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Liberty mentioned in ESPN.com article!
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 5:51 pm
by Ed Dantes
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... d=tab1pos1
For ugliest floor design!
Liberty lettering (14). Give the Falwellian Flames credit for being original and avoiding center-jump trash. But the words that blare above and below the circle overpower the court.
Although in fairness, that's last year's court.
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 6:01 pm
by Ed Dantes
I'm going to send the guy an e-mail in a few to tell him that we ditched the lettering, with a link to this pic:
And hopefully, not the pic with the giant mountain drawn on the floor.
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Posted: January 30th, 2007, 7:04 pm
by Fumblerooskies
Someone need to send them a photo of the old "on fire" flaming court from back in Coach Meyer's day.
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 8:02 pm
by Purple Haize
I believe you would be refering to the Burger King Crown design at half court about 10 years ago! Hey it was a great pic up line for me with the future Mrs Purple
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 8:31 pm
by Ed Dantes
Was it a fire? I thought it was a mountain.
Anyone have a pic? I know they're rare, especially because the design is so ugly that LU has airbrushed it out of their media guide.
No, I'm not kidding.
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 8:50 pm
by Fumblerooskies
Yeah....
...The Burger King Court...
...That's the ticket!
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 10:05 pm
by krh44
the "basketball in hell" that was a thing of beauty
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 11:01 pm
by belcherboy
Fumblerooskies wrote:Yeah....
...The Burger King Court...
...That's the ticket!
We used to call the Vines Center the "home of the whopper". It looked like a giant burger with a flame around it.
Posted: January 30th, 2007, 11:25 pm
by krh44
Hey nice to have you back Belcher Boy
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 12:07 am
by El Scorcho
Who was around when the Vines Center was first opened?
Click for a larger version
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 12:18 am
by thepostman
El Scorcho wrote:Who was around when the Vines Center was first opened?
Click for a larger version
wow...it looked so much better back then...when they put the padded chairs in why couldn't they be red or blue???
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 12:20 am
by LU'sbestmanager
i think it looked better than also. i like those seats by the tunnel
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 12:22 am
by thepostman
oh wow, i didn't notice that...man...they let this building go downhill so fast...its not really THAT old....no wonder they want Lynchburg to build an arena for them...they know they can't upkeep it
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 7:35 am
by Ed Dantes
thepostman wrote:oh wow, i didn't notice that...man...they let this building go downhill so fast...its not really THAT old....no wonder they want Lynchburg to build an arena for them...they know they can't upkeep it
The Vines did look better back then. That thing ages faster than Kristen Dunst.
Yes, I ripped that line off of Bill Simmons, but I couldn't let a choice zinger like that get away.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 8:16 am
by ATrain
Yes, the Vines did look nicer back then. I say finish installing the new seats, put a fresh coat of paint on the walls, replace the ceiling tiles in the drop-down ceiling thingy, get rid of the yellow padded seats, and it'd look better again.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 8:36 am
by A.G.
ATrain wrote:Yes, the Vines did look nicer back then. I say finish installing the new seats, put a fresh coat of paint on the walls, replace the ceiling tiles in the drop-down ceiling thingy, get rid of the yellow padded seats, and it'd look better again.
And top it off with a brand new coach.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 1:46 pm
by PAmedic
El Scorcho wrote:Who was around when the Vines Center was first opened?
watched it being built but left prior to it opening. Still miss my beloved ravine
first time I walked thru the doors was homecoming of '05
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 2:00 pm
by ATrain
A.G. wrote:ATrain wrote:Yes, the Vines did look nicer back then. I say finish installing the new seats, put a fresh coat of paint on the walls, replace the ceiling tiles in the drop-down ceiling thingy, get rid of the yellow padded seats, and it'd look better again.
And top it off with a brand new coach.
Yes, one that wears tailored suits and isn't considered the slob of the league
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 2:08 pm
by TDDance234
Yes, one that wears tailored suits and isn't considered the slob of the league
Quick, someone get Manger a tie.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 2:58 pm
by LU'sbestmanager
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 3:00 pm
by TDDance234
I'm pretty sure ATrain challenged your title of best manager on campus last night, though.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 3:07 pm
by Cider Jim
Who was around when the Vines Center was first opened?
Been there & done that. The cap was put on by a helocopter!
And top it off with a brand new coach.
Yes, one that wears tailored suits and isn't considered the slob of the league
Greg Marshall? Can anyone report a
Greg Marshall sighting on campus?
At least RD is better dressed than Temple's former coach (Cheney) and Bobby Knight with those too-tight sweaters of his.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 3:39 pm
by SuperJon
You're ragging on Dunton's clothes now? What is wrong with his clothes?
VMI's coach wore a golf shirt and a sweater vest, and you're ragging on Dunton?
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 9:13 pm
by PAmedic
I actually thought D looked sharp against VMI, didn't see him last night.
Posted: January 31st, 2007, 9:17 pm
by Cider Jim
You're ragging on Dunton's clothes now? What is wrong with his clothes?
The oldtimers remember the days when RD used to drop his jacket and coach in just his white dress shirt that would always work it's way out, but always only in the back and one of the front tails. Classic Dunton--I wish we had a pic for a visual.
