"Always give your best, never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself." -Richard Nixon.
Two 8 seeds from Floridaโฆ
-Both knock off
#1
Seeds
-Both make Eastern Conference Finals in 6 games or less
-Both are currently up 2-0 in the ECF and are just two wins away from the Finals & the Stanley Cup.
What a great storyline, you gotta love sports.
Liberty just beat a really good SEC team on the road (homecoming) with a third string QB and their star running back going down early in the first quarter. This team man. ๐ฅ
#ROLLFLAMES
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Since Liberty became a full-fledged FBS program three seasons ago in 2019, they are the only school in VA to accomplish all of the following :
-Win a bowl game ๐
-Record a 10 win season ๐ฅ
-Have a Top 25 appearance ๐
Not too shabby.
Liberty Football has finished undefeated at home for the first time since 2015. The Flames are a combined 17-2 at home since the joined the FBS ranks. That's really impressive. ๐ฅ
This mentality is whatโs wrong with College Football. Itโs cute that SEC coaches think the rest of college football doesnโt want to play them. Itโs actually the opposite because when they lose to a non conference opponent the โSEC brandโ takes a hit.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart today:
โI personally think every SEC team should be ranked. I can guarantee you there are some teams that donโt want to play them that are ranked."
Remember when everyone said the new Conference USA would be terrible?
All top 3 in the conference standings are new members, they all have 8+ wins, and are all bowling.
Liberty is the first-ever CUSA NY6 representative in just their first year in the conference.
Sure it was the NIT, but we just hosted and beat VILLANOVA.
Yes, the Villanova program that was in the Final Four last year and has won two national titles since 2016.
We all want the Big Dance, but this is a huge win for the program.
#Fanem
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This madness has to stop.
Liberty hasnโt had a season below 8 wins as a full-fledged FBS program, has won three bowl games (made 4), and has beaten P5 schools such as VT, Arkansas, and Syracuse.
Also 2-0 this year after over 50% roster turnover from last season.
Both Liberty Men's Basketball & Women's Basketball finished the 2021 season undefeated at home. Pretty cool that Liberty Arena didn't experience a basketball loss in it's inaugural season.
Kennesaw made one NCAA Tournament and their coach immediately left.
Coach McKay has led us to multiple NCAA tournaments (including a win), three conference tournament championships, four regular season championships, and eight 20+ win seasons.
Heโs still on the Mountain. ๐ฅ
Since JMU is ineligible for a bowl game and since Liberty is an independent (no conference championship), these two teams should play a game on Championship Weekend for the
@CommonwealthCup
. Everyone knows neither VT or UVA deserve it this year.
Who says no?
Liberty students are probably the most stereotyped and disrespected student body in the nation. Thank goodness we come here for a greater cause.
#ChampionsforChrist
Liberty, New Mexico State, and Western Kentucky will represent
@ConferenceUSA
in Bowl Season this year.
Jacksonville State could also join if there arenโt enough bowl eligible teams.
UCLA just lost to the two largest Christian universities in the world in back to back games to get eliminated from their own regional.
What a storyline.
Was this joke inappropriate? Yes, but it was a joke. Are you really going to ruin this young man's career over a joke? Let's not be so sensitive and be rationale.
#itsnate
#freenate
I don't care how "bad" Mizzou is. We just beat a P5 team by 21 points and held them to 45 points as a mid-major. That will never not be a big deal.
#Fanem
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Liberty being a Top 25 program is an incredible accomplishment. This is the second season in program history that LU has cracked the Top 25 polls. No VA team has been ranked higher than
#23
this season.
Only Libertyโs 4th season as a full-fledged FBS program!!
#RiseWithUs
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@ESPNCFB
Liberty Eagles?? That's a pretty good guess I suppose. Based on y'all's rankings it's clear you haven't watched us play, so I guess it would be hard to know our mascot.
An absolutely incredible season. 13-1, Conference USA Champions, and a NY6 Fiesta Bowl appearance. Been an amazing experience as a fan enjoying this year with the best fanbase in the nation.
