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Just over two weeks. The band is on the field this morning.

(08-12-2019 07:42 PM)bigblueodu Wrote:  

(08-12-2019 06:35 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FO16QBlHa/...p802up4kkr

That's not Steven Williams, right?

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Oh yes it is. He really bulked up. I was a little surprised when I saw the pic but I'm glad he's no longer that skinny 17 year old true freshman that got thrown into action a few years back haha

(08-12-2019 07:40 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(08-12-2019 07:34 PM)ODUODUODU Wrote:  

(08-12-2019 07:06 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  Making good headway on west entrance. Just a bit more paint and cosmetics around landscaping and its nearly done.

Looking on Cam 3 for the location of the personalized bricks. Where are they exactly? I can't find them...

On the ground as you walk in between the 2 columns.

Thanks. I see them...

Somebody tell that person to get his Man Lift off my brick!!!!

Here are a few pictures from this morning.

















Myself and Uncle Phillip who will be 80 in Oct. We both are looking forward to the 1st game and the excitement that will surround the program with the new stadium.

I will post two other threads with what looks like a lot of work to be completed in the next two weeks.

Work that still needs to be done. Most is under the Press box side of the stadium. The area under the stadium appears to be for concessions, restrooms, office space and maintenance areas. Wow they have there work cut out for them.


Last years poster still


Under the pressbox side







A few areas that have been improved for accessibility. Much needed and love the new ramps and elevators.

https://i.postimg.cc/Cx0Dh7Rn/20190813-122228.jpg



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Great Pictures !! Thanks !!

Here a few videos of the new and improved and much larger VIDEO board. Love it.

Click on links...

https://vimeo.com/user101800583/review/3...2206d8b3c9

https://vimeo.com/353674574

https://vimeo.com/353675726

Hope this works!

NEW PHOTO 8/14/2019
Forgot to mention how much I like the ribbon message board on top of the gameday building. Very nice touch.


Just for fun.... a little OT

I have lots of people aske me about Baby Roar-ee (pictured below,) she is all grown up. A recue Chihuahua when we adopted her, she only weighed 4.8 oz. Well she now weighs 5.5 pounds and here is a recent picture....


Baby Now


My inspiration on wheels …....

Oldtimer is the man!!!

Yes, he and Uncle Phillip too.

That turf looks great from the low camera angle. Go Monarchs.

(08-13-2019 05:19 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  Here a few videos of the new and improved and much larger VIDEO board. Love it.

https://vimeo.com/user101800583/review/3...2206d8b3c9

https://vimeo.com/353674574

https://vimeo.com/353675726

Hope this wprks!

Thank you OT!!! Great photos and videos.

Once all the game action areas (stands, outer press box, turf, ribbons/video board etc) finished up, I will say I'm really impressed by the look of the stadium. It is small but it looks great. Seeing the team scrimmage out there really made it look great. August 31st came come soon enough!

I work for a GC and know that a lot of the areas that look like they have a lot of work left could be finished up by gameday. At least the majority of them. Punchlist and inspections may hold them up from public access but I'm sure the city/architects are aware that this isn't a typical construction project and could work with them to speed the process up (while keeping quality in mind). SB Ballard has done an incredible job up to this point and I would bet on them finishing up a lot of the public spaces by the end of the month. And if I'm being completely honest, I wouldn't hold it against them if some of those spots are still unfinished due to the quality product they have hammered out in a very short time frame

Also, thanks for the quality shots Oldtimer, getting up close shots from inside are crucial

Thanks ODU Oldtimer for the photos and videos. You need some rep points for the posts.

goosebumps.... how far we have come in 10 years.
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WAVY Archives: A look back at ODU's inaugural 2009 season

(08-14-2019 09:10 AM)xxxoduxxx Wrote:  goosebumps.... how far we have come in 10 years.
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WAVY Archives: A look back at ODU's inaugural 2009 season

The fever and intensity of those first couple of years were incredible. To be honest I hope the new stadium will spark a resurgence of the excitement that the program deserves. We have all the elements to make this expand and blow up even larger in the next few years. Aim High ODU Administration. Never sell us short and good things will happen with Football and the University.

Old Dominion Hail

(08-14-2019 09:10 AM)xxxoduxxx Wrote:  goosebumps.... how far we have come in 10 years.
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WAVY Archives: A look back at ODU's inaugural 2009 season

That's a great flashback!

(08-14-2019 09:25 AM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  The fever and intensity of those first couple of years were incredible. To be honest I hope the new stadium will spark a resurgence of the excitement that the program deserves. We have all the elements to make this expand and blow up even larger in the next few years. Aim High ODU Administration. Never sell us short and good things will happen with Football and the University.

Old Dominion Hail

+1

That video shows 1st year enthusiasm that was high-trajectory indeed.

It doesn't make good sense to talk about how smart you are by limiting capacity just to allow more comfort and then spend the next 12 months wondering why everyone outside of that personal comfort confirms that you are not P6 worthy with only 22k in your stadium.

I will love my blue cushiony seats like everyone else that have had tickets since the beginning but I would have loved watching higher level games against programs like UCF, Cincinnati, ECU, and Houston just a bit more. Just me though.

Go Monarchs.

They are doing a media tour through the stadium right now. Lots of pictures on twitter

They who? Links?

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(08-14-2019 10:49 AM)FearTheLion Wrote:  

(08-14-2019 09:25 AM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  The fever and intensity of those first couple of years were incredible. To be honest I hope the new stadium will spark a resurgence of the excitement that the program deserves. We have all the elements to make this expand and blow up even larger in the next few years. Aim High ODU Administration. Never sell us short and good things will happen with Football and the University.

Old Dominion Hail

+1

That video shows 1st year enthusiasm that was high-trajectory indeed.

It doesn't make good sense to talk about how smart you are by limiting capacity just to allow more comfort and then spend the next 12 months wondering why everyone outside of that personal comfort confirms that you are not P6 worthy with only 22k in your stadium.

I will love my blue cushiony seats like everyone else that have had tickets since the beginning but I would have loved watching higher level games against programs like UCF, Cincinnati, ECU, and Houston just a bit more. Just me though.

Go Monarchs.

If you think about it you might see that the re-build of our stadium actually made inclusion into the AAC more of a possibility than it was. The current size of S.B Ballard is not the problem some seem to think it is. The condition of old Foreman Field certainly was. Our current stadium was designed to be added to in order to increase capacity it has remedied the problem of out-dated infrastructure which we had. If ODU were to have been offered membership in the AAC there would have been a two season wait for all of the work to be done to demolish and build a large enough stadium; now there would only be a one season wait. That saved year may eventually make a huge difference for us in terms of gaining the AAC invite which many of us hope for. Meanwhile, what we have now is great, and is likely the right match for where our program currently is.