bigblueodu
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ODU football promotions
"he Monarchs’ game against Marshall will be Military appreciation and will feature a pregame flyover of two F-18 Hornets." [URL]http://m.odusports.com/mobile/ViewArticle.dbml?atclid=210916436&DB_OEM_ID=31100&
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ODU2K1
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RE: ODU football promotions
Homecoming for the UTSA game? Way too early in the season. I know you want to win but September 24th?
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04-28-2016 06:57 AM |
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Mr.BigBlue
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RE: ODU football promotions
This year it made good sense to have homecoming earlier. There were way too many conflicts later in the season to have the homecoming game. This was good planning by the AD.
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04-28-2016 07:13 AM |
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Blue_Trombone
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 06:57 AM)ODU2K1 Wrote: Homecoming for the UTSA game? Way too early in the season. I know you want to win but September 24th?
Our other options are Hampton (Sep 03), UMass (Oct 08), Marshall (Nov 05), USM (Nov 12), FIU (Nov 26).
I would like to thank C-USA for only giving us 1 game in October. Again.
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04-28-2016 07:15 AM |
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ODU2K1
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 07:15 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote: (04-28-2016 06:57 AM)ODU2K1 Wrote: Homecoming for the UTSA game? Way too early in the season. I know you want to win but September 24th?
Our other options are Hampton (Sep 03), UMass (Oct 08), Marshall (Nov 05), USM (Nov 12), FIU (Nov 26).
I would like to thank C-USA for only giving us 1 game in October. Again.
It is not an ideal schedule form a Homecoming perspective but that UMass game makes so much more sense to me than UTSA. I know it is only two weeks later but it should be cooler by then and it is kind of the half wayish point of the season. I also doubt we will be having scads of TV networks beating down our door to put ODU/UMass on the air in a cherry broadcast window.
The best part about the schedule this year is only one back to back home week.
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 07:15 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote: (04-28-2016 06:57 AM)ODU2K1 Wrote: Homecoming for the UTSA game? Way too early in the season. I know you want to win but September 24th?
Our other options are Hampton (Sep 03), UMass (Oct 08), Marshall (Nov 05), USM (Nov 12), FIU (Nov 26).
I would like to thank C-USA for only giving us 1 game in October. Again.
Don't thank CUSA. UMass is an OOC game.
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04-28-2016 07:29 AM |
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JChandler
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RE: ODU football promotions
The UMASS game is Fall Break for the students so that didn't work, it was either do Homecoming in September or November. Both Homecoming and Parents Weekend are run by departments other than Athletics...they have a say in what games are selected for these promos.
The flyover is thanks to our new military affairs director. He got us connected to the right people. We can hopefully have a military flyover once a year going forward, but its not guaranteed. There's a lengthy approval process each time.
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2016 07:57 AM by JChandler.)
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04-28-2016 07:55 AM |
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Blue_Trombone
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 07:55 AM)JChandler Wrote: The UMASS game is Fall Break for the students so that didn't work, it was either do Homecoming in September or November. Both Homecoming and Parents Weekend are run by departments other than Athletics...they have a say in what games are selected for these promos.
The flyover is thanks to our new military affairs director. He got us connected to the right people. We can hopefully have a military flyover once a year going forward, but its not guaranteed. There's a lengthy approval process each time.
Glad to hear that about the flyovers. For a school in a city with so many military ties, it makes sense. Also, the F-18 Hornets are really cool jets so that should make for an awesome flyover.
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04-28-2016 08:12 AM |
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ODU AGGIE
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RE: ODU football promotions
Let's hope the Navy can find the stadium.
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04-28-2016 10:08 AM |
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MonarchCAM
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RE: ODU football promotions
From what I heard, the last fly-over found the stadium... the baseball stadium.
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04-28-2016 12:29 PM |
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AimHigher
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 12:29 PM)MonarchCAM Wrote: From what I heard, the last fly-over found the stadium... the baseball stadium.
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04-28-2016 01:15 PM |
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 12:29 PM)MonarchCAM Wrote: From what I heard, the last fly-over found the stadium... the baseball stadium.
If they get the guys from Oceania to fly over, I can imagine them not only finding the stadium but flying as low as they possibly can, maybe do circle around it like they do over lynnhaven mall.
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04-28-2016 04:43 PM |
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Sirloin Burger
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RE: ODU football promotions
Any flyover under the speed of sound isn't worth it.
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04-28-2016 05:08 PM |
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bigblueodu
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RE: ODU football promotions
Minimum ceiling in neighborhood would be 1000 ft
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04-28-2016 05:47 PM |
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ODU AGGIE
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RE: ODU football promotions
(04-28-2016 05:08 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote: Any flyover under the speed of sound isn't worth it.
Any flyover over the speed of sound would cost more than you would want to pay.
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04-29-2016 09:10 AM |
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(04-29-2016 09:10 AM)ODU AGGIE Wrote: (04-28-2016 05:08 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote: Any flyover under the speed of sound isn't worth it.
Any flyover over the speed of sound would cost more than you would want to pay.
Going over the sound barrier would be against FAA rules and regulations.
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04-29-2016 09:26 AM |
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RE: ODU football promotions
Pretty sure the Burger was being sarcastic
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04-29-2016 09:28 AM |
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