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 abou...

We, the fans, do have some control over this mess. G5 fans, sorry but we don't. The masses will continue to watch the same 40 schools on TV, while large donors brag about the funding they provide to their peers and coattail riders. The biggest winners are the second tier "power" schools in football...

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...

I believe we were top 25 in baseball in 2012. Numerous rankings had us in the top 30 most of that year. That's probably the most impressive as there are something like 300 D1 baseball teams. Baseball has a ton of ranked wins. Virginia, OU, LSU x2, Wake a few times, NCState...all the Sun Belt ranked...

Go back and check men's soccer from 1970-1980 and you'll find those Vaughn Christian coached teams consistently in the top 10 nationally. The matches vs Clemson at the time were epic. When I was in school, I remember hearing how great the soccer team used to be. That's perhaps the saddest part of d...

After seeing the post about womens tennis getting a win versus a ranked opponent (congrats to the ladies), I got to thinking about all App teams histories with national rankings at the top level (FBS for football, and post 1971 D1 for everyone else) and thought it would be more interesting here than...

Our radio play by play guys are excellent. That would be Matt Present. He, like Adam, is very good. Matt and Adam are so good I find myself nearly always choosing the radio stream over TV streaming, though that may be because I can listen to the radio while doing other things instead of being stuck...

Those of us who get these movie references are the same ones who value Marshall as an arch rival.

Marshall is a rival for those of us who now need a colonoscopy. JMU is a rival for me, as I live in enemy territory. All that said, I found that I was more upset over losing to the stink than I was losing to the turds last week. So I guess sometimes I’m more moved by the sizzle than the steak. I st...

If it came to pass that the top 30 or so football and basketball programs split off into some sort of pro set up, while everyone else (and even other sports at the big boys) operated on a D2 model, I think I would be fine with that eventually.

Saint3333 wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:48 pm

We don't play Furman and I still hate them.

I was in Greenville recently and ate at a restaurant that encouraged people to write messages on the wall (so and so ate here, and that sort). I wrote "Furman still sucks".

My BIL works in athletics at PSU. He said they are going to be straight up employees (1-2-3 year contracts, medical benefits, etc). Obviously lots of things to be ironed out but the way the model is trending Title 9 will be no more. Universities will decide what sports they want to field as NCAA or...

AppWyo wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:36 am

Many people on Yosef's Cabin comment on everything. It must be that Appalachian education.

I will comment on anything, but that doesn't mean I know anything.

I don’t know man. Those Tijuana Churros hit different. :D To be clear I have nothing specific against SD. It is more the state that it is in. California is a big and beautiful state that has diverse opinions. Don’t let yourself get fooled by the us vs them mentality. It is still a wonderful state. ...

Rekdiver wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 13, 2024 11:05 am

Bill is calling a spade...a spade. He said he will build a professional franchise out of UNC. Now when are Legislators gonna decide paying teachers instead of coaches and using my tax money to support professional programs?

When App, NC State, or ECU start taking the same approach, that's when.

Just lost any and all respect for you, pulled is the only way to eat pork BBQ. When did pulled pork even become a thing? I've eaten a lot of BBQ and I don't remember hearing pulled pork until 15-20 years ago. When I was growing up it was chopped, minced, or sliced. Either way, it's better when a cl...

He picked Brisket over chopped BBQ..... yeah this will not work. I do not remember him saying that. Chopped BBQ is superior to Pulled BBQ, heck, even sliced is better than pulled if it is sliced right. Just lost any and all respect for you, pulled is the only way to eat pork BBQ. When did pulled po...

The US sports system is completely unique in the world. Most of the other biggest sports in the world, teams have academies that they recruit to, and have “schools” where the athletes are taught their subjects. The athletes have contracts, but they aren’t massive, and in many cases all room/board/f...

AppinVA wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 06, 2024 6:31 pm

The last two weeks have proven who are insiders and who think they are.


I’m neither.

My only source told me the new coach would be Taylor Swift. But I don't think I should really consider my 10 year old daughter a source, so I've got nothing.

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Tue Dec 03, 2024 10:49 am

appdaze wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:55 am

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow, European breed.

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?

They could be carried by an African swallow, but not a European swallow.