(02-20-2019 08:21 PM)82hawk Wrote:  UNCW is not going to join the SoCon.

1. They enjoy one of the highest out of state applications in the enitre UNC system. Mostly from the northern states where the CAA footprint lies. We get some name recognition in that region that we would not get in the SoCon.

2. The academic recognition of the CAA schools is far superior to the SoCon.

3. The size of schools in the CAA is on par with the UNCW.

If I could wave a wand and make any change I wanted, i'd add Campbell and UNCG to make the CAA a NC centric conference with an easy set of travel partners. UNCG, Campbell and Elon are all really close to the Virginia border to boot.

Campbell has a pretty big following and is really close to Raleigh. They are a rising star in NC and already have almost 7,000 students. They also have a football team.

UNC Greeensboro is in the largest city on the East Coast that doesn't have a college affiliated with a top tier conference. They have about 17,000 students.

This would set up a really nice two division conference

CofC, UNCW, UNCG, Campbell, Elon, W&M

Towson, NU, Hofstra, Delaware, JMU, Drexel.

Face it, there are only two Virginia schools left. North Carolina is the best place to make the heart of the conference and the best place to add schools. This set up would make a really good travel schedule for everyone in the conference.

I like it. We’re long overdue to get this league a North and South Division with reasonable travel schedules. Play everyone in your division twice plus having the option to have 2 travel partners in the other division, giving each team either 16 or 18 league games.