Up Next...Marshall

[GSUwasGump’sFallbackSchool]

Yeah the “mandated” 6 win rule is only kinda true. Hell, the North Texas team we beat in a bowl game had 4 wins but got in due to filing for a waiver in the COVID year.

[bcoach]

Browsed through the bowl projections today. They don't really mean anything but if we get to 6 wins some of them were against interesting opponents. A win Saturday would go a long way towards getting us there. A good game plan and some solid sideline decisions will be critical. It's a very winnable game. If our D plays well I like our chances.

We have to get to 7 wins, but I think that's possible. Would rather it happen this week and next. Don't want our bowl season to come down to a trip to Statesboro.

It’s possible to get a bowl with 6 even with 2 FCS wins. It’s happened several times, and just requires a waiver with the NCAA. It’ll happen if there’s not enough 6 win teams nationally

That would be pitiful and only happens because there are too many bowls. In addition it would be covered all during the game " Well Joe things have really gone down hill for these appys, the once proud program needed 2 weak FCS programs to get here". " Yes Bill you have to wonder if they can ever regain respectability in a conference that has passed them by".
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

[WVAPPeer]

Marshall is wearing a commemorative helmet with all the names of the players that died in the plane crash.

Absolutely a overwhelming sorrowful time in the state of West Virginia. On an overall level as well as personal level. My high school coach Jim Moss who had played at WVU and was the OC for The Herd and although he wasn't a personal friend, Dennis Blevins, from Bluefield. He went to Park Central, the all-black high school, but in a small town we had played against each other many times. If he had chosen to go Bluefield HS - which was somewhat integrated - like some of the other African-American athletes, he would have been recognized as maybe the best athlete in the State.

[MrCraig]

Browsed through the bowl projections today. They don't really mean anything but if we get to 6 wins some of them were against interesting opponents. A win Saturday would go a long way towards getting us there. A good game plan and some solid sideline decisions will be critical. It's a very winnable game. If our D plays well I like our chances.

We have to get to 7 wins, but I think that's possible. Would rather it happen this week and next. Don't want our bowl season to come down to a trip to Statesboro.

It’s possible to get a bowl with 6 even with 2 FCS wins. It’s happened several times, and just requires a waiver with the NCAA. It’ll happen if there’s not enough 6 win teams nationally

That would be pitiful and only happens because there are too many bowls. In addition it would be covered all during the game " Well Joe things have really gone down hill for these appys, the once proud program needed 2 weak FCS programs to get here". " Yes Bill you have to wonder if they can ever regain respectability in a conference that has passed them by".
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

You were spot on until the end. ESPN loves Boone and App. They would say something like "Every team has down years, but when you look at their rich tradition, you know they will be back on top soon."

[bcoach]

Browsed through the bowl projections today. They don't really mean anything but if we get to 6 wins some of them were against interesting opponents. A win Saturday would go a long way towards getting us there. A good game plan and some solid sideline decisions will be critical. It's a very winnable game. If our D plays well I like our chances.

We have to get to 7 wins, but I think that's possible. Would rather it happen this week and next. Don't want our bowl season to come down to a trip to Statesboro.

It’s possible to get a bowl with 6 even with 2 FCS wins. It’s happened several times, and just requires a waiver with the NCAA. It’ll happen if there’s not enough 6 win teams nationally

That would be pitiful and only happens because there are too many bowls. In addition it would be covered all during the game " Well Joe things have really gone down hill for these appys, the once proud program needed 2 weak FCS programs to get here". " Yes Bill you have to wonder if they can ever regain respectability in a conference that has passed them by".
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

You were spot on until the end. ESPN loves Boone and App. They would say something like "Every team has down years, but when you look at their rich tradition, you know they will be back on top soon."

We are going to have to disagree on that one. ESPN only loves us or anyone else when we supply eyeballs. It certainly is not us, it is delivering fans. If the eyeballs decline we become a past memory. A team that needed two FCS teams one of which should really be Div 3 to get there, is not going to be a very big draw.

[Appstate88]

[WVAPPeer]

I don't like the 3 stripes on the helmet

[BambooRdApp]

Got the young guy in the uni Reveal. Nice!!

[appstate24]

Got the young guy in the uni Reveal. Nice!!

Stroman. Is. A. Stud.

GO APPS!!

[ArmantiWaterSafety]

So this is two weeks in a row where they didn't show the side of the helmet in a *checks notes* uniform reveal video.

