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Post by rgs318 on Sept 28, 2019 11:40:33 GMT -5
UMess indeed!
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 28, 2019 13:17:45 GMT -5
It's officially gotten "HC Basketball program Bad" in Amherst.
Come back to FCS. It can't get worse.
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Post by matunuck on Sept 29, 2019 10:31:11 GMT -5
UMass may have made the wrong decision in going FBS but (but as much as I hate to write it) their decision pales in comparison to the utterly foolish one HC made by tossing its rich basketball down the drain in rejecting the BE. Still amazes me. I know others disagree and there’s no point relitigating.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 29, 2019 10:47:57 GMT -5
UMass may have made the wrong decision in going FBS but (but as much as I hate to write it) their decision pales in comparison to the utterly foolish one HC made by tossing its rich basketball down the drain in rejecting the BE. Still amazes me. I know others disagree and there’s no point relitigating. Litigate at will. I love confirmations of my long held beliefs☺️. Regarding UMass FB, they won the Winless Bowl against Akron in Amherst yesterday. Somebody had to win, glad it was the Minutemen.
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Post by td128 on Sept 30, 2019 15:16:21 GMT -5
I welcome putting forth this proposal once again:
This gets me to thinking, who would be interested in the following league:
UMaine UNH Vermont Boston University Northeastern Rhode Island UMass Holy Cross Fordham UConn
Would love to entice Army into the league as well but might be tough to entice them to join for football.
7 teams for FCS Football. UMAss and UConn would have to drop down but how long can they tread water?
10 teams for hoops and other sports with a real commitment to being an outstanding league.
Next candidates for admission, perhaps Albany and then Bryant. I would imagine that they would both want in.
Effectively the old Yankee Conference. Call it the American Revolution Conference. Generate some old New England rivalries, less travel time and less expense, hopefully more student and local fan excitement with many weekend doubleheaders at selected arenas.
Who's in?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2019 15:24:22 GMT -5
I welcome putting forth this proposal once again: This gets me to thinking, who would be interested in the following league: UMaine UNH Vermont Boston University Northeastern Rhode Island UMass Holy Cross Fordham UConn Would love to entice Army into the league as well but might be tough to entice them to join for football. 7 teams for FCS Football. UMAss and UConn would have to drop down but how long can they tread water? 10 teams for hoops and other sports with a real commitment to being an outstanding league. Next candidates for admission, perhaps Albany and then Bryant. I would imagine that they would both want in. Effectively the old Yankee Conference. Call it the American Revolution Conference. Generate some old New England rivalries, less travel time and less expense, hopefully more student and local fan excitement with many weekend doubleheaders at selected arenas. Who's in? It's a lot better than we have now, so it's a step in the right direction. Travel costs would be cut down and competition would be better.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 30, 2019 15:29:30 GMT -5
I welcome putting forth this proposal once again: This gets me to thinking, who would be interested in the following league: UMaine UNH Vermont Boston University Northeastern Rhode Island UMass Holy Cross Fordham UConn Would love to entice Army into the league as well but might be tough to entice them to join for football. 7 teams for FCS Football. UMAss and UConn would have to drop down but how long can they tread water? 10 teams for hoops and other sports with a real commitment to being an outstanding league. Next candidates for admission, perhaps Albany and then Bryant. I would imagine that they would both want in. Effectively the old Yankee Conference. Call it the American Revolution Conference. Generate some old New England rivalries, less travel time and less expense, hopefully more student and local fan excitement with many weekend doubleheaders at selected arenas. Who's in? Sign me up. A league made for NESN, NBC Sports Boston, NECN (New England Cable News) a revitalized College Sports Section in the Boston Globe, tournaments like the Colonial Classic, etc.
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Post by spenser on Sept 30, 2019 16:10:28 GMT -5
Count me in. It would be a good, competitive league. Plus, I’d get to lots of games.
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Post by hc87 on Sept 30, 2019 16:53:59 GMT -5
Nevah happen unfortunately.....ACTP will pounce on me lol, but HC was a Yankee Conference football membah for a cup of joe in the early 70s.
Be interesting....I think the whole current NCAA system, football anyway, will fundamentally change in the near future.
