Seriously. I think we have a good chance to finish higher than 8th in the conference at the end of the year. I expected Santa Barbara to be really strong.

It seems pretty evident, seems like more of a matter of getting that stadium expansion started.

Well we have coaches on the team retweeting this..

I also wanted to give you kudos for these consistent posts about each game. Makes it easy to read out and hype the family and friends for games.

Would love to build momentum in what is often a strong Big West Conference before moving to the Mountain West next year (which unlike for most sports, may actually be an easier conference to compete in for the Ags).

This game was a freakin blast! Like others I eventually gave up on seeing if the men’s team made some insane comeback and watched the women’s and at the right dang time! Awesome stuff continues this season.

It would mean a lot if folks who go update those who can’t in the board about the event :)

that game in 2024 was so rough. I remember going to that game…

I think them even mentioning the FBS as a goal is something they have steered clear of in most of the messaging. Heck, its wild they include that in this press release like 4 days after saying they are "committed to the fcs". I see this as a signing that suggests plough sees no reason to move to a mw school or pac12 school when Davis will probably be in the Mountain West for football before that contract is up in 2031.

Seriously. I love seeing a coach that is an alum of the school they are coaching actually advocate for the campus and community outside of just the athletic program too.

Dude thats sweet! As a huge Giants fan that Giants experience is enticing too...

They are openly suggesting they are going to move to the FBS in the contract extension post? Seems like the most straightforward admission of plans so far.

In today's evolving college football landscape, opportunities at the Football Bowl Subdivision level continue to grow. With this extension, DeLuca, the athletic department and Plough have reaffirmed their shared commitment to the long-term success of Aggie football on the national stage.

(Link to the podcast where he talks about this)

Some great stuff was talked about from Sam Herder who I see as the most credible FCS/G5 reporter):
1. He sees us as one of 3 teams that will move to the FBS (Sac State, Tarleton, UC Davis)
2. He talks about NDSU moving as important because it situates them as a member of the FBS for now, and promises them a seat if the power 4 separates from the g5
3. He talks about how there is a chance that the g5 merges with the top of the FCS, but the g5 could also try and keep fcs teams out of that new level of division if the power 4 split happens (with the g5 teams not wanting to water down their already relegated new league)
4. Sees the NDSU move (and any FBS move) to give teams head starts in recruiting, infrastructure, positioning if a power 4 split happens that teams still in the FCS wont have
6. Does not see Montana State and Montana, SDSU or other Dakota schools moving to the FBS soon
5. Sees UC Davis as one of those teams that could fill the hole with NDSU leaving (at least before UC Davis moves)

His analysis really suggests to me that UC Davis to the Mountain West is likely not a matter of if it happens but a matter of a few years.

Yeah I think JMU is something like 68% tax payers and student fees and they just moved up.

Another big thing for me: Joining the MW for football gives us a HELL OF A LOT larger exposure than playing all our games on ESPN+. Imagine how many alumni could be aware of games...

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You would think an English major could actually spell :lol: *fixed, thank you haha

Dude complains about literally everything under the sun about cfb... and then joins a coaching stuff in the conference that actively is ruining the college football he misses.

I have hammered home the opinion that it should not be if but when about joining the MW but as an unrelated point from this whole debate: I would really much rather be debating whether we want to be perennial national championship team at the FCS level or move to the Mountain West than talking about joining the CUSA or the MAC . Actually setting ourselves up to play teams that actually make sense to play against (regionally, rivalry-wise, logistically) makes me happy. I have my own strong opinion on this topic obviously, but I love everyone here debating these realistic, logical and exciting futures that we can see happen.