[BambooRdApp]

Got the young guy in the uni Reveal. Nice!!

Stroman. Is. A. Stud.

GO APPS!!

Yes he is!!
Hope he gets to show it against the Herd!!

[MrCraig]

We have to get to 7 wins, but I think that's possible. Would rather it happen this week and next. Don't want our bowl season to come down to a trip to Statesboro.

It’s possible to get a bowl with 6 even with 2 FCS wins. It’s happened several times, and just requires a waiver with the NCAA. It’ll happen if there’s not enough 6 win teams nationally

That would be pitiful and only happens because there are too many bowls. In addition it would be covered all during the game " Well Joe things have really gone down hill for these appys, the once proud program needed 2 weak FCS programs to get here". " Yes Bill you have to wonder if they can ever regain respectability in a conference that has passed them by".
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

You were spot on until the end. ESPN loves Boone and App. They would say something like "Every team has down years, but when you look at their rich tradition, you know they will be back on top soon."

We are going to have to disagree on that one. ESPN only loves us or anyone else when we supply eyeballs. It certainly is not us, it is delivering fans. If the eyeballs decline we become a past memory. A team that needed two FCS teams one of which should really be Div 3 to get there, is not going to be a very big draw.

That’s fair, I just don’t think our shine has worn off as much in the eyes of the general sports watching public as it has in ours. I’ve had numerous folks tell me they didn’t know App had lost a single game until we lost to Coastal.

[MrCraig]

Yellow/white/white is my least favorite combination, and the helmet stripes are bad luck. App loses by 14 or more.

[Stonewall]

Looks good.Hope we put four quarters together and move out of the East Division cellar.

[Yosefus]

Yellow/white/white is my least favorite combination, and the helmet stripes are bad luck. App loses by 14 or more.

I may be one of the most superstitious people on the planet but helmet stripes have nothing to do with good or bad MOJO. I guess I'm old school as well, kind of like the stripes

[AppSt91]

IMO, helmet stripes are the least of our problems.

[MrCraig]

UNC- L with a great offensive performance- no helmet stripes
Texas A&M- W- no helmet stripes
Troy- W on a hail mary- helmet stripes
JMU- L- helmet stripes
Citadel- W- no helmet stripes
Texas State- L- helmet stripes
Georgia State- W- helmet stripes
Robert Morris- W- no helmet stripes
Coastal Carolina- L- helmet stripes

As you can see, our most "complete" team performances have come when we do not wear helmet stripes.

[MrCraig]

IMO, helmet stripes are the least of our problems.

But you are saying that it IS a problem! #RemoveTheStripes

[bcoach]

It’s possible to get a bowl with 6 even with 2 FCS wins. It’s happened several times, and just requires a waiver with the NCAA. It’ll happen if there’s not enough 6 win teams nationally

That would be pitiful and only happens because there are too many bowls. In addition it would be covered all during the game " Well Joe things have really gone down hill for these appys, the once proud program needed 2 weak FCS programs to get here". " Yes Bill you have to wonder if they can ever regain respectability in a conference that has passed them by".
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

You were spot on until the end. ESPN loves Boone and App. They would say something like "Every team has down years, but when you look at their rich tradition, you know they will be back on top soon."

We are going to have to disagree on that one. ESPN only loves us or anyone else when we supply eyeballs. It certainly is not us, it is delivering fans. If the eyeballs decline we become a past memory. A team that needed two FCS teams one of which should really be Div 3 to get there, is not going to be a very big draw.

That’s fair, I just don’t think our shine has worn off as much in the eyes of the general sports watching public as it has in ours. I’ve had numerous folks tell me they didn’t know App had lost a single game until we lost to Coastal.

I guess that also means they don't pay much attention to us already. I am not trying to argue. I just see how quickly you can lose relevance in the eyes of the media. If we do get to a bowl we damn well better win it and win it big.

[BambooRdApp]

UNC- L with a great offensive performance- no helmet stripes
Texas A&M- W- no helmet stripes
Troy- W on a hail mary- helmet stripes
JMU- L- helmet stripes
Citadel- W- no helmet stripes
Texas State- L- helmet stripes
Georgia State- W- helmet stripes
Robert Morris- W- no helmet stripes
Coastal Carolina- L- helmet stripes

As you can see, our most "complete" team performances have come when we do not wear helmet stripes.

Most indepth analysis of the year..
No to helmet stripes. I wonder how we performed with white helmets and stripes versus yellow helmet with stripes. Could be a uniform changing analysis