CAA pecking order

[TuTigers2012]

Since ironically enough an article came out, asking if Towson will ever go big, the same week we get embarrassed by a meac school, it has me thinking about to the hierarchy of the caa “all sport members.” Which teams are most attractive and willing to move conferences.   Not necessarily FBS

Based off of, performance, facilities, fan support, sports offered, academics, $, markets. Etc

Tier 1: Delaware. Charleston. Uncw.

Tier 2: WM Stony Brook, Elon, 

Tier 3: Monmouth

Tier 4: Hofstra, NC A&T, Towson

Tier 5: NE, Drexel. Campbell, Hampton 

 

Campbell is too new and an unknown but seems like they really put and investment into athletics so they will likely jump up a bit shortly. 

[Blounge]

It’s so sad because we *should* have good athletics based on our relative size and location compared to the rest of the league. Academically and Affordably we should be one of the easier schools to let dumb poor athletes in. You gotta be friggin smart to go to W&M, Elon, NE. You gotta be rich af to go to CofC, Drexel, Hofstra. Tuition there is 50k a year! We are in great recruiting location, just need to give the recruits more money to get them here! Bribe the teenagers with promises of money and women and football  if they come to towson 

[RundaPower]

On 9/24/2023 at 10:32 AM, TuTigers2012 said:

Since ironically enough an article came out, asking if Towson will ever go big, the same week we get embarrassed by a meac school, it has me thinking about to the hierarchy of the caa “all sport members.” Which teams are most attractive and willing to move conferences.   Not necessarily FBS

Based off of, performance, facilities, fan support, sports offered, academics, $, markets. Etc

Tier 1: Delaware. Charleston. Uncw.

Tier 2: WM Stony Brook, Elon, 

Tier 3: Monmouth

Tier 4: Hofstra, NC A&T, Towson

Tier 5: NE, Drexel. Campbell, Hampton 

 

Campbell is too new and an unknown but seems like they really put and investment into athletics so they will likely jump up a bit shortly. 

I going to assume that you have not visited each one of the campuses of our CAA brethren. 

[TuTigers2012]

1 hour ago, RundaPower said:

I going to assume that you have not visited each one of the campuses of our CAA brethren. 

Of the all sports schools? Have been to every campus and arenas besides Campbell and nc a&t. For football stadiums been to zable, Delaware, robbins, Villanova, the dungeon in NH, and bridgeforth before and after renovations when the dukes were still in the league.

[Blounge]

15 minutes ago, TuTigers2012 said:

Of the all sports schools? Have been to every campus and arenas besides Campbell and nc a&t. For football stadiums been to zable, Delaware, robbins, Villanova, the dungeon in NH, and bridgeforth before and after renovations when the dukes were still in the league.

Who has the best fan experience on gameday?

[TuTigers2012]

44 minutes ago, Blounge said:

Who has the best fan experience on gameday?

Hoops? When I went it’s uncw. But Charleston is now there too (pretty much sold out their season tickets). Kaplan hall, while strange, on a Saturday afternoon game when the tribe were competitive, got pretty packed and was loud with all the old geezers.

For football it’s Delaware obviously. Lots of alum and common fans. Their students have a trek to get to the stadium too and most leave early. WM also has a nice tailgate scene.  But again it’s alum and casual fans not students. They don’t care about fcs. **
** not including Jmu for obvious reasons 

the worst atmospheres, Mathew’s arena and Villanova.  This may break your hurt but there’s one small lot to tailgate there. And it’s for season ticket holders. That’s it. This was a few years back ~2017

Edited September 28, 2023 by TuTigers2012

[Dan Steenkamer]

Trying to place this in the most appropriate existing thread:

Richmond Times-Dispatch: W&M holds tight to CAA affiliation as league continues to evolve

Interesting story, to be sure. William & Mary being the only all-sports CAA member out of the W&M/Richmond/Villanova perpetual-Patriot League-football-rumor trifecta is also (even more) interesting.

The Tribe seems to be characterized in this story as more wedded to the CAA/F than UR/Nova are, but it's also hard to see W&M sticking with CAAFB in an era devoid of not just JMU and UD but hypothetically lacking UR and Nova.

Edited January 9, 2024 by Dan Steenkamer