Flowtowngriz72
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1. I did play and do understand the game. I do my research and try to see from both sides of the argument. They both have positives and negatives. There is a reasons why programs want to be FBS. There is reason why programs use the FCS as transition time to get to the FBS. If the FCS was so great why did NDSU, James Madison, Sam Houston, Liberty, Georgia Southern, Sac St, Delaware and Missouri St make the jump. Look what Missouri St did last year they were middle to bottom of MVC. But I must agree we will never ever win a natty at the FBS level.
2 Yes winning games get us a better seed. But when you are favorites 90% of your games and most games should be blow outs. Not real exciting football games on paper. Not saying we dont play down to their level or that we are the highlight game that isn't FBS of their season. Specially when they play here. There is a reason why they double to triple their tickets when we come and visit. But the idea we go to games for better seeding doesn't hold water. We go to the games for the event. For the tailgating, hanging with our griz family and have a few beers and watch a game that we should stomp our opponents. Not every game goes to plan. Ask Washington about that, or Oregon when Idaho challenged them. Games that shouldn't gave been close but we play the game for a reason.
3. FCS is a 3rd tier. Power 4 tier 1, G6 tier 2, " If you try to say power schools are the same level as the G schools you really need to do some research. Yes Boise St or James Madison might win a game or two against the power school. Just like FCS school might beat a G school every year doesn't mean that they are in the same level. If Boise St went to the SEC they would have losing season for sure. They will win a few but Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee would kill them specially if they play them week in and week out.
So yes we are the 3rd tier of college football. Yes our games are fun to watch, yes they have meaning to the griz fan but dont for a second think Oregon or even Wyoming give to shits about us. They might say ya we know griz football but it like us say ya we know Carroll college. I don't follow NAIA, or D2 for more then 2 seconds a year. Because the media, and most football fans dont think they matter. But the FBS I know what happens there, specially the power 4 schools. But I do know what happens with pac, and MWC because they are the western conferences. Plus they are where we probably belong. Look at NDSU. They one of the favorites to win it in their first year. They may not but they are in the preseason talk around the nation.
4. If you think the FCS isn't a 3 or 4 team contest. Hmm. Who have been in the natty the last 5 years. Montana, SDSU, NDSU, Kitties, and Illinois St. Who had a very veteran team and lost most of their team. Who going to replace NDSU. Most people think the kitties or SDSU. Montana has an outside chance but haven't done it yet. No one is saying Illinois St. Mercer, nope, shit I can't think of many teams anymore that have name power. Villanova, they are basketball school with a good football program that doesn't get the university money. That goes to basketball.
5. UM program is average college program. If it was better we wouldn't lose players to g5 schools and power 4 schools. Yes I said that. We hardly lose players to other FCS school. Like we get in. If the player has a great year, we sit on egg shells preying they dont leave for Colorado St.