I think NDSU wins the MWC, year one - eligible or not.

I think you are underestimating how crappy some of the teams in the MAC are... And, SAC retained plenty of talent, and acquired even more. Also, we'll have a QB (either Conklin or Malone) that can actually throw the ball, so that will help.

I'm not saying 2-10 isn't possible, hell, 1-11 is possible (or worse). Just saying if you look at the computer rankings over the years, the top half of the MAC is pretty comparable to the top half of the BSC.

Gotta beat MVSU and UMASS. I think we will lose to NDSU, Fresno, Ohio, Toledo, and Hawaii.

2-6 feels like the baseline, with the other games being toss ups at home and perhaps slight dogs on the road.

4-8 first year of FBS would feel like a success. Anything less than that, slightly disappointing, anything better is a fantastic momentum booster into 2027.

Hi Dr. Mike - I was wrong. One road midweek game per year. Good chance both WILL be on national TV though.

And glad the Kent State game is on a Friday, and not on Halloween night Saturday. Still going to be screwed for attendance on that one anyways....

This is the only place it was mentioned. App St. ain't going anywhere.

Here you go: https://swarmfunding.csus.edu/project/44018/donate

Everyone chill out, we will both be FBS soon. We just both have stadium work to do over next 5 years...

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

See you guys in the MWC in 2031... LOL

MAC TEAMS PLAY ONE TUESDAY NIGHT GAME PER YEAR! And it'll only be at home every other year. And on ESPN.

It's all about a foot in the door at this point. Before a 5 or 10 year moratorium on new FBS schools hits.

We were 9th in FCS attendance last year without hosting the Causeway. Our 2025 numbers would place us 6th in the MAC. Getting a 2 for 1 with regional FBS opponents will be possible with FBS status. SJSU, Fresno, and San Diego State will fill the stadium more than Cal Poly or any other BSC school, besides maybe Davis.

Yes, $5M to jump to FBS, and $10M to MAC (to be paid out over 5 years, I believe). No conference money from TV for first two years. I believe that's what's on the table. Thought Friday would be possibility of announcement. But everyone I talk to expects an NDSU style leak fest over the weekend, then an official announcement next week.

MAC teams make $800k-$1M/year in media rights deals for football only. Big Sky teams are getting in the 10s of thousands per year right now.

Football only.

Pen is to paper. Announcement this week.

It's done. SAC to MAC.

The only thing stopping them from FBS status is the invite. It's technically still possible for the MAC to invite SAC for 7/1/26. It becomes less and less likely by the day though. UNA announced an OOC game with SAC late in the day yesterday.

Sac is anxiously waiting for the MAC right now. MAC is interested in SAC as football-only member to add a new time zone to their nationally televised games. There is a 12-game FCS/FBS schedule in the hopper if it doesn't pan out, but SAC needs an answer soon because they will have to buy out couple FCS games if they move to the MAC effective 7/1/26.

Booster rumors indicate MAC is also in discussions with Illinois State, which doesn't necessarily rule out SAC too. I was told expect to hear Sac to MAC or full mixed schedule executed in the next couple weeks, but a reliable poster told me in a DM that it was a longer timeline than that. Not sure how much longer SAC can wait...

Dr. Wood's*

The schedule is 12 games. It's done. It's not announced because different conferences announcing schedules at different times. It is not a "FBS schedule" as promised.