Another Look at Colonial Athletic Conference Expansion

I've been on a college football hiatus but I'm glad to be writing about college pigskin again.  The CAA recently announced that they weren't going to push for an announcement by July 1st but will instead wait until Christmas to make their decision.  Based on the rumoring and conjecture going on I am guessing the three schools they WANT to add are Stony Brook, Davidson, and College of Charleston.

This demonstrates that the 5 basketball schools are in the driver's seat and that CAA football could be turmoil as the conference will only have 5 full members playing football (along with 4 affiliates).  In some ways this is financially prudent as the conference inked a television deal for basketball so right now basketball is paying the bills but Delaware and James Madison are clear FBS flight risks and should one bolt William and Mary and Towson might start considering other options like the Patriot, who, with their recent Boston U. grab, has demonstrated they are willing to grow their elite league.

I think this new look CAA can succeed but it will be very delicate and the health of the football side of the league will be predicated upon UMass's expulsion from the MAC (and subsequent return to the CAA) and/or finding more football affiliates.  Central Connecticut St or Albany might be willing to upgrade their programs and sustain CAA football.  Coastal Carolina is not going to be an option because the moment an opening appears in the SoCon they will jump on it.