It's interesting. What kind of pressure does that put on schools like MSU, NDSU, Weber--larger state schools with solid programs? Does this weaken the FCS or will there always be a place for solid FCS programs? Does the FCS eventually become a 3rd tier D-I league? I mean it kind of already is with P-5 then G-5 schools. Will there be increased pressure to join the G-5 type conferences? And obviously the program over in Missoula is in that mix, but can the university support it? If not, does MSU move up without them? I'd imagine every school with football is having serious conversations about where they're best positioned for future success. I know I love the FCS but what if the FCS takes a big hit? Will we be able to make the argument that we'd rather play for a championship if that championship doesn't mean as much down the road?
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I hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
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I hope we never move up within the current setup of the NCAA. But if there's a major change, I wouldn't mind exploring it. For instance, if that second tier (current group of 5) becomes its own level with some sort of championship, I think MSU might be perfect for that. I don't want MSU competing on the same level as the Power 5 though.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:48 pmI hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
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Well, the FBS playoff is going to expand to more teams giving the smaller conferences a chance at a National Championship...not that it's a realistic chance.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:48 pmI hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
I do agree with where it stands now, even the prominent bowls don't really have a lot of meaning anymore to the fans. Big payouts for the school though.
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Yeah but that's the thing with the current state of the FBS level...the Power 5 is inching toward having their own playoff and permanently excluding the G5 schools from their competition. This is why I believe the G5 schools and bigger FCS program will come together to form a new FCS (or whatever you want to call it). I don't know, that's how I see it going.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:48 pmI hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
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Agreed. The Group of 5 is essentially already being excluded. Makes more sense for them, and the larger FCS schools to get together, make their own playoff.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:49 pmYeah but that's the thing with the current state of the FBS level...the Power 5 is inching toward having their own playoff and permanently excluding the G5 schools from their competition. This is why I believe the G5 schools and bigger FCS program will come together to form a new FCS (or whatever you want to call it). I don't know, that's how I see it going.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:48 pmI hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
Some things will be better, some things won’t.
But think of a conference with Wyoming, MSU, UM, Idaho, Nevada, UNLV, maybe even Boise and the Colorado schools. That’d be fun.
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Something almost has to be in the works. Many current FCS teams are not going to want to stay in the FCS considering all the other teams that are moving up. The FCS will become watered down and winning a championship in it will carry less meaning.BelligerentBobcat wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:27 pmAgreed. The Group of 5 is essentially already being excluded. Makes more sense for them, and the larger FCS schools to get together, make their own playoff.VimSince03 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:49 pmYeah but that's the thing with the current state of the FBS level...the Power 5 is inching toward having their own playoff and permanently excluding the G5 schools from their competition. This is why I believe the G5 schools and bigger FCS program will come together to form a new FCS (or whatever you want to call it). I don't know, that's how I see it going.mslacatfan wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:48 pmI hope we never move up.
I hate that the best you could ever hope for is to play in some random bowl game that nobody cares about.
Some things will be better, some things won’t.
But think of a conference with Wyoming, MSU, UM, Idaho, Nevada, UNLV, maybe even Boise and the Colorado schools. That’d be fun.
I think the most impressive championships, considering the competition, that the BSC has won were the ones in the 70s and 80s and 90s. MSU won two (beat current FBS teams both times; and another FBS - Ark. St. - in the quarterfinals), Idaho State won one, Boise State won one, UM won one and it, too, was over a current FBS team, and they also beat current FBS team along the way.
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MWC trying to stay together (from the Idaho Statesman)
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Talk about conference realignment has been pretty nonstop since Oklahoma and Texas announced in July that they were leaving Big 12.
The latest reports, which surfaced last week in a story from CBS Sports, suggest the American Athletic Conference is targeting Mountain West schools in an effort to replace UCF, Cincinnati and Houston — all of whom joined BYU in accepting invitations to the Big 12.
“I would be naïve if I didn’t think there are conversations between any of our institutions and other people,” Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “I think that’s their fiduciary responsibility and due diligence to their fan bases and season-ticket holders.”
