We all know the Colonial decided to ban JMU from this upcoming CAA Tournament after informing the conference of their intent to leave for the Sun Belt Conference. This has been the usual conference protocol in the past.
But this is the first I have heard a conference TV schedule changed to exclude them.
The original CBS Sports' CAA men's basketball schedule was announced Oct. 26, 2021 and had JMU featured in three of the 16 games featured.
https://caasports.com/news/2021/10/24/ca...final.aspx
"January begins with a Monday night doubleheader on CBS Sports Network, as James Madison travels to Delaware and Towson makes the trip to Drexel on January 3. Towson hosts Hofstra for a January 11 showdown, while Delaware heads to Boston for a January 17 meeting with Northeastern.
Five CAA games will be televised in the month of February, beginning with a February 3 clash of James Madison and Northeastern. A Saturday matchup of UNCW and William & Mary follows two days later in Williamsburg before James Madison hosts Elon on February 10."
The schedule was revised as of today.
https://caasports.com/news/2021/11/22/ca...ckage.aspx
"The January 3 doubleheader will now include a game between UNCW and Hofstra at 8 p.m. on CBS Sports Network following the conclusion of Towson and Drexel. Drexel’s game at Delaware will be moved to Thursday, Feb. 3, and be played at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. "
The article doesn't specifically say it but the schedule removed and replaced the James Madison games. I don't know if this is the specific policy that was used in the past or if conference members are paid per TV appearance but this makes the CAA look more petty than they were banning JMU from the conference. Any school looking at the CAA as a stepping stone for a better conference would probably be discouraged to come to the CAA. If this is what happens when you leave, why join? How many conferences have this attitude?