TexasTerror
March 19th, 2007, 05:42 PM
Fighting Camels are moving forward with football. The stadium groundbreaking 'explosion' occurred with 2000 people in attendance. That opener with Birmingham Southern is just around the corner...almost! Look forward to seeing those Fighting Camel fans on AGS. Where's their mascot?
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Campbell sets off football stadium ‘Explosion’
Three… Two… One… With a short countdown and the push of a plunger, Campbell University officially re-launched its football program in true “explosion” style.
An estimated two thousand students, alumni, staff, trustees, advisors and members of the community turned out for the Campbell University Football Groundbreaking Explosion on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the future stadium site on Highway 421. The program included performances by the University pep band and cheerleading squad, appearances by new and former members of the Fighting Camels football team and a thrilling fireworks display.
Campbell first fielded a varsity football team from 1925 to 1950. Fighting Camel fans have eagerly anticipated the return of the football program since its announcement in April 2006. Campbell will compete on the NCAA Division I-AA (non-scholarship) level and will compete against other similar non-scholarship programs on the Division I and non-I levels.
“On February 28, 2007, the Executive Committee of Campbell University’s Board of Trustees, in anticipation of football competition beginning in August 2008, affirmed the architectural plans and authorized commencing construction of the Campbell University Football Stadium Complex,” announced Harold B. Wells, chairman, Board of Trustees. The stadium is to be built on Hwy. 421. Construction will begin shortly to prepare for the Fighting Camels’ first home game set for Aug. 30, 2008 against Birmingham Southern University.
http://www.campbell.edu/news/releases/sp07/ns_rel.0060.html
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Campbell sets off football stadium ‘Explosion’
Three… Two… One… With a short countdown and the push of a plunger, Campbell University officially re-launched its football program in true “explosion” style.
An estimated two thousand students, alumni, staff, trustees, advisors and members of the community turned out for the Campbell University Football Groundbreaking Explosion on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at the future stadium site on Highway 421. The program included performances by the University pep band and cheerleading squad, appearances by new and former members of the Fighting Camels football team and a thrilling fireworks display.
Campbell first fielded a varsity football team from 1925 to 1950. Fighting Camel fans have eagerly anticipated the return of the football program since its announcement in April 2006. Campbell will compete on the NCAA Division I-AA (non-scholarship) level and will compete against other similar non-scholarship programs on the Division I and non-I levels.
“On February 28, 2007, the Executive Committee of Campbell University’s Board of Trustees, in anticipation of football competition beginning in August 2008, affirmed the architectural plans and authorized commencing construction of the Campbell University Football Stadium Complex,” announced Harold B. Wells, chairman, Board of Trustees. The stadium is to be built on Hwy. 421. Construction will begin shortly to prepare for the Fighting Camels’ first home game set for Aug. 30, 2008 against Birmingham Southern University.
http://www.campbell.edu/news/releases/sp07/ns_rel.0060.html