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RE: It's time for Madison and NDSU to move up...
(12-10-2017 05:37 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  
(12-10-2017 05:07 PM)Bogg Wrote:  "Alabama football at this point is a boring product with Nick Saban at the helm, there's never any mystery as to whether they'll be good or not. They have nothing left to prove with him as coach. The AD at Alabama should fire Nick Saban to demonstrate that the school is up to the challenge of rebuilding under a different coach. They should do this because it will be hard and they might fail, which would be interesting."

Except Alabama is at the highest level. NDSU isn't. Look at Boise...they won at every level they played at. You'd think they would have stayed at FCS after nearly winning it all in 1994. After all, aren't they a cold weather school with a fanbase that can only grow so large and minimal recruiting options? Had they done that, they'd be Eastern Washington at best today instead of a household name.

They're an exception to the rule but NDSU has been way more successful at FCS than Boise ever was and while its state might as well be in Siberia, NDSU is close to a few states that do have a football recruit or three. They have more name brand recognition than any move up not named Appalachian State or North Texas (because of a few of their former players).

The point is that doing something just because it's difficult doesn't make it a good idea, and the college football landscape has changed a lot in the last 25 years. If NDSU had a Big 10 invite I'd be right there arguing they should move up, but they'd be looking at a long haul as an FBS independent with no natural conference to fall in to and no natural rivals. It's a recipe for failure, and killing your athletic department just because doesn't make much sense.
12-10-2017 08:29 PM
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