A must have outside the football stadium

gotLutz · October 9, 2008, 8:08am

The Human Link is a freaking sweet looking statue. Dang. Now that is solid.

49RFootballNow · October 9, 2008, 9:04am

I did this sketch (and not very well) of my idea for a football related statue. I call it “PERSEVERANCE”.

macgyver07 · October 9, 2008, 9:25am

I can’t wait until that Human Link gets here. It seems kind of random to have a monument there, but it will still look sweet as heck.

system · October 9, 2008, 9:30am

So if I remember right, if I donate a statue to campus, they put it up right? Isnt that how that big eagle got put on campus?

If so, it shouldnt be long before there is a Gillderness statue…

gotLutz · October 9, 2008, 10:08am

[IMG]http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/members/stanton49/albums/unc+charlotte-639/perseverance-5673.gif[/IMG]
I did this sketch (and not very well) of my idea for a football related statue. I call it “PERSEVERANCE”.

I like this idea.

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 11:44am

[QUOTE=Gill2003;347782]So if I remember right, if I donate a statue to campus, they put it up right? Isnt that how that big eagle got put on campus?

If so, it shouldnt be long before there is a Gillderness statue…[/QUOTE]

How else do you explain all of the POS’s that used to sit in the grassy area behind Rowe and the Architecture building? I don’t care how much money somebody spent on it, if it looks like $%^& or has no relevance to the school it should not be littering the campus.

uncommon-niner · October 9, 2008, 11:49am

I like this idea.

I’m not a fan of this design. It reminds me of the one on campus of the self made man.
We need a modified version of the miner panning for gold at the front entrance… He needs to be standing up with a pick axe, all burly and stuff, walking toward the stadium but turned back giving an evil glance toward to opposite direction. Perhaps holding a 19th century lantern in the other hand.

EDIT: the pick axe needs to be resting on his shoulder

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 11:55am

[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;347772]

I did this sketch (and not very well) of my idea for a football related statue. I call it “PERSEVERANCE”.[/QUOTE]

You should call it “PERSEVERANCE” once he gets out of the pile of rubble, not while he’s still in it. I call that “FAILURE”.

49RFootballNow · October 9, 2008, 12:24pm

[QUOTE=X-49er;347824]You should call it “PERSEVERANCE” once he gets out of the pile of rubble, not while he’s still in it. I call that “FAILURE”.[/QUOTE]

Go spend a dollar coin X!:dry:

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 12:26pm

[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;347837]Go spend a dollar coin X!:dry:[/QUOTE]

Touche’. But I take it you liked my point? The artwork was good, though.

49RFootballNow · October 9, 2008, 12:28pm

[QUOTE=X-49er;347840]Touche’. But I take it you liked my point? The artwork was good, though.[/QUOTE]

If he had emerged from the rock already I would call it “SUCCESS” not “PERSEVERANCE”.

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 12:36pm

[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;347841]If he had emerged from the rock already I would call it “SUCCESS” not “PERSEVERANCE”.[/QUOTE]

He doesn’t look like he’s made any progress, therefore he has not persevered. If he had dug his way partially out, you might could get away with calling it that.

[QUOTE]
PERSEVERENCE
–noun

steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. [/QUOTE]

49RFootballNow · October 9, 2008, 12:38pm

[QUOTE=X-49er;347843]He doesn’t look like he’s made any progress, therefore he has not persevered. If he had dug his way partially out, you might could get away with calling it that.[/QUOTE]

As a great Artist I don’t have to justify the work!:shades:

Just for you I’ll redo it without rock tomorrow!

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 12:52pm

[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;347844]As a great Artist I don’t have to justify the work!:shades:

Just for you I’ll redo it without rock tomorrow![/QUOTE]

I will say that I would pick that statue design over any “art” that has ever been in the grassy area behind Rowe near the lake.

49RFootballNow · October 9, 2008, 1:04pm

[QUOTE=X-49er;347846]I will say that I would pick that statue design over any “art” that has ever been in the grassy area behind Rowe near the lake.[/QUOTE]

:lmao: I’m not sure if that’s a good indicator of the quality of my work or not! :lmao:

X-49er · October 9, 2008, 1:08pm

[QUOTE=49RFootballNow;347853]:lmao: I’m not sure if that’s a good indicator of the quality of my work or not! :lmao:[/QUOTE]

:49ers::lol::lmao::49ers::lol::lmao::49ers:

switchfoot · October 16, 2008, 3:04am

I saw the Deacon Statue this past weekend while going to the Dixie Classic Fair, actually looks pretty good, really impressed with the new Press Box.

LoyalNiner · March 17, 2009, 11:07pm

Bump to say that it is March 2009 and the Human Link statue still isn’t on campus.

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Mr_Bojangles · March 17, 2009, 11:18pm

Thanks for bumping.

How about something like this outside the stadium. I think we should have something like this somewhere on campus.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6098137&id=137250510359&ref=mf

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