VMI Possibly Petitions SoCon for Return

VMI Possibly Petitions SoCon for Return#22079

By Sly Fox - July 26th, 2006, 5:28 pm

- July 26th, 2006, 5:28 pm #22079

Over on AGS, the knucklehead writer who covers Appy (and loves to take cheap shots the big South and all of its schools for some reason) is claiming that word down at the SoCon meetings is that VMI has formally petitioned to rejoin the Southern Conference.

At this point it is just rumor and we've been hearing these types of rumblings for some time now. But this could have a huge impact on LU and the Big South. In all likelihood, VMI would knock CCU out of consideration for expansion later this year. But we'd be losing a football team once again from our struggling league.

Anyway, there is no real confirmation on the VMI board or from credible sources as of yet. But I thought I'd pass it along.

Smoothie - You still have any friends up in Lexington who have the scoop?

#22085

By A.G. - July 26th, 2006, 6:53 pm

- July 26th, 2006, 6:53 pm #22085

hmmmmmm. Who predicted this one? Back in their facilties thread??

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!

#22091

By Chris Lang - July 26th, 2006, 8:26 pm

- July 26th, 2006, 8:26 pm #22091

Sly, like I said over on AGS, I'll try to talk to Donnie tomorrow and see what he has to say. I'm sure it will be a topic of conversation in Charlotte.

#22092

By Sly Fox - July 26th, 2006, 8:32 pm

- July 26th, 2006, 8:32 pm #22092

I'm sure you won't be the only one asking them about it the next couple of days. Keep us posted.

And you know I was just giving you a hard time on AGS about Coulson. For some reason that guy goes out of his way to crack on LU and CCU at nearly every turn. Why? I'm not sure.

#22123

By PAmedic - July 27th, 2006, 7:33 am

- July 27th, 2006, 7:33 am #22123

hope they (VMI) enjoy going oh-fer in all sports for a while.

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

ASOR Technical Advisor and Graphics Consultant

#22124

By PAmedic - July 27th, 2006, 8:10 am

- July 27th, 2006, 8:10 am #22124

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/s ... hp?t=11676

quick synopsis: we suck, our facilities suck, our programs suck, we're all idiots

we should probably cancel all seasons and order the students to all switch to Bible majors now.

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

ASOR Technical Advisor and Graphics Consultant

#22125

By LUconn - July 27th, 2006, 8:35 am

- July 27th, 2006, 8:35 am #22125

what a bunch of haters. Ignorant ones at that. One guys accuses us of having no money (ha, if there's one thing we always seem to fall in to, it's money.) and another guys says we don't even have a Big South championship to our name. Hey retard, there's only been a BS championship for 2 years.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#22128

By A.G. - July 27th, 2006, 8:53 am

- July 27th, 2006, 8:53 am #22128

The Liberty-bashing comments aside, the posts over there do have some validity:
1. The program HAS been in the dumper for almost a decade
2. Facilities--the improvements speak for themselves, but the visitor "locker" room, is a joke.

The good thing about JF's I-A dream, is even if it does NOT happen, the changes should allow LU the ammo to move to the "haves" in I-AA. I'd much rather be a I-AA top feeder than a bottom feeder at I-A. I am still amazed at how well Marshall pulled it off--but they did ONLY after a decade of I-AA dominance.

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!

#22131

By LUconn - July 27th, 2006, 9:11 am

- July 27th, 2006, 9:11 am #22131

1. That has nothing to do with going 1A
2. Isn't the visitor locker room going to be the old field house? How will that be a joke since that's what our team was using?

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#22134

By WinthropEagleFan - July 27th, 2006, 9:36 am

- July 27th, 2006, 9:36 am #22134

LUconn wrote:what a bunch of haters. Ignorant ones at that. One guys accuses us of having no money (ha, if there's one thing we always seem to fall in to, it's money.) and another guys says we don't even have a Big South championship to our name. Hey retard, there's only been a BS championship for 2 years.

If there were any Gardner-Webb fans on here, they'd be upset that you aren't acknowledging the conference's first two seasons that they won.

#22135

By LUconn - July 27th, 2006, 9:40 am

- July 27th, 2006, 9:40 am #22135

But they're not because they don't have any fans. But my point remains, it's been a mere 4 years.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#22141

By Libertine - July 27th, 2006, 10:21 am

- July 27th, 2006, 10:21 am #22141

A.G. wrote: I am still amazed at how well Marshall pulled it off--but they did ONLY after a decade of I-AA dominance.

