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How dare NSU for not wanting a railyard next to its campus!!! ODU would not say anything to the city if they wanted to build a railyard next to their campus! The City of Norfolk does everything right and only NSU is wrong. Look at the inside information we have, how could not make a informed decision about what is happening. The Pilot could never be wrong.

I drove by the site, it looks small.

It may be expensive but you will land a high paying job in the future. Belive me it is worth it.

Old 1996 Article. Look How much has changed in 11 years. VIRGINIA BEACH-NORFOLK LIGHT RAIL IS A BAD IDEA I would like to go on record in opposition to the proposed light rail project. I have been against this expensive undertaking since the beginning for a number of reasons which I submit herewith: 1) Rail service between Norfolk/ Virginia Beach, which existed until the late 1940s, failed due to ``rising expenses'' and ``competition from the automobile.'' Those economic forces still exist today, 50 years later, and building a ``new and improved'' rail system over the same route is not going to change the uncontrollable. 2) The price tag - initially ($375 million) and for yearly upkeep and maintenance ($11 million) - is far too high for the small number of people it proposes to serve. The fact that everyone's taxes would have to go up to support ``commuters, shoppers, and joy-riders'' leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many of our senior residents, who are on fixed incomes and do not need any more taxes piled on. 3) Look around - we already have an excellent people-mover system in place: the TRT bus system, which now goes to downtown Norfolk and to the Naval Base. I rode the TRT bus for many years during the 1970s and 1980s (from Virginia Beach to the Naval Base, then to downtown, and back home again) and found it to be very convenient and affordable, especially with monthly bus passes as incentives. With the bus system, there is no need to spend money to upgrade tracks, construct road crossings/warnings, or study the issue. The TRT pick-up points serve the public well, and the HOV lanes used by the buses move the commuters to and from their destinations in minimum time at a fair price. 4) People in Virginia Beach have little or no incentive to abandon their cars. There is plenty of parking available at their destination, work schedules and hours fluctuate and especially among military personnel. And people like the convenience of being able to make stops going to and from work. 5) I think Norfolk likes the idea of light rail because they feel it would bring ``shoppers'' into their depressed downtown area. Virginia Beach has plenty of shopping malls where locals can shop. 6) This reminds me of the Southeastern Expressway project - ``someone'' is trying to justify their high-paying job by attempting to revive a dust-covered proposition in hopes government officials and the public will be gullible enough to accept it and its huge price tag. 7) Lastly, I feel such an expensive undertaking such as this should be put on the November 1996 ballot to determine how we, the people, feel about it. If the majority of voters want even higher taxes to support light rail, and vote in favor of the concept, then I will respect their decision. This project may appear on the surface to be the ``wave of the future,'' but I truly believe that to spend any more taxpayer money (local, state or federal) to study or to approve this will be a huge economic boondoggle. John O. Parmele Jr. June 12

Good game, ODU will get them next time. Thanks Cheakesqr there is no news about ODU in Greensboro.

I am in Greensboro for the next few days and will not be able to listen to the game. Is the game going to be broadcast over the internet??

Page 1 NCAA ACCUMULATED ATTENDANCE REPORT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE October 21, 2007 Division Championshi p Subdivision (FCS) Rank Appalachian St. 27,884 Tennessee St. 23,440 Montana 23,198 Delaware 21,890 Norfolk St. 19,920 Southern U. 18,913 Ga. Southern 17,918 Yale Youngstown St. Northern Iowa South Carolina St. James Madison Montana St. Liberty Harvard McNeese St. Citadel N.C. A&T Furman Massachusetts Western Ill. Illinois St. Texas St. Florida A&M Pennsylvania Alabama St. Southern Ill. Missouri St. Jackson St. Princeton William & Mary Cornell Jacksonville St. Ark.-Pine Bluff Portland St. Cal Poly Villanova Sam Houston St. Eastern Ky. New Hampshire UC Davis Tennessee Tech Hampton Alcorn St. Grambling Northwestern St.

