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My perception was that a strong population of Gopherholers thoughts this was going to be an elite PJ Fleck team.

Illiquid wealth.

Aren't you the band pit is a bad look guy too?

Its up to each school. There is a hard roster limit of 105. A school can choose to fund up to 105 full scholarships. A school can also choose to fund something less than 105 full scholarships. A school can also now offer partial scholarships (ala DII). But in no event can the roster exceed...

Comparing D1 March Madness to CFP is comparing apples to oranges, too, though. The NCAA obviously does not control the CFP tournament. I don't know what it would take for the NCAA to assert control over the FBS postseason, or if it even could, but the fact of the matter is that unless and...

They are if your school isn't offering a full 105 scholarships for all 105 roster spots. I've seen recruits announcing PWO offers from Wisconsin, among other schools, which tells me that Wisconsin, at least initially, is not offering a full 105 scholarships.

Counterpoint: Why exclude anybody? Why can't NDSU, Mankato State and St John's be in the tournament? There's a whole lot more than 1/2 of CFB being excluded from CFP.

Until last winter, SDSU had been very resilient against the portal, and nearly all those guys went to Wazzu. NDSU has not had a ton of portal transfers, either.

Each of the top brands believes they can and should be competitive no matter what. So what if someone has a losing season? The admins won't care with the revenue the league would generate for the school. I would imagine that, freed from the yoke of the rest of the welfare queen FBS, the top...

This is probably a good place to start for predicting the teams in a blue blood league but obviously there is a need for more than 15 teams. https://www.on3.com/news/college-football-tv-ratings-tracking-top-10-most-watched-teams-2025-season/ The answer to your last question is money. Kids...

There are 272 losses spread over 32 NFL teams each year yet those that lose more than they win still fill their stadiums and their fans still turn on TVs. If anything is settled in college sports, its that money talks and if 30 or 40 of the "top" brands in CFB can make more money from potential...

Two on, but no teams north of, I94.

The blue bloods should avoid the mistake the NFL has made for sure: Limiting the slices of the pie to only a few dozen teams playing the highest level of the sport. It's only lead to humongous fan interest and a lot of money. The NFL should instead have teams in every state, and sometimes many...

A lot of the xDSU talent comes from Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska. The guys that have left these schools haven't been loyal to our headed towards their home states when they've left.

SDSU doesn't have any high end talent right now but point taken. So the guys the Dakota schools are putting in the league wouldn't be an upgrade over the guys here that go on to sell insurance? Your RB, Larry Phillips Jr is going to get very impressive FBS offers if he wants them. Former SDSU...

"Regular major upsets and quality bowl appearances"?

If he was fired for cause it would be unusual to pay. If he was fired without cause he would be owed remuneration.

There are plenty of folks on this board who like to tie Athletics to academics and research. The average fan, the bandwagon fan, and the casual observer does not care at all about the academics and research. I would guess even most true fanatics care little about the academics. I've used the...

I think its largely a factor of the chaos of today's college football realignment. NMSU was always about UNM. I think Idaho struggled for years to meet the old NCAA DI/FBS attendance requirements. Conferences like the MWC now need to buttress against future defections and loss of standing...

Pencil in Tim Polasek at Colorado State for now.