Statistically, we belong in the CFP as much as anyone else if not more. Honest question. How so? We are the only team not in the CFP that has triple digit wins. Valid point. App belongs in the conversation of those seeking a playoff birth but I wouldn't say "deserves". A trip to the playoffs is bas...

Congrats, Dino! Well deserved!!!

Football was a C season. We are accustomed to A seasons, so for an A program, a C feels like an F, but 5 wins would put us as an average program. Everybody wants to get back to an A, including me. I feel like both factors listed by the OP are in play though. The conference is stronger AND we under-p...

You lost me with the film link.

My memory grows cloudy but I seem to remember we reached number three nationally at one time in the Usyian years. Pretty sure you are right. 1980. We were in Sports Illustrated (the curse). Only loss in regular season was to Alabama A&M and then lost to Duke (whom we had defeated in the regular sea...

Well, just my opinion but although I completely agree that NIL needs to be reformed and have some governance applied, a presidential executive order is absolutely NOT the way to do it. Feel free to disagree.

seems to me that if 3 or 4 teams claim you're in their market, you're not really in a specific market.

I buy Coke, but honestly, it's more out of habit than anything else. I'm fine with either one and if Pepsi gives App the best deal, that's great! Thank you Pepsi! Don't know why people begrudge any company who gives us the best deal.

As an example, JMU is a good educational institution amongst our peers. However, they have a program called “The School of Professional and Continuing Education”. What is that? You tell me because their website is a bunch of jargon. It looks like filler classes to me. https://www.jmu.edu/pce/index....

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Charlotte is not a great example. Charlotte had no rivalries before. They are in their infancy as a program in grand scheme of things.

I'm referring to their basketball program when it was booted from CUSA (for not having football).

Ask Charlotte what happens when you wind up in a conference where you have no rivals.

OK, I understand the idea that folks want the best for App. That said, we are CURRENTLY in a conference of peer institutions. The "regional conference" that people describe is literally the Sun Belt East with a little tweaking. Seems to me that, if the issue is leadership / media contracts, those is...

I still think that ignoring HS athletes is short-sighted and a mistake that will have consequences in future seasons. I know things have changed with the portal, but a program cannot be sustained long term without HS recruits.

The offense played better yesterday, especially in terms of turnovers (compared to Louisiana). The D struggled to stop the run which was really frustrating. If we can put the two together, we can definitely compete. Nobody left is unbeatable, but none will be easy. Truly happy that we got the W yest...

I'm now convinced that Clark could lose the rest of the games this year and all of next year and somehow he would get an extension.... Some here would like that. Don't be ridiculous. Far from it I think the percentage who would choose losing in any situation is pretty close to 0%. Reducing any disc...

In all fairness, we had an in-state P5 scheduled and they pushed the game out, so this is the replacement. Finding ANY decent team on short notice to replace that game is a HUGE win! The collapse of the PAC12 helped us out. Great job, DG!

I don’t think we have ever lost to GState in football. I don’t think we ever should but I know it will happen someday. If it’s this weekend , there will likely be far reaching implications on our program. I'm now convinced that Clark could lose the rest of the games this year and all of next year a...

That is one thing I don't understand. How are we making a lot of money but always so low on it? Should we really be spending 50M on a facility when that money could be used for staff and player retention or to hire the next staff? I think some financial questions are fair to ask. I think it's perfe...

I can't imagine any App fan can see that and not be bummed out, but App has not fallen. Stumbled perhaps, but we will be back. We have a game to play in Boone next week. Seems that is what we should be focused on because that's where the return begins. It's the only thing actually on our plate right...

not trying to be "that guy" but we won't be 5-7. We will only play 11 games if we only win 5, so 5-6 is possible. That's possible, but I honestly saw significant improvement in the D this Saturday. Without 5 turnovers, we win going away against a pretty good (not great) Louisiana team. I don't know ...