Pat,
I'm confused as to how you can say Curry would have a better shot at respectability if it weren't for the coaching change. They are 8-0 and have retained more than half of the previous staff. Yes they are a young team but right now are playing better than they have in the past. Their Defense if nationally ranked in most categories. It looks like Curry has built on top of the foundation that Steve Nelson developed.
Yes the NEFC has a long way to go to be able to compete with the New York, New Jersey and PA schools on a regular basis but it appears the coaching change at Curry hasn't negatively effected that program one bit.
Adding Coast Guard and Plymouth State to the league will only help in the long run by improving the overall level of competition. As for playing outside of the league, I'm in agreement that it would only help the league from a competitive standpoint. However I'm not an AD who has an athletic budget to consider and taking 60-80 players, coaches and trainers on an out of state road trip certainly does cost a lot of money.
I would also like to add a special thanks to you for hosting this wonderful web site that gives players, coaches, fans and family members of D3 programs around the country a venue for their programs. Keep up the great work.
I'm confused as to how you can say Curry would have a better shot at respectability if it weren't for the coaching change. They are 8-0 and have retained more than half of the previous staff. Yes they are a young team but right now are playing better than they have in the past. Their Defense if nationally ranked in most categories. It looks like Curry has built on top of the foundation that Steve Nelson developed.
Yes the NEFC has a long way to go to be able to compete with the New York, New Jersey and PA schools on a regular basis but it appears the coaching change at Curry hasn't negatively effected that program one bit.
Adding Coast Guard and Plymouth State to the league will only help in the long run by improving the overall level of competition. As for playing outside of the league, I'm in agreement that it would only help the league from a competitive standpoint. However I'm not an AD who has an athletic budget to consider and taking 60-80 players, coaches and trainers on an out of state road trip certainly does cost a lot of money.
I would also like to add a special thanks to you for hosting this wonderful web site that gives players, coaches, fans and family members of D3 programs around the country a venue for their programs. Keep up the great work.