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Bison Forum FBS coverage of FCS NDSU football continues..

Best place to start is the GAM 2026 Pre-Season top 25. Updates and changes can and will happen so prior to kickoff this ranking will be updated.

KEY STAT: Over past 5 years FCS football spending up 26%, NDSU 6%

NDSU starts where they were predicted to finish.

THE TOP TEN:
Lots of great student athletes will be gone to NIL money no FCS team has.

The lower bracket:

In the bottom 15 we see some decent teams from weak conferences. They beat up on their weaker conference mates, build a decent statistical profile to find out they really can’t compete against the upper echelons. Thats the position Bison fans are hoping for in the MWC. Any real chance at the championship is a certain mathematical illusion, just as good as the illusion of the Summit Championship and winning the Big Dance.

With the opt-in and 18,500 seats there is nothing NDSU can do in the FBS they can’t already do in the FCS

https://x.com/TBM_JY/status/2012642051205042218

The 3 mill media cut has the MWC looking more and more like a premier FCS conference.

THE 2026 SCHEDULE:

SHOULD HAVE BEEN NDSU?:
Is NDSU this good? 4 decent games. Of course the CFP. 1 & done. Just like the Bison!

A hypothetical. This kind of game can really mix up Las Vegas computers. Looks a lot like the Colorado game

Another installment in “SHOULD HAVE BEEN NDSU”?
Kennesaw, recent move up.
What are they getting for their money 2 decent games on that schedule. Don’t forget the legendary Myrtle Beach Bowl!