[NeoFlame]

Whoever new president is, he needs to have a current or previous connection to Liberty. (in my opinion)

So your criteria are:
Baptist
Army General
Connection to Liberty
Must wear Black suit with red tie in public at all times.

That’s a pretty specific list. Which indicates you have someone in mind. So who is it?

Ballcoach, I don't like the path you are taking us down -- I like my idea much better. Haven't we endured enough politics/NRA for a while? Time to get back to LU's true roots -- which is the church and developing Champions for Christ.

[Purple Haize]

Ollie was a Lt Col not a General
He is a Marine not in the Army
He has no connections to Liberty

Ollie is not ballcoach’s choice

[NeoFlame]

Mostly kidding -- there are several LU connections with Ollie though.

Who is your dark horse?

[Purple Haize]

Mostly kidding -- there are several LU connections with Ollie though.

Who is your dark horse?

A personal friend who may or may not attempt to put his name in the ring. So I’ll Sly Fox you and say I can’t say. He’d be a long shot but he’s the type of person LU would need.

I think ballcoach wants a former employee or student or something like that in connection with LU. Not a friend. Plus he’d never endorse a Marine.

[ballcoach15]

Major General Bob Dees, but his age might be against him. He's 70. He has connections to LU. Can't recall what they are.

[Purple Haize]

Major General Bob Dees, but his age might be against him. He's 70. He has connections to LU. Can't recall what they are.

Tell us more

[LU 57]

Mostly kidding -- there are several LU connections with Ollie though.

Who is your dark horse?

He spoke at TRBC back in the day. Probably 91 or 92.

[NeoFlame]

Bob Dees

Ah, Gen Dees. He's actually a great choice, Ballcoach. I don't know why they give you such a hard time! He's been on LU's payroll as well so his experience goes beyond just coming to speak. I will say this though, IMO he is a perfect fit for a COO type of role. I rather have someone at the helm who came up through the LU ranks (as a student and/or employee) and fully understands Doc's vision for Liberty because they lived it.

[Purple Haize]

Bob Dees

Ah, Gen Dees. He's actually a great choice, Ballcoach. I don't know why they give you such a hard time! He's been on LU's payroll as well so his experience goes beyond just coming to speak. I will say this though, IMO he is a perfect fit for a COO type of role. I rather have someone at the helm who came up through the LU ranks (as a student and/or employee) and fully understands Doc's vision for Liberty because they lived it.

Stick around. You’ll see why he gets a hard time. He earns every bit of it
What’s he been on the payroll for? My quick 30 second search shows him as a Public Speaker. National Security expert and someone who ran Ben Carson’s campaign

[thepostman]

I'm sure nothing groundbreaking will be said but ill be tuning into convo for the first time in over 10 years today

[prototype]

I had forgotten all about Dr Peterson. I don't know a ton about him but he is certianly someone to look at. Those are the kinds of people we should look at. He'd understand Doc's vision as well.

Great thought!

Steve's a good guy and loved Liberty!! We lost a few good people to HBU;)

[Class of 20Something]

Whoever new president is, he needs to have a current or previous connection to Liberty. (in my opinion)

So your criteria are:
Baptist
Army General
Connection to Liberty
Must wear Black suit with red tie in public at all times.

That’s a pretty specific list. Which indicates you have someone in mind. So who is it?

Doc doesn't even meet this list. I can't wait to see who he has.

[jimflamesfan]

How do I watch convo online? Is there a certain fb page I need to follow?

[Purple Haize]

Whoever new president is, he needs to have a current or previous connection to Liberty. (in my opinion)

So your criteria are:
Baptist
Army General
Connection to Liberty
Must wear Black suit with red tie in public at all times.

That’s a pretty specific list. Which indicates you have someone in mind. So who is it?

Doc doesn't even meet this list. I can't wait to see who he has.

He went with Bob Dees. Of course he didn’t explain why, which is typical fraudcoach

[thepostman]

How do I watch convo online? Is there a certain fb page I need to follow?

They stream it on Facebook. Liberty University Office of Spiritual Development

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyOSD/

[jimflamesfan]

Thank you.

