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by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 25, 2025 11:06 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

https://twitter.com/radinabulsi/status/2003494905562501584?s=46&t=UfUtPHfzYe5R3hJ5cku44g Couldn’t agree more. Quit taking the easy way out. Dig your heels in, practice and get better with your brothers. NFL doesn’t give those 2nd chances for borderline guys. Hopefully our guys got better in Decembe...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 7:38 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

Related I guess... https://twitter.com/SCSportsNow/status/2003635131698020811?s=20 Wondering if we will go after their 4* backup, Air Noland. Seems like a good kid trying to find a starting role. I don’t believe DLo recruited him to South Carolina, but the kid played HS ball in Atlanta, so maybe th...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 3:16 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

https://twitter.com/radinabulsi/status/2003494905562501584?s=46&t=UfUtPHfzYe5R3hJ5cku44g Couldn’t agree more. Quit taking the easy way out. Dig your heels in, practice and get better with your brothers. NFL doesn’t give those 2nd chances for borderline guys. Hopefully our guys got better in Decembe...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:22 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Crosby to UNT
Replies: 18
Views: 1820

Re: Crosby to UNT

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts. Losing him to another G5 makes it worse. UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue. In FY ‘24 unt had $53MM in revenue 73% subsidized App had $52MM in revenue 46% subsidized...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Who’s going to Birmingham?
Replies: 85
Views: 4346

Re: Who’s going to Birmingham?

Agree. Not sure that helps ease some of the doubts about his level of competitiveness. Hopefully those doubts are wrong, but ducking a hit and diving short of the 1st down earlier in the season Along with this has definitely raised some questions about his “fire.” Would love to see him trot out the...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Crosby to UNT
Replies: 18
Views: 1820

Re: Crosby to UNT

Is this a sacrifice to get an OC?
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 17, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

Some interesting JMU NIL numbers, reported in the athletic, based of FOIA requests, "James Madison’s revenue-sharing budget is a little more than $1 million, according to its payroll data. That figure is split among 34 players (whose names were redacted). Two players are making $65,000, and four ar...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:16 pm
Forum: Apps in the Pros
Topic: Steve Wilks to Jets
Replies: 8
Views: 9308

Re: Steve Wilks to Jets

ASU3432Mi wrote:
Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:14 pm
Jets fired Wilks today.
I would love it if Steve would come and consult with us for a year. He did it for uncc in 23? Or 24 can’t remember.
by BallantyneApp
Sat Dec 13, 2025 7:21 pm
Forum: Other Schools' Athletics
Topic: It could be worse
Replies: 23
Views: 1334

Re: It could be worse

Nevermind. Prosecutors charged Moore with felony third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors: stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering. Moore was released from jail after meeting the $25,000 bond. If the "victim" of the home invasion is the paramour who turned him in, proba...
by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:06 pm
Forum: Sun Belt Discussion
Topic: New JMU Head Coach Billy Napier
Replies: 108
Views: 4705

Re: New JMU Head Coach Billy Napier

Stonewall wrote:
Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:43 pm
We are no longer the big name in the conference.
I think thats debateable vis a vis real brand value. But no doubt JMU has increased their brand many fold over the last 2 years.
by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 11, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

For those out of the loop, Lanorris sellers is in Boone skiing. Dowell also posted a picture skiing in Boone today. Might be a coincidence. Might not Sellers received $1.8M in NIL last year, stop. I know this is a stretch, but maybe...just MAYBE Sellers realizes that DLo was a huge part of his succ...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 10, 2025 8:27 am
Forum: Appalachian General Discussion
Topic: How long will we have access?
Replies: 30
Views: 1499

Re: How long will we have access?

I fully believe we’ll see a changing of the rules to raise the barrier of entry or shut the G5 out of the CFP entirely after the complete fan and media pundit melt down over 2 G5s getting in. So, how long do you all think we have until that happens? The current deal runs through 2031-32 but I don’t...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 10, 2025 7:31 am
Forum: Appalachian General Discussion
Topic: How long will we have access?
Replies: 30
Views: 1499

Re: How long will we have access?

I fully believe we’ll see a changing of the rules to raise the barrier of entry or shut the G5 out of the CFP entirely after the complete fan and media pundit melt down over 2 G5s getting in. So, how long do you all think we have until that happens? The current deal runs through 2031-32 but I don’t...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:28 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

The vast majority do not have offers as of today. A couple do. One is frankly unbelievable. So I choose not to. A important reminder in any negotiation , never discount that someone is lying lol. I hate that college sports is turning into a race to the bottom with these agents and yearly negotiations
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 08, 2025 4:22 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

I’d assume unless they have a firm offer in hand they’d like a chance to show out. I’m also hopeful we can pull at least one out of the portal by matching an offer but we’ll see
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 08, 2025 4:18 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 406
Views: 27250

Re: Portal time 25-26

Ouch again. https://twitter.com/i/status/1998113783659761680 Ummm…. we lost our starting 3 DTackles in 2 days. Our best position group disappeared overnight. I seriously don't think we have a DT on the roster now. This bowl game going to be bad. Are they not allowed to play? The portal doesn’t open...
by BallantyneApp
Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:30 pm
Forum: Other Schools' Athletics
Topic: Could ACC be snubbed and SBC get in CFP?
Replies: 271
Views: 8734

Re: Could ACC be snubbed and SBC get in CFP?

If JMU gets in I can see a change in the future selection process . It’s coming but it may be accelerated. I definitely think that will be the outcome of this situation. A move will be made to limit the G6 participation in the future. I foresee doing away with auto bids. Yes just like last year whe...
by BallantyneApp
Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:59 am
Forum: Other Schools' Athletics
Topic: Could ACC be snubbed and SBC get in CFP?
Replies: 271
Views: 8734

Re: Could ACC be snubbed and SBC get in CFP?

BambooRdApp wrote:
Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:37 am
So, Virginia was No. 17 and JMU was No. 25 in last cfp poll.
Hypothetically, if Virginia falls to No. 24 and JMU stays at No. 25, who gets the cfp spot?
Top 5 champions

Jmu is the 5th highest champion

Uva is out
by BallantyneApp
Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:47 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Recruiting pitches for G5s
Replies: 7
Views: 654

Re: Recruiting pitches for G5s

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/s/QkwH19e8pM "You know what happens when you come to Nevada? You go get $1.4 million to go to Oregon if you develop the right way." Nevada football coach Jeff Choate explains his sales pitch to the players the Wolf Pack recruits. This is what's gonna work for schools in...
by BallantyneApp
Fri Dec 05, 2025 5:12 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: What if we pulled a Miami 2.0 in 2026
Replies: 7
Views: 892

Re: What if we pulled a Miami 2.0 in 2026

So, currently South Carolina doesn't have a 12th game scheduled for the 2026 season and as we know, they've kicked the can down the road on their visit to Boone and few of us believe that return trip will ever happen. Dowell Loggains and Doug Gillin have an opportunity to do the funniest thing ever...

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