When the CAA loses VCU, ODU, Ga St. who do they add?

[UNHWildcat18]

UNH & SBU should be the top two
UNH brings New England Market.
SBU brings NY market. nothing against albany but unh already plays caa fb and sb is already at that level of schollies i believe. i know they would add more but unh has already proven success.
BU has NO football team and isn't superior to UNH or SBU in other sports.
CCU just brings the conference further south. let them join soconn
I know SBU and UNH have to up bball a bit and they will if granted to join for all sports.
they solidify a nothern division for football as well as bball.

[Fresno St. Alum]

Sounds like they are going to go hard after Davidson and Charleston. Also CCU was given the go ahead by their BoR to look for a new conf.
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[Seawolf97]

In football Stonybrook is a much stronger program. Coastal has never beaten us since we are in the Big South. Last year in a sleet storm on Long Island we threw only 3 passes but ran all over Coastal 42-0. This season I expect the same when we go to Conway.

[BDKJMU]

UNH & SBU should be the top two
UNH brings New England Market.
SBU brings NY market. nothing against albany but unh already plays caa fb and sb is already at that level of schollies i believe. i know they would add more but unh has already proven success.
BU has NO football team and isn't superior to UNH or SBU in other sports.
CCU just brings the conference further south. let them join soconn
I know SBU and UNH have to up bball a bit and they will if granted to join for all sports.
they solidify a nothern division for football as well as bball.

Agreed, the top 2 should be SBU and UNH. CAA football has always been a mid Atlantic to New England Conference. Never had a team south of VA. Stony Brook is a step up from Hofstra for football (or at least should become), and both UNH & Stony Brook are better academically than CCU.

[danefan]

Why add UNH?

If the CAA wants to go North, Albany and BU are both a much better fit in Olympuc Sports than UNH. UNH has struggled outside of football.

CAA already has UNH's best sport and AuNH doesn't add any media market.

Albany Capital District is in the Top 30 in the nation for media markets.

[BDKJMU]

Why add UNH?

If the CAA wants to go North, Albany and BU are both a much better fit in Olympuc Sports than UNH. UNH has struggled outside of football.

CAA already has UNH's best sport and AuNH doesn't add any media market.

Albany Capital District is in the Top 30 in the nation for media markets.

Then add Albany too on top of UNH for all sports and Stony Brook. That would make it an even 10 for football and 12 for all sports. After JMU and UD likely leave within the next few years, would leave 8/10.

[ODUsmitty]

The Caa should add Appy State and Georgia Southern immediately.

The CAA is a stepping-stone league to FBS, with the recent examples of ODU and GSU. VCU used it the same way in basketball. GMU and JMU not so much.

THe SOCON is a stepping stone to the nearest WAFFLE HOUSE. Not much upward movement there, unfortunately. Particularly given the quality of the product the SOCON produces.

And JMU was the pile of shit that was stepped upon by teams and administrations that actually had a vision.

As ODU BB coach has said repeatedly...."sometimes you are the dog, and sometimes you are the fire hydrant". JMU must be very tired of being the hydrant.

[93henfan]

The Caa should add Appy State and Georgia Southern immediately.

The CAA is a stepping-stone league to FBS, with the recent examples of ODU and GSU. VCU used it the same way in basketball. GMU and JMU not so much.

THe SOCON is a stepping stone to the nearest WAFFLE HOUSE. Not much upward movement there, unfortunately. Particularly given the quality of the product the SOCON produces.

And JMU was the pile of shit that was stepped upon by teams and administrations that actually had a vision.

As ODU BB coach has said repeatedly...."sometimes you are the dog, and sometimes you are the fire hydrant". JMU must be very tired of being the hydrant.

The three schools you mentioned: Appy, GaSou, JMU. 10 National Championships.

How many does ODU have again in football? How many do you think a C-USA slot is going to bring you?

What was that about a fire hydrant?

