Media guide out. Yes, yet another new “third” uniform. /three snaps, a twist and a kiss

New CW – Montana haunts App State. Old CW – Richmond haunts App State.

Preseason by the numbers. App State – “Seven Pre-Season All-Americans.” (Oh, and the Stink is gonna wanna correction on title count)

Prayers. “Chattanooga linebacker Bo Dyer is out indefinitely with a blood clot.”

Spread, schmead. Triple option is the heat.

Clubber Lang new face of SoCon. LeGreedy begs to differ.

The Swag building something Swaggier. “There’s just a positive winning culture around our program right now.”

Speaking of Swag. Look who’s a Cowboy.

‘Whee a wee bit smaller. “Wagner said quarterback Casey Turner and senior offensive lineman Matt Winter left the team for personal reasons.”

IMG to acquire ISP Sports. This mean better buffering?

Playoff vs. bowl debate rages. No, not that debate.

Look who Montana is playing. Cool.

New football assistant to be named soon. Link goes to hint. SECOND HINT. Right here. Now we hear a hire will not be coming. Drat!

We have a night game! El Cid under the lights.

Why the delay? Tickets to App State at ‘Whee being held back.

Orlebar gets chance at another ring. Baltimore advances to American Indoor Football Association title game July 25.

The “watch” list. And some of the nominees for best player in the country before a down is played are …..

The 2010 interdivisional games. Over/under 5, number of FCS wins.

Fancher goes full-time. We’re still a fan.

Speaking of fan. He was raised Black and Gold but … /sigh …

App takes over at Cherokee. Craig Barker at the helm.

And the coaching ranks grow. Charles Shields head man at McMichael High in Va.

Did you know there was a women’s football league? And an App coaches a team?

Former Furple coach retiring. Kinda odd timing.

Another school may move on up. North Alabama lookin’ at D1.

Another AE card. /tingle up the leg

Voice of the Panthers yapps. Yapp yapp Armanti Edwards yapp yapp.

Elder camp. Learn from Victor(y) himself.

Speaking of Apps and camps. Rashad Slade runs his own, and it’s growing.

Gentry stayin’ in Phoenix. Can’t we get at least one Finals run?

Meet the Lynches. One more son ready for college.

App State great honored. Coaker Triplett inducted into the International League Hall of Fame.

SoCon vball tourney coming to Boone. That makes five league postseasons in next two years.

There goes that subsidy. New state budget drops in-state rate for out-of-state athletes.

Rhode Island may leave CAA. Heartache. They’d be down to just 32 teams.

Great timing. Suckers.

Former App assistant pleads guilty. A followup.

A construction nightmare. “For years after completion of the job I half expected to hear of a collapse. I am thankful to God that it has stood up this long.” On the plus side, guh-reat who’s who list.

App State’s K king. “Andress’ final college start was likely his last ever, as the 6-foot-4 right-hander wasn’t selected in the MLB draft.” Dang it!

Meanwhile, another look at the draftees. Good luck guys.

Some love for LeGreedy. Second year in a row so listed. (link fixed)

Dreamer. “Someday I’m gonna come out of that tunnel and I’m gonna run onto this field.”

How ’bout some wrestling news. Meet Jacob Burke.

Who wants cake? We do!

SoCon and Korea unite. This officially marks the low-water mark in offseason “news.”

So what’s the old Stink coach up to. The new head man at Murray State. And check out the digs at his old employer.

Show off. Ours is bigger.

Moneymoneymoneymoney, MON-EE! All for games.

Remember. Too young.

App State advisor weighs in. “Alan J. Hauser, president of the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association and professor of philosophy and religion at App State, argued that any sort of conference expansion usually has a negative affect on athletes”

Where is the world is Robert Welton? At Albany State, and finally healthy.

Former Wolfer looking at App. 6-7? Come on up! Nevermind. Friend of jerk got him.

Possible transfer maybe? Hmmmmmm.

Meet Branden Lietz. Undefeated state champ will wrestle for App.

App State great Patterson goes to St. Louis. Hope to see you in two or three years!

Speaking of baseball. “Rubinstein’s current streak is the longest active such streak in the league, and is tied for the fifth longest game-wise run this season.”

