Northern Illinois out, North Dakota St. in?

[76RunninRebel]

Northern Illinois' Interest in Mountain West 'Waning'; Conference Now Considering North Dakota State

Read Brett McMurphy's report on NIU's interest in the Mountain West waning, as the MWC looks at adding North Dakota State.

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[76RunninRebel]

What do you guys think, better move?

 

[Rebel1986]

The concern is not their ability to play football, it is the small media market in North Dakota.

 

[Masked_rebel]

Long term, NDSU seems like a really good add. Its not a market thing, but competitive football is a good and theyve had a relatively successful recently Mid-major basketball. The Fargodome is going to be a hard place to play. Be interesting to see who else they then add if they want to.

 

[LocoRebel]

Long term, NDSU seems like a really good add. Its not a market thing, but competitive football is a good and theyve had a relatively successful recently Mid-major basketball. The Fargodome is going to be a hard place to play. Be interesting to see who else they then add if they want to.

If I'm NDSU, I expect some combo of 1-3 Dakota schools to join or at least be offered or on the conversation

 

[76RunninRebel]

Long term, NDSU seems like a really good add. Its not a market thing, but competitive football is a good and theyve had a relatively successful recently Mid-major basketball. The Fargodome is going to be a hard place to play. Be interesting to see who else they then add if they want to.

I would say like Boise, not a market thing but you add them because they have been super competitive even beating ranked teams from the fbs!

 

[Meister_Rebel]

If I'm NDSU, I expect some combo of 1-3 Dakota schools to join or at least be offered or on the conversation

That same thought from The Big Mountain podcast that some posted here weeks ago had said that the two Montana Schools and two of the Dakota schools would be interested in all four coming as some type of package. That is the only place I ever heard that rumor.

 

[Meister_Rebel]

I think we would be better off if the conference merged with the AAC.

 

[Masked_rebel]

That same thought from The Big Mountain podcast that some posted here weeks ago had said that the two Montana Schools and two of the Dakota schools would be interested in all four coming as some type of package. That is the only place I ever heard that rumor.

Thatd be a lot of dead weight to carry and cost for a few years...

 

[jmcnamaraiii]

Would prefer Tarlton or Sac

 

[Bullmastiff 1]

I'll keep beating this drum. WKU, and Liberty for travel partners. WKU solid football school. Liberty has money.

 

[LocoRebel]

Would prefer Tarlton or Sac

I unironically like these additions. Not like the MWC is some powerhouse if we choose to stand pat.

 

[dcut03]

I would rather not do a FCS team if needed, for a couple of reasons.

First, is money. We don't NEED another team right now. Any FCS team will cost 5 mil up front to upgrade, and their media value is probably worth 250K. That will drive down annual payouts quite a bit.

Competitively. there is learning curve. It will take more than a few years just to be bottom of the MW worthy. I know they think highly of themselves, and good for them. But Sam Houston struggled mightily when they made the jump. They were making FCS championship games on the reg as well.

Oh yeah, their market is tiny. So growth potential is very low.

Pass.

Northen Ill? For football only perhaps. But other than another time zone, they offer very little for a travel nightmare, especially without a travel partner.

Keep things lean. Go for St. Mary's if the PAC doesn't get them. In the future another option may come about that is a better fit.

 

[InZoneU]

Doesn't matter. None of this is going to matter in 2-3 years when we're all in the same cement mixer in the 2nd tier. Not sure why you guys are sweating this so much. It will only matter for a few years, if even that.

 

[dcut03]

Doesn't matter. None of this is going to matter in 2-3 years when we're all in the same cement mixer in the 2nd tier. Not sure why you guys are sweating this so much. It will only matter for a few years, if even that.

It matters because we need to maximize whatever media money we can swindle. NIL opens up for schools to pay players directly next year. We have a coach that we desperately need to extend to hopefully secure long term or at least up our buyout money for the next coach.

That window may be small, but if there is a true separation between haves and have nots we may be one of the final few G5 schools needed to fully round out a superconference.

An extra 1-2 mil a year is huge right now.

 

[Masked_rebel]

It matters because we need to maximize whatever media money we can swindle. NIL opens up for schools to pay players directly next year. We have a coach that we desperately need to extend to hopefully secure long term or at least up our buyout money for the next coach.

That window may be small, but if there is a true separation between haves and have nots we may be one of the final few G5 schools needed to fully round out a superconference.

An extra 1-2 mil a year is huge right now.

This should go over well in a few years when universities come back to state legislatures asking for millions of dollars in tax payer dollars to burn on a recruit or transfer or pay off debt they incurred to sign a recruit or transfer...

 

[saulpaul21]

I am an ex-Ndsu student. Ndsu is a better version of Wyoming in that they have a big hold in their metro area of 250,000. Fargodome holds 19000 and ndsu has not even been selling that out the last few years.

 

[saulpaul21]

Tarleton a better add than ndsu

 

[Boston Rebel 2]

What would be the point? All they would do is water down what we get because they wouldn’t be adding anything to a media deal. Pass.

 

[jmcnamaraiii]

Mountain West a Central time zone team to help with TV contract. Plus scheduling would 8 conference games.

North Dakota is growing on me. They have a very successful program.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

I'll keep beating this drum. WKU, and Liberty for travel partners. WKU solid football school. Liberty has money.

Liberty, with their policy of no alcohol and no pre-marital sex is a perfect add for UNLV.....

Oh, and no homos....