Give us the words. Not 10 minutes of a podcast. Edit: my son says there is not one word where Haslam says he would like to move up. NOT ONE WORD.
No, the words "I want to move up" never come out of his mouth. He does make several quotes that could imply he has definitely thought about moving up with the intension to do so. His demeanor during these quotes is positive and optimistic but then he speaks on the financial hurdles that would need to be overcome to do so and you can see his face turn from hopeful to doubtful.
38:43-speaking on the NDSU move up.
Kent "It is a good kinda litmus test for us to watch and see how they do it because we are so similar..."
39:24-speaking on needing an invite to the right situation.
Kent "You're absolutely right, you gotta have an invite. North Dakota State did have the real benefit of having a football only membership in a conference that allows them to keep all those other sports in a regionally based conference..."
41:29-speaking on why UM and MSU would most likely move together.
Kent "If you're a conference and you're issuing invites, you're not gonna split these two people up. You're just not gonna do it. It's too much of a driving force to what you do..."
41:44-speaking on an eventually move up when the P4/G6 split.
Kent "I still believe that we're gonna end up at the same stop light, were gonna end up at the same intersection 5 to 8 years down the road, because its clear to me that the power 4 conferences are trying to do some things differently, and at some point the rest of the group of 5 group of 6 might have to have that conversation of "ok what do we continue to do" and when that happens, we are poised to be right in there with those schools, and so wether we all get to the same spot, I think we will..."
43:00-speaking on NDSU winning con championships and playing in the national playoffs right away.
Colter "I think North Dakota State's gonna go compete for nat championships. I don't know how high a level they're gonna get to but they're gonna be competitive in the Mountain West right away don't ya think?"
Kent "I think they will be...the Mountain West just got better in football, I firmly believe it, I firmly believe it."
43:38-speaking on the top FCS teams ability to compete at the FBS level.
Kent "I hope they(NDSU) do well cus I think it will be a path and show that FCS football is really really competitive."