- January 24th, 2023, 12:58 pm
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With the number of injuries we have to our pitching staff, a Pitching Lab would be a good investment.
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AATL wrote: ↑January 24th, 2023, 10:36 am The current indoor golf facility is pretty small. With the land Liberty has at their disposal, I'm also surprised they don't have their own practice course.Would be nice to have it near the lake. Might have interest later from firms to build neighborhoods near by (if there's any empty lots nearby). These projects can definitely take these programs to the next level. Might see an introduction of a women's golf program in the near future.
Humble_Opinion wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2023, 10:30 pm14 of the big tens 16 members will have at least 30,000 students and they are some of the most prestigious schools in the country. It's actually pretty normal at the P5 level to be a huge school with very good academics. Luckily for us our $2.1 billion endowment would be ranked around 32 among P5s, so many of them have no more resources than we do even if LUO disappeared.
If online goes away, you can kiss any and all new projects goodbye. I understand the sentiment regarding censorship, but what you're talking about isn't possible unless you sell the online program to an outside party. Also, not sure I understand the comments about LU needing to show it's serious and building a world class university, etc. They've invested well over $1B in new campus construction in the past 15 years, and they continue to build additional facilities. In addition, the technology, materials and design put into these facilities are the definition of world class. There's a clear difference between what you see at most colleges/universities on the east coast and what you see at LU. Where I think we can do better is on the recruitment side and our Academic programs as a whole. For some reason we have opted for quantity over quality in regard to students and academic programs. Expanding to 50K is that philosophy on steroids. I can see 20-25K at most, but 50K makes zero sense to me.
cruzan_flame13 wrote: ↑January 24th, 2023, 1:01 pmWomen’s golf has been tried before. Maybe again?AATL wrote: ↑January 24th, 2023, 10:36 am The current indoor golf facility is pretty small. With the land Liberty has at their disposal, I'm also surprised they don't have their own practice course.Would be nice to have it near the lake. Might have interest later from firms to build neighborhoods near by (if there's any empty lots nearby). These projects can definitely take these programs to the next level. Might see an introduction of a women's golf program in the near future.
Sly Fox wrote: ↑January 24th, 2023, 7:07 pm Forgive my ignorance, but I always assumed they would build a course up on the mountain some place like Camp Hydaway or the Equestrian Center. I agree that even a Par 3 course would attract senior home buyers if included in a development. All the major colleges have their own signature courses down here in Texas these days. Even Sam Houston recently added one.There are several golf courses in the area that are struggling financially. LU might just think about buying one of them
soccer7 wrote: ↑January 25th, 2023, 10:48 am Which one do you think they would be interested in buying?I have no idea but I can think of 2 or 3 that would sell if the price is right. Maybe another 1 or 2 that coulee be talked into it. Building a course is expensive. Buying and redoing is less expensive
alabama24 wrote: ↑January 25th, 2023, 10:07 pmI see what you did thereSly Fox wrote: ↑January 24th, 2023, 7:07 pm All the major colleges have their own signature courses down here in Texas these days.I guess we will have to have our own course to be on par with them.
cruzan_flame13 wrote: ↑February 19th, 2023, 6:48 pmIt says it's a School of Engineering on the sign!?Chippy wrote: ↑February 19th, 2023, 6:37 pm Isn't this the building they have in the industrial park off 460W?No, this building would have been built on the south side of campus.
Chippy wrote: ↑February 19th, 2023, 7:55 pmWhat I posted was from 2013-2014 before they made that decision to established a campus (your link).cruzan_flame13 wrote: ↑February 19th, 2023, 6:48 pmIt says it's a School of Engineering on the sign!?Chippy wrote: ↑February 19th, 2023, 6:37 pm Isn't this the building they have in the industrial park off 460W?No, this building would have been built on the south side of campus.
https://www.liberty.edu/news/2017/02/02 ... ch-campus/