09-10-2010, 12:19 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Watching 7ungo Giving Up Goals A 5 Year Old Could Stop!
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Villanova Considering to Join Big East Football
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PHILADELPHIA -- Villanova is studying a proposal to join the Big East Conference in football, the school's athletic director told the Philadelphia Daily News.
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"The Big East very recently communicated its interest in adding Villanova as a football member," Wildcats AD Vince Nicastro told the Daily News on Thursday. "As a result, we have decided to embark on an in-depth evaluation of this opportunity."
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One issue for Villanova is its home field, which seats 12,000 -- 3,000 fewer than the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision minimum.
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The school also would need to fund 22 more scholarships for football, as well as a similar number for women's athletics in order to meet Title IX requirements. Upgrades to on-campus training facilities also would be needed.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5553575
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