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  • The sign we've been waiting for.

    Tents, bleachers going up at Lehigh for Eagles camp

    Posted by Mike Florio on July 15, 2011, 6:50 PM EDT

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    It’s becoming more and more clear that the lockout isn’t going to end with a bang but with a shrug, in the form of an announcement made days after a new labor deal has become a foregone conclusion for most observers and fans. Until that joint statement declaring the return of football comes, a patchwork of circumstantial evidence will make that moment even more anticlimactic.

    The latest piece of proof comes from the Philadelphia Eagles. Per LehighValleyLive.com, tents and bleachers are being erected at Lehigh University, site of the team’s training camp.

    “It’s just them making preparations on their end,” Lehigh spokesman Steve Lomangino told Jim Deegan. “It’s the Eagles being proactive.”

    Lomangino added that today is the day on which preparations would have begun, resulting in no delay to the process as a result of the work stoppage.

    “We’re trying to be as prepared as possible in the event we go to Lehigh for training camp,” Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko said.

    C’mon Derek. “In the event”? The Eagles wouldn’t be spending the money to get ready for camp if the Eagles thought there was a real chance camp wouldn’t happen. Though it’s still remotely possible but highly unlikely that something crazy will happen (more on that later), the Eagles are getting ready for camp because the Eagles believe camp is going to happen.
    Stand for the flag you assholes!

    Eagles, Flyers Phillies fan since 1977. GO O'S!!

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    Woohoo! Cmon!
    http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...

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    • #3
      The football world is going to freaking explode when this agreement is reached. Some interesting shit will jump off quickly,let's get this thing rolling.
      We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.

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      • #4
        http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2...-training-camp

        Eagles Setting Up Lehigh In Preparation For Training Camp

        While there still has been no official announcement as to whether there will actually be an Eagles training camp at Lehigh University this year, the Eagles are preparing as if it will happen. Earlier today, one of our commenters VRFC8, who lives by the college reported the following.
        Take it for what its worth but……..I live by Lehigh and have a project in that area. I drove by the goodman campus where eagles training camp is held…. THEY ARE SETTING UP WHITE TENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No events scheduled on campus this weekend or next week…Perhaps a sign the birds are coming?
        He was evidently not the only person to recognize this. It was in fact, the Eagles who were out setting up as if camp where going to happen. Lehigh spokesman Steve Lomangino said "It's just them making preparations on their end. It's the Eagles being proactive."


        The Eagles Derek Boyko confirmed this.
        "We're trying to be as prepared as possible in the event we go to Lehigh for training camp," Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko said.
        Frankly, I share the view of PFT in that I find it unlikely that the Eagles would be spending money on setting up Lehigh if at the least, they aren't very confident the lockout is about to end. The Eagles know exactly how the negotiations are going and they aren't stupid. They wouldn't be doing this unless camp was going to happen.

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        • #5
          I really don't take this as much of a sign, the Eagles have already paid for the tent rentals and such and most of that stuff is non refundable. So why not set it up in hopes this thing will be appproved in time (which is looks like it will). The cost of doing this in hopes of vs not doing it at all is really negliable
          Were from Philly F in Philly no one likes us we DON'T CARE!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by taz View Post
            I really don't take this as much of a sign, the Eagles have already paid for the tent rentals and such and most of that stuff is non refundable. So why not set it up in hopes this thing will be appproved in time (which is looks like it will). The cost of doing this in hopes of vs not doing it at all is really negliable
            Who pays for the tent rentals? The Eagles or Lehigh? I thought it was Lehigh and their staff who set everything up. The idea that the cost is minimal makes sense as long as the Eagles agree to pay Lehigh for expenses incurred if there isn't a training camp.

            Still, this sure looks like a great sign because the only things left are the details to be ironed out by lawyers. Everything - including tents being put up at Lehigh - is pointing to the lock-out ending very soon.
            Last edited by YourPalChrisMal; 07-18-2011, 03:00 PM.

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