They are both on the waterfront, about 2 miles from each other. They are both on the "right side" of the tracksbluehenbillk wrote:86, Harrah's is on the North end of Chester, by Eddystone. The soccer stadium is on the South end by the bridge. They're both on the "wrong side" of 95.
You can say what you want about VU's attendance or lack thereof, but where they goin to play?? Unless it's built, they ain't coming.
They're only on the "right side" if you're travelling North, haha.BlueHen86 wrote: They are both on the waterfront, about 2 miles from each other. They are both on the "right side" of the tracks
Blah..BDKJMU wrote:But like I said before, all BCS stadiums seat at least 30k. Overwhelming majority are over 40k. Big East won't accept anything less than 30k. So playing in the hood in an 18k soccer stadium isn't going to happen. Again that just leaves the relic Franklin Field which would 1st require 10s of millions on renovations, which even if Nova could and would pay for, they'd never fill more than a fraction of even with the majority of the fans being from other schools.GannonFan wrote:
Of course, it's someone from Montana so that puts it into a questionable light. nova's basketball crowds in Philly are not just "nova" crowds - it's a college basketball town and plenty of non-nova people make up those crowds. And they typically come when nova is very good, as they didn't sell out the Pavillion and had plenty of empty seats in the Wachovia when they weren't good. And when Big East football was being played in Philly before (under Temple) no one showed up, except for when Penn St played. So they aren't just going to show up because the names of Delaware, JMU, and Richmond are replaced with Syracuse, Rutgers, and Cincinnati. So, for it to succeed, nova needs to be a national football power, year in and year out. Do you think that's going to happen in a crumbling Big East and in a soccer stadium in Chester? That's not the typical recipe for becoming a football power.
Not a snow balls chance in hell the Big East offers Nova a spot, despite the delusionment of Fact or any other Nova fans who think it could happen.
How is that Philly TV market working for Temple?Fact wrote:Blah..BDKJMU wrote:
But like I said before, all BCS stadiums seat at least 30k. Overwhelming majority are over 40k. Big East won't accept anything less than 30k. So playing in the hood in an 18k soccer stadium isn't going to happen. Again that just leaves the relic Franklin Field which would 1st require 10s of millions on renovations, which even if Nova could and would pay for, they'd never fill more than a fraction of even with the majority of the fans being from other schools.
Not a snow balls chance in hell the Big East offers Nova a spot, despite the delusionment of Fact or any other Nova fans who think it could happen.
-The Big East has offered it before when they were in a much better position.
-No Villanova people who know dick are saying anything about PPL Park
-Franklin Field (Which is already being renovated.) would be a temporary solution until a stadium either on campus or nearby is finished or until Temple's lease expires with the Linc (The situation with Radnor has changed, they could use the money.)
-The Big East would surely accept 25,000.
Aren't there definitely positives working in Villanova's favor to move up? Like academic prestige, the Philadelphia TV Market, and the wealth of top football talent within 50 miles?
-Temple was never good in the first place and has attendance problems even with their (very good for the most part.) basketball team.Franks Tanks wrote:How is that Philly TV market working for Temple?Fact wrote: Blah..
-The Big East has offered it before when they were in a much better position.
-No Villanova people who know dick are saying anything about PPL Park
-Franklin Field (Which is already being renovated.) would be a temporary solution until a stadium either on campus or nearby is finished or until Temple's lease expires with the Linc (The situation with Radnor has changed, they could use the money.)
-The Big East would surely accept 25,000.
Aren't there definitely positives working in Villanova's favor to move up? Like academic prestige, the Philadelphia TV Market, and the wealth of top football talent within 50 miles?
No way the Big East accepts a 25k seat stadium. That is about 1/2 the average stadium size in the BE and would be by far the smallest stadium capacity in a BCS conference.
mainejeff wrote:Villanova football moving to the Big East would really throw Delaware and it's fans for a loop. All excuses as they pertain to Nova (schedulling, alignment, etc) would be out the window. And with Hofstra gone, the New England schools dropping like flies, and JMU looking like they are positioning themselves for a move up......the Blue Hen program may suddenly find itself on a lonely island in the FCS sea.
