(02-18-2022 04:42 PM)82hawk Wrote:  I don't mind the way the conference is shaping up at all.

Of course you don't.

(02-18-2022 05:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 04:47 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I don't think the SoCon is a better league right now. But, they have better regional and national exposure with ESPN+ than we do with Flo. If the SoCon had COC and UNCW, well it would be a better league than the CAA.

I think Flo is on the way out the door.

The mere fact that Flo was ever a thing was a reason to leave long before this.

(02-18-2022 07:25 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 05:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 04:47 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I don't think the SoCon is a better league right now. But, they have better regional and national exposure with ESPN+ than we do with Flo. If the SoCon had COC and UNCW, well it would be a better league than the CAA.

I think Flo is on the way out the door.

The mere fact that Flo was ever a thing was a reason to leave long before this.

I appreciate anyone who is thinking outside the box and looking for different avenues. Sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't trying. This was not an unforgivable mistake, sorry.

(02-18-2022 08:15 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:25 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 05:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 04:47 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I don't think the SoCon is a better league right now. But, they have better regional and national exposure with ESPN+ than we do with Flo. If the SoCon had COC and UNCW, well it would be a better league than the CAA.

I think Flo is on the way out the door.

The mere fact that Flo was ever a thing was a reason to leave long before this.

I appreciate anyone who is thinking outside the box and looking for different avenues. Sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't trying. This was not an unforgivable mistake, sorry.

In your mind, has the CAA made ANY "unforgivable" mistakes in the last...say...decade?

Your answer will likely dictate whether you should be taken seriously on this topic ever again.

(02-18-2022 07:24 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 04:42 PM)82hawk Wrote:  I don't mind the way the conference is shaping up at all.

Of course you don't.

And you questioned why I said 82 is a flip flopper in regards to the CAA? LOL

And I get the idea of taking big swings sometimes. But they have to make sense. Everyone here knew FloSports would be a disaster from the moment the agreement was signed. FloSports was the equivalent of having a 3-0 count and swinging at a breaking ball in the dirt. Stupid from the jump. Thus, it was indeed an unforgivable mistake.

We should have been on ESPN+ all these years we've been on Flo. We're missing out on any recruiting advantages we could have had with our strong play this year. No one is watching this team play except the rare times we've been on CBS.

Stupid as hell.

(02-18-2022 08:36 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 08:15 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:25 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 05:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 04:47 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I don't think the SoCon is a better league right now. But, they have better regional and national exposure with ESPN+ than we do with Flo. If the SoCon had COC and UNCW, well it would be a better league than the CAA.

I think Flo is on the way out the door.

The mere fact that Flo was ever a thing was a reason to leave long before this.

I appreciate anyone who is thinking outside the box and looking for different avenues. Sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't trying. This was not an unforgivable mistake, sorry.

In your mind, has the CAA made ANY "unforgivable" mistakes in the last...say...decade?

Your answer will likely dictate whether you should be taken seriously on this topic ever again.

I rarely see anything as "unforgivable", but that doesn't mean mistakes haven't been made. I think the CAA has focused too much on FCS football which is too unstable. Because of this, the CAA wasn't proactive in creating a conference that valued the non football schools that were successful, leaving them as easy targets for the A10. And then the CAA didn't make a serious move to form divisions and bring in southern schools when the conference was top notch. It appears they are trying to solve some of those issues this time around.

Bottom line is that there were no better options for UNCW anyhow, so there could only be a move to make things better, and I think the divisional setup will make things better. And if we can somehow pull off adding just a few good schools, the CAA will be vastly improved and far better than any other options.

(02-18-2022 09:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 08:36 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 08:15 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 07:25 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-18-2022 05:09 PM)82hawk Wrote:  I think Flo is on the way out the door.

The mere fact that Flo was ever a thing was a reason to leave long before this.

I appreciate anyone who is thinking outside the box and looking for different avenues. Sometimes they work out and sometimes they don't. If you aren't making mistakes, you aren't trying. This was not an unforgivable mistake, sorry.

In your mind, has the CAA made ANY "unforgivable" mistakes in the last...say...decade?

Your answer will likely dictate whether you should be taken seriously on this topic ever again.

