(10-22-2021 12:51 PM)JMU08 Wrote:  

something to... monitor

(10-22-2021 12:47 PM)CarRamrod Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:41 PM)All Dukes_All Day Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:15 PM)CarRamrod Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 11:59 AM)JacksonHall Wrote:  Goodbye CAA. We knew ya WAY TOO LONG.

The CAA is partially responsible for our growth and success. Whether or not you all want to admit it, we were always ranked higher in football as a result of the performance of our conference mates. A decade ago or so it was a model mid-major basketball conference. CAA league champs for Olympic sports are always competitive in the national tournaments. I'm excited about the future of JMU athletics but I'm not going to start talking smack about the schools in the CAA. They have the potential to still be a top 3 FCS conference even after our departure. Just because we've outgrown the CAA doesn't mean it's not poised to have some success in the future (*assuming UD, WM, UR stick around).

The CAA has not been the CAA you described in quite some time. It was a strong men's and women's basketball mid-major for two decades and occasionally boasted a very good program in other sports. CAA Football (which was technically A-10 until 2007) had a very strong decade but has drastically decreased in competitiveness over the last 5 years.

The conference WAS perfectly fine at one point, that is just clearly not the case anymore.

I get it, and think its a motivating factor for what may be happening as early as next week. I still think UR, WM, Villanova, and UD have a lot to offer in FCS football. Any given year, with the right coach, they could make a run at a National Championship. There aren't a lot of conferences not named the MVFC that can say that.

The decline in basketball, however, is very real. And that media deal may ultimately be the straw that broke the camels' back. I guess from where we received so much BS from fans of teams that were leaving, I'd like to think JMU won't start sh!tting on teams still left in the CAA. Anyway, onward!

(10-22-2021 12:59 PM)MarginalDuke Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:53 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  can someone whip up a fancy new map?

OOCs...assuming 2023 is real start:

2023: Moorehead St (cancelled I'd wager)
2024: Presbyterian Blue Hose (wtf is that?); Monmouth; UNC
2025: Norfolk State; NC A&T; Monmouth: VTech
2026: Liberty
2027: nada
2028: UNC

I’m guessing 2025 would get reshuffled. NSU would probably get cancelled. Isn’t one of the Monmouth games away? That would definitely get cancelled too.

Shame if we don’t play Presbyterian, I wanted to face the coach who doesn’t punt if he doesn’t get fired or hired by Bama by then.

(10-22-2021 12:25 PM)Jmufanatic13 Wrote:  If the sunbelt is a done deal; I’m just excited to be part of a conference with so many excellent programs in respective sports .. Louisiana was the original model for non power 5 softball; Marshall just won men’s soccer .. Coastal won the college World Series a few years ago .. multiple football programs have been in the top 20 and beaten very good teams .. it’s definitely the right move athletically .. caa thank you for helping build our brand and we wish you the best if this in fact is the end!

(10-22-2021 01:13 PM)JMU08 Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:59 PM)MarginalDuke Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:53 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  can someone whip up a fancy new map?

OOCs...assuming 2023 is real start:

2023: Moorehead St (cancelled I'd wager)
2024: Presbyterian Blue Hose (wtf is that?); Monmouth; UNC
2025: Norfolk State; NC A&T; Monmouth: VTech
2026: Liberty
2027: nada
2028: UNC

I’m guessing 2025 would get reshuffled. NSU would probably get cancelled. Isn’t one of the Monmouth games away? That would definitely get cancelled too.

Shame if we don’t play Presbyterian, I wanted to face the coach who doesn’t punt if he doesn’t get fired or hired by Bama by then.

Since Monmouth is a H&H that one goes.
Moorehead and Pres stay. I know some people aren't going to like it, but I promise you we will play a cupcake FCS team every year.

(10-22-2021 01:12 PM)hburg Wrote:  Just hope Marshall doesn't throw a wrench in this whole thing.

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(10-22-2021 01:06 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  nmind...credit to Appdiesel who already provided over on the SBC board:



Sweetness

(10-22-2021 12:23 PM)14SemesterDuke Wrote:  Holy ****. This actually happening?

(10-22-2021 01:11 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:51 PM)JMU08 Wrote:  

something to... monitor

If they held an “emergency” closed session via zoom call, would it even have to be announced? I’d imagine there have already been at least some informal one and two person meetings Alger likes to have with them.

(10-22-2021 01:19 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 01:12 PM)hburg Wrote:  Just hope Marshall doesn't throw a wrench in this whole thing.

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I believe us and ODU are going either way.

It would be athletic suicide for the program if they were not to go.

(10-22-2021 01:22 PM)orange-to-purple Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:23 PM)14SemesterDuke Wrote:  Holy ****. This actually happening?

I'm confused.....all sports, or just football?

(10-22-2021 12:40 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:36 PM)Dukes94 Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:23 PM)14SemesterDuke Wrote:  Holy ****. This actually happening?

(10-22-2021 12:26 PM)hburg Wrote:  Jmu still needs bov and legislature approval and if so when? Why not accept and then go through the semantics later?

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I don't think JMU needs anything but Board of Visitors approval.

In regards to approval:

The law also requires state schools that want to add a major sport such as football, or seek to play at a higher NCAA level, receive approval from Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission.

§ 30-359. Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission; purpose; membership; terms; compensation and expenses.
A. As used in this chapter, "Commission" means the Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission.

B. The Commission is established as an advisory commission in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission is to review the plan and financing recommendations of the board of visitors of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth relating to the institution adding a major intercollegiate athletics program such as football or basketball or changing the division level of any of its existing intercollegiate athletics programs as set forth in subsection I of § 23.1-1309.

C. The Commission shall consist of eleven members as follows: the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, or his designee, and three members of the House Committee on Appropriations appointed by the chair and the chair of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or his designee, and two members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations appointed by the chair. In addition, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Finance, and the Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission.

D. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

E. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually. A majority of the voting members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

F. Members of the Commission shall receive such compensation and reimbursement of expenses as provided in the general appropriation act.

(10-22-2021 01:33 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  Nice writeup by Bennett Conlin

https://jmusportsnews.com/2021/10/22/reports-jmu-to-join-sun-belt/

(10-22-2021 01:22 PM)jmufbs Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 01:11 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:51 PM)JMU08 Wrote:  

something to... monitor

If they held an “emergency” closed session via zoom call, would it even have to be announced? I’d imagine there have already been at least some informal one and two person meetings Alger likes to have with them.

Or, perhaps some planning and held meetings in advance to pre-approve various scenarios ?

(10-22-2021 01:11 PM)JMURocks Wrote:  

(10-22-2021 12:51 PM)JMU08 Wrote:  

something to... monitor

If they held an “emergency” closed session via zoom call, would it even have to be announced? I’d imagine there have already been at least some informal one and two person meetings Alger likes to have with them.