(08-20-2014 01:06 PM)DolleyMadison Wrote: (08-20-2014 11:39 AM)JMUsince89 Wrote: I chuckle every weekend I drive by Liberty's tiny little staduim. big brick structure but no seating in site. They may want FBS but they are far from ready.
Liberty's tiny little stadium???
With capacity just under 20,000 and plans to expand to over 30,000, I think there are a few FBS schools that wouldn't mind having Liberty's "tiny little stadium."
"Tiny little stadium" should be reserved for New Hampshire...
...and Rhode Island
...and Elon
...and Stony Brook
...and Richmond
...and Villanova
...and almost every other CAA school that is apparently our athletic peer.
Go ahead and make fun of Liberty is it makes you feel better but I have attended a couple of games at their upgraded stadium and it is very nice. A tad smaller than BFS but same amenities.
Let's see some of the school posters on here like to make fun of (guess it makes them feel better) -- I don't get it.
- Liberty -- clearly state their goal to go FBS
- Richmond -- In A10 except for football (no desire to move up)
- Mason --In A10
- ODU -- In CUSA, came from nothing and went FBS
- GaState - from nothing to FBS
- AppState - moved up to FBS
Why do so many posters here hate on the efforts and actions of other schools just b/c we wish the JMU leadership had their vision. This lack of movement is a JMU problem that has an office in Wilson Hall.
At least he could get the Starbucks beverage truck experiment on campus (but the other 2 schools are Penn State and Coastal Carolina). I am surprised Alger did not pull the plug on that b/c that has the potential to associate JMU with Jerry Sandusky or the academics of Coastal Carolina.