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Philly Mag: The Astroturf Is Always Greener for Villanova
Instead of preparing for a move into the Big East, the Wildcats football program sits in athletic limbo
MICHAEL BRADLEY
It's Saturday night, and you and your friends are out for the evening. Within a half-hour of your arrival at a favorite club/bar/taproom, you connect with a stunning stranger, who is certainly more attractive, interesting and exciting than your recent company. You laugh. You talk. You find out that you have much in common. Things are going great, and it's clear the night will be memorable, even though it's still relatively early. But, instead of closing the deal, you decide to look around some more. Maybe somebody better will arrive. Maybe you can find a better offer, even if an honest look in the mirror would reveal a hard truth that would rule out such a scenario. Two hours later, the marvelous stranger has moved on, and you are left to contemplate what might have been.
Welcome to the world of Villanova football.
Last fall, news broke that the Big East Conference, of which the Wildcats are a member for all of their sports but football and women's water polo, had offered the school a spot in its expanded gridiron configuration, provided 'Nova was willing to make the step up from the I-AA level (now known as the FCS) to the big time. ...
Instead of preparing for a move into the Big East, the Wildcats football program sits in athletic limbo
MICHAEL BRADLEY
It's Saturday night, and you and your friends are out for the evening. Within a half-hour of your arrival at a favorite club/bar/taproom, you connect with a stunning stranger, who is certainly more attractive, interesting and exciting than your recent company. You laugh. You talk. You find out that you have much in common. Things are going great, and it's clear the night will be memorable, even though it's still relatively early. But, instead of closing the deal, you decide to look around some more. Maybe somebody better will arrive. Maybe you can find a better offer, even if an honest look in the mirror would reveal a hard truth that would rule out such a scenario. Two hours later, the marvelous stranger has moved on, and you are left to contemplate what might have been.
Welcome to the world of Villanova football.
Last fall, news broke that the Big East Conference, of which the Wildcats are a member for all of their sports but football and women's water polo, had offered the school a spot in its expanded gridiron configuration, provided 'Nova was willing to make the step up from the I-AA level (now known as the FCS) to the big time. ...
