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Message: [QUOTE="CCSU97, post: 2863736, member: 7844"] Ideally, CCSU would put its sports in America East and football in the CAA - however, that is very, very doubtful anytime in the near future. Central hasn't received any interest from those leagues and the school hasn't put the necessary $$$ or effort into getting their attention. CCSU lacks the funding or institutional support to make a conference change at this time. Men's Basketball would certainly be much better off playing a conference schedule of regional publics, rather than the small private schools in the NEC. Football in the CAA would require a lot more effort, and we would probably struggle for a while - but we wouldn't get destroyed forever. Don't forget both Albany and Stony Brook were NEC Football affiliate members before building new stadiums and investing in their programs. Arute Field is already comparable to the facilities at URI, Maine, and UNH and needs modest improvements. Central has already shown it can recruit well in-state and in the region at the FCS level. With the proper coaches, support and budget, CCSU could compete with New England and New York FCS schools. The ceiling is probably UNH/SBU, benchmark is probably Maine, and we can't do much worse than URI/Albany. CCSU will never compete with the JMU, but remember very few programs can. [/QUOTE]