What is Needed to MOVE From the FCS to FBS?

So your school is an FCS school looking to move up to the FBS level because you want more national attention or you hope to make more money off your athletic programs. When a program is looking to make this transition there are a few things to consider so stay tuned to find out what athletic directors need to consider and what requirements schools must make to take the leap up to the FBS level.

[@EmbracetheGrind]

What College football team do you root for?

[@fazefromwish7694]

Kansas and Texas

[@lostaggie66-canderson17]

@@fazefromwish7694 FBS Yexas A&M , UAB,South AL and any Texas school but UT , InFCS:SamHouston and D2: U WFLorida

[@alienspace3960]

Boise State Oklahoma and Wisconsin

[@ohhnospaghettio6104]

Ohio State and Arkansas

[@Soviet19171]

South Dakota State!!! GO JACKS!

[@KillCoin56]

North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Montana State, and Montana, should all be FBS teams

[@BLTZDBANDIT]

Definitely Montana

[@styx15]

Only realistic way is for them all to go up, otherwise travel costs for one would be very high. With rumors the remainders of the PAC-12 could take teams from the Mountain West, those 4 could fill the empty spots.

[@yaboi9419]

Makes no sense . Budget isn’t there for them, high travel costs, plus they all consistently win chsmpionships

[@VikingsDucks]

Definitely Montana State

[@PlexybloxYT]

@@VikingsDucks Montana is better

[@lostaggie66-canderson17]

I think both JMU and Sam will of course struggle at first in the FBS but they are both strong programs that will adapt to higher level comp and both schools have good fan bases. As a former BearKat I look forward to Sam Houston in CUSA and will also follow JMU in the Sunbelt.

[@frizzy4088]

Jmu will be an average team in the sunbelt honestly

[@dbreeden5553]

SHSU will struggle a lot more than JMU in first 5 years in all sports. JMU will be competitive day one in Football and stay relevant in the top third of the Sun Belt. And while I'm dying to see the rest of our stadium upgraded JMU has been a most expensive ticket over UVA for 5+ years and it's because JMU averages close to 25k fans per home game reg season and have for years. So for JMU it's about when to put an indoor practice facility attached to the stadium and add premium seating over the issue SHSU has just getting to 20k-25k seats.

[@koldonn1111]

JMU is killing it rn tho

[@slezyflowmanny5890]

Jmu 4-0 rn

[@Shotana343]

@@slezyflowmanny5890 top 25 now

[@Rysofly]

2 years later and they are doing just fine....

[@djdiako2]

I think fcs is underrated a 24 team playoff or something

[@enriquemata8558]

Actually Sam Houston won the fcs title in 2020.

[@stantaylor3350]

One and done. Who's won it 9 out of the last 11 yrs? GO BISON!!

[@upbeatproductions7614]

@@stantaylor3350 Who would get absolutely demolished by Alabama? Or just an average team? NDSU!

[@omgyourbad2154]

@@upbeatproductions7614 lol right

[@campegriles7125]

@@upbeatproductions7614 probably not. NDSU vs Bama would be a good game. JMU vs Bama would prolly be 38-21

[@skzzt]

@@campegriles7125 Lol dumbest comment I've read on KZbin

[@skeesey5272]

Villanova could easily be a better FBS option than Temple it’s crazy to me how Temple is and Nova isn’t

[@campegriles7125]

What do you think about jmu KILLING mtsu who won their bowl game, then mtsu Beating Colorado state by a lot?

[@OscarHyman-k1n]

Manley Orchard

[@KimberlyScott-w5p]

Nick Mill

[@LelandMontealegre-y3g]

Ebert Circle

[@donaldhefta9374]

Go Bison!

[@DorisJackson-s9v]

Ferry Causeway

[@j.thompson9345]

How does Kennesaw State move up with a stadium of only 8300?

[@alexcuevas5633]

They probably can't. Georgia southern, Georgia state, and tech, and UGA overshadow them by a long shot

[@brandonmitchell6776]

Bring the fcs and fbs together

[@scottyclayton2501]

With a four team playoff? That would just make it so more teams have no chance at a National Championship if anything we need to split up the P5 and G5

[@Joyce-xv2bg]

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[@terryfox9344]

JMU did well in football this past year, but they just lost their football coach. I believe that they will be OK moving forward, but they will find that FBS is not all milk and honey. They will be tested, both financially and on the field. Another school that moved up with JMU and Sam Houston was Jacksonville State. They also had an excellent season, though not as good or as noticed as JMU. I believe that they will also struggle a bit, but will make it work. They also will probably lose their coach. Eventually, I believe that they will make it work. Finally, Sam Houston competed hard, but did not have much success on the scoreboard. I believe that they will improve, but they will go through a few years catching up to the FBS. They will struggle, although perhaps the new CFP-ESPN TV money will be enough to save them. Since you did this video 2 more teams will be joining FBS, Kennesaw State in 2024, and Delaware in 2025. Kennesaw is interesting because its enrollment is so large, and it sits in the Atlanta metro area, but its football field only seats 8,000. Huge potential, but they also need to make major facility upgrades. Delaware would seem like it has a solid foundation, and it has time to prepare, so maybe they will be OK. Looking into the future, and not considering President Baker's proposed new subdivision, the next targets for FBS look to be schools in the Big Sky, if the Mountain West should lose schools. Schools in the MVC like the Dakotas are probably not going to be targets because they are not close to FBS conferences looking to add schools.

