(08-21-2014 12:48 PM)FloridaJag Wrote: (08-21-2014 12:42 PM)LUcanesfan Wrote: (08-21-2014 12:19 PM)FloridaJag Wrote: (08-21-2014 08:54 AM)Liberty Fan Wrote: (08-21-2014 08:01 AM)FloridaJag Wrote: I find it interesting that only Baylor has scheduled Liberty. It appears BYU, Baylor, Boston College, SMU, TCU , Wake Forest have not offered to schedule games with Liberty.
We lost to Wake Forest two years ago 20-17. They beat us on a late pick returned for TD.
Thank you for the info. Have they rescheduled for future?
I do not believe so... I think the only reason why Wake scheduled Liberty was because our then HC coach Danny Rocco was an alumnus of Wake.
Thus far, we are scheduled to play at West Virginia and at Georgia State in 2015.
http://www.libertyflamesnation.com/2015-schedule/
And we play at Virginia Tech in 2016 and at Baylor in 2017.
http://www.libertyflamesnation.com/2016-schedule/
WVU, Va Tech and Baylor aren't bad. I would guess UVA or ODU would be the next goal in scheduling.
Suffered a heartbreaker to ODU last year. The ODU AD and ours have developed a great relationship since....my guess is we'll play them more often in the future.
Yes...we have 90,000 online students. The average age is 35. The majority are master's degree candidates....people continuing their education. Many more are working on professional certificates and so forth. Many cannot afford to uproot their families to attend uni in the more "traditional" manner. The "online school" is also fully accredited by SACS...a huge difference between LU and Phoenix. Phoenix is a for profit with few nationally accredited degrees.
Case in Point...our online master's degree in professional counseling leads to the LPC...licensed professional counselor...and is the 5th best online master's counseling program in the country.
http://www.superscholar.org/top-schools-...es-degree/
Say you're 30...working in non-profit that aims to help inner city youth change their lives. You are looking to upgrade your skill set, and want a master's degree in counseling that is fully accredited. Where do you go?
Understand - the online school is fully accredited by SACS. That is to say, the same agency that certifies South Alabama resident students also certifies Liberty online students. We've worked hard to earn that distinction...so when you rag on the online segment - remember that many of them are professionals in their field, with an average age of 35, who are simply looking to further their education and upgrade their skill set.
Another case in point..."Henry" is 27, and a youth pastor at a mega church in Houston. He wants to apply to a senior pastor leadership position and knows that a master's will help his chances. Where does he go? Why not a Master's in Divinity - Leadership program from Liberty, the world's largest Christian University?? Henry gets the degree, a new career, and a 15k raise in the process.
These are the people you're insulting. Carry on.