You know you love us, mainefag. 
mainejeff wrote:And with Hofstra gone, the New England schools dropping like flies, and JMU looking like they are positioning themselves for a move up......the Blue Hen program may suddenly find itself on a lonely island in the FCS sea.
No, no, no... I'M the one who gets personal when pointing out that Maine football has done nothing over the past 6+ seasons.GannonFan wrote:MJ's starting to get like umassfan - getting all non-sensical and crazy whenever he talks about UD football.
Well, you are factually correct in pointing out that Maine peaked in the '01 and '02 seasons. And while they haven't been a great team since then, I do think they've been at least decent.89Hen wrote:No, no, no... I'M the one who gets personal when pointing out that Maine football has done nothing over the past 6+ seasons.GannonFan wrote:MJ's starting to get like umassfan - getting all non-sensical and crazy whenever he talks about UD football.
Were they any better off (on field or in support or facilities) from 2003-2009 than 1990-2000?GannonFan wrote:Well, you are factually correct in pointing out that Maine peaked in the '01 and '02 seasons. And while they haven't been a great team since then, I do think they've been at least decent.
That's not what you were calling me when I was pounding your *ss last night.93henfan wrote: You know you love us, mainefag.
UD will be the Northern outpost of a league that may end up with Towson, Richmond and W&M.henfan wrote:UD's in a great position, being located in the direct center of the conference footprint.
Maine isn't considering the NEC.....sorry.bluehenbillk wrote:MJ- Just get your NEC application in before all the spots are taken. Looking forward to kicking your ass in October.
I didn't say that you did.89Hen wrote:mainejeff wrote:And with Hofstra gone, the New England schools dropping like flies, and JMU looking like they are positioning themselves for a move up......the Blue Hen program may suddenly find itself on a lonely island in the FCS sea.
Yeah, we really miss Hofstra and Northeastern.
Did I mention "deathknell"???GannonFan wrote:MJ's starting to get like umassfan - getting all non-sensical and crazy whenever he talks about UD football. How else can you come up with the idea that nova moving to FBS would somehow serve as the deathknell for UD football? MJ, I love ya and I certainly like playing Maine in football, but at times you are just plain looney when it comes to discussing UD sports.
How so? There are still plenty of quality FCS programs near Delaware for the Hens to schedule. The New England schools could all shut down, JMU and Nova could both move up and the Hens will be just fine.mainejeff wrote:Villanova football moving to the Big East would really throw Delaware and it's fans for a loop. All excuses as they pertain to Nova (schedulling, alignment, etc) would be out the window. And with Hofstra gone, the New England schools dropping like flies, and JMU looking like they are positioning themselves for a move up......the Blue Hen program may suddenly find itself on a lonely island in the FCS sea.
No need to get all upset.BlueHen86 wrote:How so? There are still plenty of quality FCS programs near Delaware for the Hens to schedule. The New England schools could all shut down, JMU and Nova could both move up and the Hens will be just fine.mainejeff wrote:Villanova football moving to the Big East would really throw Delaware and it's fans for a loop. All excuses as they pertain to Nova (schedulling, alignment, etc) would be out the window. And with Hofstra gone, the New England schools dropping like flies, and JMU looking like they are positioning themselves for a move up......the Blue Hen program may suddenly find itself on a lonely island in the FCS sea.
Is there any talk of Maine reviving football?
So tell us the tale again about where are all the CAA FB teams going and what century this is all supposed to take place? Does the story involve lepruchans, Mayan prophecies and America East football?mainejeff wrote:UD will be the Northern outpost of a league that may end up with Towson, Richmond and W&M.
mainejeff wrote:I'm not talking about Delaware scheduling OOC games.......I'm talking about the CAA membership and the effects on Delaware if Maine, UNH, UMass, Villanova, JMU, ODU, and Georgia State eventually depart, dipsh*t.
This thread proves how delusional Delaware fans really are.
Au contraire mon black bear I'm not running through all of the scenarios which have been well documented on this board......heck, we're on one right now.henfan wrote:So tell us the tale again about where are all the CAA FB teams going and what century this is all supposed to take place? Does the story involve lepruchans, Mayan prophecies and America East football?mainejeff wrote:UD will be the Northern outpost of a league that may end up with Towson, Richmond and W&M.
