Thanks to some lovely IRS deadlines, I was later than usual signing up for the visiting team's board. I usually offer a little help with things like parking, restaurants, etc. It's just the polite thing to do. I've registered for their board but haven't been "approved" yet. Do you have a sense of how long that approval process takes?
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As far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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He probably has the same post for UNC Basketball......EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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I don't know, someone who cheers for Wake football doesn't strike me as a bandwagon fan.Rekdiver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:38 amHe probably has the same post for UNC Basketball......EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
I've known a couple people who went to State but are lifelong Duke fans and remain that way as adults. However, they cheer for Duke in football as well. I say that shows real loyalty - that's a lot of misery to endure.
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I agree totally. The irony here is that it was Wake that dropped us because as an FCS team we were too competitive. I'm sure we would've kept the series going but their program wasn't up for it because we were too good, even playing all the games in their stadium.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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Daphne, sorry, I don't know how long it takes to get approved. Should be pretty quick if you ask me.DaphneUrquhart wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:40 amThanks to some lovely IRS deadlines, I was later than usual signing up for the visiting team's board. I usually offer a little help with things like parking, restaurants, etc. It's just the polite thing to do. I've registered for their board but haven't been "approved" yet. Do you have a sense of how long that approval process takes?
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Thanks, dubs. Hopefully, they'll approve me in time for me to be of some assistance to the Wake faithful making the trip up the mountain. I certainly want them to enjoy their time here ... except for the game score. #BeatWake
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Thanks for wanting to help out. I know of plenty of Wake faithful that are making the trip and are very much looking forward to the atmosphere, the tailgating, the great football to be played, and just being in #GodsCountry . Wake fans are known in ACC circles as Switzerland as they are seen as neutral and not a threat and everyone's second favorite. Those that are in attendance should be passionate but nothing like GSU or Western fans.
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As a Wake Forest fan since the early 80's (I was born in the late 70's) . . . Can you guys please point to this 'time in history' where you all dominated Wake in football, and that we were just too scared to play you guys anymore. If my memory serves me correct, nearly every game the two have ever played was decided by roughly two scores or less . . . (I've included a link to help explain.) Both schools go way back, and the rivalry has always existed because the vast majority of APPs student body, through the years, has been from Winston-Salem. I remember some close games over the years, but no one ever destroyed the other, and some games were down right boring because neither team could score. But I've heard this for the last 20 years, that "App was too good, and we were so bad, and so we decided to quit playing each other." History however, says something different. WFU 14 wins overall, App St. 7, most recent win was WFU, and none of the games were large margins of victory. . . But where did this idea come from? I really am curious...Rick83 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:27 amI agree totally. The irony here is that it was Wake that dropped us because as an FCS team we were too competitive. I'm sure we would've kept the series going but their program wasn't up for it because we were too good, even playing all the games in their stadium.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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Let's see, didn't Duke beat the Tar Hicks last season? What's more, the Duke players have to go to class and write their own term papers.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:47 amI don't know, someone who cheers for Wake football doesn't strike me as a bandwagon fan.Rekdiver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:38 amHe probably has the same post for UNC Basketball......EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
I've known a couple people who went to State but are lifelong Duke fans and remain that way as adults. However, they cheer for Duke in football as well. I say that shows real loyalty - that's a lot of misery to endure.
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Oh, how right you are! When I was at Chapel Hill an eon and a half ago, Wake could easily have been Switzerland. I do remember Wake coming to Chapel Hill and ruining our superiority complex on the football field in 1979 ... not the birthday present I had hoped for that day.dubs21 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:37 pmThanks for wanting to help out. I know of plenty of Wake faithful that are making the trip and are very much looking forward to the atmosphere, the tailgating, the great football to be played, and just being in #GodsCountry . Wake fans are known in ACC circles as Switzerland as they are seen as neutral and not a threat and everyone's second favorite. Those that are in attendance should be passionate but nothing like GSU or Western fans.
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'79 was a good year for deacon footballDaphneUrquhart wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:53 pm
Oh, how right you are! When I was at Chapel Hill an eon and a half ago, Wake could easily have been Switzerland. I do remember Wake coming to Chapel Hill and ruining our superiority complex on the football field in 1979 ... not the birthday present I had hoped for that day.