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Post by spenser on Sept 30, 2019 18:08:44 GMT -5
Nevah happen unfortunately.....ACTP will pounce on me lol, but HC was a Yankee Conference football membah for a cup of joe in the early 70s. Be interesting....I think the whole current NCAA system, football anyway, will fundamentally change in the near future. My first response to HC being a YC member in the early 70’s was “no they weren’t” but it quickly dawned on me that they were. Like for a nanosecond. I agree that football is going to change in the near future. Let’s jus hope it’s for the better, but with the NCAA who knows.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2019 20:25:29 GMT -5
I welcome putting forth this proposal once again: This gets me to thinking, who would be interested in the following league: UMaine UNH Vermont Boston University Northeastern Rhode Island UMass Holy Cross Fordham UConn Would love to entice Army into the league as well but might be tough to entice them to join for football. 7 teams for FCS Football. UMAss and UConn would have to drop down but how long can they tread water? 10 teams for hoops and other sports with a real commitment to being an outstanding league. Next candidates for admission, perhaps Albany and then Bryant. I would imagine that they would both want in. Effectively the old Yankee Conference. Call it the American Revolution Conference. Generate some old New England rivalries, less travel time and less expense, hopefully more student and local fan excitement with many weekend doubleheaders at selected arenas. Who's in? What you're proposing is actually somewhat realistic. A new-age Yankee Conference or America East "on steroids" with FCS football. Here's how it could look: FCS Football
Maine UNH UMass Holy Cross URI Colgate Albany Fordham Stony Brook All-Sports
Maine UNH Vermont Holy Cross Fairfield Colgate Albany Stony Brook Northeastern Forget about BU unless they bring football back. Because the northern flank of CAA football would be gone, under this scenario our buddies at Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell head there as affiliate members. Georgetown => Pioneer.The remaining America East schools would be absorbed by the NEC in all sports.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 2, 2019 20:36:46 GMT -5
Forget about BU unless they bring football back. Because the northern flank of CAA football would be gone, under this scenario our buddies at Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell head there as affiliate members. Georgetown => Pioneer.The remaining America East schools would be absorbed by the NEC in all sports. No. As has been said dozens of times before, Georgetown is not interested in the Pioneer and is not a good fit due to its financial aid and travel policies. (As all PFL schools offer merit aid to the student body as a whole, this would be a deal breaker as well since Georgetown would sooner add 85 football scholarships than offer a merit aid program.) Is it really that hard to put Georgetown into your scenario?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2019 21:13:12 GMT -5
Georgetown to the CAA!!! (or NEC football)
Wait, isn't RFK Stadium still standing?? Georgetown and Notre Dame both join the ACC as full-time members, bringing membership up to 16. Pretty sure they are still pining to replace The University of Maryland with another school in the DC market.
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Post by bfoley82 on Oct 2, 2019 23:19:17 GMT -5
I welcome putting forth this proposal once again: This gets me to thinking, who would be interested in the following league: UMaine UNH Vermont Boston University Northeastern Rhode Island UMass Holy Cross Fordham UConn Would love to entice Army into the league as well but might be tough to entice them to join for football. 7 teams for FCS Football. UMAss and UConn would have to drop down but how long can they tread water? 10 teams for hoops and other sports with a real commitment to being an outstanding league. Next candidates for admission, perhaps Albany and then Bryant. I would imagine that they would both want in. Effectively the old Yankee Conference. Call it the American Revolution Conference. Generate some old New England rivalries, less travel time and less expense, hopefully more student and local fan excitement with many weekend doubleheaders at selected arenas. Who's in? What you're proposing is actually somewhat realistic. A new-age Yankee Conference or America East "on steroids" with FCS football. Here's how it could look: FCS Football
Maine UNH UMass Holy Cross URI Colgate Albany Fordham Stony Brook All-Sports
Maine UNH Vermont Holy Cross Fairfield Colgate Albany Stony Brook Northeastern Forget about BU unless they bring football back. Because the northern flank of CAA football would be gone, under this scenario our buddies at Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell head there as affiliate members. Georgetown => Pioneer.The remaining America East schools would be absorbed by the NEC in all sports. I think Northeastern is pretty happy with the CAA which is a stronger basketball conference than all those other programs bring in.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 3, 2019 6:51:04 GMT -5
bfoley - I think with Albany, UVM, SBU and Holy Cross in the mix (in addition to NU), the top half of this conference could be just as good as the CAA in Men's Basketball.
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Post by gerry on Oct 3, 2019 10:14:19 GMT -5
>>Georgetown and Notre Dame both join the ACC as full-time members, bringing membership up to 16. Pretty sure they are still pining to replace The University of Maryland with another school in the DC market<<
As an aside, I always thought that rather than rushing to add Louisville, the ACC would have been better off adding Navy for football, and either Georgetown or Villanova for all sports other than football to replace Maryland. It would have maintained the DC market (maybe adding Philly if Nova was added), given BC/Syracuse/Pitt another regional and historical rival, added schools more in line with the ACC's academic profile, and secured a key ND football rival for the conference.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 3, 2019 11:42:48 GMT -5
Apparently the ACC was trying to upgrade its academic profile
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