(01-28-2018 12:06 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  New- LU's rise to FBS status has everything to do with $$ and virtually nothing to do with earning a seat at the table by building an FBS worthy program. Reading this board most of the season there appears to be substantial agreement Gill is not an FBS coach and the team pretty much underperformed this year, which seems to be the case more often than not. Time will tell if unlimited $$ can buy the type program Jr. wants.

From a non-sports related angle, one has to wonder if many are willing to buy the message of LU when it's President is such a hypocritical figure head.

You are talking about 2 separate points. LU does have it's limitations as ODU has it's
own. However, the desire and resources to achieve FBS success are greater than ODU's. This is clearly shown in the inability in ODU to expand it's stadium. I believe the latest expansion is 22k, and that has been achieved with several downward steps for the school.

Now JFJr and his leadership is a different story. As misguided and error prone as he has been in the past, and the unwise decisions he has made, no one can accuse him of not wanting to have athletic success at LU.

So the essence is that LU has resources and leadership that ODU does not. As ODU struggles to gain a regional brand, LU's goal is to brand itself nationally. True LU will and does have baggage it will need to deal with, and leadership at times that takes the program a step backward with questionable decisions. But to bash LU and question it's desire for FBS success is a short sighted and envious position.