RailBaronYarr
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To me this is all about $$ and its about time.
FBS teams put alot of $$ into running their athletic programs (facilities and scholarships). FCS teams do not. They are in a different league or division because they decided they did not want to make the same sort of commitments (facilities and scholarships) as FBS teams do. Why give these schools a 'taste' of being an FBS school while they are not having to have the same commitment level?
I also believe that in Minnesota's situation we should never play an FCS school that touches our borders ever again just for the sake of the walk on situation. Why would we allow a potential walk on go to NDSU where they can market the kid by saying "you can get back at the U for not giving you a scholarship when we go down there to play in 2 years". We need every walk on we can get, and if you take away playing in any Big Ten stadium from NDSU you know there are alot of kids that would end up as walk ons.
I'd actually argue that the exact opposite is the case. How many current FBS teams are former FCS schools? How many current FCS schools are former D-II schools? Compare that number to how many FCS schools are former FBS-level schools. You'll see the number is favored in the up-swing. North Dakota State, like many FCS schools WANT to put more in to facilities, scholarships, etc. They are behind the game as they were never traditional powerhouses, their school size was too small to allow it, etc over the course of history. But why are these schools choosing to play FBS teams and get payouts to do so? Because they want to up their budget to build facilities, pay coaches, etc.