[@quez4x]

We need mcneese state university in conference C-USA

[@DoddCeleste-r9w]

Quinn Falls

[@TnD_BigJax]

Yeah, JMU and SHSU. Those are the only teams moving up, smh

[@savagecabbage138]

yeah stephen f austin is the other

[@YOSSARIAN313]

​@@savagecabbage138 SFA will never move up. SHSU shouldnt have moved up either

[@savagecabbage138]

@@YOSSARIAN313 that was a joke against jacksonville state fan

[@watchfirst-y5l]

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[@ryanr9299]

Why is NDSU not moving on up?? Havent they won the FCS like the last 5 years or something?? LOL

[@thestapler]

No invite from any FBS conferences. They're geography could be playing a huge reason in that. NDSU is too far east to be in the Mountain West, and too far west to be in the Mid American Conference. Even if you take geography out the picture, for some odd reason no FBS conference wants them.

[@ryanr9299]

@@thestapler surprised... Maybe financially it wouldnt help the conference

[@campegriles7125]

The have won 8 out of the last 10. Sam Houston and JMU are the two who beat them. NDSU is in the middle of no where. No one wants them. They have the skill, but not the location

[@ryanr9299]

@@thestapler size of the school maybe?? They need to hop.. They are by far the most talented fcs team.. Maybe of all time even..

[@thestapler]

@@ryanr9299 it doesn't work like that. They have to do it by the NCAA's rules. ND State is truly stuck in FCS until they get an invite from an FBS conference.

[@HughCathy-b2b]

Kuhic Way

[@v10mclaren]

If you require 15,000 average in football how does Sam Houston qualify? Are they building a new stadium?

[@scottyclayton2501]

The rules are very loose and not really enforced many current FBS teams don’t have 15,000 fans

[@jordanjones4587]

​@@scottyclayton2501that's cap

[@todoldtrafford]

15000 tickets sold. If tickets are given away for free it counts

[@RolandDervishie-x1w]

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[@thepatsnumber1fan]

How about fbs to fcs like Idaho

[@scottyclayton2501]

Idaho was kicked out of the Sun Belt because they no longer needed them to stage a championship they are the only team to voluntarily move down though.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

UL Monroe should go back down

[@jordanjones4587]

​@Jamessmith-xk3fh that ain't happening bro they been in the fbs for an while

[@stantaylor3350]

Several of these of these teams couldn't beat NDSU on a regular basis. JMU lost 3 out of 4 times to NDSU. COASTAL CAROLINA the same thing. It's like we can't beat the BISON, so let's just move on.

[@finisher3x]

So is the REAL issue that NDSU won't move up to FBS, because they're comfortable with being a FCS power? When those other FCS programs became dominant, they looked to move up. App State did it. Georgia Southern did it. Western Kentucky did it. Marshall did it. Liberty did it. JMU is now doing it. But NDSU won't do it.

[@melissaherschell5356]

I bet the games were played at North Dakota.

[@CoachChef]

Yea doubt that was a real factor

[@EmbracetheGrind]

Is it smart for a school to move from the FCS to FBS?

[@Imjustbored2023]

No what’s the point cause it will always be Alabama in champion in fbs

[@maxanderson1524]

Probably. I’m guessing even the worst fbs teams make more money than the fcs dynasties. Probably wouldn’t be competing for championships, but rather bowl berths and conference titles.

[@pats9469]

I think there is only value for the brands like ndsu and Jmu I think tarloton and shsu gains very little with its move up.

[@tinhornproductions4769]

Yes as a Georgia Southern fan it has changed everything

[@freestateofgrizzy1937]

It depends on what school plans to make that transition

[@bigzclipz5104]

Get rid of title 9

[@JacksonBandons-e5f]

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[@ConcernFlush-j4p]

Lee Steven Robinson Carol Hall Linda

[@rakwraithrasier2799]

Fbs should go up against fbs fcs should go up against fcs

[@andrewfanfan]

They should make the top 5 best FCS team go against the top 5 worst FBS teams

[@andrewfanfan]

Especially with the 12 team playoff format this upcoming season

[@decovanhenderson6942]

Fcs should move up

[@melissaherschell5356]

If they have a stadium holding 40,000 plus. It's all about the Benjamin's.

[@andrewfanfan]

Why?