Biggest Home game in App History

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Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by AppUSMC » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:14 pm

I can't think of a more important home game in our history. Am I blowing this game out of proportion?

A ranked ACC team with Miami's history coming to the Rock for the world to watch on ESPN?! Are you kidding me? I never dreamed this could've happened so fast!

Give 'em hell boys! This is YOUR opportunity to make history. People will talk about this game for years!

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by B30020 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:38 pm

It is the biggest game for a lot of reasons. A five time national championship team coming to Boone. National exposure on ESPN. Plus, we need to beat a power five team to legitimize our team. Win this game and it will help with recruiting as we will have a lot of recruits at this game. I'm stoked!

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by MountaineerChemist10 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:21 pm

With the exception of the semi-finals matchup between us and Furman back in December '05, this is going to be the biggest game that's ever taken place in Boone. My only concern are fans and students leaving by halftime no matter what the score is :evil:

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by SpeedkingATL » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:23 pm

For an old alum this is a dream come true and I didn't know that I would see this great a match-up in Boone in my lifetime.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:34 pm

App vs Furman in 2005 was pretty big. This is biggest opponent though.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by appgrunt71 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:43 pm

This game offers the biggest opportunity ever. If we win, the ramification is tremendous. I'm stoked because what is on the line is everything! It is up to us to all play our parts, no second chances. I KNOW WE ARE UP FOR IT. Go Apps!

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by JTApps1 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:11 pm

This game is the culmination of every effort made to move up to FBS. I cant wait until Saturday at high noon. Man work is going to be tough this week.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by scatman77 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:58 pm

B30020 wrote:It is the biggest game for a lot of reasons. A five time national championship team coming to Boone. National exposure on ESPN. Plus, we need to beat a power five team to legitimize our team. Win this game and it will help with recruiting as we will have a lot of recruits at this game. I'm stoked!
5 time BCS champion vs 3 time NCAA champion. Call me picky but jiminy crickets! Our boys aren't chopped liver and deserve to be on the field as much as the 'Canes. I say it's just as big of a game for them as it is for us.
We don't slide at Appalachian State. It's a sign of weakness.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by DontPlayWithYosef » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:49 pm

Yes, yes and yes - we were lucky to have a ranked FCS team show up in the 1990s and 2000s. I still have awful memories of losing to a winless VMI squad at home in 1990 which kept us from making the playoffs. Not only is this big, it will be historic when we win.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by AppState89 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:24 am

Biggest game in App history at home. What's cool about this, my wife is from Florida and is a Canes fan. She had a shirt made that I can't see until Saturday morning. I'm pretty sure it's 1/2 App and 1/2 Miami. She has her "U" tat on her leg, I got my Block "A" on my arm. Gonna be a house divided and fun on Saturday at HIGH NOON!!! Never in my life would I think The "U" would come to Boone. Go Apps!!!!
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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by ukappfan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:49 am

AppState89 wrote:Biggest game in App history at home. What's cool about this, my wife is from Florida and is a Canes fan. She had a shirt made that I can't see until Saturday morning. I'm pretty sure it's 1/2 App and 1/2 Miami. She has her "U" tat on her leg, I got my Block "A" on my arm. Gonna be a house divided and fun on Saturday at HIGH NOON!!! Never in my life would I think The "U" would come to Boone. Go Apps!!!!
I have a similar situation. I graduated from App, then went to Miami for grad school. My wife loves it there and was going to wear a Miami shirt. I told she wasn't allowed. She has to wear an App shirt and pull for App. We settled for an App shirt and Miami ear rings. :D

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by BeerTownCanesFan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:25 pm

scatman77 wrote:
B30020 wrote:It is the biggest game for a lot of reasons. A five time national championship team coming to Boone. National exposure on ESPN. Plus, we need to beat a power five team to legitimize our team. Win this game and it will help with recruiting as we will have a lot of recruits at this game. I'm stoked!
5 time BCS champion vs 3 time NCAA champion. Call me picky but jiminy crickets! Our boys aren't chopped liver and deserve to be on the field as much as the 'Canes. I say it's just as big of a game for them as it is for us.
I concur.... We're trying to right this ship after taking repeated shots from other pirates for the better part of a decade. Miami wins (which is expected) and we're "supposed to win", but gives us an early and impressive win on the road against a giant killer who with any kind of break, just pumped Rocky Top on their own Checkerboard....
App State wins and it'll send recruiting through the roof!!!! The staff can go into Dade County and say "come play in NC... and beat teams like Miami (that didn't think you were good enough to recruit) every year....
This game is enormous for each squad, for countless different reasons....
It's gonna be a great trip in from Wisconsin that's for sure!!!!
GO Canes []_[]