I rarely see anything as "unforgivable", but that doesn't mean mistakes haven't been made. I think the CAA has focused too much on FCS football which is too unstable. Because of this, the CAA wasn't proactive in creating a conference that valued the non football schools that were successful, leaving them as easy targets for the A10. And then the CAA didn't make a serious move to form divisions and bring in southern schools when the conference was top notch. It appears they are trying to solve some of those issues this time around.

Bottom line is that there were no better options for UNCW anyhow, so there could only be a move to make things better, and I think the divisional setup will make things better. And if we can somehow pull off adding just a few good schools, the CAA will be vastly improved and far better than any other options.

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What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Are you saying you never advocated for the Big South sir?


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(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Oh go piss off. The CAA is crumbling too if you haven’t noticed. I’d much rather be on ESPN+ and save on travel while we’re in the process of being part of a “crumbling”, 1-bid league.

Your shilling for the CAA gets more pathetic by the day. This is an FCS football league with a bunch of Yankee teams who no one can watch on TV.

Hey guys but don’t worry UNCG is gonna join any minute to save the day.

Y’all just watch!!

(02-19-2022 10:58 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Oh go piss off. The CAA is crumbling too if you haven’t noticed. I’d much rather be on ESPN+ and save on travel while we’re in the process of being part of a “crumbling”, 1-bid league.

Your shilling for the CAA gets more pathetic by the day. This is an FCS football league with a bunch of Yankee teams who no one can watch on TV.

You call out someone's credibility and then come up with a completely idiotic answer that destroys your credibility. Don't be mad bro.

(02-19-2022 10:58 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Oh go piss off. The CAA is crumbling too if you haven’t noticed. I’d much rather be on ESPN+ and save on travel while we’re in the process of being part of a “crumbling”, 1-bid league.

Your shilling for the CAA gets more pathetic by the day. This is an FCS football league with a bunch of Yankee teams who no one can watch on TV.

Lol! “A bunch of Yankee teams who no one can watch.”

(02-19-2022 11:09 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:58 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Oh go piss off. The CAA is crumbling too if you haven’t noticed. I’d much rather be on ESPN+ and save on travel while we’re in the process of being part of a “crumbling”, 1-bid league.

Your shilling for the CAA gets more pathetic by the day. This is an FCS football league with a bunch of Yankee teams who no one can watch on TV.

You call out someone's credibility and then come up with a completely idiotic answer that destroys your credibility. Don't be mad bro.

Idiotic? In what world would Joining a league with close travel partners and ESPN+ ever been “idiotic”, either at the time or in hindsight?

Your solution has been to ride or die in a league that has NEVER once had any of our best interests in mind. Good luck with that.

(02-19-2022 10:58 AM)B_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:50 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:42 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(02-19-2022 10:21 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What would UNCW have done differently with this awful CAA membership? Where could/should we have gone in response to their mistakes?

Anywhere but the CAA. SoCon, Big South, A-Sun. Any of those would have been more than acceptable moves.

Talk about lack of credibility, lol. The Big South? The ASUN? The two conferences that are crumbling. at this very moment? And the one the CAA is taking schools from as we choose? Glad you havent been in a decision making position

Are you saying you never advocated for the Big South sir?


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Not once. The SoCon maybe, if CofC went as well. And I can't help but laugh at all the UNCG talk. I was advocating for UNCG to join the CAA as a sleeping giant when their basketball sucked. And was told over and over that they weren't good enough for the CAA. And now they're too good for the CAA. Comical. I am not counting on UNCG to come, I'm just having a logical discussion and explaining why they might. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. But I can tell you for a fact the addition of NC A&T makes UNCG to the CAA a lot more appealing.

There will be more additions, and each addition will make it more clear where the CAA ends up. Everything is fluid, and each school and conference is maneuvering behind the scenes so nobody can be sure if anything. NC A&T coming on board is a huge plus for the CAA and the southern division if it happens.

82 hawk i posted in earlier post that i was told by a coach that uncg and winthrop both turned down caa when approached to join. Since then uncg pushed to increase cost to leave to $2 million. I am now ready to say it is time to leave caa. It caters to football and the northern schools.

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