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Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: SaltySeawolf
Date: May 3, 2013, 4:59 am
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Dane96 and Bosi both posted on AE boards that Albany was voted
on and accepted by the CAA as full athletic members for 14-15.
There is also a thread on the CAAZone stating the same thing.
The talk there is also that SB was blocked for full CAA
membership by Hofstra. Rumor also has it that Albany would like
to move sooner as they probably don't want to get BU'd and
banned from any post season play. Dane and Bosi usually have
real solid info and im going with this as a virtually done deal.
I'm happy with being in the AE so while it sucks to lose our
main rival, im not sure it will be for very long. Hofstra is
very pathetic looking here. Having a strong local rival in
their league could actually make them relevant again. At this
point I don't care that SB is staying put but I can't stand
Hofstra and the admin there for being so obtuse.
#Post#: 6677--------------------------------------------------
Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: May 3, 2013, 11:21 am
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SaltySeawolf. Could one school in the conference actually ban
another school from entering ??? How could that be allowed..
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: SaltySeawolf
Date: May 3, 2013, 12:11 pm
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I believe that Hofstra, Northeastern, and Drexel vote in a
block. Northeastern and Drexel followed Hofstra on this. The
other two would go any way that Hofstra wanted to go so on this
specific issue they are driving the bus.
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: May 3, 2013, 12:12 pm
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Disappointing day to see the Albany-SB rivalry likely come to
and end...
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: May 3, 2013, 1:27 pm
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Why would Northesatern and Drexel vote SB down. I don't
understand why Hofstra would vote SB down as well !!! Local
Rivalry always brings a crowd. it would be a win win for both
schools,no ????
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: ry1nik
Date: May 3, 2013, 2:08 pm
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If true, then that's fine. While the Danes are stuck in the
middle of the CAA pack, the Seawolves will consistently be at
the top of the AE heap and in the post season.
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: May 3, 2013, 2:56 pm
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ry1ink... This topic is highly controversial and I still stick
to what I've been saying since day one.... Why do you think
Miguel maysonet, Kevin Norrel, Dominick Reyes among others
didn't get drafted .. it's not because everybody else is better
then they are it's because of the America East Conference... The
AE is a good starting place for schools who move up from Div 2
to Div 1...., Now is the time for SB to move out of the AE to a
better Conference for all the right reasons !!
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: ecasadoSBU
Date: May 3, 2013, 8:32 pm
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Hammer... remember that SBU was in the big south for football
and that now we will be in the CAA. It is our other sports that
are stuck in the aec. I dont mind the AEC at this point... but I
do mind losing our biggest rival... :/
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: Seawolf97
Date: May 3, 2013, 8:38 pm
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Interesting info. We should sit tight and eventually we will
get into the CAAor possibly the MAC at somepoint.
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Re: Conference Shake Up!
DIR By: Hammertime
Date: May 4, 2013, 5:02 am
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ecasadoSBU.. My concern is with Basketball. We will never
recruit better players if the basketball team stays in the AE
conference and continues playing weaker opponents .ie: UMBC,
Binghamton. etc... I really think SB should keep all their sport
programs in one conference, don't you agree??? How could you
have Football in the CAA and have all the other sports in the AE
or MAC...
I would like to think the school thought long and hard about
making the move to the CAA for football but what about all the
other sport teams. Didn't they have idea Hofstra, Drexel,
Northwestern was going to vote them down... I mean they must
have known it was an issue because only Football got in.... I
think they should have waited until they found a conference that
would except all their Div1 sports in. .. MAC. MEEC...
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