sorry to ruffle feathers but I'm not uninformed. The CAA IS a southern league. There are affiliate programs in football that are northern teams, but the league is centered around Virgina. The CAA will not take you "in a heartbeat" to create a 13 team league. Your budget isn't only for scholarship equivalencies. It's for the whole program: recruiting, coaches, etc. Does Foley make as much as Keeler? Doubtful. Your hope that scholarships will magically bring in better players is out of touch. URI, Sac St, SMS, Elon, etc. all have schollies but aren't lighting up the gridiron. -- FORDHAM RAMS FOOTBALL FORUM

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Subject: sorry to ruffle feathers but I'm not uninformed. The CAA IS a southern league. There are affiliate programs in football that are northern teams, but the league is centered around Virgina. The CAA will not take you "in a heartbeat" to create a 13 team league. Your budget isn't only for scholarship equivalencies. It's for the whole program: recruiting, coaches, etc. Does Foley make as much as Keeler? Doubtful. Your hope that scholarships will magically bring in better players is out of touch. URI, Sac St, SMS, Elon, etc. all have schollies but aren't lighting up the gridiron.

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Date Posted: 09:00:59 03/09/05 Wed
In reply to: colgate13 's message, "Nice dreams but the CAA has 12 teams already. Why would they EVER want to expand? IF they were it would be for current CAA members like ODU. Finally, why would FU ever want to associate itself with a southern league, not to mention travel costs? The PL isn't stopping FU from being a premier I-AA program. Upgrade the facilities, get the best coaches and increase the budget. You have a chance for long term success in the PL. In the CAA, you're hoping for .500 seasons each year and never seeing the playoffs." on 13:57:07 03/08/05 Tue

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You are in fact uninformed. The northern schools in the CAA will be full-time football league members, not "affiliates". Why has the A-10 had 3 1-AA National Champions over 10 years? Scholarships. Foley will be paid accordingly - not a problem. I suggest you get your facts straight and not stretch them to make a point - the CAA will accept us if we choose to join. That's a fact. I know you want to keep Fordham in the PL but you lose credibility when you are so off on the facts. (NT) Rambacker 13:56:30 03/09/05 Wed

keep telling yourself that. The SoCon's had 3 too. Why not join them? What facts am I stretching? and can you please support your "Fact" that the CAA will accept you. The A-10 would have, the CAA? Nope. Try this thread on for size: http://www.anygivensaturday.com/cgi-bin/board/cutecast.pl?session=S2v3rUT9OLvgFAkDFTqQOMOWIS&forum=4&thread=9197. I'm hardly the minorty here. (NT) -- colgate13, 15:24:49 03/09/05 Wed

Every statement you have posted is incorrect. You have a bad case of wishful thinking. And get your own sources - I'll hold on to mine, thank you. Let's let this play out and then we'll see who has the facts straight. (NT) -- Rambacker, 16:04:24 03/09/05 Wed