Liberty series

[PoplarHillApp]

I believe that these games against Liberty are going to be tougher than we might want to think.

[AppfaninCAALand]

I mentioned Amtrak in the other thread that was deleted.

If 6 or 7 wanted to make a group trip of it it could be done at a discount.

I want to do this with an App pennant in my hand and a beanie hat (propeller optional) on my head.

Just a heads up, the Crescent has a notoriously late service record - though a 3 hour delay might make its schedule MORE convenient for the game.

Love the old-fashioned pennant and beanie imagery though.

[Rekdiver]

Well as a great American said..." Give me Death or give me Liberty"

[AppSt94]

Well as a great American said..." Give me Death or give me Liberty"

That was Patrick Swayze, right?

[appchicago]

EJ revealed yesterday that this is a true home and home with no traditional wad of collection plate cash that we were expecting. IMO the only real defense to this scheduling move was the assumption that they’d be paying us $1 mil+ for the pleasure like they’ve done with so many other opponents. Without touching the politics, it’s fair to say that Liberty is famous nation wide and it isn’t for sports. I find it hard to believe that every other G5 was unavailable. This was an inexplicable move in which we gain nothing and stand to lose good will with our students, alumni, and others for needlessly associating with Liberty, given their repeated examples of conduct and their reputation.

This.

I said in the other thread that I don't see the upside, and that's true whether or not we're talking about off-the-field stuff. I would rather play almost any other G5 team. Only UMass, NMSU, and maybe the very bottoms of the MAC and CUSA rank lower.

[ah59396]

From a purely football perspective, this is not a series that excites me one bit.

There are about 120 FBS programs I’d rather do a H&H with PURELY from a football perspective.

I think they're a pretty solid program already with the resources to stay good or get better, it's drivable, etc. Football-only, I'd rather play them than probably anyone in the MAC, certainly UMass, the lower-tier MWC and the far-away parts of CUSA.

I've made the ODU comparison elsewhere bc it's the most obvious one to me geographically, but really I'd have taken anyone in CUSA East over Liberty, and that's obviously just for starters and before you consider the non-football issues.

I also wonder if we gave any consideration to an intersectional series like the one GS just signed with Fresno.

I’d rather play any G5 team in a conference. Beating an independent G5 team not named BYU does nothing for me. It’s a lose-lose IMO.

At the very LEAST, if we do a H&H with an ODU/Bowling Green/Fresno State, you get the benefit of having a chance to bolster the Sunbelt record versus other G5 conferences.

I’ve got my own personal feelings on it, but purely from an FBS football perspective, it’s a boring matchup that provides zero benefit. I equate with playing UMASS, another zero value program.

[Saint3333]

I am disappointed Marshall got paid for their home and home and we didn’t. If that’s market we should get the same treatment.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

I mentioned Amtrak in the other thread that was deleted.

If 6 or 7 wanted to make a group trip of it it could be done at a discount.

I want to do this with an App pennant in my hand and a beanie hat (propeller optional) on my head.

Just a heads up, the Crescent has a notoriously late service record - though a 3 hour delay might make its schedule MORE convenient for the game.

Love the old-fashioned pennant and beanie imagery though.

Oh I am aware. 26 years ago wife and I honeymoon was on the Crescent and it was late. For our 25th we took the Crescent and with the late arrival into Greensboro we got to our sleeper in the dark and watched the sun rise as we crossed the bridge over Cone Blvd a few blocks north. We had a derailment as well under Union Station in DC and it was still a fun trip. Of course having a sleeper is a bit more fun with the wife than taking coach.

[mountaineerman]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

Yes died from politics and religion discussion only to be resurrected in this thread.

[/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09]

Theer is another reason I dont like Liberty....They tend to spoil seasons...

Losing to Liberty is the low point of our FBS tenure so far, but we are 100% in control of whether they spoil anything in our future. I say we just crush them on both fields and leave nothing to chance.

In reference to some posts in the other thread, I don't think Lynchburg, VA is dry. Lynchburg, TENNESSEE is dry (with the distillery).

Lynchburg, VA is not a dry town. I travel there for work and my girls' field hockey often. Its a nice little city, nothing special or unique, other than Liberty being there. I don't much care for LU but I do like Lynchburg quite a bit.

My vote is 3 pages before this thread too becomes like all the others.

What part of Lynchburg did you enjoy? I've been to that city quite a bit and can't find a single thing appealing about Lynchburg. Downtown is starting to become a little more popular, and it's a nice distance from LU, but Lynchburg for the most part is pretty lame IMO.

[/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

#thoughtsandprayers

[WataugaMan]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

No, it did not:

[spacemonkey]

If some of the rumors of the new conference Liberty is trying to create are true, you better find a way to enjoy watching Liberty every year.

[mountaineerman]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

Yes died from politics and religion discussion only to be resurrected in this thread.

Lol really? All the other retarded post and this one gets killed? How can a post get get killed higher powers answer please ?

[Oldlknapp]

The real possibility exist that LU will someday rival Norte Dame or SMU or BYU.

Jus sayn.

[ASU85Grad]

I hope they bring their emu.

Liberty, Liberty, Liberty

[YosefsMarchToTheSea]

The reason the last thread got removed is the same reason this series was a bad idea.

[AppOrange]

I mentioned Amtrak in the other thread that was deleted.

If 6 or 7 wanted to make a group trip of it it could be done at a discount.

I want to do this with an App pennant in my hand and a beanie hat (propeller optional) on my head.

Just a heads up, the Crescent has a notoriously late service record - though a 3 hour delay might make its schedule MORE convenient for the game.

Love the old-fashioned pennant and beanie imagery though.

Oh I am aware. 26 years ago wife and I honeymoon was on the Crescent and it was late. For our 25th we took the Crescent and with the late arrival into Greensboro we got to our sleeper in the dark and watched the sun rise as we crossed the bridge over Cone Blvd a few blocks north. We had a derailment as well under Union Station in DC and it was still a fun trip. Of course having a sleeper is a bit more fun with the wife than taking coach.

Heck yeah it is

[appst89]

What happened to the original liberty biberty post? Did it get killed?

Yes died from politics and religion discussion only to be resurrected in this thread.

Lol really? All the other retarded post and this one gets killed? How can a post get get killed higher powers answer please ?

The whole thread got the axe. It had nothing to do with the Liberty Bibberty post.