http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/04/university_of_massachusetts_fo.html
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/colleges_blog/2011/04/umass_moving_to.html
UMass will be leaving the CAA and upgrading to FBS with the move to the MAC as a football only member, joining fellow A10 school Temple.
With the Nova saga going cold recently how does this change the CAA and our potential relationship with it?
More from the printed media outlets that provide full-time coverage of UMass athletics…
Gazettenet.com: UMass to upgrade football program, joining Mid-American Conference
MassLive.com: UMass football press conference will announce upgrade to FBS
I’d say we just drew aces in regards to the CAA.
I don’t know that I’d take it that far as the CAA would still prefer to have us as an all-sports member. Who knows how much truth there was to the UNCW blogger’s posts, and of course David Scott gets hush hush from our AD.
That being said, if Villanova leaves for the Big East (maybe a 50/50 shot) I can’t see a more opportune time to make our case as a football only member and the CAA may just be inclined to say yes at that point to give their league some short term stability.
If Maine and UHN are determined to stay in the CAA then you’ll see Albany, Stony Brook, Central Conn. and Fordham all jump us for a CAA invite (assuming we stick to football-only).
Hopefully Fordham gets the invite, but for all sports only… and then they leave the A-10.
Hopefully Fordham gets the invite, but for all sports only.... and then they leave the A-10.
Wouldn’t be much of a benefit unless they could get St. Bonnies, La Salle and Duquesne to go with them. Is the CAA that stupid? Let’s hope so.
In all honesty I think Fordham is on the bottom of the 4 I listed because (like us) they won’t want a full membership but the other three will probably jump at full CAA membership.
Duquesne has been just as relevant as we have the past 4 yrs. Possibly more so.
Duquesne has been just as relevant as we have the past 4 yrs. Possibly more so.[/quote]When people ask me who is in the A10, Duquesne is always the first to get the confused face.
They haven’t made the tournament since the 70’s.
We could very well be the next Duquesne, but right now, we’re way better known than they are.
Duquesne has been just as relevant as we have the past 4 yrs. Possibly more so.
…in basketball, but not all the other sports. Plus I love Charlotte, I could care less what happens to DuCane…just saying.
UMass will be playing their home games at the Patriot’s Gillette Stadium which is 2 hours away from campus. Wow!!!
A temporary move while they try to gather the finances and upgrade McGuirk. We’ll see how that goes…
CAA here we come