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Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 6:41 pm
by rogers3
I can't believe the audacity that Jerry displays. He is not fit to be the administrator of a large institution. What a buffoon.
https://wset.com/news/local/its-been-an ... -lynchburg
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 6:49 pm
by jbock13
He gained a little credibility with me when he made his half-apology.
That credibility has once again been ruined.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 6:51 pm
by Jonathan Carone
I actually don’t have a problem with this one. He makes solid points. I’ve experienced the things he described.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 6:55 pm
by thepostman
Yeah, I've experienced it too. I agree with Jerry on this one. I'm not sure it is an embarrassment to Liberty but it certianly a name with negative connotations to anybody outside of burg.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 6:58 pm
by Purple Haize
rogers3 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 6:41 pm
I can't believe the audacity that Jerry displays. He is not fit to be the administrator of a large institution. What a buffoon.
https://wset.com/news/local/its-been-an ... -lynchburg
I’m calling
on soo much of this article. I’ve run into people confusing us with the Home of Jack Daniels
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 7:31 pm
by rogers3
Jonathan Carone wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 6:51 pm
I actually don’t have a problem with this one. He makes solid points. I’ve experienced the things he described.
Your response disappointed me!
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 7:33 pm
by olldflame
I don't think this will happen because of the overwhelming political and historical inertia of maintaining the status quo, but I have no problem with Jerry supporting it. For anyone who doesn't know it's origins (ie. MOST OF THE WORLD) the name signifies either mob justice or Jack Daniels.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 7:44 pm
by jbock13
I think the solution should be to educate people on history, instead of dumbing it down for ignorant people.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 7:53 pm
by TH Spangler
Falwellburg
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 8:03 pm
by olldflame
jbock13 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 7:44 pm
I think the solution should be to educate people on history, instead of dumbing it down for ignorant people.
Great. I appoint you to find a way to"coach up" the 329,000,000 or so "ignorant" Americans who don't know the local history.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 8:07 pm
by Jonathan Carone
rogers3 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 7:31 pm
Jonathan Carone wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 6:51 pm
I actually don’t have a problem with this one. He makes solid points. I’ve experienced the things he described.
Your response disappointed me!
Gotta keep you guessing.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 9:38 pm
by LUOrange
He should've left this one alone. But maybe he's overcompensating for that ill+advised tweet.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 9:39 pm
by LUOrange
LUOrange wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 9:38 pm
He should've left this one alone. But maybe he's overcompensating for that ill advised tweet.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 10:20 pm
by ballcoach15
Does anyone know where Falwell, VA is ?
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 10:47 pm
by JK37
Tip of your brown nose?
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 10th, 2020, 11:30 pm
by Purple Haize
JK37 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 10:47 pm
Tip of your brown nose?
I was thinking further south
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 5:42 am
by ballcoach15
JK37 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 10:47 pm
Tip of your brown nose?
JK, you should be suspended from message board. When you coached, you probably led conference in technical fouls, considering your lack of sportsmanship.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 7:39 am
by Jonathan Carone
That’s the funniest post I’ve read in a long time.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 7:50 am
by Purple Haize
I am positive I got more than JK
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 8:17 am
by ATrain
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑July 10th, 2020, 10:20 pm
Does anyone know where Falwell, VA is ?
Somewhere along a railroad track
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 8:25 am
by ATrain
Part of me wonders if he seriously wants this to happen, if he's overcompensating for that tweet, or is trying reverse psychology - those who hate him but want the name change may no longer want the name to be changed because he does.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 8:28 am
by olldflame
ATrain wrote: ↑July 11th, 2020, 8:25 am
Part of me wonders if he seriously wants this to happen, if he's overcompensating for that tweet, or is trying reverse psychology - those who hate him but want the name change may no longer want the name to be changed because he does.
4D chess
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 8:30 am
by jbock13
Maybe I’m just being too cynical, but I almost feel like he’s implying that Lynchburg has wronged LU so much in the past, so he sarcastically says sure, change the name.
I’ll admit it’s a stretch, but that was my first thought.
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 9:07 am
by olldflame
He made a point of saying the negative connotations of Lynchburg were part of the reason for changing the school's name. That's not how I recall it. At least from a non-insider perspective, that was presented as being all about avoiding confusion with Lynchburg College, while emphasizing the school's focus on patriotism..
Re: Renaming Lynchburg
Posted: July 11th, 2020, 9:24 am
by TH Spangler
Seriously, I think a name change would great. Totally unrelated, town was name after a man named Lynch and shamfull lynching are it the areas history. Unfortunate.
How about Seven Hills, Virginia. Has a nice ring to it. I can hear it now. The Ole Miss Rebels are traveling to Seven Hills Virginia to face the Liberty Flames. Actually Ole Miss might want to think about a new team name asap!