FCS football, CAA, Pat League, et al

[spiderstudent17]

The CAA looks rather unstable as it is twice the size of other FCS conferences, made up of universities with largely different academic philosophies, football pedigree, and financial commitment to football vs. their other sports vs. no NIL commitment at all.

What is probably best for everyone is they bring back America East conference where Maine, Bryant, Albany, UNH are already members of. Add URI as an associate member and 1-2 other schools. Villanova comes to PL for football. My hope is W&M joins PL for football too, but would mean leaving CAA as full member so don’t know if that’ll happen. Same with Elon. Rest stay in the CAA with the thought of adding another associate or full time member in the coming years.

 

[ncspiderfan]

If I could predict future I’d long be retired but I don’t see URI taking nil money from their hoops.

If Pat league can take Nova & be a better league while also paying $0 wtf is Nova waiting for that’s a great deal. Of course if CAA is paying upwards of ~$2 mil like u predict for FCS football yet would still be worse than the $0 paying Pat, I think they’d ask why r we spending $2 mil at all.

Anyway maybe some of the folks on here that follow fcs closely have some good insight on expected CAA football NIL spending or even FCS. I’d first have to see this CAA commish recommending 2 mil for its football teams or at least some reporting of it. If so will gladly admit I have it wrong.

If UND and NDSU are opting out. NIL will likely be a non-factor for most of FCS I would guess, but what do I know.
Time will tell They might find they have to pay in the future to remain as top programs in FCS. FB matters more at the FCS level in mid-west and northwest and the success of the programs appears to show it.

I doubt many FCS schools can afford to hold players anyway if they develop them to FBS level talent. I would think most of the FCS schools will wait and see where the dust settles when all the changes have been around a year or two, but I am guessing.
Some of these guys that are jumping for a few dollars and riding the pine, might get word out playing in FCS is not such a bad deal after all. The 105-player limit might be a factor also. That number used to include the walk-ons for the practice squads I would think. I just do not think players 86-105 are going to get a lot of NIL, so playing time could come into play for FCS teams, I am guessing again or maybe more wishful thinking.