Colonial Athletic Association Expanding…

[huskymedic]

As Monmouth athletics shift to Colonial Athletic Association, a deep dive into the move

Monmouth University's sports teams will compete in the Colonial Athlatic Association in the fall. Here's a closer look at what the school faces.

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-> There are up-front costs associated with changing leagues. A MAAC official confirmed Monmouth will pay a $1 million exit fee, required of schools that do not give three years notice before leaving. In addition, a source has indicated Monmouth will have to pay a $500,000 entrance fee to join the CAA. <-

-> According to a USA Today review of athletic department budgets and expenses for the 2019-20 fiscal year, Delaware tops the CAA with an annual athletic budget of $47.9 million. James Madison, leaving the CAA for the Sun Belt Conference to play FBS football, had been No. 1 at $58.2 million.

By contrast, Monmouth, not included in the USA Today analysis, had an athletic budget of approximately $17 million according to former athletic director Marilyn McNeil in a November 2019 interview with the Asbury Park Press.

Among other CAA schools listed in the USA Today report are: Stony Brook ($36.6 million); William & Mary ($30.3 million); Towson ($28.5 million); and UNC-Wilmington ($15.19 million).

As for the CAA’s football-only members, New Hampshire's budget is listed at $31.5 million, followed by Rhode Island at $28.1 million, Albany at $26.2 million and Maine at $22.2 million. <-

 

[HuskyDogArt]

That’s not true… University of Bridgeport Plans to Add Ten New Sports

Hmmm...I wonder if Goodwin will be starting Athletics. Goodwin bought UB...

 

[Urcea]

Would like to see Albany make the leap to stay with Stony Brook if possible...they're already football only members of CAA

 

[RioDog]

Hmmm...I wonder if Goodwin will be starting Athletics. Goodwin bought UB...

I'm on the faculty at Goodwin. No sports for now other than club hoops, but I have suggested that the two faculties square off in an annual flag football Thanksgiving Day Classic. I think we'd kick UB's @$$. Our Nursing profs are mean.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

I'm on the faculty at Goodwin. No sports for now other than club hoops, but I have suggested that the two faculties square off in an annual flag football Thanksgiving Day Classic. I think we'd kick UB's @$$. Our Nursing profs are mean.

I was being kind of funny, since I'd love to see Goodwin create a Naval Architecture study. (My 11 year old son wants to be a Naval Architect. He read every book about it.).

I remember when Goodwin was Data Institute on Main Street in East Hartford across from Raymond Library.

Just hope they'll keep growing.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

As expected... Stony Brook banned from all AE tournament competition for the rest of the year.

That affects the WBB the most as they had a really good team this year but not good enough to qualify for an at-large NCAA. MBB is second to Vermont in the AE but highly unlikely to beat them anyway.

WLAX has been a top-10 program for years now so they should still be able to compete for at-large NCAA
MLAX is probably screwed, and so are BASE and SOFT

 

[Vowelguy]

Nc A&t to CAA

 

[conorg223]

Five things we learned from the NC A&T case for joining CAA

NC A&T revealed its plan to jump from the Big South to the Colonial Athletic Association. Here are some of the important details.

hbcugameday.com