[michaeleyou]

What I'm saying isn't TO's there is time to bring someone on to the field and say 'BJWilliams just recently surpassed the 1 million post mark on FF.com. FF.com is dedicated to promoting all things Liberty and BJ's accomplishment just goes to show the wonderful contributions to the Liberty University family. Lets show our appreciation for BJ's accomplishments'. This can be done at any and all TV TO's and won't lengthen the time of the game. Except to pick up all the things thrown at you! Ha
Our half time consists of Phantm of the Opera andLes Miserables hits currently

I think that IS EVERY years halftime numbers.

FIFY

Good one!

[alabama24]

What Id like to see is some more on field promotions for fans.

On field promos are for schools with teams that stink.

[goflames87]

I'm excited about phase 2! The stands may not get full right away, but they will eventually, especially with Liberty wanting to move to the FBS. When those changes occur, the game day experience and atmosphere at the stadium will grow as well! Looking foward to it!

[bluedevilflame]

Sorry if it's been mentioned somewhere I can't find it, is there anything concrete about Phase 2 construction? Will it begin this Spring to be ready for next Fall?

[jbock13]

I would assume it will start after the FCS playoffs.

That's when phase 1 started.

[01LUGrad]

Sorry if it's been mentioned somewhere I can't find it, is there anything concrete about Phase 2 construction?

Yes. It will be concrete.

[Chippy]

Sorry if it's been mentioned somewhere I can't find it, is there anything concrete about Phase 2 construction?

Yes. It will be concrete.

. . . and please don't call me Shirley!

[BJWilliams]

It seems fair to wait til after the playoffs to start working on it. I think they did some preliminary work right after the season in 09 if memory serves and most of the work took place throughout 2010

[Cider Jim]

I was hoping for a ground breaking the day after the Stony Brook win!

[BJWilliams]

I think the plan was for after the last home game. Course with the outside chance of another home game, they wanted to make sure they could have the stadium available. You also have the Group AA state championship games next month as well

[jbock13]

I think the plan was for after the last home game. Course with the outside chance of another home game, they wanted to make sure they could have the stadium available. You also have the Group AA state championship games next month as well

Good point. That's when it will begin then.

[mlschubert]

As recently as last week it sounded like this would get pushed out a year .. have you heard otherwise?

[GillsHill2013]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

[jbock13]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

Did you see the first game? That's why.

[NotAJerry]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

To be prepared for when the campus upgrades are done in 4-5 years and there are 8k more students on campus. Might as well do it now.

[ballah09]

If you read the countless of articles and quotes by Jerry, you'll know that the expansion is all about making Liberty attractive to other conferences.

To be prepared for when the campus upgrades are done in 4-5 years and there are 8k more students on campus. Might as well do it now.

This as well.

and i haven't read anything about pushing back a year. In the NYT article it had 30,000 seats by next year and that was recent.

[GillsHill2013]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

Did you see the first game? That's why.

I went to the first and the rest of the games, always front row of student section right behind the visitors bench. Did you go to the rest of the game? For instance. Final game of the year agaisnt stony brook, biggest game of all year. They were offering 5 tickets for 5 dollars to faculty. $5 tickets to service members. How ever many people came to the game the Athletic department would match that amount in donation to Hurricane Sandy relief.Along with A big push in Convo friday for students to come. and we only had roughly 14,000... And we cant count on cfaw and parent weekend to boost numbers... Til we average over 19k a game, i think its worthless to expand..

[GillsHill2013]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

To be prepared for when the campus upgrades are done in 4-5 years and there are 8k more students on campus. Might as well do it now.

The first building wont be complete until 2014 and it will only hold the current amount of students on circle campus so we arent gaining students in the next 2 + years. Adding 8k students is 10 years away. there is tons of open room anyways on campus.

[NotAJerry]

Here' the thing though. we struggle to even fill the stadium as is...i like the idea of expansion but why expand to more empty seats?

To be prepared for when the campus upgrades are done in 4-5 years and there are 8k more students on campus. Might as well do it now.

The first building wont be complete until 2014 and it will only hold the current amount of students on circle campus so we arent gaining students in the next 2 + years. Adding 8k students is 10 years away. there is tons of open room anyways on campus.

If the timeline that has been floated is true, that 8k will be in 5 years, not 10. Throw in the part where 24-30k stadium is another piece in our favor for an FBS move, and there's no reason at all to not build it now.

[GillsHill2013]

I think its good to just be cautious and not get too far ahead of ourselves. I want to see the expansion and the team successful but don't count your chickens until they are hatched. We don't know if 8k students will even flock to our school...

[jbock13]

That's not true gillshill. If its grown so much why would it stop?

[BJWilliams]

And if you know Jerry Jr, he carries his dad's idea that nothing is impossible. People told Jerry Sr that he couldn't build a successful large scale Christian university, and 41 years latern even though Sr passed almost six years ago, he is still proving them wrong. Jerry Jr will make it happen

[logic]

I think its good to just be cautious and not get too far ahead of ourselves. I want to see the expansion and the team successful but don't count your chickens until they are hatched. We don't know if 8k students will even flock to our school...

We turn away enough every year to have 20,000 on campus next year.


1. No room for them (yet)
2. Trying to raise average freshman academic marks
3. Need to plan scholarship dollars for 8,000 more kids...Champion, Pastor, etc.

[GillsHill2013]

That's not true gillshill. If its grown so much why would it stop?

Unless you're a prophet, which I know I am definitely not...haha We do not know what will happen in the next 5 years...Plans can get pushed back if we do not see the growth that we expect. If you build it, they will come...It worked for Kevin Kostner...haha

[GillsHill2013]

And if you know Jerry Jr, he carries his dad's idea that nothing is impossible. People told Jerry Sr that he couldn't build a successful large scale Christian university, and 41 years latern even though Sr passed almost six years ago, he is still proving them wrong. Jerry Jr will make it happen

Im not saying it wont happen but im saying im not sure if 4-5 years is logically. I think its longer. i hope i am wrong.

Proverbs 16:9 , " A man plans his ways but God directs his steps."