Deacon Tower

[suburban george3]

Another view from the LJVM Coliseum Parking Lot.

[twincity]

lookin good!

[JerseyBoy]

Update 4-6-08

[B L U E]

I didn't know that they were replacing all the bleachers with black seats!

[JerseyBoy]

Update 7-4-08

[winston's finest]

this tower has great height and presence. Now if we could just sell the coliseum to Wake Forest so we could build a better one downtown. That would provide Wake Forest with a whole sports and entertainment complex for all their activities. Anyways, Wake Forest basketball scheduling is why there aren't more events held at the coliseum now

[twincity]

thanks for the pix JerseyBoy! WFMY.com says its just about complete.

I would love for Wake to take over Deacon Blvd, and revamp it into a second campus. build a new coliseum downtown for the storm, cyclones, and possibly revive efforts for a MLS team. its a win-win.

[yadkinv]

I agree, sell the coliseum to Wake Forest as was done with Ernie Shore Field, and build a spectacular new coliseum downtown. Also, it's time to really enlarge BB&T Stadium; it's the smallest in the ACC in the 4th largest market. By the way, Wake Forest is going to turn Deacon Boulevard into a university village as in Chapel Hill and Charlottesville. It's more than rumors, it's on the drawing board.

[JerseyBoy]

By the way, Wake Forest is going to turn Deacon Boulevard into a university village as in Chapel Hill and Charlottesville. It's more than rumors, it's on the drawing board.

[Rufus]

Personally, as a Deacon fan (by blood), I love BB&T Field. I think the size is great for the school because they only have 4,000 students, and have a nice 31,000 seat stadium. That is pretty big for a school that size. Granted, the stadium could use some upgrades to the seating and stands themselves, but everything else is nice.

[twincity]

Wake is still the city largest university with close to 7,000 students. but yes, Groves is more than enough for a school that size. I hear they purposely keep enrollment low.

[B L U E]

Stadium photos:

Deacon Tower Photos

[twincity]

Deacon Tower will be open to the public on Aug. 28. future phases for Groves Stadium include more seating around the fieldhouse and seating in the east endzone. Also, which I think is new, a developed area connecting the stadium to Ernie Shore. the school plans to purchase the ballpark next month.

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/au...r-has-a/sports/

[twincity]

the 10ft 6in, Demon Deacon statue will be dedicated this afternooon!

http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/...mp;pageId=3.2.1

[yadkinv]

I watched the game on ESPN last night (such as it was - how they won I don't know), and it was interesting to see the Dixie Classic Fair shots adjacent. The announcers mistakenly (but kept on) referred to it as the State Fair rather than Dixie Classic; well, hey why not, Oklahoma has two, equal State Fairs, one in Oklahonma City and one in Tulsa.

[TriadFrm]

Saw the tower all lit up last night at the Clemson game. It looks great.

[JerseyBoy]

Yes, the tower is a great addition! I wonder what WFU has planned for the rest of the stadium in the future?

Here are some shots from Flickr of the new addition:

(photos courtesy of dyksjj2 and nosamk)

[yadkinv]

Super addition!