(01-25-2022 12:41 PM)jcohen42 Wrote:  

(01-25-2022 12:25 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(01-25-2022 12:18 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(01-25-2022 12:04 PM)ibby10 Wrote:  Map of the CAA with the additions:

Colonial Atlantic Association + Elon

to me looking at the map, going to divisions the team that will be hurt the most is Towson. They're the 7th north team that would have to be in the south.

If they could "trade" Northeastern for a southern school, they'd have perfect divisions just about.

That map is why rumor that the CAA wants to go to 14 has so much traction. Adding two schools in the vicinity of the southern five would allow Towson to go north, and would give the conference two pretty compact divisions of seven teams. It's basically trading a lower share of tourney money for the chance to have a "small conference" without the instability of worrying that you might lose a member and scramble to avoid your conference falling apart completely.

Is it larger than a mid-major conference should be, yeah, probably. But in the age of raid and be raided, having that safety net is a priority.

Especially with how many FCS conferences are near or below the minimum number of football schools. The CAA is in a pretty strong position right now, all things considered.