At this point there should be a fan portal.

I’m a Freedom grad and fan, but hoping Watauga can get the state championship, they have an excellent team and they beat an excellent team versus Sun Valley. I was impressed with the way Sun Valley handled the cold, saw them versus Freedom, they’re a great team and play in a legit conference. I have...

Yet another nail in the coffin.

I still believe before it’s all said and done, college athletes won’t even need to be students any longer.

Sad.

I try not to criticize these things too harshly because there are many hard working people behind the scenes. However, we desperately need a new sound system, it’s borderline embarrassing at this point. Seems like we could afford an upgrade if we can find the money for a new indoor facility. Hopeful...

I expect that coach knows who’s going to start, he may be waiting to see if another player can change his mind, but I doubt that he doesn’t know at this point. Of course, there’s some strategy being utilized here by not naming a starter yet. Last I heard, Charlotte hasn’t named one either. Either wa...

I could careless when we know, just win.

I'm not sure why athletes can't be employees..... I was an employee of the school as a student. I went to class as a student and worked at Legends as an employee. I think making them employees opens the door to a player filing a lawsuit saying that he shouldn’t be required to attend class as a stud...

I'm not sure why athletes can't be employees..... I was an employee of the school as a student. I went to class as a student and worked at Legends as an employee. I think making them employees opens the door to a player filing a lawsuit saying that he shouldn’t be required to attend class as a stud...

I suppose this is a tiny step in the right direction. The collectives were always terrible in my opinion.

Appmountaineers19 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:58 pm

At least one thing was fixed in the last couple of days (not sure why it was even allowed) Men in women sports. So that's a win!

Agreed.

Feels more and more like this will be my last season caring about any of these so-called college athletics. I’ll just watch high school on Fridays and the Panthers on Sunday. At least in the NFL, every team has the same cap. Such a shame, and all because kids who got a free education were supposedly...

I watched a lot of softball last weekend, always loved it. I was able to watch Taryn Mowatt pitch for Arizona back in the day, what a change up that girl had! Anyway, I heard NIL mentioned a few times, definitely quite a few transfers are happening. I’m sure bigger schools are paying for players. In...

I’m told that a handful of Yosef Club season ticket holders have checked out due to the “pay for play” situation. I’m hanging in perhaps being hopeful that a meaningful resolution can be reached. That’s now , subject to change of course. I'm in the same boat. I've got my season tickets renewed, but...

So, this is related to the NIL mess. I have always enjoyed watching college softball, but haven’t watched too much lately. I decided this weekend to watch a few games including App and some nationally ranked teams. There wasn’t a single mention of NIL, the portal, transfers, etc. They did talk about...

I am not really sure what the big deal is. Your school is your school. Things may change, but it is still your school. The changes are for everyone not just Appalachian. So, if everyone has to play by the same rules the system is fair. I would say that the system is fairer now than it has ever been...

Looking for eligibility time limits to go away. So basically trying to become the USFL in that they want to become the NFL lite. SMH. Yep, as soon as they start sharing revenue they would in their become employees. This means they can't be discriminated against due to age or anything of the sort. T...

So, in less than a year, Joey has been a Mountaineer, Bruin, and Volunteer.

Looking for eligibility time limits to go away. So basically trying to become the USFL in that they want to become the NFL lite. SMH. Yep, as soon as they start sharing revenue they would in their become employees. This means they can't be discriminated against due to age or anything of the sort. T...

Pikapp79 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:44 pm

After over 40 years of Yosef donations and season tickets my wife and I have decided to no longer contribute or buy season tickets. Don’t believe in the new system and not going to support something we don’t believe in.

I imagine you won’t be last to move on.

Sad days for college athletics.

Los Angeles is the perfect place for him.

As for Joey, guess he likely finishes his career watching from the sideline.