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[bigCasu]

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After another extremely long second bye week, Appalachian Football will start its season for the third time this Saturday. In all seriousness, the double bye is odd. Had this bye come after a loss we would likely have all wished the season be over. But this bye came after Appalachian’s first FBS win as an FBS program. Finally, we have most of the “firsts” out of the way. The only one left to accomplish is the first home win over an FBS program. Enter Georgia State, the startup program who might still be searching for their first quality win in program history. An overtime win over South Alabama in 2011 might be their crowning achievement, when they were still considered an FCS program. The Panthers are still a win short of dozen in their programs history, in which over half of those wins came in their inaugural season in 2010 with a schedule that featured only a handful of Division I games. However, Georgia State is one year ahead of Appalachian in their FBS infancy. Georgia State would be bowl eligible this season in only their second year in the Sun Belt if they would have qualified, but that ship sailed past them last weekend with their in state rivals Georgia Southern captaining the vessel. It has not been an easy time for Georgia State on or off the field. It takes time to build a program from scratch. Eleven wins in four and half seasons is part of it. The other part is the lack of fan support and facilities to call their own. And that is why they decided to hire Appalachian’s former athletic director, with his “experience” in building an FBS program. Appalachian’s pieces to the FBS puzzle were there, just needing to be placed accordingly, while Georgia State is still looking for all the pieces.



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[GreatAppSt]

NP

[Black Saturday]

To Be Named 42

Charlie Cobb 24

[MAD Doctor]

Welcome to the Sun Belt's frozen tundra.

White Saturday 28
Sorry, Charlie. 23

[NoLongerLurking]

App!! State!!---30
GaSt-------------20

Please win.

[moehler]

GS will probably only rotate 15-18 guys on defense, some walkons and third stringers, if we don't rush for atleast 250 yds and dominate the clock something was seriously wrong. App 45 GS 24

[87ASUgrad]

Let it snow!!!! I always Love the weather in Boone. Ga State may learn to hate it...I hope.
Hope our guys get outside this week and have a home field advantage at The Rock.

APP State - 42
Georgia St - 28

[AppState89]

App St - 45

Ga. St. - 21

SEE YA CHARLIE COBB, WOULDN'T WANNA BE YA!!! GO APPS!!!

[WataugaMan]

Defensive secondary will be tested, need to put pressure on their QB all day. Limit turnovers to no more than 1 (if that) and App wins going away.

App 45

GS 24

[Longrifle28]

I think we have turned the corner. Come on team, make it a trend.

If it snows and is windy:
App 31
Non GSU 14

If the field is clear:
App 41
Pass Happy 38

Turnovers and sloppy play will determine outcome.

[WataugaMan]

Turnovers and sloppy play will determine outcome.

Hold onto the ball Marcus!!

[Deano]

Due to the bye App starts out slow and sloppy and GaSt starts out fast, but in the end its our field, our weather and our time.


ASU 38
GSU 21

[biggie]

Betting on weather help and some luck on holding on to the ball.

GS - 14
App - 31

[ASUPATCH]

Both of these teams to one thing well....App Runs and the Panthers Pass. With wind snow and cold this plays directly to our strengths.


ASU 35
Cobbs Kitties 17.

[bigdaddyg]

Apps- 32 (5 TD's and 3 missed PAT's)
Why did we move to FBS- 16.

[Rekdiver]

The Appalachian State University 48 (we miss an extra point)
Charlie Tuna's 21 ( they make all their extra points)

Attendance to start 2nd half with 30 degrees and a cold wind......20,000.

[appgrunt71]

The cold snowy weather is in our favour. GA St will get a huge dose of rushing. Kicking and throwing and catching the ball will be hard. We should win BIG, I mean 42 to 7 kind of BIG.

[sixtoes9134]

weather is the great equalizer

[asutrnr81]

APP 34

GaS 17
(Chuck calls on his local connections to get the right heaters and they have been buying up all the "cold gear" they can find.....)

Students in strength and loud!

Over and under on shirtless male students---17.5

[appbio91]

Their passing game worries me. I watched them play earlier in the season and the QB can air it out and he has some guys that can go get it. Weather might keep it on the ground where we will grind it out.

21- App
14- GStU