Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 UA has passed on the CAA...let's hope they know what they (admins) are doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan_Dane Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Terrible decision. Very disappointed. Back to the cellar. I guess the America East doesn't need to look for a high school to upgrade to D1... New Jersey Tech HS was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Who knows...this thing keeps going one way then the other...I guess we'll know at some point one way or the other.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA'08 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) Disappointed as well. Now is the America East still going to bring on NJIT? They better. - I say this because reading all the rumors that they would have picked them up if we left and now that were staying they decide to do nothing. This would really piss me the eff off and would make me hate the America East even more. Edited May 23, 2013 by UA'08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 So Click..you're saying we may go to the CAA..or we may stay in the AE? Ok..got it..haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 So Click..you're saying we may go to the CAA..or we may stay in the AE? Ok..got it..haha. I quit...whatever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 OH yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danefan Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 So is it a final official decision somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestDaneSinceHamlet Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Seriously, is this a dead issue now? Or are we just basing it on what the Assoc AD said? And as far as you guys worrying about jumping, how else do you want the program to build? So what that other schools are 0-55 in trying to get to the big dance. We got there in our 7th year of D1, and almost knocked off a #1 seed. Considering where we were 12 years ago, I'd think that we'd want the progression to continue. With thinking and fear like that we'd still be playing club football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Gonna wait 'till July 1 (or at least June1) to see if we really passed...has a slight stench of trying to reign in what got away prematurely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danefan Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207795069&DB_OEM_ID=8500&KEY=&DB_OEM_ID=8500&DB_LANG=&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT= RICHMOND, Va. (May 23, 2013) – Elon University has accepted an invitation of membership to join the Colonial Athletic Association beginning July 1, 2014, CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager announced today. “The member institutions of the CAA are thrilled that Elon has accepted our offer of membership,” CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager said. “We have been selectively searching for highly respected institutions that shared a common vision of institutional excellence and a commitment to the success of the young men and women participating in our athletic programs. Elon fits our model and will immediately become a valuable conference partner helping to elevate each individual institution.” “On behalf of the presidents I want to express my great excitement that Elon has accepted our invitation to join the CAA in the 2014-15 academic year and to welcome President Lambert and the Phoenix family to the conference,” said UNCW Chancellor Gary L. Miller, who is the chair of the CAA Council of Presidents. “Elon brings the excellent academic and athletic reputation that is the hallmark of the conference. Having Elon with us will deepen long standing rivalries, create new competitive opportunities and support the important geographic footprint of the conference.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA'08 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Maybe we do it after next season, but all this we are not ready stuff, it is not up to us to decide when we want to leave. We need to be invitedd! We have an invite now and who the hell knows when we are going to ge another. I am still dissapointed and holding out hope that we have a gentlemans agreement. To leave right after next season in the America East and join when Elon joins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA'08 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 OH yeah... This would be doors of the CAA closing on us lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clickclack Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Does anyone know if the current AE bylaws have any financial penalty for schools leaving...$250k one year notice/$1mil immediate departure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danefan Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 What a weird statement by the SoCon on Elon leaving. The SoCon comish also literally said: "They're your problem now CAA" on the teleconference. SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino released the following statement regarding Elon University: “In recent years, it became increasingly evident that Elon’s negative view of the diversity in the Southern Conference was not shared by the majority of the membership. Our core group remains firmly committed to each other and to the academic and athletic success of the Southern Conference. We are preparing specific initiatives to achieve that success.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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