mags Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hello to all Mountain West Conference fans. The news is out. The BISON are in the MWC! NDSU football is on the move. The Bison enter with swagger. North Dakota State to petition for immediate College Football Playoff, FBS postseason access https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/north-dakota-state-petition-college-football-playoff-access-fbs/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesbison Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I waited a few days to take VICTORY LAPS but I'm TAKING THEM! NDSU TO MWC!! HELLL YEA!!! FINALLLY!!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Quote LET THEM IN! Enough. NDSU is banned from the conference championship. LET THEM IN! This is an exciting time. The BISON are ready is the FBS/MWC. https://youtu.be/9r4uzzzMBFU?si=KtfwJ2fpPzz-AS41 let them play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lakesbison Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 NDSU sagarin is 40 NDSU enrollment is 15,000 NDSU football budget is at 10 Million for 2026 upcoming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Could be right about the budget. My data 2024. enrollment as published by NDSU. Most recent: Quote The student population at North Dakota State University-Main Campus is 11,952 (9,762 undergraduate and 2,190 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,564 over the past decade. they are ranked 40. Thanks for pointing that out. looking closer you will see the 41 in the table is a typical NDSU football score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 This is Knight publishing from 2024. https://knightnewhousedata.org/fcs/north-dakota-state-university 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Looking at football spending, not total athletic spending. From Knight News 2019-2024: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Good partnership. MWC is fully supporting NDSU request for immediate post season inclusion. the MWC has wind in its sails now. Great conference leadership. Thanks to our new conference partners! Looking forward to some great games Hope to visit some of the stadiums. Was impressed with Wyo. They have a great football stadium. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 A comprehensive look at the MWC ordered by margin of victory Enrollment budget data from 2024 2025 team statistics Power rankings & Typical game scores calculated in house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWestCowboy Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/11/2026 at 7:10 AM, lakesbison said: I waited a few days to take VICTORY LAPS but I'm TAKING THEM! NDSU TO MWC!! HELLL YEA!!! FINALLLY!!! Sadly, this website has been abandoned by an absentee site owner. Nobody posts here anymore. Head over the West Coast Sports Board to find MWC content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWestCowboy Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/11/2026 at 5:27 AM, mags said: Hello to all Mountain West Conference fans. The news is out. The BISON are in the MWC! NDSU football is on the move. The Bison enter with swagger. North Dakota State to petition for immediate College Football Playoff, FBS postseason access https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/north-dakota-state-petition-college-football-playoff-access-fbs/ Sadly, this website has been abandoned by an absentee site owner. Nobody posts here anymore. Head over the West Coast Sports Board to find MWC content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/12/2026 at 7:28 PM, NorthWestCowboy said: Sadly, this website has been abandoned by an absentee site owner. Nobody posts here anymore. Head over the West Coast Sports Board to find MWC content. I still post here, I enjoy having conversations with genuine posters that aren't always interested in just being "right" all the time. Like most posters we're all probably still reeling from the fact that the MWC and PAC didnt' just merge. I can't really blame them too much, but there is an animosity, at least for myself, can't speak for others, about BYU and the mormon players being older and the vast wealth and resources of BYU. I considered the game Ibplayed and live to be one of fairness and good sportsmanship but as time goes on it just seems to get crazier and crazier. Good luck to everyone, I don't know what's going to happen but it appears whoever gets the most Mormons wins. People don't like it when I talk like that but that's how I see it in my world view. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 When I was running seismic crews in Utah I used the BYU library. They were my favorite college football team too. It was the time of the controversial national championship and the unbelievable come back against Michigan I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboMan59 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I’m wondering if I should start up a nMWC Sports board, along the lines of what I did with my UNM site… would it draw my fellow nMWC fans to join up? Quote "Make a mistake once and it becomes a lesson, make the same mistake twice and it becomes a choice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 I would join. Looking forward to the season. Keep us posted LoboMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboMan59 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/18/2026 at 5:01 PM, mags said: I would join. Looking forward to the season. Keep us posted LoboMan You’re welcome to come check out my site. I’ll DM you the link. We have a thread about you guys joining the MWC. Quote "Make a mistake once and it becomes a lesson, make the same mistake twice and it becomes a choice." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 This may be NDSUs first FBS game Heres the match-up Youngstown State, an old FCS conference foe has a similar Saragin ranking of 58.51. Bison beat them in a bruising 38-30 contest last season. The MWC & MVFC have similar Sagarin rankings. going to be interesting to see if an FCS 55 is the same as an FBS 55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 From the match-up statistics the Game Analyser Mechanism generates a predictive score. For the Youngstown game it was 35-22. 13 point spread and over under of 57. That info comes in handy when looking at the Vegas lines or bragging in the tailgate lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robe Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/14/2026 at 7:40 PM, Rocket said: I still post here, I enjoy having conversations with genuine posters that aren't always interested in just being "right" all the time. Like most posters we're all probably still reeling from the fact that the MWC and PAC didnt' just merge. I can't really blame them too much, but there is an animosity, at least for myself, can't speak for others, about BYU and the mormon players being older and the vast wealth and resources of BYU. I considered the game Ibplayed and live to be one of fairness and good sportsmanship but as time goes on it just seems to get crazier and crazier. Good luck to everyone, I don't know what's going to happen but it appears whoever gets the most Mormons wins. People don't like it when I talk like that but that's how I see it in my world view. We have a high rate of multi millionaires. We usually have a high rate of leadership roles in most businesses. Quote The Masters 5k road race All American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
