Bison Forum

User1 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 11:58 am

JBB2 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:46 pm I just heard from Ahrefs that Augusta is still looking at the MVFC. They have a great team & winning tradition. Their budget is less than half MVFC average, their stadium is pretty small but in the Sioux Falls market they have a big following. All they need is a fair share of the conference money.

Just like the Mountain West and FCS?

QUESTION FROM AI:

Maybe Mankato or St Thomas would be more accurate?

Augustana would struggle to win any conference games in the Valley. God Bless 'em for their aspirations, and maybe they can walk that path and grow the program? But it would be a long uphill path. Nestled halfway between Brookville & Vermintown they would struggle with local recruiting. I think Mankato or St Thomas would be better suited to be competitive quicker,

Mankato/MVFC is probably most similar to NDSU/MWC. Both could become competitive in the new environment. Augi might never make it repeating their NCC history. St Thomas has more visibility and many think the resources.

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university of Minnesota-Mankato: enrollment - 14,709, male/female ratio - 42:58, founded in 1868.

Interesting look at the unworkable costs of college athletics. NDSU has managed well. I believe a MWC move is an expensive boondoggle. Maybe even a step down. Last thing NDSU wants is to drown in debt like examples in this presentation.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS IS HEADED FOR A FINANCIAL BREAKDOWM

https://youtu.be/21PQcDmYAjc?si=mTw0TpM6BRW19gnw

Where would NDSU make a difference? No place. Many NDSU fans are delusional. A move to FBS is a move to oblivion.

Mankato to the MVFC/Summit makes more sense, They have a funding advantage with enrollment larger than most MVFC/MWC schools. Their facilities in comparison to other MVFC/Summit schools is better than NDSU to the MWC. Location is very good. They even have D1 hockey. Lots of D1 hockey in the Summit.

Haven’t looked at budgets but the move from D2 isn’t that great. Certainly nothing like a move to FBS.

The TIME IS HERE--------------------

Lets check out our 2027 Schedule:

at Wisconsin
H - James Madison
H at US BANK- Florida State
at Kansas
at UNLV
H -UTEP,
at-NIU
at = Air Force
H - Nevada
H - San Jose St
at- Wyoming
H - New Mexico

2028
A -Hawaii,

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THIS MWC GUY IS LIVE RIGHT NOW

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwdrrVkrKB

NDSU became an FCS program in 2004.

The Bison’s all-time FCS ranks since:

• 10 Nat’l (1st)
• 51 playoff wins (1st)
• .895 playoff win pct (1st)
• 16 straight playoff app (2nd)
• ^ 1st playoff app was 2010
• 207 wins since 2010 (1st)

You may have made it happen Lakes!

Not official but negotiations are underway.

My hats off to them if they pull it off. Matt Larsen has handled this very well.

10 million entry fee for the Bison. They must have a money tree in blossom.

Lots of positive feelings.

He even read your comment promising huge NDSU crowds both home and away.

Lakes is tapping into his trust fund and going to pay 12 million of that 10 million entry fee himself!


That's the kind of guy lakes is eh.

NDSU DONORS:

RD Offutt
Gary Tharaldson
Doug Burgum
Kieth Peltier
Brady Nash
Bushel Guys
Seed Companies
Scheels
Sanford
Carson Wentz, Lance, Watson, Mauch, Zabel

Hail to the new owners of Bison football.

Fargo money speaks

They probably made the money in yesterdays rally