If Conference USA boots UAB, Blazers could land at one of these conferences

Colonial Athletic Association

This would be one of the more attractive options for UAB, and one the school is expected to look into. It's one of the more well-known basketball conferences, though it doesn't have a premier program in it. The CAA plays football at the FCS level, but five of its 10 full-time members don't play football. The conference isn't a great geographic fit - it's very East Coast centric - but it represents a good landing spot for all of UAB's sports. One industry source told AL.com that the CAA was where UAB would most likely end up.

I don't know about that. Seems like by adding them the CAA would certainly lose either NU or Hofstra or both by continuing to add southern schools. Not to mention they're a lot further south than where the majority of our southern schools are located. We already tried that experiment with Georgia State. I don't see it happening again.

How strong are they academically? I know words in conference names mean little these days, but Alabama was not an original colony either....

(01-25-2015 05:25 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  I know words in conference names mean little these days

The understatement of the year!

Caa needs a northern and southern school to split into divisions which would greatly help on travel. What uab is going through is very unfortunate because they are a top level cusa program. if the caa could land them it would be a real coup.

I've been a big proponent of adding Fordham and one school located in Virginia, NC, or upcountry SC. I'd also love to have UA and especially SBU as full members. SBU has a good football team, very good basketball team, and usually an excellent baseball team. I understand this thread is about UAB so I'll say that they are away outside CAA's footprint, they're currently unstable, and they are terrible academically.

Can y'all think of good fits from NC or SC?

(01-25-2015 07:20 PM)Tribal Wrote:  I've been a big proponent of adding Fordham and one school located in Virginia, NC, or upcountry SC. I'd also love to have UA and especially SBU as full members. SBU has a good football team, very good basketball team, and usually an excellent baseball team. I understand this thread is about UAB so I'll say that they are away outside CAA's footprint, they're currently unstable, and they are terrible academically.

Can y'all think of good fits from NC or SC?

Academically, they're Alabama's ezu. No need to dilute the CAA with that garbage.

(01-25-2015 07:20 PM)Tribal Wrote:  I've been a big proponent of adding Fordham and one school located in Virginia, NC, or upcountry SC. I'd also love to have UA and especially SBU as full members. SBU has a good football team, very good basketball team, and usually an excellent baseball team. I understand this thread is about UAB so I'll say that they are away outside CAA's footprint, they're currently unstable, and they are terrible academically.

Can y'all think of good fits from NC or SC?

If Coastal Carolina was better academically, they'd be a perfect fit for the conference. Pickings are pretty slim so we'll see if the league decides to lower its standards.

Don't get the UAB thing at all from either side of the deal.
Why would Coastal want to join the CAA?It offers them nothing above what they have now that would be worth the move.They have a very good thing going in the Big South.I get it,you just want Moss to come back to UNCW

(01-25-2015 09:42 PM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  Don't get the UAB thing at all from either side of the deal.
Why would Coastal want to join the CAA?It offers them nothing above what they have now that would be worth the move.They have a very good thing going in the Big South.I get it,you just want Moss to come back to UNCW

See, now this is the perfect thread for the Mullet to come back in here slinging his hate. LOL

(01-25-2015 09:42 PM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  Don't get the UAB thing at all from either side of the deal.
Why would Coastal want to join the CAA?It offers them nothing above what they have now that would be worth the move.They have a very good thing going in the Big South.I get it,you just want Moss to come back to UNCW

Uab has their own version of rosemary depallo running/ruining things. Their president just shut down football which could cause them to get kicked out of cusa. A football less uab would be a great pickup for the caa but i cant help but feel for a school under terrible leadership so i hope they can get things worked out

(01-25-2015 09:42 PM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  Don't get the UAB thing at all from either side of the deal.
Why would Coastal want to join the CAA?It offers them nothing above what they have now that would be worth the move.They have a very good thing going in the Big South.I get it,you just want Moss to come back to UNCW

Better football, basketball and baseball. Natural rivalries in basketball and baseball with UNCW and Charleston.

I don't think the basketball is any better myself and they are both lower level D1, one bids.I think either High Point or Coastal would win the CAA this year.Just a side not but Campbell has one win in the Big South and they beat UNCW.I don't follow football at that level and most people could care less about it.Their baseball program would be one the best in the CAA but could suffer with the schedule that would come along with the CAA.It could be a good rivalry setup with UNCW and COC.They have a good fit for them regionally and I think more schools will be paying closer attention to that in the future.I don't see it as a good fit for them and UAB seems very unlikely for either side.
The Coastal deal is interesting but the UAB fit seems crazy so that means they will do it.I think it is a 9 hour ride from Wilmington and about 7 to Charleston,8 hours to Elon!

CAA is ranked 19th in the RPI.

Big South is ranked 28th.

Last year the difference was even larger. CAA 15th and Big South 28th. The year before that, it was CAA 22nd and Big South 30th. Even with several quality programs leaving the CAA is the superior conference.

W&M, Northeastern, UNCW or Hofstra would all win the Big South with ease.

Yea I get the RPI thing but that is not a huge concern to low level conferences these days.UNCW is a decent team but lost to Campbell and they are last in the Big South.The CAA is a little better conference these days fron top to bottom but we are talking about lower level basketball and it is not a huge difference at the top.I am sure you don't see it that way but that is the case here.The bottom of the Big South is very weak but again UNCW lost a game to a bottom feeder Big South team and don't give me the old super upset excuse because the fact is these teams are all beatable-they are just not very good.The CAA is on the way down and I see that as real problem for them.
It appears like college sports will have an even greater divide in the future and it could be that these conferences have to drop down to some sort of lower playing level to survive.It is all about the money.

Chaminade beat #1 Virginia before. Did that make them and their conference better than the ACC?

I don't place a whole lot of weight on our early season losses. New coach, new style, and trying to figure out starters. IMO, the switch to Talley at PG has made all the difference. He is a tough defender at the point, and is a very reliable ball handler who plays under pressure far beyond his age. Campbell wouldn't beat us now. We'd also be a far tougher out for the teams that did beat us.
Our press now looks completely different from the beginning of the year, and our players are aware that they cannot settle for jumpers and 3's on offense, even if the shots are there. And, it's easy to say a team from another conference would win...when they aren't here. CoC was a perennial winner in the SoCon, but are struggling in the CAA. Like it or not, the CAA has recruits that don't play in the SoCon or Big South, so winning the conference is not as easy as you say.

if that is the Case, Virginia Tech is a better team than National Football champ OSU

#mulletlogic

NCAA Football:

William and Mary > Virginia Tech > OSU

CAA Football > ACC > BIG 10

(01-26-2015 10:16 AM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  #mulletlogic

NCAA Football:

William and Mary > Virginia Tech > OSU

CAA Football > ACC > BIG 10

HA, i knew there was more there, multi tasking at work and didn't have the time to look further into it. Thanks for making my point even more valid :)