[Sly Fox]

All the HBU references make me smile. The irony is that after the Baylor ousted Robert Sloan for pushing the school to far toward the right theologically. HBU was stuggling at the time and nearly a non-factor in the community and imediately snatched him up. So for the past decade and a half, Sloan has led the university to emulate Liberty. He led them to NCAA Division I from NAIA and even hired a Liberty alum to be his first football coach. He then started poaching Liberty faculty and staff as he worked toward establishing HBU as the conservative Christian university of Texas.

Peterson even brough Jay Spencer with him to help him run HBU Online. I suspect most LU profs with at least a decade on campus personally know former colleagues in Houston.

Old timers may remember Jerry Johnston as a regular speaker in Chapel/Convo who is on the leadership team there as well.

It should be noted that this was Peterson's doctoral dissertation:

“Case Study of Liberty University’s Succession Plan from Founder to Second-Generation Leader” (2014). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. Paper 828. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/828

[rhezick]

All the HBU references make me smile. The irony is that after the Baylor ousted Robert Sloan for pushing the school to far toward the right theologically. HBU was stuggling at the time and nearly a non-factor in the community and imediately snatched him up. So for the past decade and a half, Sloan has led the university to emulate Liberty. He led them to NCAA Division I from NAIA and even hired a Liberty alum to be his first football coach. He then started poaching Liberty faculty and staff as he worked toward establishing HBU as the conservative Christian university of Texas.

Peterson even brough Jay Spencer with him to help him run HBU Online. I suspect most LU profs with at least a decade on campus personally know former colleagues in Houston.

Old timers may remember Jerry Johnston as a regular speaker in Chapel/Convo who is on the leadership team there as well.

It should be noted that this was Peterson's doctoral dissertation:

“Case of Liberty University’s Succession Plan from Founder to Second-Generation Leader” (2014). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. Paper 828. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/828

Dr. Peterson is a great guy. I know him personally and worked with him for many years in LUO. Most of what I learned about leadership came from him. To this day I still use one of his famous lines when referring to people on my team as those I "work with" rather than "work for me." Just the kind of guy he is. People from directors, ADs, to those on the phones were always able to approach him, and his smile was infectious. I try to keep up with the great folks over at HBU, many who I worked with for several years as well. It was sad when Randy/Kennedy moved them out citing "decision paralysis" in the newsadvance. To me, it was a slap in the face. It was certainly indicative of the type of "leadership" shown by Jerry and others.

Either way, he was the first person I thought of. By all accounts, him and Jay seems happy over at HBU but I would 100% support this move.

[thepostman]

How do I watch convo online? Is there a certain fb page I need to follow?

They stream it on Facebook. Liberty University Office of Spiritual Development

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyOSD/

This is just the typical 1st convo message. Nothing wrong with it but I'm disappointed the elephant in the room was just mentioned in passing.

[bluedevilflame]

How do I watch convo online? Is there a certain fb page I need to follow?

They stream it on Facebook. Liberty University Office of Spiritual Development

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyOSD/

This is just the typical 1st convo message. Nothing wrong with it but I'm disappointed the elephant in the room was just mentioned in passing.

I wonder if they can legally right now

[ballcoach15]

There was no reason to mention "the elephant in the room "

[thepostman]

Yes there was. Pretending everything is normal is what got us here ballcoach.

Stick to softball my friend. I'd like the school my wife and I hold degrees from take steps to improve the culture. Addressing it in some way would be the perfect first step.

[Purple Haize]

They stream it on Facebook. Liberty University Office of Spiritual Development

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyOSD/

This is just the typical 1st convo message. Nothing wrong with it but I'm disappointed the elephant in the room was just mentioned in passing.

I wonder if they can legally right now

Yeah, I’m not sure exactly what there is to say. Plus, anything they say can and will be used against them

[thepostman]

There was no reason to drag Jerry through the mud but acting like everything is normal and preaching the typical 1st convo message just ain't it.

[JK37]

It got mentioned more than once. You just had to listen carefully. Jonathan’s message was SPOT ON!