(12-13-2020 08:55 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-13-2020 08:47 PM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2020 06:42 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  

(12-13-2020 06:28 PM)Purple Wrote:  

(12-13-2020 06:07 PM)THUNDERStruck73 Wrote:  I don’t see how they can go Indy with a $27MM budget.

I think they can do it by scheduling a couple of buy games. They aren't getting much now from MVFC, so there isn't a lot lost there. They need to pick up the cost of the extra schollies and increased travel, which probably isn't a lot because they are so "out there," they spend a lot already. I figure a million dollars covers the loss of MVFC money and the extra schollies.

Here’s the thing. Travel would murder them, and while they are successful in fcs and beating FBs teams on a one game basis, the week to week gauntlet I think would be difficult. However, not impossible. We did it.

Let’s look at the existing Indy budgets:

Norte Dame (this is an educated guess based on some digging) $161MM
Army @ $60MM
UCONN $80,900,782
Liberty $44MM (2016- bound to be in the $55-60MM range now)
UMASS $49,461,013
NMSU $28,010,801

If they went indy for football only, I don't think travel would be a lot different than it is now. Because Fargo is so remote, they pretty much have to fly everywhere now.

Yeah, good point. But they would be flying a lot farther.

They do have 3 bussable now (N Dakota, S Dakota, and SDSU). Would drop to none (or 1), and further flights.

Also I don’t believe they can expand the Fargo Dome..