
I’m not sure I have read or heard that Schmidt has “endorsed” anything. I have no idea what Isaac will do, nor what he learned, nor what he will learn between now and next year if he is here. 
All results are the ultimate responsibility of the HC. 

I'd really like to see us hire a QB coach with experience, unless we have someone on staff that I'm not aware of. 

[F'n Hawks]

SIU QB. Wonder if we will hear on some of our guys soon?

[homer]

30 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said:

SIU QB. Wonder if we will hear on some of our guys soon?

That is huge for them

[wheelsup]

Very interesting article.. with some analysis on what it actually takes to go fbs.. 

 

[The Sicatoka]

$15M cover to get in the door then

$17M annual budget increase (>50% increase) to get to spending level of lowest MWC member.

[UND-FB-FAN]

19 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

$15M cover to get in the door then

$17M annual budget increase (>50% increase) to get to spending level of lowest MWC member.

This type of asinine athletics spending from the second-tier college in North Dakota would be beyond ridiculous. Fargo is so full of themselves, however, they don’t even realize it … 

UND needs to continue to be proactive, though, because Fargo is so arrogant they could make things happen, even if it is this crazy.  

[Kab]

If they go fbs not one damn dime should come from state coffers or increase in student fees.

let their team makers suffer a little in their bank accounts 

[gfhockey]

38 minutes ago, Kab said:

If they go fbs not one damn dime should come from state coffers or increase in student fees.

let their team makers suffer a little in their bank accounts 

Tbh tho our student fees are quite a bit more then theirs

[wheelsup]

$0 from student fees should go towards athletics. You have kids taking out 10s of thousands of $$ for student loans to go to these schools.  For the ones that want to.. should have the opportunity to buy athletics tickets and intramural/facility fees for a reasonable amount.. just like a meal plan. 
 

alumni / champions club should cover it. 

[Kab]

On 12/31/2025 at 3:01 PM, The Sicatoka said:

$15M cover to get in the door then

$17M annual budget increase (>50% increase) to get to spending level of lowest MWC member.

A METRO (as they liked to be called ) should have enough donors and wealthy football players to cover this

i have heard they want to go after oil money as dose everyone else 

[UNDBIZ]

4 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Tbh tho our student fees are quite a bit more then theirs

And their tuition is higher. Total cost for the students at each school is pretty close, depending on degree program.