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inthescoop · Junior Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Posts: 316

Well surprise, surprise. VCU will not be joining the A-10 in 2013.

They will be joining in 2012, THIS FALL.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/brett-mcmurphy/19042989

MikeUMA · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:48 am Post subject:

^
Then the A-10 is going to have a mess of a schedule with 15 teams in 2012-13.

We'll find out for sure this afternoon, press conference will be 1:30 today. Watch it live:
http://www.vcuathletics.com/features/PressConference-051512

ShotPutNC · Junior Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 633 Location: Amherst

Maybe things in the CAA are worse than we think. Or maybe we lies to GMU and had another team in mind that wanted to move immediately.

69MG · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:10 pm Post subject:

Crank · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:33 pm Post subject:

It's official-July 2012. Looks like we just got a schedule upgrade-hope it is at the Bill!

MikeUMA · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:43 pm Post subject:

The VCU press conference stream ain't workin', but their press release is out:
http://vcuathletics.com/features/Atlantic10Move

MikeUMA · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject:

Bruiser Flint must love VCU joining the A-10. The CAA tournament won't have the VCU home bias anymore.

ShotPutNC · Junior Joined: 05 Feb 2012 Posts: 633 Location: Amherst

Or any fans in the building if you believe GMU fans. They are saying CAA fades and becomes a 15 seed, one-bid league. Can't say I disagree with them either.

bharms08 · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject:

any other schools called the Rams that would like to join the A10? We're up to 3/15
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Marty Peretz · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject:

Maybe when the A10 moved its headquarters to Virginia, it was on to something after all...
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sleepy sheep · Senior Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 939 Location: Boston

I am happy that the A10 is adding BIG STATE SCHOOLS!

vanmeter · Senior Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Posts: 1263

VCU and Butler a real home run for A10.

eldonabe · Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject:

Not much downside to this news. It is hard to guess what the conference is going to do, but 5 - 3 team pods makes the most sense. Play each in your pod twice and everyone else once and that = 16 games.

If they went by regional Pods that would be URI and Idunno - Bonnies or Fordham I guess - maybe they would break up the Philly area a little and give us St Joe's or let the Temple rivaly finish with a home and home???

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