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I've sat back and gone through the 5 stages of grief, maybe twice, and have come to the conclusion that the CAA from 15-20 years ago is no longer what we remember it to be. Instead of the SEC of FCS, we're now more like Conference USA. We played nobodies last year (including a terrible MSU team) and snuck into the playoffs on conference reputation alone before we were exposed by Albany who subsequently was curb-stomped by SDSU...basically Liberty vs. Oregon only more lopsided. Perhaps this is a a fun spot for us to hang out while the dust settles on college football alignment.
One thing we haven't discussed is the Patriot League Academic Index (AI) and how that will effect us. I assume that eventually we will have to comply, but I haven't been able to find anything concrete on how that works.
What I've been able to ascertain is they look at certain admission metrics and come up with an index for the entire incoming class based on SAT scores, GPAs and class rank. The incoming recruits would then have to fall within one standard deviation of the rest of the class. I coasted through Lewis Literal's business statistics class and took QA in play term, so I'm not sure what exactly that means. This is stolen from the Holy Cross forum, so credit to them for doing a deep dive and having a more robust discussion of our move (and less shit-posting) than we do here, but not sure of the accuracy:
Value Colgate Richmond Georgetown Lehigh Lafayette Holy Cross Bucknell Fordham Cornell SAT Composite
1400-1600 - %81 86 78 65 53 29 17 52 95 SAT Composite
1200-1399 -%17 13 16 33 47 59 52 45 5 SAT Composite
1000-1199 - %2 1 5 1 1 10 29 2 Top quarter of the
H. S. class - %94 83 95 85 78 69 86 75 94.5
A couple of takeaways:
1) Our SATs are through the roof. We used to and presumably still do offer generous scholarships to National Merit Scholars to juice that stat.
2) Our class rank is really low considering our SAT scores...maybe the schools we draw from?
3) Are we at a disadvantage because we're only Patriot for football and other sports don't fall under the AI regime? Or maybe an advantage because they will presumably lower our overall incoming class AI
I have been saying this for several years, I think it will continue.Have to admit I did not see that coming! But good for him.
I do think this is the new model. Big schools aren’t going to bother with many HS recruits. Lower schools will pick up higher quality players, play them early and the big programs pick them off.
Your glass is not half empty, it is empty and desert dry.Unfortunately we will never see another Natty. After this season, UR will be lucky to make the playoffs ever again in football.
Value | Colgate | Richmond | Georgetown | Lehigh | Lafayette | Holy Cross | Bucknell | Fordham | Cornell |
SAT Composite 1400-1600 - % | 81 | 86 | 78 | 65 | 53 | 29 | 17 | 52 | 95 |
SAT Composite 1200-1399 -% | 17 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 5 |
SAT Composite 1000-1199 - % | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 2 | |
Top quarter of the H. S. class - % | 94 | 83 | 95 | 85 | 78 | 69 | 86 | 75 | 94.5 |
I was thinking it is the powerful Maine, NC A&T and Stony Brook programs. They did go a combined 3-29 last year so the fire can't possibly be hotter than those juggernauts.Maybe it is Bryant?
Maybe it is Bryant?Is Campbell, Hampton or Monmouth the "fire" to which you refer?
Yeah, because W&M's athletic department has been much more successful than ours recently. NCAA men's BB berths, NIT berths, NCAA WBB berths, FCS playoff wins, NCAA lacrosse berths ... the Tribe has done it all!W&M knows what our administration doesn’t. That the CAA is one of the best FCS leagues in the country. This is the single dumbest decision made by our school administrators ever.
“We’re proud to be in the CAA. It remains one of the strongest (FCS) conferences in the country. We’ve had some great success over the last couple of years in that conference and we’re going to continue to do everything we can to build strength in it, and use it as a springboard into the (FCS) playoffs and make a deep run, as we did a couple of years ago,” said Mann.
W&M AD Brian Mann, on UR shift to Patriot League, Tribe's CAA allegiance
"As the CAA has grown and changed over the last several years, we plan on having a big role in how that new identity comes to be.”richmond.com
But in Mooney System he will be expected to fill a particular role. That’s just Mooney. Waltz seems to have a different skill set than some of the predecessors. Would seem to best utilize him for his strength and strengths, and there is a difference. But I have doubts that will ever happen as we are a team that uses centers as the point of running the offense through and for passing as opposed to physicality and banging.Well I hear you PA. If you recall under Tarrant, that was the norm with big men. Couple years learning the ropes then turn em loose. Shields, Wienecki, etc.
Probably has more to do with the fact we have whipped their a$$ in 15 out of the last 20 meetingsUR has fallen as a rival in W&M's eyes.