[Seawolf97]

Actually other than StonyBrook ,I could see Elon as a dark horse. App St. has open ambitions to move on to the FBS and I dont see Furman or the Citadel moving at all. C of C and Davidson and maybe Boston Univerity for basketball. BU also is starting a mens lax team next spring which is big in the CAA , and their womens lax team is excellent as are their academics.

[Fresno St. Alum]

I think the CAA should go after 2 schools w/ football and just 1 of Davidson or Charleston. CAA fb is down to 8, it would be smart to land Stony Brook and CCU to put you at 10 plus keeps you out of trouble in case JMU or Delaware move to the MAC.

[89Hen]

Delaware move to the MAC.

Did I miss something?

[93henfan]

Delaware move to the MAC.

Did I miss something?

Guess you haven't read GoHens lately? The speculators have us going all over the place.

[danefan]

BU getting involved may indirectly cause an issue for Stony Brook.

Its certainly conceivable that neither Northeastern or Hofstra want another school in their town in their conference.



"Hey Jeff - welcome to the CAA. Here's a bottle of scotch as a welcome gift. First order of business - you don't really want Stony Brook in your league do you?"


"Thanks Pat, I mean Pete. I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly... ... I see your point on Stoneybrook. What can we do. I'm still learning the league rules."



"I hope you enjoy the scotch. Perhaps we can share a glass in my apartment some time. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany....Well believe it or not, the Stony Brook - its two words - problem is an easy fix. You see, I hear BU is also making a move to trying to get into the CAA. Man the AEast must be a horrible league to be in right now. Anyway, don't worry about reading those by-laws. They're pretty simple. If you agree to vote against BU, then I'll agree to vote against Stony Brook. All we need to do is find one more school to vote in our bloc and we're good to go."


"Sweet Lincoln's mullet! It can't be that easy can it?"


"Believe it or not...it is. I'll give Zillmer a call. I know he just loves the America East guys...."


I'm proud of you Pat, I mean Pete. You kept your head on a swivel, and that's what you gotta do when you find yourself in a vicious cock fight."

[Fresno St. Alum]

Delaware move to the MAC.

Did I miss something?

MAC rumors, CUSA if they go to 16 rumors. Both involve JMU and Delaware. There's nothing to it right now or I would have JMU and Delaware in my what could happen in the next 3 years thread.

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[Fresno St. Alum]

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CAA wants at least 1 in the north Stony Brook or Boston. SBU seems higher to get the CAA 9 for fb. 2 in the south if they can get Davidson, Charleston.

Also JMU and Delaware could leave to MAC and W&M could go to the Patriot.

[danefan]

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Focused on CAA Football only.

VMI maybe
Stony Brook
Albany
Coastal Car
Monmouth

[89Hen]

Also JMU and Delaware could leave to MAC and W&M could go to the Patriot.

This according to the Davidson basketball coach saying "There are so many kinds of hypotheticals. Maybe James Madison and Delaware will go to the MAC in football or William & Mary to the Patriot."

[N2theBLUE]

The Caa should add Appy State and Georgia Southern immediately.

The CAA is a stepping-stone league to FBS, with the recent examples of ODU and GSU. VCU used it the same way in basketball. GMU and JMU not so much.

THe SOCON is a stepping stone to the nearest WAFFLE HOUSE. Not much upward movement there, unfortunately. Particularly given the quality of the product the SOCON produces.

And JMU was the pile of **** that was stepped upon by teams and administrations that actually had a vision.

As ODU BB coach has said repeatedly...."sometimes you are the dog, and sometimes you are the fire hydrant". JMU must be very tired of being the hydrant.

The three schools you mentioned: Appy, GaSou, JMU. 10 National Championships.

How many does ODU have again in football? How many do you think a C-USA slot is going to bring you?

What was that about a fire hydrant?

FCS National Championships aren't necessarily qualifiers of FBS success. Ask Western Kentucky.

