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Subject: All A-10 Football Schools to Move to CAA Author: Rambacker [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12:35:30 03/01/05 Tue All A-10 and CAA 1-AA Football schools are expected to consolidate under the CAA banner, starting in 2007. This league will continue to be the top 1-AA full scholarship conference in the country. A great group of schools including William and Mary, Delaware, Villanova, Richmond, etc. The league would welcome Fordham with open arms. This is a great opportunity for Fordham. Check the A-10 Basketball Message Board for a story on this latest development. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date "The league would welcome Fordham with open arms" -- according to who? (NT) bfg 15:09:36 03/01/05 Tue According to me. And the statement is made based on sources that are as solid as can be. (NT) -- Rambacker, 16:24:02 03/01/05 Tue what I meant to ask was whether the statement was opinion or it was reported elsewhere in the press. (NT) -- bfg, 16:31:48 03/01/05 Tue The statement was made based on opinion, but with substantial foundation from sources within the decision-making process. (NT) -- Rambacker, 20:12:49 03/01/05 Tue Rambacker has endless sources and they are all legit. He is a tool (NT) -- backerram, 22:49:58 03/01/05 Tue Pretty strongly worded for an 'opinion.' What requirements would the A-10 have of us if they accept us then? Stadium upgrade? What else? (NT) -- Feeevah, 12:32:38 03/02/05 Wed Don't know the answer to that. Our football budget is already at the A-10/CAA level. We're well-positioned for the move. (NT) -- Rambacker, 17:38:34 03/02/05 Wed Didn't know that our budget was already on par w/other A-10 schools. However, from a facilities standpoint it would clearly take a huge effort to get us on par with most PL schools, let alone the A-10, no? (NT) -- PA Ram, 20:21:57 03/02/05 Wed We need to build a nice football stadium and convocations center no matter what league we're in. It's just time to do that. If Northeastern can play scholarship 1-AA football, then we can. Have you seen their "stadium"? (NT) -- Rambacker, 22:14:51 03/02/05 Wed There's an interesting discussion going on about this at the "Any Given Sunday" I-AA board (http://www.anygivensaturday.com/cgi-bin/board/cutecast.pl?session=Y9A8ZwmtveqK4NBcmmFOQfU6Gb&forum=4&thread=9062). The interesting part is the discussion of whether or not some schools will splinter off and try to form their own league. How does a Catholic league with FU, Villanova, Georgetown & Holy Cross, for starters, sound? (NT) PA Ram 15:21:40 03/01/05 Tue Just wondering if the A-10 is the strongest 1AA conference out there. Isn't the Big Sky w/ Montana and those schools usually competitive on a national scale. How about the southern conferences, what conference has the most championships as of late? (NT) FU '04 15:25:44 03/01/05 Tue The A-10 Football Conference ha swon 3 national championships in the last 10 years. (NT) -- Rambacker, 15:45:15 03/01/05 Tue The A-10 also had 4 teams in the national quarter-finals last year, including the national champion the last two consecutive years... easily the top D1-AA football conference in the country. A team that didn't even MAKE the NCAA play-offs last year beat an SEC school (Maine over Mississippi State) last season. (NT) -- Guy, 20:34:26 03/01/05 Tue How does this jibe with the post above regarding Richmond and the PL? (NT) Jimbo CBA'72 10:45:52 03/02/05 Wed Richmond is the only one not to commit yet, they have been given to Friday to make a decision. (NT) -- DebataRam, 10:58:05 03/02/05 Wed Here's a link to an article that states the A-10's commissioner said "Bruno said she won’t pursue creating a new A-10 with basketball members like Fordham moving their football teams to the conference" ... doesn't sound to me like they're "welcoming us with open arms"! (http://www.dnronline.com/archives%202005/03-01-05/sports-story3.asp) PA Ram 21:02:08 03/02/05 Wed Linda Bruno will have nothing to do with running the CAA Football Conference, which will be taking in the A-10 football schools. In fact, the statement means that the door is open for Fordham to be in whatever league they want. And the "new" CAA, which will be quite a league, will accept us if we want to join. (NT) -- Rambacker, 22:18:34 03/02/05 Wed