Quote Originally Posted by NY Crusader 2010 View Post
Albany to the CAA in all sports has been a long time coming. It's almost weird how long it's taken for that move to take place. IMO that would be a heist for the league. Between football and basketball, Albany could definitely come at least close to being what the Hens were overall --without the worry that they'll look to move up to FBS. Not to mention, solid lacrosse! And maybe, just maybe, an excuse to hold the CAA tournament in the Empire State in the near future.

Another thing -- out of all the schools remaining in the CAA, both for all sports or as football affiliates, the league is getting past the point of having to worry about schools leaving to go FBS in football. The only schools that would even think about that in the next 10 years IMO are Towson and maybe Villanova. The latter highly unlikely unless Temple drops football.
Nova is going nowhere near FBS football. That ship sailed when the Big East Football teams took off in 2011-12. Nova was serious then, but when they had time to study FBS football at the G5 level it was a hard pass back then. They were coming off a Natty FCS title just 2 years prior too.

Villanova’s appetite for football lies in the souls of about 1000 -2000 fans or so. Many are well-heeled ex-players who have kept the pressure on with significant donations. The powers that be at Villanova probably would shut it down if they could & definitely will look at less expensive options when the situation arises. This may be one of those situations now.

I would love Villanova to compete with the best. Hopefully, louder & stronger voices than mine will keep Villanova in that position. Interesting times for sure.