Reports from Reporter Paxton that CCSU and Bryant turned down offers to AEast before UML received the invite.

If this is true I am surprised that CCSU turned them down. They must not have been able to negotiate a CAA FB invite to accompany the AmEast invite.

You'd think they could at least get a Big South invite like Monmouth.

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If the AEC added Bryant, CCSU, they would have had the 6 needed to sponsor fb. But like the Summit vs MVC, CAA could have just added Albany and Stony Brook for all sports, killing it.

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http://www.nj.com/college-basketball/in ... rence.html

NJIT

"But with the latest round of conference musical chairs opening a spot in a league with an automatic bid for basketball, NJIT is expected to push hard to join either the NEC or the America East Conference, according to an individual familiar with the school’s thinking.

While the NEC might be the more natural fit — replacing a fellow New Jersey school in Monmouth — the person said the America East is “more interested right now” in the school. The conference will see its ranks fall to eight after Boston University leaves at the end of the school year."

Edit:Article was previously posted in this thread about two months ago.-Freaked

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Blog article out of Albany(previously posted in another thread)with comments from UAlbany officials regarding unconfirmed reports that America East member Albany will be leaving that conference for an all-sports berth in the CAA at http://blog.timesunion.com/collegesport ... nent/16112

NJIT's prayers may have finally been answered. Unless of course Siena is interested in joining a public school league--AEC would be comfortable at 9 and both the MAAC and NEC holding at 10 leaving the Highlanders high and dry.

Siena won't leave a better MAAC for the AEC. They'll be in the A-10 after St.Louis and Dayton leave.

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Blog article out of Albany with comments from UAlbany AD who says his school has no current plans to leave the America East at http://blog.timesunion.com/collegesport ... east/16115

Is Tues. current or a future plan? That's the rumored day.

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that is a rather strong denial though compared to the one earlier in the week.

So you guys going to sit at 10 and not have CAA fb as a conf sport meaning CAFA not actual CAA 6 full members

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Is NJIT still taking with AE?