Quote Originally Posted by NY Crusader 2010 View Post
There IS room for expansion at Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Motivation? To play at the same level as peer institutions Delaware and JMU. Opportunity to be 2nd state school in MD to go FBS. DMV certainly has the talent pool to support another FBS program in the area. CUSA may want access to that market as far as recruiting. And perhaps the MAC would one day down the line as well.

As you know, there is often very little correlation between on-field success and ability to move up to FBS.
The problem with Towson is a fan base, or lack there-of. They typically average about 5,000 per game. Despite the FBS attendance requirement being dismissed, no level headed administrator is going to accept making an economic leap in this era when you can’t even bring in average FCS crowds - even when playing close by rivals like Delaware, Villanova and W&M. And no FBS league is going to pine for a new member with such a weak fan base.

I agree their facilities are very nice. They are excellent for growing and competing within the CAA.

Baltimore, like most Northeast cities, isn’t a college town.