Thompson feels confident that if the Mountain West remains intact, it will be included in what American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco called “the Power Six” — not the AAC.
“I keep saying it like a broken record: If the 12 Mountain West institutions stay together, we’re the sixth-best conference,” Thompson told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “Circle the wagons, stay together, while simultaneously looking to see if there are institutions out there that make us even stronger.”
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GOSH, any chance the Rust Belt will take back Idaho?kennethnoisewater wrote: ↑Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:03 pmIt's interesting. What kind of pressure does that put on schools like MSU, NDSU, Weber--larger state schools with solid programs? Does this weaken the FCS or will there always be a place for solid FCS programs? Does the FCS eventually become a 3rd tier D-I league? I mean it kind of already is with P-5 then G-5 schools. Will there be increased pressure to join the G-5 type conferences? And obviously the program over in Missoula is in that mix, but can the university support it? If not, does MSU move up without them? I'd imagine every school with football is having serious conversations about where they're best positioned for future success. I know I love the FCS but what if the FCS takes a big hit? Will we be able to make the argument that we'd rather play for a championship if that championship doesn't mean as much down the road?
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Not sure where else to put this but it’s hilarious.
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West Wilson is a treasure. How’d he ever end up at MSU? Also, has he been a guest on the podcast yet?
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We should! Honestly figured he’d start his own and put Celtic and I out of business haha!
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This is completely off subject, so I suppose the random thread is as good of a place as any for it, but does anyone know what happened to bobcat99?
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.
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He was probably tired of fighting with Cataholic As soon BelligerentBobcat starting posting though I thought it might be 99. Not so sure now though.Catsrgrood wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:10 pmThis is completely off subject, so I suppose the random thread is as good of a place as any for it, but does anyone know what happened to bobcat99?
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.
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His last posts are in this thread (it was a real doozie) he may have asked the mods to suspend his account...Catsrgrood wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:10 pmThis is completely off subject, so I suppose the random thread is as good of a place as any for it, but does anyone know what happened to bobcat99?
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.
Always appreciated his knowledge and blunt, terse, no fluff manner.
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99 was one of the best posters on here. I thought early on he was actually Belligerent and the goal the new screen name was to make sure Cataholic doesn't blow up the thread every time he posts.grizzh8r wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:01 pmHis last posts are in this thread (it was a real doozie) he may have asked the mods to suspend his account...Catsrgrood wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:10 pmThis is completely off subject, so I suppose the random thread is as good of a place as any for it, but does anyone know what happened to bobcat99?
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.
Always appreciated his knowledge and blunt, terse, no fluff manner.
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Lol.
Truly flattered guys.
I am a long, long, time lurker, first time poster.
I am not the one you are searching for, sorry.
Truly flattered guys.
I am a long, long, time lurker, first time poster.
I am not the one you are searching for, sorry.
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So you are not the Droid they are searching for...BelligerentBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:38 amLol.
Truly flattered guys.
I am a long, long, time lurker, first time poster.
I am not the one you are searching for, sorry.
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They combed the Desert for me, but couldn’t find me.RickRund wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:12 amSo you are not the Droid they are searching for...BelligerentBobcat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:38 amLol.
Truly flattered guys.
I am a long, long, time lurker, first time poster.
I am not the one you are searching for, sorry.
And yes, my password is 1234.
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Another poster told me 99 is in agriculture and it is the busy season for him. I don’t know 99 personally, but it strikes me as funny that many thought a poster with the username of “belligerent” might be 99. I have never liked people who can be described as “belligerent”, but maybe I am in the minority.BleedingBLue wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:28 pmHe was probably tired of fighting with Cataholic As soon BelligerentBobcat starting posting though I thought it might be 99. Not so sure now though.Catsrgrood wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:10 pmThis is completely off subject, so I suppose the random thread is as good of a place as any for it, but does anyone know what happened to bobcat99?
I wasn’t on here a ton this extended offseason, and I just recently realized I hadn’t seen anything from him in awhile. I searched his name and the username doesn’t exist anymore. Is he gone entirely? Create a new username?
I always enjoyed his input.