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Yep. The clause clearly benefited NU, Hofstra, Towson, Delaware, JMU, and W&M above the rest of the league.

It is the "gift" that keeps on giving for the entire CAA. But this fact was well known...

Simple - the CAA was willing to take over and administer the football conference from the A-10 and that was their price. It was a smart move for them and everyone signed off on it. Mergers and...

The legacy of the YC is irrelevant to the current situation. And all I hear is sour grapes from New England schools watching Southern schools move around and are unable to control their own density. ...

To be clear, the full CAA membership voted and wanted to add Monmouth, Campbell, Hampton, and NCAT as full CAA members (basketball and Olympic sports). As a result of this membership, they were added...

Richmond didn't vote them in. (Neither did Albany, Maine, UNH,, URI, and 'Nova).

That the point - full CAA members voted to offer Monmouth, Campbell, NCAT, and Hampton membership - joining CAAFB...

Rhody - You are correct, the bottom line was that the affiliate member UR didn't like the direction and additional of multiple new members (including Bryant) and chose to join a league with schools...

Quite possibly.

And another factor is UNH and Maine value their Hockey East membership more than the AE or CAA Football. URI basketball in the A-1O is a lot more important than FCS football....

You want "Hockey East" version of FCS football. Can't disagree, but I think the CAA was smarter for leveraging their administration of the football league to benefit their "core" or full membership. ...

You answered your own question. CAA "core membership" was their priority, period. W&M, Towson, Stony Brook, and Monmouth will always prioritize the needs of full-time CAA members over football...

The reality is the AE simply isn't likely able to add any full-time member other than CCSU and LIU. Yes - URI, Merrimack, and Sacred Heart would absolutely join as the AE as an associate member for...

I think this is key. Don't see many strategic advantages for W&M to leave the CAA.

"Core" members is the key. CAA maintain a sold core of 8 and with the hoops side, I don't see a sinking ship.

IMO the pressure is on America East. We know that Albany is on the board for...

Of course, that is the only plan that makes sense. That's also why so many non-UD fans have a big smile about this move. You made the right choice late and are now stuck in this uncomfortable limbo...

A few things can be true at the same time. And IMO, timing is everything.

UD move to FBS is the ultimately the right decision. As an academically strong, small State flagship university in the...

Agreed. Saint Francis - Georgetown would be a nice series.

Call the AD at Central Connecticut. I'm confident they would agree to a home/home deal with Georgetown on 2 simple conditions.

1) Have to find matching open dates on the calendar acceptable to...

https://twitter.com/NECsports/status/1775893614994010206

With the addition of Mercyhurst, the Northeast Conference will have 8 football members (6 core + 2 associates) for 2024.

NEC Football:
1. Central Connecticut
2. Long Island
3. Mercyhurst
4....

Great article. How is SFU doing over that same period?

Any insight on Mercyhurst and Gannon?

Central Connecticut - 2027:
Sep. 11 at Holy Cross (Patriot)
Sep. 18 at Buffalo (MAC)
Oct. 16 vs. Dartmouth (Ivy)

I think they are done with New England this round and will take 2 PA schools instead. Since 1997, 6 of the 9 previous expansion teams have come from New England. The last 2 have not.

*CCSU (1997)...

The Northeast Conference will have 7 football members (5 core + 2 associates) for 2024. I expect the league will announce 2 or 3 new members this Spring.

NEC Football:
1. Central Connecticut
2....

They are the only program reasonably capable and just crazy enough to consider it.

Just don't see any way a small private school would ever consider it, but only Holy Cross could probably attempt...

They wanted out of the NEC for all sports and are willing to leave football on the outside. The move to the MAAC was an upgrade for most every team, but football. That was a trade the AD was willing...

Maybe not who you who want them to schedule - but this is exactly the games that Georgetown can schedule, if they wanted:

NEC teams (SFU, Wagner, Stonehill)
Indys (SHU and MC)
MEAC teams...