(05-17-2017 04:14 PM)Longhorn Wrote:  

(05-17-2017 03:45 PM)jmu98 Wrote:  Longhorn,

Read this article for all you need to know about UVA baseball and its turnaround and why they have made themselves the #1 team in Virginia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/sports...ginia.html


"But an infusion of money from donors helped to save and enhance the baseball program. Virginia baseball now has a nearly $1.2 million budget and a 4,800-seat stadium. The author John Grisham, who lives near Charlottesville and whose son, Ty, played for the Cavaliers, is believed to be among benefactors who helped Virginia build Davenport Field, which opened in 2002, with lights, six sky boxes and an on-site locker room."

Once JMU gets multimillion dollar donations and has an author essentially pay for your stadium then we can talk.

Not arguing with any of that, which is a recounting of info I already knew. Did you know JMU's new park was originally supposed to be built to hold 3k? Large enough to compete for hosting regional NCAA tournament play. However, a change of vision convinced Rose/King to scale VMP back. I bet you also aren't aware JMU and the City of Harrisonburg were offered the chance to become home to relocated A-AA pro team from South Carolina with a major league tie-in if we collaborated on building (and sharing) a 6k ballpark with attached Hilton Hotel and shopping center? The first scenario meant building a ballpark similar to Louisville or TCU. The second scenario meant a shared park similar to what Nebraska plays in. Neither scenario required Grisham-like money. What they required was vision and the balls to can Spanky. So we now have what we are...but we can get it back, although the clock is running for Ike.

Dang that's the first I've heard of that! Was it the Columbia Fireflys (for whom Tim Tebow has played this year)? When was there for law school in 2009 their stadium was practically falling apart.