OT: Bryant to American East

[Hey Adrien!]

Personally, I'm bummed I can't see them play at Sacred Heart. I don't know of the A-East is that much of an upgrade, but notable news nonetheless.

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1513893144584245250?s=20&t=amuFeqkYMUdlPUyRG9VGcw

 

[shizzle787]

Personally, I'm bummed I can't see them play at Sacred Heart. I don't know of the A-East is that much of an upgrade, but notable news nonetheless.

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1513893144584245250?s=20&t=amuFeqkYMUdlPUyRG9VGcw

Rothstein is about a week late with this one.

 

[imno1]

Trouble Now they’re be able get all those 4* and 5* they’ve been offering

 

[Austin316]

How that’s a nice step for them. Bryant football joining the big south is a nice jump too.

My heart goes out to CCSU faithful. Really need to get out of the NEC but athletics budgeting is likely the contributing factor that’s screwing them over.

 

[zls44]

Big step up for the league, replacing Hartford with a school whose admin isn't working against itself.

 

[ThabeetDown]

I don't know of the A-East is that much of an upgrade, but notable news nonetheless.

It's a marginal upgrade but one none the less. NEC had 5 300+ ranked teams this season (6 if you count #299 Merrimack), AE had 2.

 

[Austin316]

It's a marginal upgrade but one none the less. NEC had 5 300+ ranked teams this season (6 if you count #299 Merrimack), AE had 2.

That’s significant since both leagues don’t really have many teams.

 

[shizzle787]

That’s significant since both leagues don’t really have many teams.

The NEC already replaced Bryant with Stonehill (D2).

 

[CCSU97]

How that’s a nice step for them. Bryant football joining the big south is a nice jump too.

My heart goes out to CCSU faithful. Really need to get out of the NEC but athletics budgeting is likely the contributing factor that’s screwing them over.

NEC is flat out depressing right now. CCSU has been there since 1997 and isn't going anywhere soon. Mount St. Mary's is expected to join the MAAC and St. Francis Brooklyn is not far from following Hartford to D-III. The Northeast Conference is looking more like the D-II Northeast-10 Conference.

Central's $17M budget would be on the low end of the AE with NJIT and UMBC, but we would compete in most sports. Almost all of that $$$ is tied up in salaries, scholarships, and overhead costs - we don't have much to use for recruiting or operating expenses and our facilities are on the low end for sure. The level of play in the AE isn't too much higher than the NEC, but the profile of the schools (public research universities) are a huge improvement over the small private colleges.

With tuition at less than half of any NEC or MAAC school, CCSU just needs some capital investment in campus housing and Athletics. We should be able to increase enrollment by a few thousand which would bring in additional athletics fees. However, without visionary leadership at the Presidential level and support and funding by the Board of Regents, Governor, and Legislature, nothing like that will ever happen.