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M. Diego asked in SportsFootball (American) · 5 years ago

Should North Dakota State move up to FBS?

They have won 5 FCS championships in a row and today they beat Iowa on the road.

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  • 5 years ago
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    • If they don't mind the probability of mediocrity after Klieman leaves it's worth considering, note Boise St.

    • Can they play at the level they did today for a full season?

    • The Fargodome can barely qualify for FBS attendance requirement, 15,000 average per season, and it can't be    ex- panded. They don't own the stadium.

    • There are fewer than 15,000 students at North Dakota St. and the Fargo metro area doesn't really guarantee a    non-campus draw to meet FBS requirements, especially if the team isn't doing that well under another coach.

    • Can they afford the expenses of travel, training facilities similar to FBS programs, etc.?

    • They obviously have to recruit out of state. Can they get the ★★★, ★★★★, ★★★★★ players needed for a    successful FBS program to go to Fargo?

    My opinion of Iowa's preseason ranking at 15 was, they were over rated. They moved up twice since then by beating two teams that are now a combined 0-6.

  • 5 years ago

    Their team and program is good enough to be in the FBS. They'd probably end up making a conference like the C-USA or Sun Belt, but they could and probably should be FBS

  • 5 years ago

    That's up to them. They're good enough to play FBS. They've won their last six games against FBS teams although the first five weren't ranked teams.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    5 years ago

    They should switch with Northwestern

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It would really depend on their budget and where they would play. They are good enough.

  • Ace
    Lv 6
    5 years ago

    Yes, they should

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