There is no offseason for tailgating

Live from the Bristol race! Awesome. The walker is a nice touch.

Open thread – ETSU at App State

It’s a beatdown after five, 9-4, as App State opens a pretty lengthy homestand today. Live stats now come with free audio. The webcam is gonna cost ya. And for the record, Pollard’s Pounders are a sweet 12-0 in non-conference competition.

APP-propre links

From the QBs. “Armanti was Armanti, which is what made him great. And I’m DeAndre Presley. And Jamal Jackson is Jamal Jackson. [We] don’t feel any pressure.”

Meet a future Mountaineer. Coming as a walk-on.

Princeton has a request. “Princeton University is looking to go on the road for one guarantee game during the first two weeks of December. We are also looking to start multiple H/H series.” We’d approve.

How ’bout them Mountaineers? Sure, it’s club baseball, but . . . → Read More: APP-propre links

No Equal just got bigger

Think that looks good? Check it out jumbosize!

And yes, it must be your birthday. There’s a new recruiting video online! ** UPDATE: Apparently athletics decided this video was too good to be shared publicly. It is now password protected.

Before you go up, you gotta go a’ courtin’

Who’s ready for another I-AA/I-A FCS/FBS post!

Awesome! We knew you were!

Back in January, the NCAA powers that be hammered out some recommendations dealing with programs wishing to, as we like to say, make like the Jeffersons*.

Late last week, those same powers issued an update, one specific to FCSers wanting to drop the C and get with the B.

Football Championship Subdivision members who wish to join the Football Bowl Subdivision should have a bona fide offer . . . → Read More: Before you go up, you gotta go a’ courtin’

'Whee been busy on the road

The Catamounts are busy taking notes, spending time with college and pro teams. Why? – “One specific reason WCU’s coaches wanted to watch the Tigers, Bulldogs and Tar Heels is because they — like the Catamounts — are working on innovative ways of slowing the option attack.”

A few requests for the next bball season

Season just done, but it’s never too early to look to the next campaign! Here are four simple requests we humbly make before the next big tip off.

Keep the past season in perspective Yes, there was a title game appearance. And yes, there was a nice run in the CIT. Well done. But does anyone wanna see a repeat next season? Would again playing in the CIT be a step forward, or a subdued step back?

We don’t . . . → Read More: A few requests for the next bball season

Well that wasn't much fun

El Cid swept App State over the weekend – 13-2 Friday, 2-1 Saturday and 6-3 Sunday. The Mountaineers have a pretty big hill to climb now. It’s doable, with 13 of the next 14 games at home, including SoCon series against Furple, Davidson and SPA!-tuh. First up, ETSU Tuesday.

Just so you know

We still don’t understand why the AD threw our coach’s name around – “Marshall coach Donnie Jones, a former Florida Gators assistant, is headed to UCF to take over the men’s basketball program.” One day, we’re gonna compile a list of coaches who switched jobs after losing to App State.

AppFan poll: Looking back at the men's bball season

The Winston paper has a wrapup, complete with some notable accomplishments.

- School record 37 games played

- 24 overall wins, second time in four seasons App State has won that many

- SoCon POY, league’s leading scorer (20.4) and country’s top free-throw shooter (95.1%) Donald Sims

- North Division title, third in four seasons

- New App State Iron Man Kellen Brand played in school record 131 games

- Two post-SoCon-tournament wins

We’ve pointed out much braggadocio that . . . → Read More: AppFan poll: Looking back at the men's bball season

Introducing the first ever WBI champions

Congrats – “Tournament MVP Ashlen Dewart had 21 points and nine rebounds on her 19th birthday as App State (23-12) completed a dramatic turnaround after going 9-22 a year ago in Vincent’s debut season.” They were down 19 at one point, 36-17, before using a 14-0 run to take their first lead.

Open thread – App State playing for a title

Late in the first half App State is down 11. Fingers crossed for a rally! Winner is the first ever WBI champion – “”Next year, we might lose four or five ballgames if we hadn’t had this experience we’re having right now. We’re going to be a lot better because of this opportunity in the WBI.””