Campbell to Big South

[collegesportsinfo]

Socon (all public schools)
* App St.
* Chattanooga
* Citadel
* Georgia southern
* Western Carolina
* Coastal Carolina
* VMI
~ Winthrop
~ Charleston
~ UNC-Greensboro
~ UNC-Ashville
~ Radford
~ Campbell

That is one abso-****'-lutely repulsive conference. I'd turn in my diploma if that came to pass.

That's such a good setup for an App St. education joke...to good so I'll pass.

[Mountaineer]

That's such a good setup for an App St. education joke...to good so I'll pass.

Aye, you're probably not that clever.

You can think it over now though and come back to post it later.

[kirkblitz]

campbell will do nothing but harm the big south, especially when it concerns coastals baseball program. We have to work even harded now because of their poop RPI.

We need a new comish PRONTO!

[DKHardee]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

[kuntryboimike]

i think radford would have a good fan base if theygot a football team. i no a BUNCH of people from my high school that went there and said theyd go to there games even now if they had a football team.

[dbackjon]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

You would think Winthrop could pull it off.

[DKHardee]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

You would think Winthrop could pull it off.

check this out...

http://www.winthropeagles.com/default.a ... pe=article

[dbackjon]

You would think Winthrop could pull it off.

check this out...

http://www.winthropeagles.com/default.a ... pe=article

Thanks. Do you know how recent this is? A couple of the links on there are dead

[jcmanson]

check this out...

http://www.winthropeagles.com/default.a ... pe=article

Thanks. Do you know how recent this is? A couple of the links on there are dead

It's fairly recent. Maybe a year or 2 ago.

[DKHardee]

It would be nice to see this sitting on a press conference booth real soon. Even better to see it on a field.

[Ibanez]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

Years ago UNC-Asheville considered it. I think at one point there was a committe. That might've been UNC-Wilmington now that I think about it.

[Ibanez]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

You would think Winthrop could pull it off.

Winthrop could, i'd like to see that. CCU and Winthrop have a big basketball rivalry.

[AppinVA]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

Years ago UNC-Asheville considered it. I think at one point there was a committe. That might've been UNC-Wilmington now that I think about it.

I'm pretty sure that was UNC Wilmington. I doubt people at UNCA would even know what a football is.

[Ibanez]

Years ago UNC-Asheville considered it. I think at one point there was a committe. That might've been UNC-Wilmington now that I think about it.

I'm pretty sure that was UNC Wilmington. I doubt people at UNCA would even know what a football is.

Ok...just spoke with my sister in laws husband (he's food service director for UNCW) he says there is no real pursuit at this time.

[g-webb1994]

The President of Winthrop wants football, but knows his school can't afford it at the moment. Maybe 3-5 years down the road, but not right now.

[DKHardee]

Is there any timeline as of how long Stony Brook plans to be an Asso. Member? I would hate to lose them.

[dbackjon]

Is there any timeline as of how long Stony Brook plans to be an Asso. Member? I would hate to lose them.

I believe they are committed through 2012, but realistically, until a better (i.e. more local) full-schollie option opens.

[Sly Fox]

They have indicated that they plan to stick out the contract even if they find a new full membership somewhere else. Who knows what the landscape will look like by the time this contract ends?

[BigDawgPop]

The President of Winthrop wants football, but knows his school can't afford it at the moment. Maybe 3-5 years down the road, but not right now.

I respectfully disagree. Digorgio doesn't really want football. He only had a study done because so many people have been pressing him about it over the years. They don't need a stadium because District 3 is just down the street and installed field turf 2 years ago, complete up grade. Place is nice. They could work out a deal with the school district and I'm sure they could get it cheap since our Distict is cutting jobs right now to meet the budget shortfalls. If there were ever a time to do it, it would be now. I know the fans would support it because this is a football crazy town. Don't think it will ever happen though as long as Digorgio is Pres.

[Sly Fox]

Winthrop would have major Title IX issues due to their heavy female enrollment. The only real imeptus for them adding football would to become the de facto home college team for Charlotte. With UNCC adding a program that has been taken off the table for the Eagles.

As for Radford, it is a HUGE step from club football to NCAA Division I. There is no indication that their administration has any interest in adding another doormat program at their school (yeah, I know they finally are decent in hoops once again ... but not for long).

[dbackjon]

Adding football would get 100+ more males on campus. I also think that for a number of men, a college not having a football team is a major reason NOT to go there.


I have never understood why Title IX only addresses athletic disparities. Why doesn't it look at the overall disparity? Obviously, women are getting a lot more academic schollarships at Winthrop than men. Shouldn't Winthrop be REQUIRED to recruit more men in order to get the population more equal to the overall population?

[appsfan]

Too bad it wasn't as easy as the Socon private schools going to the Big South and the Big south publics going to the SoCon:

Socon (all public schools)
* App St.
* Chattanooga
* Citadel
* Georgia southern
* Western Carolina
* Coastal Carolina
* VMI
~ Winthrop
~ Charleston
~ UNC-Greensboro
~ UNC-Ashville
~ Radford
~ Campbell

One error here is that Campbell is private not public...

[Seawolf97]

Is there any timeline as of how long Stony Brook plans to be an Asso. Member? I would hate to lose them.

Our contract is good through the 2011 season. I would hope and expect we renew for at least 4 more years because I dont see any major changes in any conferences in the Northeast including the CAA. I personally like seeing us playing in the Big South.

[ToTheLeft]

So, has winthrop, high point, radford, or UNC-Ashville thought about putting a football program in place? They need to.

High Point thought about it, but the only talks were to have a DIII team. They have no intentions of adding football, at least the last time I looked into things... UNCA doesn't know what a football is, and having a lot of men in tight pants on campus is found in class, not on a football team. Winthrop should, and I'm going to say will, eventually have a football program, simply so they can be douches at some other sport. RU should get one, but I don't know if they will.

[pantherrob82]

http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... 1/pioneer/

"since 2002 the Pioneer League is 7-25 against teams from auto bid conferences. They were outscored in these games by a total of 1132-486. In the 7 games that they won, their opponents combined for a record of 18-54"

Average record of the teams they beat?

2.57-7.7...so 3-8...

Hmmm.... Noticed how you left the Fordham victory out dude. Man, nothing would make me happier than to come up to that dome to watch the Flyers send you home crying to your momma. Better yet, come on down to Dayton and we'll really have some fun!

That does count the Fordham game.