Here is a list of the largest stadiums in IAA. ODU would have the largest stadium in the CAA. I-AA Stadiums I-AA.org Team Name Surface Built Capacity Yale Yale Bowl Grass 1914 64,269 Jackson State Mississippi Mem Grass 1949 62,512 Pennsylvania Franklin Field AstroTurf 1895 53,000 Harvard Harvard Grass 1903 30,898 Princeton Princeton Grass 1998 30,000 Norfolk State Price Grass 1997 27,700 Cornell Schoellkopf All-Pro Turf 1915 27,000 Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Grass 1957 25,500 Alcorn State Jack Spinks Grass 1992 25,000 Alabama State Cramton Grass 1922 24,600 Southern A.W. Mumford Grass 1928 24,000 Holy Cross Fitton Field Grass 1924 23,500 Montana Washington-Grizzly SprinTurf 1986 23,117 Portland State PGE Park NexTurf 1928 23,000 North Carolina A&T Aggie Grass 1981 23,000 The Citadel Johnson Hagood Grass 1948 22,500 Texas Southern Robertson Grass 1965 22,000 Delaware Delaware Grass 1952 22,000 South Carolina State Dawson Bulldog Grass 1955 22,000 Sacramento State Hornet Stadium Grass 1969 21,418 Richmond Richmond SuperTurf 1929 21,319 Alabama A&M Louis Crews Grass 1996 21,000 Chattanooga Finley Grass 1997 20,668 Dartmouth Memorial Field Grass 1923 20,416 Youngstown State Arnold D. Stambaugh Turf 1982 20,360 Brown Brown Grass 1925 20,000 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Grass 1969 20,000 Grambling State Robinson Grass 1983 19,600 Butler Butler Bowl FieldTurf 1927 19,000 North Dakota State FargoDome AstroTurf 1992 18,700 Georgia Southern Paulson PAT 1984 18,000

In ten years they could average as many fans as Norfolk State . But IAA attendance has never been like 30,000 a game. If they filled Forman Field every Saturday, as it is now, they would be in the top 5 in IAA.

Thanks cpeakesqr, I thought that the interest on this board would warrant a separate thread. Sorry

I think all the ODU football information should be in one place. The development is related to structures (Forman Field), this thread should be related to the team and team news. Although some stadium information would be nice. I would like to know things about ODUs style of play, recuits etc. The band, will it be corps style or high stepping march? When is the first Homecoming?

I did not see that!!!!

ODU is doing some wonderful things in terms of football and I think you guys should put the information about the program in a place that will get out as much information as posible. Can someone put a link to the stadium here? I hope that they can get attendence like this at Forman Field; NSU notebook: Spartans stand 6th in I-AA in home attendance By VICKI L. FRIEDMAN , The Virginian-Pilot

NSU notebook: Spartans stand 6th in I-AA in home attendance By VICKI L. FRIEDMAN , The Virginian-Pilot

The Tailgate is the same time as the "Battle of the Bay". But I will be at Townpoint Park with ODU for a while. Free food and the difficulty in getting into the Hampton-NSU game equals eat first get to Dick Price before the second quarter.

I think that there is one at the new airport in China.

Baker, John (1970 - 1970) Bell, Joe (1979 - 1979) Bolton, Ron (1972 - 1982) Ferguson, Gene (1969 - 1972) Gillus, Willie (1987 - 1987) Harrington, Larue (1980 - 1980) Jarvis, Ray (1971 - 1979) Jimerson, A.j. (1990 - 1991) Jones, Earl (1980 - 1983) Jones, Leroy (1976 - 1983) Moore, Alex (1968 - 1968) Ray, Ricky (1979 - 1981) Reaves, Ken (1966 - 1977) Roe, James (1996 - 1998) Here are a few players who called Foreman Field home before they went into the NFL.

NSU CUTS COST OF TICKETS, PARKING, OKS UMBRELLAS Published: Friday, September 4, 1998 Section: SPORTS , page C3 Source: BY PAUL WHITE, STAFF WRITER

I wish ODU much sucess in football. I remember going to Foreman Field on Saturdays watching Norfolk State pack the house.

Crops style?? I really hope the do a hybrid something like JMU. Crops style means "look, the band is on the field let's go to the bathroom and get some drinks, hopefully they will be finished by the time we get back"

I hope that his jazz club does well, and does not turn out to be one of the typical places in Norfolk. I am sick of these places around town that are full of these smokers that listen to music (that is loud and does not sound like anything) eating food that reviews call great but really taste awful.

Thanks!!

Where does ODU rank among Graduate Engineering Schools? According to U.S. News and World Report, April 9, 2007 it is not in the top 50. I do not believe this to be true, please clear this up for me. I am trying to get one of my students to attend ODU for Grad school.

I plan to be there April 7th. Looks nice.

I was wrong!! I said the NIT but , I was wrong. I wish ODU the very best!!