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grizzaholic wrote:Just think, if they could pick up a few more teams we wouldn't need to play any games anymore. Just have the CAA play in their 5 divisions and then play the championship game.

wideright82 wrote:

grizzaholic wrote:Just think, if they could pick up a few more teams we wouldn't need to play any games anymore. Just have the CAA play in their 5 divisions and then play the championship game.

Well since you don't get the memos the CAA sends out, I'll tell you, but keep this on the DL.



We ARE trying to engulf the entire subdivision and just have the CAA champion be automatically declared National Champion

grizzaholic wrote:

wideright82 wrote:

Well since you don't get the memos the CAA sends out, I'll tell you, but keep this on the DL.



We ARE trying to engulf the entire subdivision and just have the CAA champion be automatically declared National Champion

And just think, you wouldn't even need to play the top 3 teams in your conference to get the title!!!

ATLANTA, Ga. (June 11, 2009) -- The Georgia State University football program has been officially admitted as a member of CAA Football when the Panthers begin conference play in 2012.

Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner Tom Yeager extended the official invitation to Georgia State President Dr. Mark Becker, Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick and head coach Bill Curry in a Thursday afternoon news conference on the Georgia State campus.

Kicking off in 2010, the Georgia State football program will play two seasons as an independent before joining CAA Football in 2012. The Panthers will compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as NCAA Division I-AA.

“The inclusion of Georgia State University’s program in CAA Football is another important step forward in our journey toward the Fall 2010 inaugural kickoff for GSU Football,” said Becker. “CAA Football has emerged as the premier Football Championship Subdivision conference in the nation, and that athletic success is matched by an exemplary commitment to excellence in academics and scholarship. This is a perfect partnership for Georgia State in every dimension.”

Georgia State began competing in the CAA for all sports in 2005-06. The league, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in the coming year, includes 12 all-sports members: Delaware, Drexel, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Towson, UNC Wilmington, VCU, William and Mary.

CAA Football currently includes Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Northeastern, Towson and William and Mary, along with New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Richmond, Rhode Island and Villanova. Old Dominion begins its football program this fall and then joins CAA Football in 2011, and Georgia State will be the league’s 14th team in 2012.