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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: iBOsbu Date: March 26, 2014, 6:33 pm
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[quote author=Hammertime link=topic=368.msg10282#msg10282
date=1395861967]
UMASS to leave the MAC after the 2015 season.. I smell a change
in conference for SB if they play their cards right.. Come on
Senator Lavalle, lets get this Stadium built to hold 15,000
seats!!!! LOL... Is this Stacey Bedell in the picture?????
HTML http://www.hustlebelt.com/2014/3/26/5550504/umass-minutement-leave-mac-after-2015-season
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Yeah.. I read that earlier. It's not looking good for UMass at
this moment.. they have no choice to go Independent unless AAC
invites them. Another option for them would be to play in
Sunbelt.. which would be horrible imo. There will be no rivalry.
I wish there was a Football only FBS conference in the East
coast..no need to be BCS level. UMass, JMU, Delaware and Buffalo
can lead the way and start a north-east FBS conference, may be
with Navy and Army. That would open up an option for teams like
Stony Brook and Albany to build up respective programs and join
in future. It's all too perfect to ever happen.
I am sure if there was a sponsor, such as Fox Sports, then it's
possible.
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: Seawolf97 Date: March 26, 2014, 7:53 pm
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I don't know if our admin wants in to the CAA all the way.
There is 1 million dollar exit fee if a larger conference gave
us an invite someday. Maybe Albany isn't thinking about a MAC
or AAC future. We can sit tight for now with football in the
CAA and our other sports in the AE. If the good fairy comes down
the road we leave. Lets win as many AE Titles as we can and a
couple of CAA football titles. The MAC would take us in
heartbeat.
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: iBOsbu Date: March 26, 2014, 8:47 pm
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[quote author=Seawolf97 link=topic=368.msg10285#msg10285
date=1395881638]
I don't know if our admin wants in to the CAA all the way.
There is 1 million dollar exit fee if a larger conference gave
us an invite someday. Maybe Albany isn't thinking about a MAC
or AAC future. We can sit tight for now with football in the
CAA and our other sports in the AE. If the good fairy comes down
the road we leave. Lets win as many AE Titles as we can and a
couple of CAA football titles. The MAC would take us in
heartbeat.
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I agree we need to win some CAA title before anything.. and need
some buzz in LI.
One thing though, and I might be wrong, football only schools
don't have to pay 1m to leave CAA.
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: Seawolf97 Date: March 27, 2014, 9:33 am
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Correct. The exit fee I believe is 250k to leave the CAA. My
biggest concern is filling seats. Our new arena is great but we
need to at least see 3500 folks in there every night, same
thing with football love to see each home game around 6500 to
7000. That sends the right message to other conferences that
our fan base is solid. So who ever our new AD will be growing
the fan base has to be a priority. Of course now this NCAA and
the athletes forming unions is a new twist. See how that plays
out.
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: ecasadoSBU Date: March 27, 2014, 10:27 am
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Exactly, we can't be taken serious if we can't draw 3000+ for
MBB games. and attendance for football needs to climb to the
6500-7000 range. Its harder than what i though to build a
following in Long Island.
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: iBOsbu Date: March 27, 2014, 10:49 am
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[quote author=ecasadoSBU link=topic=368.msg10290#msg10290
date=1395934070]
Exactly, we can't be taken serious if we can't draw 3000+ for
MBB games. and attendance for football needs to climb to the
6500-7000 range. Its harder than what i though to build a
following in Long Island.
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Not just in Long Island.. North East region in general. From DC
to Boston... Pro sports rule! So many NBA, NFL, MLB teams
congested in this "Northeast Megapolis" that everyone has a team
nearby to cheer on..
HTML http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis#National_professional_sports_teams
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: Hammertime Date: June 12, 2014, 9:39 am
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Some interesting read!!!
HTML http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/und-athletics-big-sky-commissioner-looking-ahead-fallout-autonomy-movement
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: iBOsbu Date: September 1, 2015, 6:15 am
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Coastal Carolina joins Sunbelt.. makes sense.
HTML http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/13553773/coastal-carolina-chanticleers-join-sun-belt-conference-according-sources
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: Seawolf97 Date: September 1, 2015, 11:18 am
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That would be a good fit for them . Wish them luck
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Re: Conference Realignment Rumors
By: NoVA_Seawolf Date: February 16, 2017, 4:48 pm
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Liberty University is moving up to FBS as an independent thanks
to an NCAA waver:
HTML http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18700117/liberty-football-moving-fbs-independent
I think this is huge. The NCAA had a looming battle coming on
whether or not they had the right to deny teams to move up on
their own accord and play as independents. They either could
fight a long legal battle and lose, or weaken/eliminate the "you
must be invited by an existing FBS conference" clause. They
chose the ladder. With this move now, there isn't any grounds to
deny any other team from moving up to FBS as an independent
(assuming they meet all other FBS requirements like attendance,
scholarships, etc.). If Liberty, with all their baggage can get
a waiver, so can any other school. I say this is a fantastic
development for us as it now opens the door for an independent
move up and/or formation of a Northeastern G5 football
conference down the line. We no longer have to hope and pray the
MAC or AAC gives us a look, we can move on our own if we're
ready and want to.
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