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Re: We suck

Unread post by appst89 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:13 pm

ASUTodd wrote:Some of yall crack me up. When I posted, in another thread, that Miami was pissed about coming to Boone and there was no way Richt was going to lose this game; well......some of yall threw hate my way. I can also go back and search posts and find ones where some of you unrealistic fans thought we were going to win this game and finally "arrive" at the pinacle of the football world. For those that still think we are a powerhouse, wake up. We are a good team that has one hell of a coach and staff that makes us better than we are.
I think we're going to win every game. What's the point in being a fan if you don't believe? Did I know it wasn't likely? Sure, but I still believed. If we lined up with Miami again today, I'd still believe we are going to win. When I played sports, I never went into a game believing we were going to lose and I can't approach it any differently as a fan.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by ASUTodd » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:16 pm

There is a difference in believing and being delusional.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by HeffnerIV » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:31 pm

We talk a lot about our goal of being "the next Boise." Keep in mind that Boise was 1-A/FBS for 10 years before that Fiesta Bowl put them on the map.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by JTApps1 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:32 pm

HeffnerIV wrote:We talk a lot about our goal of being "the next Boise." Keep in mind that Boise was 1-A/FBS for 10 years before that Fiesta Bowl put them on the map.
People easily forget that. We are way ahead of schedule so far.

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Unread post by HeffnerIV » Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:42 pm

JTApps1 wrote:
HeffnerIV wrote:We talk a lot about our goal of being "the next Boise." Keep in mind that Boise was 1-A/FBS for 10 years before that Fiesta Bowl put them on the map.
People easily forget that. We are way ahead of schedule so far.
Far ahead. We're already a media darling, we play on ESPN and we're already very competitive in our conference. I'm hurting as much as the next guy but we can easily break yesterday's loss down to a few things: tackling, penalties, overmatched outside and QB, and slow play calls on D. We can fix three of those by next week and the fourth won't be near the disadvantage the rest of the year

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Re: We suck

Unread post by Rekdiver » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:09 pm

Got our butt whipped. Gonna happen from time to time. Even FSU has a bad day.... Loved the crowd and the yellow pompoms were awesome. If we want to be viewed as more than a mid tier program we gotta bring that energy and crowd to every game

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Re: We suck

Unread post by MtnMan09 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:51 pm

Here are my thoughts:

1) As I said following the TN and ODU games, our secondary is our weakness. Kaaya more than exploited it.

2) Defense needs to be able to get their plays and get set no matter the other team's tempo.

3) I worry about Satts ability to make in-game adaptions to the game plan.

4) I haven't seen Taylor attempt a pass much over 8 yards in a long time. That is a glaring weakness for this team. We have to be able to throw.

5) If Taylor does throw it, we have to have competent WRs

6) Why is NDSU able to beat P5s with 65 schollys? The rose colored glasses need to come off and we need to look at what its going to take to get past the blow out/moral victory stage.

7) Atmosphere was great hate we got all dressed up to party but didn't have anything to celebrate.

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Unread post by bcoach » Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:58 pm

HeffnerIV wrote:
JTApps1 wrote:
HeffnerIV wrote:We talk a lot about our goal of being "the next Boise." Keep in mind that Boise was 1-A/FBS for 10 years before that Fiesta Bowl put them on the map.
People easily forget that. We are way ahead of schedule so far.
Far ahead. We're already a media darling, we play on ESPN and we're already very competitive in our conference. I'm hurting as much as the next guy but we can easily break yesterday's loss down to a few things: tackling, penalties, overmatched outside and QB, and slow play calls on D. We can fix three of those by next week and the fourth won't be near the disadvantage the rest of the year
and no kicking game.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by TheMoody1 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:36 pm

westcoastcanes wrote:No reason to be down, this was never a serious matchup in the first place.

Not nearly as bad as your game against Clemson last year. Y'all looked like a pee wee team.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by asu66 » Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:49 pm

westcoastcanes wrote:No reason to be down, this was never a serious matchup in the first place.
Kindly take your smug and condescending 'BS' elsewhere. We know who we are and where we're going! What you think is completely inconsequential to us.
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Unread post by jaykisz » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:19 pm

AS DISAPPOINTING AS IT WAS JUST TO THINK A FEW YRS AGO PLAYING A SCHOOL OF THIS CALIBER WAS NOT EVEN IN THE CARDS.......I AM ALSO A FSU FAN SO WHAT DO YOU THINK MY DAYS WAS LIKE,,,,,NOLES QUIT......APP DID NOT...

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Re: We suck

Unread post by bcoach » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:40 am

Actually we have been playing schools of the caliber for some time now. Just not at home.

