I hate to say it, but . . .

[Appftw]

whats a shame is the sellout crowd, and the huge support from students, probably 10 thousand students, lose this game, you will not see that crowd again this year....SWITCH @##$$## qbs!!

That crowd was pathetic, not anywhere close to a sell out. Tons of students there for the party, not so much for the football. Most left when they sobered up at the half. 25,000 announced, Maybe 12,000 after the half.

What game did you go to? There were >20k through much of the third quarter.

I thought the same Gonz. This game had better attendance throughout than the 2011 NC A&T game because it wasn't a blowout and was actually a game (sadly). I remember being surprised/impressed that people didn't really start streaming out until the 4th. We must not be looking at the same student section. Are you thinking of the grass hill, because that always empties first.

[AppSt94]

100% agree with you Daphne.

[JCline0429]

Last night we couldn't catch a break, we did recover one of 2 onside kicks And I believe if we had another 30 seconds to play we would have come away with a W. I think it's all close to coming together very nicely. Again IMO Have I seen areas of concern? Yes. Have I seen areas of irritatingly, frustratingly, stomp my feet and get red faced moan and sulk continued concern? Yes. Have I seen evidentiary play that makes me feel this season is a wash? No I haven't. All things I have seen are fixable for this season and I fully believe Elon, GSU and the rest of the forlorn SoCon are in for a real kick in the teeth. Have I lost hope in the 2013 ASU team? No. To the contrary I'm extremely optimistic that the football team is about to Give 'em Hell the rest of the season.

Then again my wife says I am always the optimist and I never give up, that was the impression I finally at long last came away with during the last five minutes of play. It was a beautiful sight to behold from the stands under the lights in the shadow of the Knob. In the end I may not have liked the result and that it didn't work out for us, but I can't think of any other place I would rather have been at the time than right there with my Apps.

I want to thank those of you who were still standing there with me . Go App!

GAS

I, too, have concerns about special teams. I will refrain, with some effort, from comment on particular personnel decisions in certain situations.

That said, I will readily admit that I do not have the same insights the coaches have on day to day player development, nor do I know which players are dealing with which tough off-field issues or nagging minor injuries. Those are simply not my role in the Mountaineer family.

My role is to support the student-athletes who play to 0:00 every game. For those who don't believe our guys played to the very end, please replay the last two minutes of yesterday's game. My role is to honor those who work the full-time job that is college football while they somehow manage to get to class, write papers, and do all the things a regular student does.

I was there until 0:00 last night just as I was at Michigan, VaTech, all the national championships, and The Citadel game last year. Many of you were there as well. Some of those games were more fun than others

Being a fan is a volunteer job for sure. When the going gets tough, some will choose to volunteer elsewhere. I'll continue to stand to the end with those who welcomed me so warmly to the Mountaineer family not too long ago- whether the bitter end or not. It's an honor to stand with you in support of some mighty fine student-athletes.

DU, this is one of your level headed classy posts that you constantly make. Thanks for the positive refreshing thoughts.

[GreatAppSt]

Last night we couldn't catch a break, we did recover one of 2 onside kicks And I believe if we had another 30 seconds to play we would have come away with a W. I think it's all close to coming together very nicely. Again IMO Have I seen areas of concern? Yes. Have I seen areas of irritatingly, frustratingly, stomp my feet and get red faced moan and sulk continued concern? Yes. Have I seen evidentiary play that makes me feel this season is a wash? No I haven't. All things I have seen are fixable for this season and I fully believe Elon, GSU and the rest of the forlorn SoCon are in for a real kick in the teeth. Have I lost hope in the 2013 ASU team? No. To the contrary I'm extremely optimistic that the football team is about to Give 'em Hell the rest of the season.

Then again my wife says I am always the optimist and I never give up, that was the impression I finally at long last came away with during the last five minutes of play. It was a beautiful sight to behold from the stands under the lights in the shadow of the Knob. In the end I may not have liked the result and that it didn't work out for us, but I can't think of any other place I would rather have been at the time than right there with my Apps.

I want to thank those of you who were still standing there with me . Go App!

GAS

I, too, have concerns about special teams. I will refrain, with some effort, from comment on particular personnel decisions in certain situations.

I was there until 0:00 last night just as I was at Michigan, VaTech, all the national championships, and The Citadel game last year. Many of you were there as well. Some of those games were more fun than others

Being a fan is a volunteer job for sure. When the going gets tough, some will choose to volunteer elsewhere. I'll continue to stand to the end with those who welcomed me so warmly to the Mountaineer family not too long ago- whether the bitter end or not. It's an honor to stand with you in support of some mighty fine student-athletes.

This was my problem with the team all night. Yeah we got some bad bounces but that is what going to happen if you decide you're not going to even try to return a kick. Washington was no where around the ball as I'm sure he was trained not to let it hit him. We had to start so deep every series and with a offense that is having problems this is just a killer. Plus you take any possibility of a return away. That's ugly, just ugly playing.

Thanks maddog and Daphene Wouldn't be the same message board without y'all.