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I know it was the grand re-opening after a major renovation, but how the cr@p do you draw 19,300 for Savannah State?!?

http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=22449

Again people still ended up sitting on the grass due to not enough seats. I don't think this will be a continuous attendance though. I'm thinking we'll pull in 17,500-18,500 the rest of the (regular) season . If we host a playoff game for a nearby school in round 1 I think we'll break that 19,314 record!

SuperHornet wrote:I know it was the grand re-opening after a major renovation, but how the cr@p do you draw 19,300 for Savannah State?!?

http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=22449

well you know what they say...... God is good.

dgreco wrote:

SuperHornet wrote:I know it was the grand re-opening after a major renovation, but how the cr@p do you draw 19,300 for Savannah State?!?

http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=22449

well you know what they say...... God is good.

YUPP!

There will be more people for homecoming next week.

More than CFAW and the Grand opening crowd? I'm not saying you're wrong. I'd be shocked though. In a good way

Congrats. Stadium looks awesome!!!

And I know this is kinda stupid, but it looks like the new structure has little devil horns at the top...you should nickname the place "Hell." That'd be funny.

Post game notes: http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm? ... ewsID=5911" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The game was the third-largest attended FCS game in the country this past weekend.
• The game was played in front of 19,314 fans, setting a new Williams Stadium single-game attendance record (previous record was 16,112 for last year's North Carolina Central game – Sept. 12).
• The game was the third-largest attended FCS game in the country this past weekend.
• Liberty has now played seven-straight games at Williams Stadium in front of a crowd that exceeds the stadium's capacity.
• Liberty scored 52 points during its victory over Savannah State, marking the ninth time that Liberty has scored 50 or more points under head coach Danny Rocco.
• Liberty has scored 50 or more points in four-straight games at Williams Stadium.
• The Flames finished the game with 564 yards of total offense and now rank No. 8 nationally in average total offensive yards per game (445.40).
• Liberty finished the game with a season-high 288 rushing yards on a season-high 37 rushing attempts.
• Liberty doubled its season rushing total by rushing for three touchdowns against Savannah State.
• For the fifth-straight game this season, Liberty finished a game with 200 or more passing yards by finishing the Savannah State game with 276 yards.
• Liberty now ranks No. 6 nationally in passing yards per game (294.80).
• Liberty finished the game with four passing touchdowns and now has 14 passing touchdowns in 2010.
• Liberty currently ranks No. 3 nationally in passing touchdowns (14), as the Flames rank behind Jacksonville (18) and Montana (15).
• Liberty scored on all six of its red zone opportunities, adding five touchdowns and a field goal.
• Liberty is one of six teams in the country to remain perfect in the red zone this season (16-of-16, 10 touchdowns and five field goals).
• SirChauncey Holloway became the 31st player in program history to rush for 100 yards in a game, finishing the contest with 140 yards on 16 carries.
• Chase Barnett scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 24-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.
• For the fifth-straight game, Mike Brown threw for more than 200 yards, finishing the contest with 231 passing yards, as he was 14-of-19 with three touchdowns.
• Mike Brown is the fourth quarterback in program history to throw for 200 or more yards in five-straight games (one off the program record of six by Robby Justino and Brock Smith).
• Mike Brown has thrown for 1,315 yards this season and now ranks No. 8 nationally in total passing yards.
• Mike Brown is tied for sixth in the country with 11 passing touchdowns.
• For the third time this season, Chris Summer finished a game with 100 or more passing yards, as he caught eight passes for 132 yards against Savannah State.
• Chris Summers became the ninth player in program history to finish a game with three touchdowns and the first since Daniel Thomas did so against Wingate in 2001.
• Chris Summers currently ranks No. 1 nationally in total receiving yards this season (561) and total touchdown receptions (8).
• Chris Summers is the seventh player in Big South history to finish a game with three or more touchdown receptions.
• Chris Summers has three 100-yard receiving games this year and four for his career.
• Chris Summers is the 10th player in program history to have four or more 100-yard receiving games.
• The 132 receiving yards pushed Chris Summers over the 1,000-yard career mark, as the junior now has 1,178 career receiving yards in 28 career games.
• With eight receiving touchdowns in five games, Chris Summers is already tied for fourth in single-season program history with eight receiving touchdowns and is just two touchdowns away from Eric Green's program record of 10 touchdowns in 1989.
• Matt Bevins' 27-yard field goal midway through the third quarter was the 40th of his career, tying the Big South record for career field goals (also by Coastal Carolina's Josh Hoke).
• Matt Bevins now needs just three more field goals to tie Liberty's program record of 43 career field goals set by Daniel Whitehead (1991-94).
• Kevin Fogg finished the game with a career high seven tackles, surpassing his total of four tackles against No. 3 James Madison the previous week.
• Kevin Fogg also finished the game with a career high five solo tackles and 2.5 tackles for a loss.
• For the third-straight game, Kyle O'Donnell led the Flames in tackles, as he tied Kevin Fogg and Doncel Bolt with seven stops apiece.

