This could be interesting. Got this forwarded to me this morning. Seems that Villanova is being up-front with alumni about the possibility of moving to 1-A in football.
Recently, the Big East officially informed us that its football schools were interested in adding Villanova as a football member of the Conference. We currently compete in the Big East in all other varsity sports; however, joining the Conference as a football member would require that the program move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. This would represent a significant change for the University and our Athletic Department.
As part of the University’s Strategic Planning process, we have been studying our athletic programs, including assessing possible options for the football program. Given the current situation, the Board of Trustees’ leadership and the President’s Cabinet have decided that the most prudent course of action is to expedite our timeframe and embark upon an in-depth and thorough evaluation of the opportunity presented by the Big East. This is a complicated issue with numerous, multi-dimensional factors that come into play, and it is important that we investigate scenarios related to making – or not making – such a move.
You can look at the actual letter/e-mail sent after the jump. Nova Blog also has the letter.
This means nothing, other than a school getting out in front of the rumors, with surprising openness. For the Big East this is actually attempting to do something.
That sound you hear is frustrated screams coming from Memphis and Orlando over Big East invitations being further delayed (or never happening).
