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Re: Delaware to Conference USA
DIR By: Checkmate
Date: November 29, 2023, 12:31 pm
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Good on Delaware to seize an opportunity, but that conference is
such a hodgepodge of teams. When I think CUSA, I think Memphis,
Tulane, Southern Miss, UCF, those types, but they're all gone.
Now you have everybody from New Mexico to Delaware, with a
significant lean south. If they were to double-dip in the CAA,
Towson would make some sense. We would stick out like a sore
thumb, much like NMSU. But with a built-in schedule, TV money
and a pathway to a bowl, I'm sure most ADs would choose that
over being independent.
UMass people are convinced that that's the next move for the
CUSA. Also seems Tarleton is in the running. It's hard to just
start up rivalries with these obscure schools though. Imagine
Sam Houston or Jacksonville State coming into our building and
that doing much for anybody? At least we had some history with
some CAA schools in football where it felt natural to play them
in other sports too.
#Post#: 41512--------------------------------------------------
Re: Delaware to Conference USA
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: November 29, 2023, 12:56 pm
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Best and logical thing that should happen now is just split the
CAA into two conferences.
CAA north as a new conference would have the following:
Northeastern
Stony Brook
Hofstra
Monmouth
Drexel
Towson
That’s a solid core.
Send some feelers out:
Albany (I think they would prefer this lineup to AE)
Fairfield (MAAC or CAA north?!)
Quinnipiac (MAAC or CAA north?!)
W&M (CAA south or SoCon or PL or CAA north?!)
For football
Stony Brook
Monmouth
Towson
Albany
W&M
Richmond*
Villanova*
Fordham*
URI*
#Post#: 41513--------------------------------------------------
Re: Delaware to Conference USA
DIR By: iBOsbu
Date: November 29, 2023, 12:58 pm
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> Good on Delaware to seize an opportunity, but that conference
is such a hodgepodge of teams. When I think CUSA, I think
Memphis, Tulane, Southern Miss, UCF, those types, but they're
all gone. Now you have everybody from New Mexico to Delaware,
with a significant lean south. If they were to double-dip in the
CAA, Towson would make some sense. We would stick out like a
sore thumb, much like NMSU. But with a built-in schedule, TV
money and a pathway to a bowl, I'm sure most ADs would choose
that over being independent.
>
> UMass people are convinced that that's the next move for the
CUSA. Also seems Tarleton is in the running. It's hard to just
start up rivalries with these obscure schools though. Imagine
Sam Houston or Jacksonville State coming into our building and
that doing much for anybody? At least we had some history with
some CAA schools in football where it felt natural to play them
in other sports too.
>
--- End Quote ---
May be UMass and Stony Brook together to MAC. Another option!
#Post#: 41515--------------------------------------------------
Re: Delaware to Conference USA
DIR By: Chairman of the Board
Date: November 29, 2023, 1:25 pm
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--- Quote from: Checkmate link ---
>
> Good on Delaware to seize an opportunity, but that conference
is such a hodgepodge of teams. When I think CUSA, I think
Memphis, Tulane, Southern Miss, UCF, those types, but they're
all gone. Now you have everybody from New Mexico to Delaware,
with a significant lean south. If they were to double-dip in the
CAA, Towson would make some sense. We would stick out like a
sore thumb, much like NMSU. But with a built-in schedule, TV
money and a pathway to a bowl, I'm sure most ADs would choose
that over being independent.
>
> UMass people are convinced that that's the next move for the
CUSA. Also seems Tarleton is in the running. It's hard to just
start up rivalries with these obscure schools though. Imagine
Sam Houston or Jacksonville State coming into our building and
that doing much for anybody? At least we had some history with
some CAA schools in football where it felt natural to play them
in other sports too.
>
--- End Quote ---
i fully agree with this. conferences used to have an identity.
now its just which can put butts in seats. thus, oregon in the
big ten.
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Re: Delaware to Conference USA
DIR By: guest441
Date: November 29, 2023, 6:24 pm
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--- Quote from: iBOsbu link ---
>
> Best and logical thing that should happen now is just split
the CAA into two conferences.
>
> CAA north as a new conference would have the following:
>
> Northeastern
> Stony Brook
> Hofstra
> Monmouth
> Drexel
> Towson
>
> That’s a solid core.
>
> Send some feelers out:
> Albany (I think they would prefer this lineup to AE)
> Fairfield (MAAC or CAA north?!)
> Quinnipiac (MAAC or CAA north?!)
> W&M (CAA south or SoCon or PL or CAA north?!)
>
> For football
> Stony Brook
> Monmouth
> Towson
> Albany
> W&M
> Richmond*
> Villanova*
> Fordham*
> URI*
>
--- End Quote ---
Albany will probably stay in the amerca east so they can
dominate the conference. the caa lost JMU and Delaware and if
rumors are true they finagled the money to make it easy for
stony brook to join. Nobody has said how much money sb is making
from the conference and that could mean the rumor that they
arent going to get any for a few years may be true.
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