Google "North Dakota State FBS." The first result (from Bison Report): "The Question That Never Goes Away." The second result (from Saturday Blitz): "Should North Dakota State football start looking at transition to FBS?" The fourth result asks a similar question, as do the sixth, eighth and ninth results.
Musings of a potential North Dakota State FBS jump won't stop until the Bison actually make the jump or stop dominating the FCS. And because their reign atop the FCS world doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon, the musings won't stop anytime soon. Should those musings include the Mountain West?
“We are in a league where to be blunt, I don’t know if it’s the route maybe we should go,” Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun said two weeks ago. "…I just don’t know if it’s really a match. I don’t know if it’s best."
If Air Force bails and the Mountain West wants to remain at 12 members, might they consider North Dakota State?
On this week's High Motor podcast, B.J. Rains, Boise State writer for the Idaho Press-Tribune, answered that question (starts at 15:37):
