(07-18-2017 10:17 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Ya I would like to see a nice lion statue outside the football stadium

(07-18-2017 12:54 PM)MonGNARch Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 10:17 AM)cmett003 Wrote:  Ya I would like to see a nice lion statue outside the football stadium

Well we do have a "statue" of a lion's head right outside the Ainsle building... but a full blown lion like the one we have at the fountain would be pretty cool too

(07-18-2017 08:10 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote:  Best way to "fix" that side of the practice facility, in my opinion, is to adorn that side with permanent ODU posters, graphics and banners.

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

(07-18-2017 02:53 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

I agree, It could be done for very close to that price and be done when the stadium opens and what a fantastic unveiling for ODU's Football Future. A few corporate sponsors and a fund raising campaign would be the most painless way to make this happen. ODU needs something like this for the heritage and what a Majestic statement to have greet fans as they enter the Stadium.

The players walk "March" to the stadium could culminate with a Good Luck embrace of Majestic Blue. as they enter. What a GREAT NEW way to start a "Game Day Tradition".

(07-18-2017 02:53 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

I agree, It could be done for very close to that price and be done when the stadium opens and what a fantastic unveiling for ODU's Football Future. A few corporate sponsors and a fund raising campaign would be the most painless way to make this happen. ODU needs something like this for the heritage and what a Majestic statement to have greet fans as they enter the Stadium.

The players walk "March" to the stadium could culminate with a Good Luck embrace of Majestic Blue. as they enter. What a GREAT NEW way to start a "Game Day Tradition".

(07-18-2017 03:38 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:53 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

I agree, It could be done for very close to that price and be done when the stadium opens and what a fantastic unveiling for ODU's Football Future. A few corporate sponsors and a fund raising campaign would be the most painless way to make this happen. ODU needs something like this for the heritage and what a Majestic statement to have greet fans as they enter the Stadium.

The players walk "March" to the stadium could culminate with a Good Luck embrace of Majestic Blue. as they enter. What a GREAT NEW way to start a "Game Day Tradition".

Are statues made with a mold? If so, perhaps we could save money and repurpose the mold for the statue in front of Webb Center and put a couple of lions on campus. I'd like to see them on the corners of campus along Hampton Blvd too. Imagine one on each side by the Firehouse and by the Ted. Then on the corners of 49th by the stadium and the convenience store by WHRO. Welcoming you to ODU. Another thought is, perhaps we will put the clock tower in front of the new Webb Center, and we can move the lion statue/fountain to in front of the new stadium near the ticket windows so you can see it from Hampton Blvd and 49th.

(07-18-2017 03:45 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 03:38 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:53 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

I agree, It could be done for very close to that price and be done when the stadium opens and what a fantastic unveiling for ODU's Football Future. A few corporate sponsors and a fund raising campaign would be the most painless way to make this happen. ODU needs something like this for the heritage and what a Majestic statement to have greet fans as they enter the Stadium.

The players walk "March" to the stadium could culminate with a Good Luck embrace of Majestic Blue. as they enter. What a GREAT NEW way to start a "Game Day Tradition".

Are statues made with a mold? If so, perhaps we could save money and repurpose the mold for the statue in front of Webb Center and put a couple of lions on campus. I'd like to see them on the corners of campus along Hampton Blvd too. Imagine one on each side by the Firehouse and by the Ted. Then on the corners of 49th by the stadium and the convenience store by WHRO. Welcoming you to ODU. Another thought is, perhaps we will put the clock tower in front of the new Webb Center, and we can move the lion statue/fountain to in front of the new stadium near the ticket windows so you can see it from Hampton Blvd and 49th.

I think the statue in front of Webb was an artist sculpture that he designed for the fountain. In the 1990s, the Monarch lion statue was added to the mall's fountain. Designed by ODU alumnus and adjunct faculty member Kevin Gallup, the statue is a 1,000-pound, six-foot-high bronze sculpture. The Monarch statue was dedicated on Founders Day, 1997.Today, Kaufman Mall is a four-acre green space at the center of campus where students can study, relax, and play games.

However, the one I have pictured is a concrete monument "Statue" They typically are made from molds and YES it could be used again. I believe they do them in sections and than are put together. That is the most inexpensive way to create/design one that size. An Artist sculpture could be much more expensive, especially depending on the Artist and the time involved.

(07-18-2017 03:42 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:53 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  

(07-18-2017 02:22 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  I looked up the price of the lions at the 42nd street library in NYC.
Adjusting for inflation, they are around $300,000.

Oldtimers idea would maybe be 1/2 that?

Lets get the fund raising started!

I agree, It could be done for very close to that price and be done when the stadium opens and what a fantastic unveiling for ODU's Football Future. A few corporate sponsors and a fund raising campaign would be the most painless way to make this happen. ODU needs something like this for the heritage and what a Majestic statement to have greet fans as they enter the Stadium.

The players walk "March" to the stadium could culminate with a Good Luck embrace of Majestic Blue. as they enter. What a GREAT NEW way to start a "Game Day Tradition".

Put it on a pedestal with big plaques engraved with the names of the donors around it. 4 sides, 250 names on each side. A $300 donation gets your name on it to live forever outside the stadium. We only need 1000 people and its done. Sign me up. I think it could happen.

(07-18-2017 07:30 PM)The Doctor Is In Wrote:  Could we get something similar at the Ted to commemorate JJ's NCAA tournament bids? Oh, wait a minute...that's another sport...

(07-18-2017 07:30 PM)The Doctor Is In Wrote:  Could we get something similar at the Ted to commemorate JJ's NCAA tournament bids? Oh, wait a minute...that's another sport...