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Dome Sweet Dome – App Football Continues To Roll

Before we delve into this game, let’s go back to a year ago. This day last year, October 11, 2014, was the Sunday following the Homecoming defeat to Liberty. App State football was at...

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Recap Of A Dominant Olympic Sports Week – Mid-October Edition

This was another really good week in App land. Skies were open and teams were winning. That should be in a song, but not a country song because I won’t listen to it. Hard...

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Overheard Conversations Of The Enemy – UL-Monroe Edition

Somewhere in West Monroe, Louisiana is the familiar warehouse of the multimillion-dollar business Duck Commander. Sitting in the warehouse is Phil Robertson, President of Duck Commander; Jase...

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UL-Monroe, Where Dey At Doe?

This blog is a day early for obvious reasons. This game will be quickly overlooked by App fans, seen as business as usual in preparation for the 100-year flood coming on Thursday. However, this...

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Posturing For The Post-Season – Third Week Of October Update Of Olympic Sports

Lost in the ballyhoo of Thursday’s 100 Year Flood is the fact that App State is having a rock solid fall season. The fall has been a bit lean in recent years due to...

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Taking The Torch – App State Belts Southern

The secret of App State is out. The Mountaineers won their 12th game in the last 13 contests with a 31-13 beating of rival Georgia Southern on Thursday night in front of a national...

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Tricks Or Treats? Pre-Halloween Olympic Sports Update

If you thought Boone was crazy last Thursday, you’ll see crazy this Saturday, as there’s a football game on Halloween. And it’s open house weekend, so everyone will have to dress up real nice...

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Reality Check – Apps Survive Triple Overtime Thriller

The big difference between FCS and FBS is the depth and talent. That goes for every team, even the ones that are losing. Being two years into FBS, in no way can App State...

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Know Your Foe: What Do We Know About Arkansas State?

After winning the the Sun Belt eliminators two weeks ago and surviving the trap this past weekend, the ASU’s will meet in what looks like a Sun Belt title game. The winner will have...

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Big Match, New Beginings Edition of the Olympic Sports Update

Volleyball was at home this past weekend for a pair of interesting matches. First on Friday was UL-Lafayette. The Apps had little problem with the Cajuns in a 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 win. Jess Keller,...

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The Old Sheriff Stands Tall – Apps Drop First-Place Battle

This was one of those games that wasn’t meant to be. On the touchdown pass from Taylor Lamb to Dante Jones early in the second quarter, center Jesse Chapman went down with a leg...

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Know Your Foe – The Idaho Vandals

Because of realignment, App State will hop on a plane this Thursday and travel all the way across the country to the Idaho panhandle. Once in the gorgeous Palouse, the Mountaineers will play a...

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A Somber Olympic Sports Update

Fall season is winding down. Some seasons ended and more are about to end. And this weekend has shooty hoops starting up for real. The men host Jacksonville on Saturday at 2:00 pm. On...

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The Fox And The Angel Part 2 – App 2015-16 Basketball Preview

Jim Fox had a busy offseason. 11 players were brought onto the squad with 9 of them surviving preseason camp, so there are 22 players currently on the team. This team on paper looks...

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Moore Of The Same – App State Cruises Out West

When it came out early in the game that Marcus Cox was out due to lingering knee problems, a collective “wait…what?” was said by many App fans. It didn’t diminish the confidence, but it...

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November Pain – This Week In App Olympic Sports

This is the second-to-last Fall Olympic Sports update, barring an NCAA run by the Volleyball team. It’s been a successful season by the Mountaineers in most programs. Volleyball finished 2nd, Men’s...

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The Future Is Here – The First Week In College Hoops

Taking away absolute truths in the first week of college hoops season is dangerous. Players are getting use to facing real competition, in front of real people, adjusting to the new rules and getting...

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The Story of the App State Conference Tourney Hating God

Appalachian State volleyball faced Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship game this past Sunday in Statesboro. After winning the first two sets, the Red Wolves bounced back...

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Know Your Foe – Louisiana-Lafayette

Out of all the teams in the Sun Belt, the Cajuns are the hardest to figure out. The season started out promising with a near-hit 40-33 defeat at Kentucky. Then like last season, September turned...

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Turkey Week Olympic Sports Review

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