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2026 NDSU FCS PRE-SEASON & SIGN OFF
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 10:42 pm
by JBB2
Bison Forum FBS coverage of FCS NDSU football continues..
Best place to start is the GAM 2026 Pre-Season top 25. Updates and changes can and will happen so prior to kickoff this ranking will be updated.
KEY STAT: Over past 5 years FCS football spending up 26%, NDSU 6%
NDSU starts where they were predicted to finish.
THE TOP TEN:
- High voltage high amps
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Lots of great student athletes
will be gone to NIL money no FCS team has.
Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2026 10:48 pm
by JBB2
The lower bracket:
- High voltage low amps
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Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 1:20 pm
by JBB2
In the bottom 15 we see some decent teams from weak conferences. They beat up on their weaker conference mates, build a decent statistical profile to find out they really canât compete against the upper echelons. Thats the position Bison fans are hoping for in the MWC. Any real chance at the championship is a certain mathematical illusion, just as good as the illusion of the Summit Championship and winning the Big Dance.
With the opt-in and 18,500 seats there is nothing NDSU can do in the FBS they canât already do in the FCS
https://x.com/TBM_JY/status/2012642051205042218
The 3 mill media cut has the MWC looking more and more like a premier FCS conference.
Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:29 am
by JBB2
- DOES NDSU LOOK LIKE A MWC SCHOOL?
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Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 6:43 am
by JBB2
THE 2026 SCHEDULE:
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Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2026 5:02 pm
by JBB2
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NDSU?:
Is NDSU this good?
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4 decent games. Of course the CFP. 1 & done. Just like the Bison!
Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2026 8:55 pm
by JBB2
A hypothetical. This kind of game can really mix up Las Vegas computers. Looks a lot like the Colorado game
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Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 1:46 pm
by JBB2
Another installment in
âSHOULD HAVE BEEN NDSUâ?
Kennesaw, recent move up.
What are they getting for their money
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2 decent games on that schedule. Donât forget the legendary Myrtle Beach Bowl!
Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:29 pm
by JBB2
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NDSU
There is no promised land. G6 Regular season games wouldnât be much different than FCS. The payoff is the playoffs. NDSU has a chance at the FCS title. Not in the CFP.
How exciting to play the UNLV schedule? 14-0 exciting, just like the MVFC.
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Re: 2026 NDSU PRE-SEASON
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 10:02 pm
by JBB2
Looking at this I would say NDSU has the money. Maybe the MWC doesnât
https://www.footballscoop.com/2026/01/2 ... t-fbs-move
I like this:
"I would say in terms of our position, I think both myself and President Cook, we want to play at the highest level," Larsen said. "And right now, the highest level is FBS football. And so, I think the things that we've done over the course of the last decade have positioned us to be able to do that. And if there's an opportunity, I think it's something we would absolutely explore.
If there's not an opportunity, we're poised to continue competing at FCS at a really, really high level and compete for championships. So, I would say in terms of our position, it hasn't changed at all. And our interest of at least exploring that is as strong as it's ever been.â
will be gone to NIL money no FCS team has.