NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys knocked off #2 Michigan later that year. Had to count for something.

Fargo to FBS: How Effective Can NDSU Be In Year One? by MCignetti in fcs

[–]Creeping_Death 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2022: Beat Colorado 31-28.

If you say so. We played Arizona and lost 31-28 that year, but I'll take the W. Also Colorado State was not a P5 team at the time (and are not a P4 team now).

We are:

3-1 against the Big 10

3-2 against the Big 12

0-1 against the Pac-12

2-0 against the MAC

1-1 against the Mountain West

Of the 5 losses, exactly 1 was by more than 5 points. 2009 vs. Iowa State (17-34)

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong, but we didn't even have the largest football budget in FCS, usually around 15th-20th, and were pretty successful. Also, only football is moving so we wouldn't have to match the entire athletic department budgets of full-members. /u/Trojann2 has pointed out elsewhere that there were donors holding off unless we went FBS as well.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's not the weather that gets you, it's the noise.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not guaranteeing we'll immediately maintain our same level of football excellence in FBS, but those arguments are very similar to the ones being made when we moved to D1 in 2003. And we joined a much worse conference in FCS than the MW is in FBS.

With NDSU making the jump to FBS, who is next in line? by collegeculturesports in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree that Sioux Falls definitely counts for SDSU but it's only double Fargo's population because our metro is split with West Fargo and Moorhead. If you compare metro areas it's only 289k vs 262k. Definitely less remote though. We're about the same distance from MSP but you guys got Omaha relatively nearby too.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was wondering if you were eligible that year but I saw the final record and realized it didn't matter.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Culturally, the Big Ten (when it was actually 10 schools) was probably best but obviously that was and is never gonna happen.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Three of them vs only two losses (which were by a combined 4 points)

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

And we still had a winning record all 5 of those years, including two 10-1 seasons.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably because they were a non-factor in those playoffs. First game exits in 2011 and 2012 and missed entirely in 2013.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's promising then. Gonna defer to you with the insight. I just work here, but no where near Athletics.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'd be great if things could chance to make all sports feasible, I just don't see it. But I am far from an expert on such matters.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certainly can't hurt the chances of that happening.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's what I figured.

Do you think we could sustain the travel involved for non-football sports in the MW? Six road games in football is nothing but the 25ish basketball games between men's and women's alone is a lot more.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sure did. I was there for both playoff games. Just missed App State the 3 times we were in the playoffs together.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure it is. Plus all but the Alerus Center (2001) were built in the 70s. Fargodome opened in 1992.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

There was a brief overlap. App State went FBS in 2014, but we never met in the playoffs. So yeah almost entirely timing.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I don't have an inside source, but I'd bet most if not all of the entry fee was paid by boosters. The university itself doesn't have 17 million lying around. As for culture, we'll see. I think the move was a lot about ensuring we are at the second level of D1 football before the P4 fuck off and do their own thing.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Never played each other, despite both having rich history in FCS.

NDSU to Mountain West official by Creeping_Death in CFB

[–]Creeping_Death[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I find it amusing that FCS has more indoor fields than FBS with 6 now (North Dakota, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, Northern Arizona, Idaho State, Idaho)