The Mountaineers and Scott Satterfield got their first win of the season last weekend, but it was not particularly easy in the second half. Appalachian was unable to keep its foot on the pedal after nearly shutting out Elon in the first half of play and slowly allowed the Phoenix to creep back into the game. Elon had been struggling in the rushing department in its first three games and obviously made it a point to improve on those numbers, perhaps considering the impending weather conditions, Elon believed a wet surface would be just the game to hit the ground running. The Phoenix may have caught the Mountaineers off guard a little bit with their patient attack, and never wavered even after being down 24-0 in the second quarter. The Mountaineers never adjusted and it might not have ever been their intent to do so. Appalachian was ok with being undermanned in the box as long as the game was in front of them. After Appalachian took their largest lead, Elon managed eight plays over ten yards the remainder of the game, and only one true big play, a 31-yard pass, in the games final thirty-three minutes. Elon ran 48 of their 79 plays in those final thirty-three minutes. The Appalachian defense was not on the field a ton in the second half, only 10:29 of actual game time, but defended forty plays over that period of time. Elon was forcing tempo at a grinding pace and the Mountaineer defense calmly defended the game that was in front of them. Nate Woody was probably pleased the see the Phoenix stick to the ground game to an extent, but at the same time Elon could never get their passing game going, as they could only muster 6.1 yards per attempt. It wasn’t perfect, but all the Apps needed was a win, and that is exactly what they accomplished.


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Thanks C.

Nice work, Chuck. Even better than usual this week.

I'll jinx us first with a prediction of 42-27

Also, this Saturday will be the first home game I've failed to see in person since 2007

High Country 33
Low Country 24

ASU 35

CSU 24

APP 37

Chuck Up North 14

App 35

UpChuck 17

Are we the team we are supposed to be yet? Are they the team that their record shows? Sagarin by 16?

Longrifles 28

Blunderbuss's 21

Aaargh!!!

odd team, they run the triple option, but their qb doesn't seem to run well, but he seems to throw the ball decent. Normally, I would think this would be an easy win, but after the second ball game, not so sure, App 31 CS 24

Scares me. But will go with heart prediction and hope that we can win probably the only game I'm attending this year.

CSU - 24
Apps - 31

moehler wrote:odd team, they run the triple option, but their qb doesn't seem to run well, but he seems to throw the ball decent. Normally, I would think this would be an easy win, but after the second ball game, not so sure, App 31 CS 24

I do know that the coaches think that their QB will be the most serious dual threat QB we face this year.

YesAppCan wrote:APP STATE 52
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 17

Dang, Steve is prediculating a break out game!!!!

Just feel it in the bones Chuck.
BTW, Will Chas, Southern don blue jerseys since we will be in gray?

I'm with Steve.....
Breakout!
ASU 45 maybe more! CS 17 at most

MEN WITH LONG GUNS 38 low country boiled 14

YesAppCan wrote:Just feel it in the bones Chuck.
BTW, Will Chas, Southern don blue jerseys since we will be in gray?

HMMM. A Blue-Gray game? War of northern agression game....

Guys this is a blowout game.

APP 70
Cit's Daddy 20

Thanks for the write up Big C!

I'm hoping for a blowout but it could be closer than anticipated.

APP - 27

CSU - 20

42-14 good guys. I live in Charleston and there has been little about this game in the local media. Next week before we play The Citadel, it will be non stop. And CSU beat The Citadel earlier this year!