Campbell is moving from the Big South to become the CAA's 14th member in 2023.

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/statu...65_Lw&s=19

Didn’t see that coming.

That just leaves Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern as Big South fb schools.

So I guess Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Bryant, and Robert Morris will all need to affiliate elsewhere, possibly with the OVC.

(08-03-2022 07:26 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Didn’t see that coming.

That just leaves Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern as Big South fb schools.

So I guess Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Bryant, and Robert Morris will all need to affiliate elsewhere, possibly with the OVC.

In 2023 the OVC and Big South are actually merging their football for an auto bid, I think in the same way that the ASUN and WAC did.

What a freakin plot twist!

I don’t believe I read ANYWHERE regarding Campbell and CAA

(08-03-2022 07:32 AM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  What a freakin plot twist!

I don’t believe I read ANYWHERE regarding Campbell and CAA

You have to hand it to the CAA and Campbell for being able to work out these delicate negotiations without anyone on either side leaking it to the press.

So there will be 15 CAA football members now? I wonder if they aren't done adding schools.

The CAA is going to house more North Carolina schools than Virginia schools. Wild, considering how good the Virginia CAA schools were at basketball.

(08-03-2022 07:32 AM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  What a freakin plot twist!

I don’t believe I read ANYWHERE regarding Campbell and CAA

DavidSt predicted Campbell to CAA.

(08-03-2022 07:51 AM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(08-03-2022 07:32 AM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  What a freakin plot twist!

I don’t believe I read ANYWHERE regarding Campbell and CAA

DavidSt predicted Campbell to CAA.

I should been specific and said “Reputable sources”

Nice to see the CAA still has power conference aspirations...

Official:

Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023

Man, the big South is imploding. I know the ASUN is on shaky ground but I'm glad we got our football out of the big South.

(08-03-2022 07:45 AM)Yosef181 Wrote:  So there will be 15 CAA football members now? I wonder if they aren't done adding schools.

The CAA is going to house more North Carolina schools than Virginia schools. Wild, considering how good the Virginia CAA schools were at basketball.

The 15 teams actually kinda works better than I would've thought.

5 pods of 3:

NC A&T/Campbell/Elon

WM/Richmond/Hampton

Delaware/Nova/Towson

Albany/Stony Brook/Monmouth

New Hampshire/Maine/URI

Play your pod and two other pods. The travel would be pretty reasonable, and you would get every team home and away over a 4 year period

(08-03-2022 07:26 AM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  Didn’t see that coming.

That just leaves Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern as Big South fb schools.

So I guess Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Bryant, and Robert Morris will all need to affiliate elsewhere, possibly with the OVC.

Charleston Southern needs to find it's way into the Southern Conference. Perfect geographic fit and they have plenty of football schools.

I wonder if some combo of the ASun, SoCon, and OVC take the remaining 4 members and just officially kill Big South football?

Or MEAC as well to take of an affiliate for football as well.

I wonder if Albany will be invited as a full member as well?

(08-03-2022 08:15 AM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  Nice to see the CAA still has power conference aspirations...

Yup Big Ten by 2036.

(08-03-2022 08:15 AM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  Nice to see the CAA still has power conference aspirations...

Ha, they don’t. They also don’t pretend to be something they aren’t, like the MAC. Enjoy your Tuesday night football in empty stadiums.

(08-03-2022 10:14 AM)TDenverFan Wrote:  I wonder if some combo of the ASun, SoCon, and OVC take the remaining 4 members and just officially kill Big South football?

I would think the So Con should start to look at that. Campbell frankly would have been a nice add for them.

(08-03-2022 07:32 AM)RamblinRedWolf Wrote:  What a freakin plot twist!

I don’t believe I read ANYWHERE regarding Campbell and CAA

Been in my texts with others since the winter. An announcement was supposed to be made and got stopped.

(08-03-2022 10:20 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  Or MEAC as well to take of an affiliate for football as well.

I wonder if Albany will be invited as a full member as well?

Touchy subject right now. My understanding is talks have occurred...some concerns / hold-ups from both sides.

Honestly, I think the CAA as you see it today will not exist in a few years. This has all the makings of a N/S split, and I think ultimately you will see the CAA North end up being the "best of the old and new AE" plus a few other non-AE schools, with the final lineup looking like:

NU
Drexel
Hofstra
Delaware
Towson
Stony Brook
Albany
Monmouth (Non AE)
Fairfield (Non AE)

Then add 1-3 more schools out of:
Bryant
Quinnipiac
Binghamton
UNH

Vermont and Maine all could fit....just not sure. UNH has been outward about not abandoning Maine, so there is that.

CAA football will remain a separate entity.