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Unread post by WVAppsfan » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:20 am

t-sin wrote:No offense no defense we suck.. hate to be this way but we had no effort out there today and I. Lame the coaching staff..... get your players ready for the biggest game ever at the rock. Huge disappointment
I heard about your post from folks over the weekend and I am just now reading it myself. You have only posted six times and now you spread this ? I know you can have an opinion but really? Blame the staff? We suck in the reference line? I am not really sure that you know what you are talking about.

The team was ready they had a good game plan. The kids did not follow through, I watched the game again last night, we did not excute when we needed to.

Enjoy the board, this is a great site. But I would reconsider saying that we suck and blaming the coaching staff, it was one game not a season.
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Unread post by 97grad » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:31 am

WVAppsfan wrote:
t-sin wrote:No offense no defense we suck.. hate to be this way but we had no effort out there today and I. Lame the coaching staff..... get your players ready for the biggest game ever at the rock. Huge disappointment
I heard about your post from folks over the weekend and I am just now reading it myself. You have only posted six times and now you spread this ? I know you can have an opinion but really? Blame the staff? We suck in the reference line? I am not really sure that you know what you are talking about.

The team was ready they had a good game plan. The kids did not follow through, I watched the game again last night, we did not excute when we needed to.

Enjoy the board, this is a great site. But I would reconsider saying that we suck and blaming the coaching staff, it was one game not a season.
I generally agree with your post except for the bolded portion. This team was not ready, especially on D. I won't speculate as to the cause, but I think it's obvious that they weren't.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by WXAPP » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:57 am

Listen to the latest Black and Gold Podcast.... BIG C, Alex and special guests DJ & Brownie speak wisdom and educate on the bigger perspective of our program. No "trigger word" or "safe space" with the comments... worth your time... If you call yourself and App State fan... discover, listen and learn....

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Re: We suck

Unread post by WVAppsfan » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:09 am

WXAPP wrote:Listen to the latest Black and Gold Podcast.... BIG C, Alex and special guests DJ & Brownie speak wisdom and educate on the bigger perspective of our program. No "trigger word" or "safe space" with the comments... worth your time... If you call yourself and App State fan... discover, listen and learn....

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I am listening as I type this post. Wise words from a solid fan.
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Re: We suck

Unread post by bigdaddyg » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:20 am

We don't suck. That is an incredibly stupid title for this thread and it should be deleted. Aspects of our team sucked Saturday. Hell more than one program has been whipped this year. I'll say it again. Early season rankings are worthless!!! We more than likely didn't get beat by the 25th beat team in the country. We probably didn't get beat by the 15th best team in the country. Once the season is over and it all shakes out we will know how good our opponents were. Our secondary looked to be playing soft against ODU and maybe that's just our weak spot. We talk about the difference in athletes from team to team. I talked about how big some of our redshirt guys looked two weeks ago and a few guys echoed that sentiment. I agree with many of the realistic guys on this board. It's going to take a while to get us to another level. I personally am cool with us winning the SB, going 9-3 or 10-2 in a great year and winning a decent Bowl game. There are a ton of established programs who would kill to be App right now. I'm really disappointed by the outcome. Can't believe how many times we got torched for big plays and that is alarming. I have faith we will right the ship and will rock some teams this year.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by MAD Doctor » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:10 am

I didn't particularly care for the subject line either when I saw it. These boards are ok for venting, but I've personally found it helpful to wait 12-24 hours before posting in order to avoid knee jerk reactions toward players and coaches.
As for the game, yes, I was disappointed, but to win or even compete we needed an almost perfect game. When you give up a TD their first offensive play from scrimmage, and then have a long TD negated due to a penalty AND lose your star offensive player on the same play....it's not going to end well. No need to make it more than it was- a bad game against a good P5 team. It happens.
On the post game show, I think the announcers said it best- all the team goals are attainable and still in front of us. Winning the conference title and a bowl game will quickly remove the sting of this one.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by SpeedkingATL » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:25 am

I'm very disappointed in the title and tone of this thread. It's okay to be disappointed and angry but our players and coaches deserve more respect from App fans. App had a very bad game against a very good team....it happens. The overall App program took a step forward on Saturday even in defeat and one bad game will not define this program. Buckle up for Akron which put a curb stomp on Marshall on the road.

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Re: We suck

Unread post by JTApps1 » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:32 am

I remember a lot of similar posts after we lost to USA in our first year in the Sun Belt.

Do we have areas that we need to improve in? Yes. Do we still have work to do in growing the program? Yes. Do we need to figure out how to stop a hurry up offense? Absolutely.

Do we suck? Not at all.

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