Originally Posted by
RaginDave
I think this makes sense from the MAC perspective. Buffalo was kind of on an island, this gives them another NE presence. I would not at all be surprised if they add another NE school to the mix.
From UMASS perspective this also makes sense. They cannot live as a football independent, and no other conference wants them right now. The only place this hurts is in basketball, where they leave the A-10 for the MAC which would be a step backwards. But in almost all other sports, joining the MAC is an improvement from their current situation. I would not be surprised if the MAC continues to try to get UCONN or Army to join the conference as a football member only or move to get an FCS team in the NE to move up.