Hurricanes Re-Scheduling and Much More – This Early October Week in Olympic...
With Hurricane Matthew wrecking the East Coast this past weekend, the Sun Belt had some logistical issues, mostly with women’s soccer. Coastal Carolina’s campus was closed, so the Chants couldn’t host...
View ArticleHomecoming Stories -The Lone Ranger
Since there’s was no new blog in the first half of this week due to the game being last Wednesday, I wanted to write something anyway. There was something I was planning on posting...
View Article[Repost from 2014] Taters – A Look At App’s (Soon-To-Be-Former)...
This weekend, App State looks to continue their run at the Sun Belt Championship against their first league opponent with a winning record. This opponent’s days in the Sun Belt and FBS are coming...
View ArticlePeak Leaf Season Olympic Sports Update & Hoops Polling News
Women’s Soccer were in a must-win situation last Sunday in Statesboro. A win was really the only result to keep the team in realistic contention for a Sun Belt Tournament spot. In the 25th...
View ArticleKeep Calm and Defense On – App State Systematically Pummels Idaho
Defense has changed. It’s no longer about stopping backs from gaining two yards. Holding teams to double-digit yard totals are almost obsolete. Offenses are multi-dimensional and the rules aid them....
View ArticleDeeper Than Hate, Part 1 – Evil Rednecks [2012] #FailSouthern
I’ve written three blogs about how awful Georgia Southern is. Here’s my first one from 2012 with some minor edits. “One does not simply walk into Statesboro. It’s six flags are guarded by more...
View ArticleDeeper Than Hate, Part 2 – Creeks, Gnats, Buses and Pizzas [2013] #FailSouthern
This is what I wrote for Georgia Southern week in 2013 with some minor edits. Statesboro, Georgia has the designation of being too far from the coast yet way too far from Atlanta. It’s...
View ArticleA Streak Snapped, Frustrations Abound and a Great Escape – This Week In App...
Normally, I delve right into the on-field/court results from the past week and go over the conference standings, records, etc. However, after volleyball’s defeat on Sunday to drop them to 3-20 overall,...
View ArticleDeeper Than Hate, Part 3 – Fail Southern – A History [2014] #FailSouthern
This is what I wrote in 2014 for Georgia Southern week. You may be noticing a theme here. As many people know who’ve had contact with anything Georgia Southern, they love them some history....
View ArticleDeeper Than Hate, Final Part – The New Face Of Evil, Tyson Summers [New]
Today’s the day, the bi-annual trip down to East Georgia to face the Eagles of Jajwa Suthern. Tick tock, tick tock. We’ve covered every aspect of this rivalry, from Brian Van Gorder to pizzas...
View ArticleThe Art of Suffocation – How App State Took The Soul of Statesboro
One of the many marks of a great football team is the ability to take a punch. Not every game goes according to plan and sometimes, it seems like everything is going wrong at...
View ArticleLet’s Take a Knee and Talk About Texas State
For Sun Belt play, I have been recycling old pieces on the league opponents because I don’t want to write the same things over again. However, that changes for this week as the Apps...
View ArticleThe “Let’s Pretend This Was Posted On Friday” Early November Olympic Sports...
So yes, this was posted on Saturday. I blame Al Gore and the internet. Seriously, no internet for almost a full day at home. Such is life. So I’m going to post this on...
View ArticleWinning Games Like It’s Nothing – What We Learned From Texas State
Texas State was a weird game. It was a win where one team was better than the other and there was little doubt of the victor. It seems like a game that we as...
View ArticleThe 2016-17 App State Women’s Basketball Preview
After the end of last season, you knew the App State Women’s Basketball team were going to be better in 2016-17. The team returned most of its production and added some crucial elements to...
View ArticleThe State of App State’s Athletic Facilities
In the last couple weeks, Appalachian State released their 2025 Master Plan for public consumption and feedback. https://irap.appstate.edu/planning/master-planning Since the presentation liked on the...
View ArticleThe 2016-17 App State Men’s Basketball Preview
You could handicap the first two years of the Jim Fox era because of the fallout from the Capel disaster. There were stop-gaps and an emphasis on recruiting players who could get the grades,...
View ArticleShooty Hoops Time, Golazos and Mat Beginnings – This Week In App Olympic Sports
Men’s Basketball starts their season this Saturday on the road at old rivals Davidson with an 8:00 PM tip. Tuesday will have the team in Knoxville to face Tennessee at 7:00 PM on the SEC...
View Article[Revamp From 2014] The Tenacious Though Troubling Troy Trojans
T-Note: This is a repost from 2014 with most of the same info, just updated with new info and oh boy, there’s a lot of new info. A few thousand years after their ancestors...
View ArticleCome On Dude, Let’s Go Bowling – The Painful Troy Recap
There’s a scene in The Big Lebowski after Donnie dies where Walter and The Dude are spreading his ashes. Walter goes off about how The Lord took Donnie like he did so many men...
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