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Can you please point to where anyone said App dominated? What was said above was that Wake stopped the series because App was too competitive. The overall record was 14-7-1 in favor of Wake, although App won three of the last five. Wake ended the series because the chance of a loss was there every time we played and they didn't want that.DEACONIOUSHOOZ wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:45 pmAs a Wake Forest fan since the early 80's (I was born in the late 70's) . . . Can you guys please point to this 'time in history' where you all dominated Wake in football, and that we were just too scared to play you guys anymore. If my memory serves me correct, nearly every game the two have ever played was decided by roughly two scores or less . . . (I've included a link to help explain.) Both schools go way back, and the rivalry has always existed because the vast majority of APPs student body, through the years, has been from Winston-Salem. I remember some close games over the years, but no one ever destroyed the other, and some games were down right boring because neither team could score. But I've heard this for the last 20 years, that "App was too good, and we were so bad, and so we decided to quit playing each other." History however, says something different. WFU 14 wins overall, App St. 7, most recent win was WFU, and none of the games were large margins of victory. . . But where did this idea come from? I really am curious...Rick83 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:27 amI agree totally. The irony here is that it was Wake that dropped us because as an FCS team we were too competitive. I'm sure we would've kept the series going but their program wasn't up for it because we were too good, even playing all the games in their stadium.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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And their AD at the time said so.appst89 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:17 pmCan you please point to where anyone said App dominated? What was said above was that Wake stopped the series because App was too competitive. The overall record was 14-7-1 in favor of Wake, although App won three of the last five. Wake ended the series because the chance of a loss was there every time we played and they didn't want that.DEACONIOUSHOOZ wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:45 pmAs a Wake Forest fan since the early 80's (I was born in the late 70's) . . . Can you guys please point to this 'time in history' where you all dominated Wake in football, and that we were just too scared to play you guys anymore. If my memory serves me correct, nearly every game the two have ever played was decided by roughly two scores or less . . . (I've included a link to help explain.) Both schools go way back, and the rivalry has always existed because the vast majority of APPs student body, through the years, has been from Winston-Salem. I remember some close games over the years, but no one ever destroyed the other, and some games were down right boring because neither team could score. But I've heard this for the last 20 years, that "App was too good, and we were so bad, and so we decided to quit playing each other." History however, says something different. WFU 14 wins overall, App St. 7, most recent win was WFU, and none of the games were large margins of victory. . . But where did this idea come from? I really am curious...Rick83 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:27 amI agree totally. The irony here is that it was Wake that dropped us because as an FCS team we were too competitive. I'm sure we would've kept the series going but their program wasn't up for it because we were too good, even playing all the games in their stadium.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
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pay special attention to the timeline, just under the school logos. . .
Not looking to stir up trouble, just looking to extend the conversation. And I don't care what anyone else tells you, Wake is taking this game and your team very seriously. Y'all have a good team, and the game should be a fun one to watch. Thanks
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If App accumulates a 14-7-1 record against an FCS team over the course of 22 or more FBS seasons I'll want to pump the breaks on that series too. I'll also have a pretty bleak outlook on our football program and I won't be surprised to have Wake-level attendance problems.
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Again . . . I hear you all saying that App was "too good," so we quit playing you guys. . . yet no one has proved that was the reason, it is only your perception, or what you desperately want to project onto WFU as the reason we stopped playing. I'll admit, we had years where we were bad, and we lost to lots of teams, so why would losing to a particular team dictate future schedules, when we lost lots of games anyway, who cares who we play if our team wasn't very good. And if your reason is sound, then why would we play you now, when y'all are playing some of the best football ever?
None of the pieces fit. . . we may have stopped playing the game for lots of reasons, one of which could be what you suggest, but it also may not be. Just don't act like that Wake Forest was scared to play a team that they beat twice as many times as they lost.
You guys are smart fans, you wouldn't let that argument fly if it was the other way around.
None of the pieces fit. . . we may have stopped playing the game for lots of reasons, one of which could be what you suggest, but it also may not be. Just don't act like that Wake Forest was scared to play a team that they beat twice as many times as they lost.
You guys are smart fans, you wouldn't let that argument fly if it was the other way around.
