The news broke on Friday, Feb. 6, that North Dakota State was in serious discussions to the join the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member. It became official three days later when the school and league announced the invitation had been extended and accepted.

It's been about 12 weeks, nearly three months, since the news broke and a whirlwind of activity was set in motion from the league, the school and the local media.

Podcast host and Forum columnist Mike McFeely, WDAY-TV sports reporter and voice of the Bison Dom Izzo and The Forum's NDSU beat writer Jeff Kolpack sat down to discuss the hectic three months and give their impressions now that spring football is finished and (some) things will slow down for a while.