Liberty is built to last. As coach said, weโll be back. Book it.
#Fanem
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"This program will be back on this stage. Mark that down. We will be back in this. We're shooting for the College Football Playoff and today is a great motivator."
Liberty unable to slow down high-powered Oregon offense. Our game story from Glendale:
@WesleyXLewis
@BarstoolFund
@JJWatt
@stoolpresidente
JJ Watt probably does more for his community/charity than any other NFL player. That's why he's a Walter Payton MOTY candidate every year. The fact that he already donated to the Barstool fund further proves that. Get off his case bro.
๐จ BREAKING ๐จ
Sources tell me that around noon tomorrow the Carrier Dome is expected to go up in Flames. Oranges everywhere encouraged to take cover. ๐ฅ๐ฅ
#FANEM
#UVA
basketball could very well do what Villanova did in '16 & '18. Win a natty have a reloading year and win another one. Except this time they would be considered back to back champs.
#GoHoos
What a game for
@TheDaeDae0
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15 carries, 121 yds for 2 TDs & 3 receptions for 60 yds and another TD.
Thatโs 181 all-purpose yards and 3 total touchdowns.
#Fanem
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Rich Rod asked โwhatโs their budget?โ in the presser after the game last night.
That feels like a wild thing to allude to in a press conference.
And it makes me wonder how many other coaches think that about Liberty across all sports.
Am I crazy?
On this day, two years ago, (9/1/18) the Flames made their inaugural appearance as an FBS program. The Flames torched the ODU Monarchs 52-10, sending a clear message that they were ready for FBS football.
The Flames are extremely likely going to host the CUSA Championship as well. Only way we wouldnโt is if NMSU wins out in conference play and we lose out.
With Libertyโs win tonight and New Mexico Stateโs win over Louisiana Tech, the Flames have officially punched their ticket to the Conference USA Championship!
#FANEM
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@Niasimone14
@blake05050505
@JHoov43
@skaijackson
That's ridiculous ๐ If your going to call Trump a racist for using the term "thug" then you have to call Obama/Biden racist for using the same term. It shouldn't matter what year they said what.
Liberty is now 7-1 all-time against the
@SunBelt
.
Remember when they didn't want us in their conference? Wonder if their tune has changed...
#Fanem
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Here's a short highlight reel of what
@LibertyFootball
QB
@Willis_Malik7
brings to the table. A lot of size, speed, and athleticism. This season should be fun. ๐ฅ
3 years flew by! Grateful and honored for all the experience gained and relationships made at
@LibertyU
. Flame for life! ๐ฅ
Excited to announce that I will be returning in the fall as an intramural supervisor while pursuing my M.S. in Coaching & Athletic Administration!
Liberty Basketball & UVA Basketball Comparison. This is comparing the two programs after their first 5 years under their respective head coaches (Tony Bennett and Ritchie McKay). The results are very similar. ๐ณ
#GoHoos
#GoFlames
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Joining an FBS conference was the only realistic path to a NY6 and potentially a CFP bid in the future.
Itโs been so fun keeping up with conference standings and championship weekend as well as seeing conference opponents have success outside of CUSA.
Thankful for CUSA!
"Conference USA has been a huge asset for us. We wouldn't be sitting here today talking about the VRBO Fiesta Bowl if we were an Independent. We'd be playing in a Group of Five bowl game right now."
Conference USA provided path for Liberty to NY6 bowl
This is the Flames first 5-0 start since the 2019-20 season (they started 14-0 that year.
The Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship is the Flames first non conference tournament championship since that season as well. LU won the Island of Bahamas Showcase in 19-20.
#Fanem
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Reasons to attend tomorrow's
#ASUNChampionship
:
-Back2Back ๐ on the line
-First 30 win season on the line
-Rivalry game
-Rematch of last year's ๐
-Last home game for the best senior class in school history
-Last game in Vines
-Its on ESPN
-Free for students
-ITS A CHAMPIONSHIP!
Maybe some of these new additions to Conference USA werenโt as bad as people thoughtโฆ
All top 3 teams in the standings are first-year members of the conference.