Marshall cheated. Well, not quite cheated. They used a loophole in the NCAA rules that allowed them to recruit and sign athletes over and above the I-AA limit of 63 in the years just prior to their jump to I-A. In essence, they signed and "stockpiled" I-A athletes. With the already impressive talent they had on hand, this allowed them to compete right away, particularly in the MAC, especially since that conference is, across the board, only a small step up from the A-10 in terms of talent. Given those circumstances, it's not hard to see why they had so much early success. By the way, the NCAA has since closed that loophole.

"I invite all the young champions on Liberty Mountain to come up and rub my woolly mustache."

#22142

By Sly Fox - July 27th, 2006, 10:21 am

- July 27th, 2006, 10:21 am #22142

So you guys have seen the thread. I guess by now you realize I'm not a doting fan of Mr. C.

#22148

By Stevev - July 27th, 2006, 10:31 am

- July 27th, 2006, 10:31 am #22148

It is nice to know that LU has those who take the time to defend our alma mater on other posting boards. Hopefully the football program can rise up from ashes of 1AA football and put these "LU bashers" in their place.

#22154

By A.G. - July 27th, 2006, 10:48 am

- July 27th, 2006, 10:48 am #22154

the old field house is NOT going to be used for visitors.

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!

#22155

By Stevev - July 27th, 2006, 10:57 am

- July 27th, 2006, 10:57 am #22155

I thought that the old field house opposite the new one was going to be divided into a visitors locker room and 2 locker rooms for high school games. The visitores locker room was supposed to have 3X more room than the old. Just what I heard.

#22173

By Libertine - July 27th, 2006, 12:52 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 12:52 pm #22173

Stevev wrote:I thought that the old field house opposite the new one was going to be divided into a visitors locker room and 2 locker rooms for high school games. The visitores locker room was supposed to have 3X more room than the old. Just what I heard.

That was the plan. However, about a month ago, the wrestling program got involved. Nothing is at all finalized but right now, there's something in the works about splitting the existing locker room in two and putting the wrestling program in the left side closest to Hancock and football visitors in the right side. I'm not sure what that would mean for LCA.

"I invite all the young champions on Liberty Mountain to come up and rub my woolly mustache."

#22177

By A.G. - July 27th, 2006, 1:20 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 1:20 pm #22177

I thought there was an issue with LCA having the space being a potential NCAA violation??

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!

#22179

By Libertine - July 27th, 2006, 1:35 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 1:35 pm #22179

A.G. wrote:I thought there was an issue with LCA having the space being a potential NCAA violation??

Haven't heard that one. High schools use college facilities all the time.

"I invite all the young champions on Liberty Mountain to come up and rub my woolly mustache."

#22205

By PAmedic - July 27th, 2006, 2:47 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 2:47 pm #22205

Wrestling? why would they move wrestling out there? Could it BE further from where they need to be- are they not still using the wrestling room in Liberty Gym/Schilling?

(not that I doubt you LIB- you're info is good- just saying

)

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

ASOR Technical Advisor and Graphics Consultant

#22208

By LUconn - July 27th, 2006, 2:54 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 2:54 pm #22208

they'll be wrestling on the new turf. rain or shine.

*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*

#22210

By Libertine - July 27th, 2006, 2:59 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 2:59 pm #22210

PAmedic wrote:Wrestling? why would they move wrestling out there? Could it BE further from where they need to be- are they not still using the wrestling room in Liberty Gym/Schilling?

(not that I doubt you LIB- you're info is good- just saying )

That room eventually became the student weight center after the program was disbanded in '94.

"I invite all the young champions on Liberty Mountain to come up and rub my woolly mustache."

#22213

By bigsmooth - July 27th, 2006, 3:08 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 3:08 pm #22213

this thread is about VMI, so i will try to bring it back. i called my contacts in lexington. one has not called back, and one said i cannot not confirm or deny. so take it for what it is worth. now with werstling i was in schilling a month ago, and that old weight room has wrestling padding in it as well as some gymnastics equipment.

#22214

By PAmedic - July 27th, 2006, 3:08 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 3:08 pm #22214

gotcha, so where is THIS class being held (outta curiousity- I had noticed the location posted before) :

JLFJR wrote:Thanks for your input, PA! Very helpful.

ASOR Technical Advisor and Graphics Consultant

#22218

By Libertine - July 27th, 2006, 3:13 pm

- July 27th, 2006, 3:13 pm #22218

Well, then. I wonder if that's the old cheerleading room?

"I invite all the young champions on Liberty Mountain to come up and rub my woolly mustache."