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Post by thebin on Jul 11, 2012 10:40:40 GMT -5
lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-wind-of-change-in-collegiate.html#moreJust thought I would post this blogpost from the lehigh site. I was also susprised to learn from the same site that the PL added BU as a full time member. I think if BU considered a return to much lower cost football in the PL that would benefit PL football greatly. Nickerson field is as far as I know still there. Maybe even talk to Northeastern about reviving again? Just speculating obviously but to have two rather large schools (BU is enormous) with d1 athletics traditions in a huge tv market is interesting.
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Post by thebin on Jul 11, 2012 10:54:15 GMT -5
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Post by HometownHoya on Jul 11, 2012 11:10:23 GMT -5
Interesting read...I agree with his final point that staying in the PL is our best option. While I doubt we would offer full scholarships, he is right that we could make it work. Ivy would be nice, but that won't happen. Please no PFL or NEC. The other article is a good view too but obviously not news to us on Hoyatalk. He does make good points about our potential next TV deal and its benefits for the PL though. |
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Post by thebin on Jul 11, 2012 11:32:00 GMT -5
I'm kind of at the "PL or nothing" stage. (Assuming as well that Ivy is a non-starter on their side even for affiliate status.) I haven't completely shut the door on indy status that looks like a very tough road to go down. But Pioneer, NEC, etc? I'd honestly prefer just dropping football.
That said, with some new BE tv money coming in, there is no reason to think we can't compete in the PL as is with a modest increase to the budget. Maybe one day 5-7 full schollies a year for standouts or something. We proved (finally) this year that with our academic profile we can compete for the title with a small fraction of the budget.
Although it is nothing but fantasy at this point and may never be more, it is quite exciting to think about the possibility of BU (with a larger alum base than BC in a huge market) deciding to rekindle a d1 football program that doesn't have to compete with Uconn and Delaware but can still play Holy Cross, Colgate, Gtown, Lehigh at the existing Nickerson field on Saturdays. This is a school that invested $225MM into the hockey/basketball arena complex a few years ago. Maybe old football (and still huge hockey) cross-town rival Northeastern could be tempted to return with them to cheaper but real d1 football? That would be two very big schools in a huge market....Surely NESN would be interested in that. Hell at that point maybe URI decides the Northeastern conference isn't a natural fit for Rams football....
I know it is all pure conjecture.
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