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AppFan Photos of the Day
Wednesday July 01st 2009, 2:56 pm
Filed under: Photos, The Rock

Thanks to Appfan Phillip, photos from last weekend.

You’re supposed to wave

Wish this wasn’t hidden from sight

Ya better hurry up there

Nice profile



Take me to another place, take me to another laaannd …
Tuesday June 30th 2009, 3:06 pm
Filed under: App Basketball

Good luck!A UT radio sports show is reporting that Houston Fancher is joining Big Orange, as a graduate assistant. He doesn’t need the money, at least for another year (*cough**cough*). We enjoy the irony of Fancher joining the staff of the guy who replaced the guy who replaced him after he replaced him.



Soundtrack to an upset
Tuesday June 30th 2009, 7:44 am
Filed under: Videos

This made us laugh.



The other Thriller Friday night
Friday June 26th 2009, 9:51 am
Filed under: Videos

(bumped, for obvious reasons)

AE wasn’t the only one bringing down the house.



Getting a jump on next year’s recruiting
Friday June 26th 2009, 9:48 am
Filed under: App Basketball

WeHWSNBM announces his, uh, second first signing as App State coach - “Recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons of All Star Sports in Lenoir ranks Perry among the top 125 rising seniors this summer.” Hype alert! And please, let’s not starting callings kids the “next” Curry show.



The Curry Show heads West
Friday June 26th 2009, 9:37 am
Filed under: SoCon general

You stole AE’s trophy!Welcome to the Warriors. Hope you love the headlines - “Curry could still be traded (to the Knicks?), even though the Warriors have indicated they aren’t that interested in doing anything but keeping (him).” Says the Show - “I’m no stranger to putting the ball up and getting up and down the floor.”



Wir sind die Bergsteiger!
Thursday June 25th 2009, 10:53 am
Filed under: Cool stuff

We can name this tune in three notes! Can you?

Pass the brats and pour us a mug! “La Montanara und Fujiyama! Berge sind überall schön!” /waves mug in the air

Behold the German Hi Hi Yikes. It’s Treue Bergvagabunden, by Germany’s very own Roy Orbison (though with Ed McMahon hair).

Actually, his name is Heino. And he’s quite the sensation in Germany. We have no idea if he composed the music, but the lyrics are credited to Adolf von Kleebsattel. And, in English, go a little something like this (hit it!)

La Montanara and Fujiyama,
Mountains are always beautiful,
Glacier and sun,
Hearts full of joy,
Great to see the stars!

Wonderful mountains, sunny heights, mountain vagabonds are we, we
Wonderful mountains, sunny heights, mountain vagabonds are we

We have no idea what came first, this or Yikes. We’re just glad someone else didn’t use it first.

And it is catchy. And you can dance to it!

Always a-winning! Always a-grinning ! Always a-feeling fine! Go Vagabonds!



The mystery of just how much the Big Growth now costs
Wednesday June 24th 2009, 11:37 am
Filed under: App Football, The Rock

Very nice …App State has released a press release on recent actions by the board of trustees. And the update on the athletics campaign has us confused.

Are we now looking at a $68 million athletics expansion?

Up to $15 million in additional funds are needed to complete athletics facilities enhancement projects because of change orders to the original construction plans as well as cost overruns, Lovins said. A combination of athletics fees, private donations and revenues from ticket sales will be used to repay the bonds. The project, which includes renovation and expansion of Kidd Brewer Stadium, is on schedule for completion in late August.

It also notes that another $20M in bonds will be issued primarily for the stadium project. If memory (and Google) serves us correctly, that means roughly $68M in bonds will finance the athletics campaign. That’s twice(!) the original announcement.

Or are we missing something?

App State has been pretty mum and hush-hush on exactly what is going on financially with the Big Growth (note the absence of any cost numbers).

Here’s a brief timeline of what’s been reported regarding it. Help us help you make sense of it all.

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App State foes soon to be tilting at windmills
Wednesday June 24th 2009, 11:01 am
Filed under: App Football, The Rock

Well, at least one. Say hello to the new face on campus!

just keep spinning .. just keep spinning …

Here’s a better view, from the Broyhill Inn.

Broyhill officially blows



Capel hire now official
Wednesday June 24th 2009, 8:14 am
Filed under: App Basketball

It’s the Carolina wayHe’s been on campus for a couple weeks, but doesn’t officially start until the new budget year July 1 - “Jason has really wanted to get into coaching and I’m excited to have him. We had a lot of candidates but every one I talked to about Jason said great things. That name goes a long way in North Carolina and Virginia.”




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