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Saying Appalachian dominated Wake Forest back in the day fits much of the lunacy of this thread. I live in WF country and went to each of those games. Appalachian has never dominated Wake Forest. However, Appalachian has always been competitive in the series and brought LOTS of fans to Groves Stadium.DEACONIOUSHOOZ wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:45 pmAs a Wake Forest fan since the early 80's (I was born in the late 70's) . . . Can you guys please point to this 'time in history' where you all dominated Wake in football, and that we were just too scared to play you guys anymore. If my memory serves me correct, nearly every game the two have ever played was decided by roughly two scores or less . . . (I've included a link to help explain.) Both schools go way back, and the rivalry has always existed because the vast majority of APPs student body, through the years, has been from Winston-Salem. I remember some close games over the years, but no one ever destroyed the other, and some games were down right boring because neither team could score. But I've heard this for the last 20 years, that "App was too good, and we were so bad, and so we decided to quit playing each other." History however, says something different. WFU 14 wins overall, App St. 7, most recent win was WFU, and none of the games were large margins of victory. . . But where did this idea come from? I really am curious...Rick83 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:27 amI agree totally. The irony here is that it was Wake that dropped us because as an FCS team we were too competitive. I'm sure we would've kept the series going but their program wasn't up for it because we were too good, even playing all the games in their stadium.EastHallApp wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:35 amAs far as I'm concerned, people can cheer for whatever sports team they like. They can wear gear from both teams at a game if they like. It's not my business and it doesn't offend me.
However, I do feel sad for someone who feels the need to apologize and badmouth his alma mater like that to try and win the approval of people on a message board.
http://www.winsipedia.com/wake-forest/v ... hian-state
pay special attention to the timeline, just under the school logos. . .
Not looking to stir up trouble, just looking to extend the conversation. And I don't care what anyone else tells you, Wake is taking this game and your team very seriously. Y'all have a good team, and the game should be a fun one to watch. Thanks
As much as I hated to see it happen, I understood Wake's reasoning for dropping the series. If a then 1-A team is going to schedule a then 1-AA team, why schedule one that brings stiff competition?
Perhaps that was a difficult decision for Wake Forest in that the Appalachian game mostly filled the stadium. More ironic for me is Wake Forest has emptied their own stadium by choosing to schedule Presbyterian, Elon, Gardner-Webb, etc. I suppose, however, the ACC schedule serves to offset that.
I am thankful that Wake Forest stepped forward as the first P5 team to accept an invitation to play in Boone. I look forward to the challenge that WF brings and, Lord willing, I'll be part of the sellout in Winston-Salem come 2020.
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I tried to sign up last week because I wanted to respond to a post about parking, but I haven't been approved yet. Hope to get approved before the game, but if it's after then at least I'll be able to talk some smack before we go to Winston in 2020...DaphneUrquhart wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:40 amThanks to some lovely IRS deadlines, I was later than usual signing up for the visiting team's board. I usually offer a little help with things like parking, restaurants, etc. It's just the polite thing to do. I've registered for their board but haven't been "approved" yet. Do you have a sense of how long that approval process takes?
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Guess we were just too good for a FCS team according to the WF administration at the time. They didn't want to be competitive with a FCS school.DEACONIOUSHOOZ wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:46 pmAgain . . . I hear you all saying that App was "too good," so we quit playing you guys. . . yet no one has proved that was the reason, it is only your perception, or what you desperately want to project onto WFU as the reason we stopped playing. I'll admit, we had years where we were bad, and we lost to lots of teams, so why would losing to a particular team dictate future schedules, when we lost lots of games anyway, who cares who we play if our team wasn't very good. And if your reason is sound, then why would we play you now, when y'all are playing some of the best football ever?
None of the pieces fit. . . we may have stopped playing the game for lots of reasons, one of which could be what you suggest, but it also may not be. Just don't act like that Wake Forest was scared to play a team that they beat twice as many times as they lost.
You guys are smart fans, you wouldn't let that argument fly if it was the other way around.
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Your refusal to acknowledge what is being said tells me you're just trolling.DEACONIOUSHOOZ wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:46 pmAgain . . . I hear you all saying that App was "too good," so we quit playing you guys. . . yet no one has proved that was the reason, it is only your perception, or what you desperately want to project onto WFU as the reason we stopped playing. I'll admit, we had years where we were bad, and we lost to lots of teams, so why would losing to a particular team dictate future schedules, when we lost lots of games anyway, who cares who we play if our team wasn't very good. And if your reason is sound, then why would we play you now, when y'all are playing some of the best football ever?
None of the pieces fit. . . we may have stopped playing the game for lots of reasons, one of which could be what you suggest, but it also may not be. Just don't act like that Wake Forest was scared to play a team that they beat twice as many times as they lost.
You guys are smart fans, you wouldn't let that argument fly if it was the other way around.