Fall camp

[firemoose]

[AppDub]

A lot to be excited about here!

[appalum2003]

A lot to be excited about here!

While I agree, seeing NO negatives worries me a little. It's like an Amazon review with a perfect 5.0

[hapapp]

A lot to be excited about here!

While I agree, seeing NO negatives worries me a little. It's like an Amazon review with a perfect 5.0

21 stops by the D for no gain or a loss of yards can be looked as both a positive and a negative.

[AppSt94]

A lot to be excited about here!

While I agree, seeing NO negatives worries me a little. It's like an Amazon review with a perfect 5.0

21 stops by the D for no gain or a loss of yards can be looked as both a positive and a negative.

100% agree. That can be said with every practice report from every school in the country.

[appstate77]

If there were 100 snaps in the scrimage, and 21 were for zero or minus yards, the defense won 1/5 of the snaps. Sounds to me both sides did well; Fall Camp progress.

[Black Saturday]

Reality will come in game 2

[AppSt94]

Reality will come in game 2

Based on competition from, I feel that may be too soon.

[BambooRdApp]

GW is ranked 22 in fcs. No pushover. With only a handful of returning starters on our side and GW having many starters returning I believe...week 1 is no pushover given all the players that need to gel together.

[Saint3333]

We should beat GW by three scores easily. No sandbagging.

[BambooRdApp]

We should beat GW by three scores easily. No sandbagging.

Michigan thought the same thing

[AppSt94]

We should beat GW by three scores easily. No sandbagging.

Michigan thought the same thing

I think that we win easily. Now the scoreboard may not reflect that in the outcome but we should be able to control the narrative.

[BambooRdApp]

We should beat GW by three scores easily. No sandbagging.

Michigan thought the same thing

I think that we win easily. Now the scoreboard may not reflect that in the outcome but we should be able to control the narrative.

I do not disagree we win. We potentially have a RS Freshman at starting QB. We were very fortunate that Zac Thomas was as good as he was in his first game...and if it is a RS QB ...will be some newbie nerves I would think...we got many newbies on D..it takes time to gel...i believe it may be a little slow out of the gate...and then folks settle down and believe we win, however, I believe it may be closer than some may think...on scoreboard versus what happens on the field.
If we are not up by 28 by end of Q1....the fire Clark touches will be lit by the Clark haters

[AppSt94]

We should beat GW by three scores easily. No sandbagging.

Michigan thought the same thing

I think that we win easily. Now the scoreboard may not reflect that in the outcome but we should be able to control the narrative.

I do not disagree we win. We potentially have a RS Freshman at starting QB. We were very fortunate that Zac Thomas was as good as he was in his first game...and if it is a RS QB ...will be some newbie nerves I would think...we got many newbies on D..it takes time to gel...i believe it may be a little slow out of the gate...and then folks settle down and believe we win, however, I believe it may be closer than some may think...on scoreboard versus what happens on the field.
If we are not up by 28 by end of Q1....the fire Clark touches will be lit by the Clark haters

Yep. Some folks are too impatient to trust and enjoy the process.

[Saint3333]

Jeez already making excuses and condemning a fanbase before playing mighty Gardner Webb.

It’s ok to expect we beat GWebb soundly.

[AppinVA]

Jeez already making excuses and condemning a fanbase before playing mighty Gardner Webb.

It’s ok to expect we beat GWebb soundly.

Agreed.

There are those who would blame Clark if we go 11-1. There are also those who would defend Clark and accuse others of not getting behind him and the program if we were to go 1-11.

It was a bad year in 2022. Most can agree. The off-season was played near to perfection. Hopefully, 2023 can follow the progression. If not, we are taking a long, hard look in the mirror. If so, we are back to Appalachian football.

[AppSt94]

Jeez already making excuses and condemning a fanbase before playing mighty Gardner Webb.

It’s ok to expect we beat GWebb soundly.

It is OK to expect it. That was never the question. Their offense is a formidable opponent for a defense to get its feet under them. They are a good opponent for our offense to get some work against. I could see us winning 28-14 and see it as a victory that was more in hand than some folks will feel.

[WVAPPeer]

I hope it is a good game - not a nail-biter of course, beating a FCS team 51-0 does not really help a team in preparation for the schedule ahead, I think it will be a competitive game. I have read some about GW and they have an solid experienced team. Yes, App should and will win and whether it is 10, 14, 21 points does not matter to me. The coaches need film against good competition to truly evaluate the team and individuals moving into the following week's game.

[appstate77]

One game at a time. 1-0. Beat GWebb!

[Yosef84]

A lot to be excited about here!

While I agree, seeing NO negatives worries me a little. It's like an Amazon review with a perfect 5.0

21 stops by the D for no gain or a loss of yards can be looked as both a positive and a negative.

100% agree. That can be said with every practice report from every school in the country.

That's always been my issue with scrimmages in general. I'm not as good as some of you guys at assessing technique, formation and execution. Any time I see the D doing well, I am happy for the D and concerned that the OL isn't doing as well as I'd like. At this point, the D is usually going to be ahead, so it seems we are on track. I like seeing the word "escapability" associated with Burger. Love having two QBs doing well (with a 3rd in the mix). I will remain cautiously optimistic I think Clark and staff did a great job of addressing needs but we really won't know until we see the results during the season.