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Date Posted: 15:50:03 06/15/06 Thu
Author: J.J.
Subject: Future football plans

Here's an article about the upcoming America East summer meeting and the possibility of AE football. Wouldn't it be great to be a a league with New Hampshire, Maine, UMass, and Rhode Island? It would be like CCSU replacing UConn in the old Yankee conference.

<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/06152006/sports/107842.htm">http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/06152006/sports/107842.htm</a>

So what does the future hold for CCSU football?

Will we follow the lead of Stony Brook (and likely Albany) to move to full-scholly I-AA?

Will we again someday, play more than one I-AA scholarship team per year?

Any rumors regarding future conference affiliations?

Any plans to make changes at Arute to increase seating capacity?

Just some more off-season topics to keep the board active.

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[> Re: Future football plans -- Blue Devil Backer, 07:43:39 06/16/06 Fri

Great article. But if you've been to Umass, Maine, New Hamphire, etc. the first thing that you notice is that Arute Field would have to be totally reconfigured to seat 10,000+. All of those schools including Albany have or will have 10,000+ seat stadiums. Certainly something to strive for as east coast football is going to be reconfigured in the next year years. Central can compete with all of those schools right now in all sports except football. If Central is competing with Umass and those other schools for a football recruit, comparing Arute Field to those other school's facilities won't have any impression on the kid. A big upgrade and financial committment has to be made and as a state school I don't see that happening real soon, down the road yes, but not in the next three years.


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[> [> Re: Future football plans -- Larry9797, 09:40:56 06/16/06 Fri

When would a conference re-configuration be announced? This summer? Next? Is there any forums that speculate on this reconfiguration?

Hmmmmmm..... It seems like we have many more questions than answers.


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[> [> [> Re: Future football plans -- ktuck911, 11:11:57 06/21/06 Wed

You guys need to get a new stadium... Something that, at the very least, seats 10K... in fact it should seat more than that... way more IMO.. You guys have a pretty good football team... but I feel bad for you guys losing your coach just like that... There's enough cash UCONN can share with you guys to make you more appealing to players that opt for the UMASSes and URIs and UNH's and Maines of the world... I look at the amount of students that go to CCSU alone.. that right there should lead to the AD pushing for more support for your main sports (Football, M & W Basketball to start... also soccer and baseball and softball and track & field)...
Hope your AD's reading this... CCSU should definitely be where UCONN was with their football program at the very least (Something similar to Memorial stadium - in Storrs - should be built in New Britain.. but I'd balance out the seating a little better.. Memorial Stadium has all its seating on one side... which looked too high schoolish IMO... give it more of a Bowl look .. equal seating on both sides and maybe keep the endzone areas open... Time for CCSU to build its own athletic identity on the football field... you guys started but now this... I hear more good things from SCSU (a DII school...)


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[> [> Football stadiums -- J.J., 10:21:14 06/16/06 Fri

Good points BDD, but here’s a summary of the football stadiums and, although CCSU is the currently the smallest, it should not take too much ($3 million) to upgrade and get capacity to about 7,500. It would still be on the small side, but it would be good enough to compete with the other schools.

Central Connecticut – Arute Field (Field Turf/3,500)
New bleachers, press box, and filed turf in 2000.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://ccsubluedevils.cstv.com/facilities/ccon-facilities-arutefield.html">http://ccsubluedevils.cstv.com/facilities/ccon-facilities-arutefield.html</a>

Albany – University Field (Natural Grass/10,000)
The field is not that good at all. Not many seats/bleachers, but plans for an upgrade.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.albany.edu/sports/facilities-out.htm">http://www.albany.edu/sports/facilities-out.htm</a>

Maine – Morse Field at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium (Astroturf/10,000)
Recently upgraded and possibly one of the top I-AA fields in New England.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://goblackbears.cstv.com/facilities/main-morse.html">http://goblackbears.cstv.com/facilities/main-morse.html</a>

Massachusetts - McGuirk Alumni Stadium (Field Turf/17,000)
Completed in 1965, huge capacity and will have new field turf for the 2006 season.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://umassathletics.cstv.com/school-bio/facilities.html">http://umassathletics.cstv.com/school-bio/facilities.html</a>

New Hampshire – Cowell Stadium (Natural Grass/6,500)
Built in 1952, a decent facility but by no means state of the art.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.unhwildcats.com/promo/facilities.html">http://www.unhwildcats.com/promo/facilities.html</a>

Rhode Island – Meade Stadium (Natural Grass/6,580)
Great upgrades to be completed for 2006 season.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://gorhody.cstv.com/facilities/uri-meade-stadium.html">http://gorhody.cstv.com/facilities/uri-meade-stadium.html</a>
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://gorhody.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/031706aaa.html">http://gorhody.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/031706aaa.html</a>

Stony Brook – LaVelle Stadium (Artificial Turf/8,200)
Completed in 2002 at a cost of $22 million, a perfect set up for CCSU.
<a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://goseawolves.cstv.com/school-bio/ston-facilities.html">http://goseawolves.cstv.com/school-bio/ston-facilities.html</a>

Others
Northeastern – Parsons Field (Artificial Turf/7,000)


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[> Re: Future football plans -- inside, 14:38:24 06/16/06 Fri

the only difference in these facilities is size. with added seats, Arute would be better than New Hampshire, URI, Maine and would be on par with UMass. The press box is already better than all of those, and is state of the art. seating and parking will be the major issues.


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[> [> Re: Future football plans -- loball, 22:01:43 06/21/06 Wed

HEY -

Anyone hear about the details of the Arute expansion????
Just stands in the (current) soccer field or will they wrap around the south side of the field?


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