[Fresno St. Alum]

Also JMU and Delaware could leave to MAC and W&M could go to the Patriot.

This according to the Davidson basketball coach saying "There are so many kinds of hypotheticals. Maybe James Madison and Delaware will go to the MAC in football or William & Mary to the Patriot."

He's not the only one, the first I heard of it was when CUSA talked to ODU, JMU, Delaware around the time of the final 4.

[EPJr]

Virginia Military Institute regularly assesses its conference affiliation and potential new paths. Recently, the Keydets intensified their examination.

VMI has belonged to the Big South Conference since 2003. The Richmond-based Colonial Athletic Association is seeking new members after losing Virginia Commonwealth, Old Dominion and Georgia State since early April.

VMI Athletic Director Donny White said on Monday that being in a league with the University of Richmond (for football), William and Mary and James Madison would appeal to a good-sized chunk of VMI's alumni.

"There's no question that the Colonial Athletic Association is a very attractive conference, and has been for a long time," White said.

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[Fresno St. Alum]

What I don't get is that VMI left the SoCon because they couldn't hang, now they want to join the CAA.

[jmu1-A]

No disrespect to most of the schools being thrown out here...SBU, Liberty, Coastal, ETC. But the CAA just lost it's biggest stars in basketball (ODU and VCU) after almost losing it's other biggest star in basketball (GMU). It also has lost UMASS and ODU in football, the latter a real rising star in the CAA in football. G-state as well. We need to replace these teams with legit anchors for our conference.

Davidson or College of Charleston are good gets for basketball. UNH does make sense, but they do not replace a VCU or ODU. But for football, SBU or Liberty simply doesn't cut it. It almost assures that JMU will be on the move (maybe they will be on the move no matter what). I know APP state and Georgia Southern are looking for FBS and making a lateral move to the CAA isn't the most attractive thing for them, but APP State is in the same position as JMU and would thrive in a conference with similar talent. Georgia Southern would be a tougher sell, but having an APP state in the conference would provide more parady for them as well.

Call it wishful thinking...I think it also happens to be VITAL thinking to those of us who want to see the CAA continue to thrive.

[Fresno St. Alum]

No disrespect to most of the schools being thrown out here...SBU, Liberty, Coastal, ETC. But the CAA just lost it's biggest stars in basketball (ODU and VCU) after almost losing it's other biggest star in basketball (GMU). It also has lost UMASS and ODU in football, the latter a real rising star in the CAA in football. G-state as well. We need to replace these teams with legit anchors for our conference.

Davidson or College of Charleston are good gets for basketball. UNH does make sense, but they do not replace a VCU or ODU. But for football, SBU or Liberty simply doesn't cut it. It almost assures that JMU will be on the move (maybe they will be on the move no matter what). I know APP state and Georgia Southern are looking for FBS and making a lateral move to the CAA isn't the most attractive thing for them, but APP State is in the same position as JMU and would thrive in a conference with similar talent. Georgia Southern would be a tougher sell, but having an APP state in the conference would provide more parady for them as well.

Call it wishful thinking...I think it also happens to be VITAL thinking to those of us who want to see the CAA continue to thrive.

your user name sounds like you want out of the CAA and rather be in the MAC or SBC

[jmu1-A]

Ha,

You should read my other rant on the new thread I just posted to the forum titled "CAA too much like the Big East." Honestly I would not mind JMU staying FCS if it were in a really good conference. The CAA is not that conference right now and we've invested too much money in our football stadium to not compete with better talent. If they get some bigger football FCS powerhouses, and maybe a couple of good basketball schools...I would be fine with JMU staying in the FCS. I have UVA for the FBS..but JMU is my undergrad and first love

[89Hen]

He's not the only one, the first I heard of it was when CUSA talked to ODU, JMU, Delaware around the time of the final 4.

C-USA talked to UD. I talked to this hot chick in the elevator yesterday.