Explain: PlayFly Sports

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Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppWyo » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:30 am

How does this benefit Appalachian State University? What does Appalachian get, what does Appalachian lose?

https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/3/ ... rship.aspx

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by ASUFan4863 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:45 am

Money

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by appdaze » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:51 am

Paying them to make us more money because we aren't all that great at what they do.

It will streamline more of the process and reduce labor hours on our part to hopefully put out a better marketing and revenue earning product off the field.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by JTApps1 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:53 am

They're replacing Learfield. They have some impressive schools in the portfolio.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:58 am

So, does this mean that ice in cups is now guaranteed?🤣🤣
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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by ASUFan4863 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:26 pm

appdaze wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:51 am
Paying them to make us more money because we aren't all that great at what they do.

It will streamline more of the process and reduce labor hours on our part to hopefully put out a better marketing and revenue earning product off the field.
They are also paying us more in the short-term to create this partnership. We are really setting ourselves up to be a player in the G5 NIL realm within the next 2 years.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppYosef! » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:30 pm

Are they replacing Learfield Sports and will this have an effect on our radio announcers?

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppWyo » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:09 pm

AppYosef! wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:30 pm
Are they replacing Learfield Sports and will this have an effect on our radio announcers?
I hope they do not change the format of Mountaineer Talk.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by proasu89 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:18 pm

JTApps1 wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:53 am
They're replacing Learfield. They have some impressive schools in the portfolio.
Auburn, Baylor, USC, Penn st, LSU, Mich St. Also Troy, ODU, and ECU.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppState222 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:08 pm

AppYosef! wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:30 pm
Are they replacing Learfield Sports and will this have an effect on our radio announcers?
yes to replacing learfield. if it effects anyone, it would be adam witten. hes the only one that actually works for learfield, according to google he's the Vice President of Broadcast Operations for learfield. i dont think they would let him be the radio guy for an opposing company, but crazier things have happened. everyone else (brandon turner, david ware, molly cotton, etc) are just freelancers that learfield/app paid. and matt presant works full time for app.

(this is not me saying adam is not coming back, not trying to spread that rumor. would be sad to lose him in the change)

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by PhillyApp1 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:19 pm

BambooRdApp wrote:
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So, does this mean that ice in cups is now guaranteed?🤣🤣
I mean.... YOU get IT!!
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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by appfanjj » Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:33 pm

Our radio play by play guys are excellent.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by proasu89 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:24 pm

appfanjj wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:33 pm
Our radio play by play guys are excellent.
That would be Matt Present. He, like Adam, is very good.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppfaninCAALand » Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:35 pm

proasu89 wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:24 pm
appfanjj wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:33 pm
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 in front of my TV. But the guys definately make that choice easier.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by biggie » Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:20 pm

Assume Adam may be gone which is sad to me. We’ll see.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppSt94 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:27 pm

biggie wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:20 pm
Assume Adam may be gone which is sad to me. We’ll see.
Yes. Adam can’t call App games as a Learfield employee.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:59 pm

AppSt94 wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:27 pm
biggie wrote:
Tue Mar 25, 2025 7:20 pm
Assume Adam may be gone which is sad to me. We’ll see.
Yes. Adam can’t call App games as a Learfield employee.
Ouch

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by BambooRdApp » Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:14 am

That is too bad. Adam has been great. I hope they hire him
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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppSt94 » Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:24 am

BambooRdApp wrote:
Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:14 am
That is too bad. Adam has been great. I hope they hire him
It’s a bit more complicated than that. While he loves calling games and he wants to keep doing it, it’s a side hustle as he is a VP at Learfield. That job feeds his family.

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Re: Explain: PlayFly Sports

Unread post by AppinVA » Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:52 am

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Wed Mar 26, 2025 7:14 am
That is too bad. Adam has been great. I hope they hire him
Adam is the best PBP voice we’ve had, and I say that with no slight to DJ or the ones who have come before him. We’ve been blessed.
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