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re: NDSU to FBS?
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:31 pm to Dr RC
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:31 pm to Dr RC
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They get far more exposure in FCS than they would being a middle of the pack team in FBS
thats so not true
like not even close
Exactly.
FCS playoffs are barely advertised...you wake up one morning and oh, FCS championship game is on in the snow in some remote location.
Even the lowly of FBS get tons more pub.
That's why every school had this big push to leap to FBS in the 90's.
They all wanted to be the next Boise State...which went from JC - to prime-time Brent Musburger money-maker.
FCS is still like Ivy Football. It's so below the radar...
Like college baseball vs. MLB...you have to be a real die-hard fan of your school to follow the first...just like FCS...you are just a casual fan of the sport to follow the later...just like FBS.
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Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:31 pm to Dr RC
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thats so not true
like not even close
They got more exposure in their Charleston Southern game on ESPN than schools like UTSA, Texas State, Idaho, UMass, Old Dominion and ULM will get all year. And we're not even talking about today and their postseason.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:33 pm to sms151t
Troy was once D2 like back in the 80s
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:35 pm to BioBobcat
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Mountain West
Sure, though if you go to the MWC board all their fan bases scoff at the idea.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:37 pm to gsvar2004
Don't mess up a good thing.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:38 pm to QJenk
NDSU was 2 before the move to the Valley.
I'm just responding that Troy didn't move up from 2 to 1-A or FBS in one move.
USF UCF FIU FAU were also FCS with in last 20 years
I'm just responding that Troy didn't move up from 2 to 1-A or FBS in one move.
USF UCF FIU FAU were also FCS with in last 20 years
Posted on 9/17/16 at 2:45 pm to MikeHoncho47
Which FBS school is gonna hire their coach?
Posted on 9/17/16 at 3:00 pm to lsutigers1992
NDSU is in the Missouri Valley Football Conference which doesn't even have an over the air TV deal. If you want to watch one of their games you have to have ESPN3.
The two conferences they'd be most likely to end up in are the MAC and MWC both of which have deals that get games on actual ESPN channels often on their own nights.
I'm sorry but the barely talked about FCS playoffs are not getting them more coverage than they'd get in the MAC or MWC and counting a game like today's is silly b/c there would be nothing stopping them from still going to P5 schools for pay day games.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 3:35 pm to MikeHoncho47
Beating kansas, Kansas st, Iowa state, minnesota, Colorado state, and now iowa...someone crown their arse
This post was edited on 9/17/16 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 9/17/16 at 4:07 pm to Dr RC
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I'm sorry but the barely talked about FCS playoffs are not getting them more coverage than they'd get in the MAC or MWC and counting a game like today's is silly b/c there would be nothing stopping them from still going to P5 schools for pay day games.
I've seen NDST play on television an average of twice a year for a few years now.
I don't think I've ever seen Old Dominion or UTSA play a football game. EVER. If they wouldn't have played LSU, I'd probably say the same about Idaho and New Mexico State.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 5:19 pm to gsvar2004
power 5? Why would any FBS schedule them?
Posted on 9/17/16 at 8:03 pm to lsutigers1992
Lest anyone overlook the fact that NDSU has hosted ESPN's College Gameday (once for sure, maybe twice now...?). That's more exposure than any FCS before them. Hell, Mt. Union has won however many championships & such a small percentage of the college football fanbase knows they even exist.
I've argued for years (not on here) that ULL/USL should've dropped to FCS (in football) years ago & simply dominated that level for the rest of time.
LA people LOVE to support a winner. Cajun Field would have experienced excellent attendance as well as alumni support.
The sheer number of FCS caliber athletes staying in-state would be phenomenal (respectively speaking) & the local/regional coverage would be far more consistent not to mention POSITIVE for the Cajuns. Hell, they'd even be able to walk over to Texas, Mississippi, & Alabama to attract countless recruits to campus.
The trophies would fill the cases & they'd still know their place vs. LSU.
MAYBE the games between the 2 schools would be more entertaining...?
I've argued for years (not on here) that ULL/USL should've dropped to FCS (in football) years ago & simply dominated that level for the rest of time.
LA people LOVE to support a winner. Cajun Field would have experienced excellent attendance as well as alumni support.
The sheer number of FCS caliber athletes staying in-state would be phenomenal (respectively speaking) & the local/regional coverage would be far more consistent not to mention POSITIVE for the Cajuns. Hell, they'd even be able to walk over to Texas, Mississippi, & Alabama to attract countless recruits to campus.
The trophies would fill the cases & they'd still know their place vs. LSU.
MAYBE the games between the 2 schools would be more entertaining...?
Posted on 9/17/16 at 10:29 pm to forever lsu30
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The sheer number of FCS caliber athletes staying in-state would be phenomenal (respectively speaking) & the local/regional coverage would be far more consistent not to mention POSITIVE for the Cajuns. Hell, they'd even be able to walk over to Texas, Mississippi, & Alabama to attract countless recruits to campus.
The trophies would fill the cases & they'd still know their place vs. LSU.
MAYBE the games between the 2 schools would be more entertaining...?
Basically McNeese in a nutshell, minus the domination of the FCS. Not as easy as you might think, otherwise, there would be more runs like NDSU has had.
Posted on 9/17/16 at 10:34 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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FCS championship game is on in the snow in some remote location.
Frisco, Texas isn't exactly remote.
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Even the lowly of FBS get tons more pub.
Oh really? How much Pub do Texas State and Idaho get?
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That's why every school had this big push to leap to FBS in the 90's.
They all wanted to be the next Boise State...which went from JC - to prime-time Brent Musburger money-maker.
Boise didn't hit it big until 2007 with the Fiesta Bowl win, so what are you talking about?
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FCS is still like Ivy Football
Since the Ivy League is in the FCS, technically you are right.
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Like college baseball vs. MLB...you have to be a real die-hard fan of your school to follow the first...just like FCS...you are just a casual fan of the sport to follow the later...just like FBS.
I agree with this 100%. No one bandwagons an FCS team. We are diehards in that regard. Takes a lot to support a school with less pub than Idaho or Ball State.
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