Kerns’ best-coached game of the season. Pulled all the right strings in the final two minutes and overtime. Loved his rotation, too. Brim’s performance should not be overlooked. Plays solid defense. His offense will materialize with time. Dodd, Wilson and Jennings were masterful. Good complementary ...

Talked my wife into going. She tends to be a good-luck charm for App (and certainly good luck for me).

A football NIT will come along if bowls go away...there will be too much dead TV air to fill Players will still opt out. With the portal window and players needing time to take visits, bowl games are pretty stupid now. The best thing to do is expand the playoff to 24 teams, give every conference an...

I would like to add this Birmingham Bowl trophy to the trophy case. Looks sweet. I actually like Birmingham. I have heard the stadium is really nice and is downtown. For years the bowl game was played at Legion Field which was in poor shape and in a rough part of town. Going to try to make this one...

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Barnes with the injury may have slowed offers.

Barnes has elite-level quickness but not elite-level speed.

I don’t believe we plan to sign any high school recruits this cycle. That could change if a blue chipper came available. Otherwise we see more value in the portal.

I look at where we are today compared to the day Gillin took the job and ask: are we better off? On every metric, I come up with a resounding yes. Sure, there are areas of disappointment (elimination of men’s soccer and failure to complete the North End Zone, to name a couple). But every day I’m gra...

I’m probably on an island here, but I wouldn’t pitch App State as a minor league team for big-monied programs. Encourages too much personnel roil. NFL proving ground? Yes.

How many seats will be included in the east side expansion and how much does it cost? Assuming it's $80M (up from the $50M three years ago before construction costs skyrocketed) and 3k seats at $1,500 each, that's a 18 year payback. That doesn't pencil out. If we receive large donations for a porti...

I’m guessing Brim played because Clarke was out (not sure why). If I’m Kerns, I’d find a way to get Brim more minutes. Seems to be an underutilized arrow in our quiver.

Seven of our signees will play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on Dec. 20 in Spartanburg. Can’t remember App ever having more than four participants.

Any clue if our nil account is giving out more $ than last year or previous years? It is what it is.. whether I like or not... It does play a role into getting some guys in the portal as compared to another team. From someone within our administration who should know: In 2026, we will more than dou...

Here’s one thing to consider about the East Tower Project. And this is coming from people far smarter than I am with money. It’s being developed to make money . True, we will go into debt to pay for construction. And true too, the current state of college athletics adds another component of risk to ...

I thought our cornerbacks struggled all season. Ethan Johnson was our only serviceable corner and that’s being generous. They weren’t twitchy enough to generate interceptions and not physically powerful enough to provide run support. That deep back-shoulder pass to the 1-yard-line on Saturday was th...

Surely tickets for this game will be available at the gate? I’m surprised they haven’t announced that the game is sold out yet. Surely they aren’t going to let the streak end??? It ended earlier in the season. Did it? I believe the lowest home attendance this season was last week at approximately 3...

After the ridiculously long replay challenge late in the first half, we started playing like our feet were in cement. Not saying the two were related but this will definitely go down as a winnable game that we fumbled away.

I consider JMU to be there with GaSo and Marshall. I would just as soon see the world burn than see either be a leg up on App. That is a rivalry at its heart. I am willing to sink if that means my rival sinks as well. I'm guessing in 10 years max this won't be an issue. JMU will move on to a bigger...

One thing that would help all Sun Belt members is for JMU to make the playoffs. Means a hefty stocking stuffer at Christmas for Sun Belt programs and one fewer bowl destination to compete for. I cannot pull for JMU to make the CFP. And I’m not sorry for saying it. I consider JMU to be there with Ga...

Bad finish to the half, App up only three at the break. Credit Mercer for switching defenses. Gotta adjust.

Highest-rated G6 game last weekend was a Sun Belt game:

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