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Joining the Mountain West would run an $8MM - $9MM annual deficit - can we overcome that?

G6 isn’t ever going to be FCS or anything close to it. What a dumb comment. Your second sentence will be addressed and some FCS teams are likely to be part of that discussion.
The G6 is already worse than 1aa or what the FCS came from according to NFL scouts. There were 14 players drafted from G6 this year and 30 players were drafted from 1aa programs into the NFL 30 years ago in 1996.
 
The G6 is already worse than 1aa or what the FCS came from according to NFL scouts. There were 14 players drafted from G6 this year and 30 players were drafted from 1aa programs into the NFL 30 years ago in 1996.
So what? Drafted players are not the measurement. Try revenues, attendance, and quality of play.
 
There is no hope because it isn’t going to happen. My thinking is the best opportunity to move up has already come and past. There is a place for the FCS but it doesn’t really fit the major schools and programs in a state. Montana and South Dakota are now the only states where their biggest college football programs are FCS. In most states the FBS programs are obsessed with out of state talent so unless you are a 4 or 5 star prospect you either have to leave the state or go FCS. Football at levels below the FCS is changing too. At the community college level many schools have already dropped football over the past decade.
So you're in the hopeless camp with Helena. Your vote has been tallied.
 
There is no hope because it isn’t going to happen. My thinking is the best opportunity to move up has already come and past. There is a place for the FCS but it doesn’t really fit the major schools and programs in a state. Montana and South Dakota are now the only states where their biggest college football programs are FCS. In most states the FBS programs are obsessed with out of state talent so unless you are a 4 or 5 star prospect you either have to leave the state or go FCS. Football at levels below the FCS is changing too. At the community college level many schools have already dropped football over the past decade.
What isn't going to happen?
 
What isn't going to happen?
The G6 isn’t going to invite entire FCS conferences nor will the G6 product ever be the top tier of the sport, it is actively moving away from that. The only teams in the MWC that had over 90% attendance last season were Hawaii and NDSU which both have stadiums with capacity below WaGriz. The G6 is a dying product. Revenue overall is up but look at G6 revenue in proportion to P4 revenue and the gap is getting larger every year. The FCS is stable in my opinion compared to the G6 and the Griz have a realistic chance to compete for championships.
 
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