Gorrrrrrrgeouuuusssssss. Nothing better than a packed out Liberty stadium. The student side at Liberty was MUCH louder than the fans at the JMU game. It's really the only 2 places I've been to that I can compare. How loud the student side was was very intimidating and exciting. I loved it!

kuntryboimike wrote:Gorrrrrrrgeouuuusssssss. Nothing better than a packed out Liberty stadium. The student side at Liberty was MUCH louder than the fans at the JMU game. It's really the only 2 places I've been to that I can compare. How loud the student side was was very intimidating and exciting. I loved it!

I could think of at least one more...

i think he was saying more so that he can only compare two because hes only been to two, not that they are the top two

rueful wrote:i think he was saying more so that he can only compare two because hes only been to two, not that they are the top two

He did say that there was "nothing better" than a packed out Liberty stadium. My comment was tongue-in-cheek, anyway.

I did say there's nothing better but obviously there are But really TO ME there isn't MUCH better because I can care less about any other stadium being packed out ha. By the way here's the song of the day. I can't stop listening to it I love it!

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It was SOOOOO stinking loud. The atmosphere was absolutely electric. I think with a better team and homecoming this week, we will see more there.

And this time I'm hoping the Alumni actually yell at the game. Everyone was very quiet on the side of the new building. Is that what ya'll call the Baptist side? lol. I haven't quite figured it out yet.

Yeah, the Baptist side has the sweetest setup so we Old Hags can watch the game in comfort.

Sly Fox wrote:Yeah, the Baptist side has the sweetest setup so we Old Hags can watch the game in comfort.

Well Sly I'm counting on you to get all the old hags riled up and yell at the top of there lungs in comfort hahaha

I've seen and heard nothing short of spectacular reviews of Williams Stadium!
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/entr ... s-new-digs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The equivalent of the Hollywood premier in the Football Championship Subdivision in the past few years is the grand opening of new, or refurbished stadiums.

This year alone, we have seen Southern Illinois and Richmond open new stadiums, while last year featured the unveiling of renovated digs for schools such as Appalachian State and Old Dominion.

On this Saturday, the big premier is at Liberty University, where the Flames are unveiling the brand new version of Arthur L. Williams Stadium in its game against Savannah State.

This writer has covered games in the past at LU, but the impression as I drove past the field on Saturday night was a jaw-dropping "Wow." And that was before I had even walked into this sparkling, luxurious edifice.

It would be hard to find and FCS facility that has undergone such a startling facelift. There was a time when visiting locker rooms were so cramped and inadequate that teams would spend their halftime sessions behind one of the end zones, high school-style.

With state-of-the-art locker rooms now in place, you will never see that again.

Remarkably, Liberty broke ground on the football support facility just in 2005 and was completed in just a year. The expansion of the stadium from 12,000 to 19,200 was finished in less than 10 months.

In an era when service providers most places are known for surliness, another commendation has to go to the Liberty staff for its friendliness and helpfulness. You won't a nicer game-day staff anywhere in FCS as nice and genuinely considerate as those in Lynchburg.

The crowd who showed up for Saturday's premier was just as friendly and exceedingly enthusiastic as they awaited the opening kickoff.

Danny Broggin brought the Flame faithful to their feet on that first play with a spectacular 88-yard kickoff return for what looked to be a touchdown. But the ACC/Big South officials proved to be party poopers by throwing an extremely late flag against Brandon Apon for a personal foul.

It took just three plays for the Liberty fans to see more pyrotechnics, literal pyrotechnics, as in fireworks. Quarterback Mike Brown knifed through the Savannah State defense for 18 yards and a touchdown.

On the next drive, Brown hit Chris Summers for nine yards as Summers tippy-toed in the back of the end zone for a score.

Following a blocked punt and 22-yard return for a score by SSU's Rashaud Ferrell, Summers made another beautiful catch of a perfectly tossed Brown spiral for 30 yards and a TD to make it 21-7, Liberty with less than four minutes to play in the first period.

If these offensive fireworks are any indication of what Flame fans are to expect in this game and in the future, the pyrotechnic bill could be large. But it was a fitting start for such a classy premier.

kuntryboimike wrote:If we host a playoff game for a nearby school in round 1 I think we'll break that 19,314 record!

Don't worry about that, even if LU runs the table, they won't get a home game in round 1, and will be on the road in the prelim round. The committee sure won't give any team from the Big South any love....bank on it.

However, your stadium does look quite impressive, and ready for your move up the ladder in the near future.

g-webb1994 wrote:Don't worry about that, even if LU runs the table, they won't get a home game in round 1, and will be on the road in the prelim round. The committee sure won't give any team from the Big South any love....bank on it.

H8R!!!

(Unfortunately, there's a good chace you're right about the "first" round. I gotta beieve you're wrong about the prelim round, though.)

Ha last time I checked in the 1st round home games is all about who whose willing to pay more $$$$$$

g-webb1994 wrote:

kuntryboimike wrote:If we host a playoff game for a nearby school in round 1 I think we'll break that 19,314 record!

Don't worry about that, even if LU runs the table, they won't get a home game in round 1, and will be on the road in the prelim round. The committee sure won't give any team from the Big South any love....bank on it.

However, your stadium does look quite impressive, and ready for your move up the ladder in the near future.

Sorry sir, but if we make the playoffs I'm pretty sure we'll have a home game in the "prelim" round. Home/away is based on $$$$ not team strength. Of course G-W has never needed to worry about how the playoffs work.