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by NO.2 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:59 pm

BeerTownCanesFan wrote:
scatman77 wrote:
B30020 wrote:It is the biggest game for a lot of reasons. A five time national championship team coming to Boone. National exposure on ESPN. Plus, we need to beat a power five team to legitimize our team. Win this game and it will help with recruiting as we will have a lot of recruits at this game. I'm stoked!
5 time BCS champion vs 3 time NCAA champion. Call me picky but jiminy crickets! Our boys aren't chopped liver and deserve to be on the field as much as the 'Canes. I say it's just as big of a game for them as it is for us.
I concur.... We're trying to right this ship after taking repeated shots from other pirates for the better part of a decade. Miami wins (which is expected) and we're "supposed to win", but gives us an early and impressive win on the road against a giant killer who with any kind of break, just pumped Rocky Top on their own Checkerboard....
App State wins and it'll send recruiting through the roof!!!! The staff can go into Dade County and say "come play in NC... and beat teams like Miami (that didn't think you were good enough to recruit) every year....
This game is enormous for each squad, for countless different reasons....
It's gonna be a great trip in from Wisconsin that's for sure!!!!
GO Canes []_[]
Bringing any New Glarus down?

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by BeerTownCanesFan » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:09 pm

NO.2 wrote:
BeerTownCanesFan wrote:
scatman77 wrote:
B30020 wrote:It is the biggest game for a lot of reasons. A five time national championship team coming to Boone. National exposure on ESPN. Plus, we need to beat a power five team to legitimize our team. Win this game and it will help with recruiting as we will have a lot of recruits at this game. I'm stoked!
5 time BCS champion vs 3 time NCAA champion. Call me picky but jiminy crickets! Our boys aren't chopped liver and deserve to be on the field as much as the 'Canes. I say it's just as big of a game for them as it is for us.
I concur.... We're trying to right this ship after taking repeated shots from other pirates for the better part of a decade. Miami wins (which is expected) and we're "supposed to win", but gives us an early and impressive win on the road against a giant killer who with any kind of break, just pumped Rocky Top on their own Checkerboard....
App State wins and it'll send recruiting through the roof!!!! The staff can go into Dade County and say "come play in NC... and beat teams like Miami (that didn't think you were good enough to recruit) every year....
This game is enormous for each squad, for countless different reasons....
It's gonna be a great trip in from Wisconsin that's for sure!!!!
GO Canes []_[]
Bringing any New Glarus down?
Certainly COULD, Brother.... You bringing any of that Apple Pie I've heard so much about?

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by asu1978 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:37 pm

How much are we paying Miami to come here?

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by AppDawg » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:39 pm

Given the platform we are platying on, I would argue this is perhaps the biggest game in program history.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by AppDawg » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:44 pm

asu1978 wrote:How much are we paying Miami to come here?
Zero. It is a straight up home and home.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by Black Saturday » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:19 pm

After APP wins, I hope the Goal Posts go into Duck Pond!
BLACK SATURDAY

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by bcoach » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:28 pm

Actually after we win I hope we don't do things like that. I hope that we act like we should have won. It is time we not act like the little brother. We have arrived. We have proven we can play with anyone. We may not always win but we can play with the big boys. After all a win would be great but not a shock. WE BELONG on the field with them. Our field, our house, we EXPECT to win in our house. It should be NO SURPRISE.

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Re: Biggest Home game in App History

Unread post by AppGrad78 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:35 pm

I tend to agree with bcoach's philosophy, but I think any post-game celebration should be organic in nature. If we were to win on, say, a Miracle on the Mountain moment, then by all means do the Duck Pond Dunk. But sitting around on Tuesday wondering what we "might" do just seems like putting the cart before the horse.

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