Stony Brook football aiming high

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Stony Brook football aiming high
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Stony Brook will compete as an independent this season after leaving the Northeast Conference, which it won in 2005. "We made this decision so we didn't have to be at only 30 scholarships,'' Priore said, referring to the Northeast's maximum. "This allows us to build our scholarships and program at a faster rate.'' ...
http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/ny-spmarc0807,0,2783585.column

[aceinthehole]

I enjoyed this part of the article:


Three of the better Northeast teams will remain on the schedule. Albany, Monmouth and Central Connecticut become must wins in gauging improvement over schools with fewer financial resources.

"Monmouth, Albany and Central Connecticut certainly couldn't be happy we left the league, it left a gap in their schedule,'' Priore said. "From a motivational standpoint, it might give them more motivation. From our prospective I don't look at us being any better than them, other that we have more scholarships. Since we have more, we should be better equipped than last year.''

We wil see ....

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

Don't EVER count out Chuck Priore. He will get it done and done very well. Just ask his former NESCAC brethren, .....

[Ruler 79]

I knew Chuck when he was on the UA staff when I played and trust me he has bigger aspirations then SBU.He is a great motivational coach and has made SBU better just by being there. I do not think they are beyond CCSU, Mon, or UA yet. In 2-3 years probably unless these programs ramp up which I know is UA's intention.

[Seawolf97]

I know we will be different this season.;)