What’s the Newly Wed up to? Great poster.

Eagle gives up football. On paper, he was the most experienced QB they had.

We’ll link for just one line only. Love that description of the Florida game.

Wake beats App. Late season fade?

Speaking of which. VOTE!

Former coach has a new gig. At Carolina Day.

Meanwhile, this former App steps down. Says team is great, but he ain’t.

More details on bball crowd attraction. Quote – “However, the biggest thing the Mountaineers can do is win”, followed by “To change the culture at the Holmes Center, simply winning basketball games isn’t enough.” Huh?

Here’s all App has to do. Create THIS kinda environment.

Checkin’ out AE. We can’t remember if we linked to this or not.

Let no man put asunder. What the guests were about to plunder.

0-2. Oh heck, let him score 80.

More on student fees for athletics. Total cost at Florida? $46.

Just for one commenter in particular. Setting the bar pretty low, huh?

Capel the younger gets first job almost like Capel the elder. “It’s a bit reckless to suggest now that his brother, Jason, can’t succeed.”

From the hometown paper. “Capel said it’s unlikely he’ll do any more recruiting for the coming season. Appalachian has four new players entering the program and one more scholarship available.”

Pretty. Twinkle, twinkle, giant Rock.

AE’s “weakness”. “Lack of height will cause many teams to pass on him. Ability to handle jump in competition and grasp complexities of pro game a concern if he’s to succeed.”

Actually, AE is a stud! We will WANT, nah NEED, to buy that game.

FCSers ready for primetime. The usual candidates.

Speaking of which. Hmmmmmmm.

Finley getting a makeover. An Extreme Moc-over, if you please.

7 Seconds or Less is back! The only reason to watch the playoffs.

It’s hard out here for a pin. “With 81 teams, Division I wrestling is half the size of the sport in the mid-70s.”

From the QBs. “Armanti was Armanti, which is what made him great. And I’m DeAndre Presley. And Jamal Jackson is Jamal Jackson. [We] don’t feel any pressure.”

Meet a future Mountaineer. Coming as a walk-on.

Princeton has a request. “Princeton University is looking to go on the road for one guarantee game during the first two weeks of December. We are also looking to start multiple H/H series.” We’d approve.

How ’bout them Mountaineers? Sure, it’s club baseball, but still impressive.

Summer reading. For the kids.

Big game tonight! Who’s hyped?!

Hillary goes Coastal. Hope to see you in the playoffs!

Still a Lion. Now can he keep a starting spot?

Budget trouble in Iowa. “There is a real question as to whether that value is sufficient given the challenging financial times that we face to justify ongoing taxpayer support. I would prefer that we find other sources of revenue.”

Forgive us. But he’s a baller.

Great quote from Giants scout. “He called Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards “one of the top 10 college football players I’ve ever seen,” but said his size numbers give teams pause.”

The future? Nice shot.

DEE-FENSE! DEE-FENSE! Meet the “new” defensive ends.

‘Nooga’s priority. “Our first goal should be to sell out this year’s opener against Appalachian State.”

The ‘Whee finally gets a huge D1 win!!! “The vacated results in football cover parts of three seasons: 2007: Western Carolina.”

And more good Kitty news. “The Western Carolina University board of trustees unanimously approved a one-year contract extension for Dennis Wagner, who turned down a position at the University of Kansas.”

Meanwhile, down at the Stink. “Adam Urbano, GSU’s leading rusher in 2009, decided to leave the team Monday morning.”

Meet the new DC at Middle Tennessee. “I played here at Middle Tennessee in a playoff game when I was a junior at Appalachian State in 1989.”

The rare true student-athlete. “App State senior first baseman David Towarnicky plans to spend the summer in Germany – instead of playing baseball. He will study the business culture of the European Union.”

This better mean we get an annual series. Pirates nab a Heel.

Highlights from Marshall. First you must suffer through the “witty” intro.

There’s that “D” word again. “If you miss the cut for the NCAA tournament, but still play hard enough to win, you deserve to be a champion.”

There’s domination, then there’s App Nation. Pretty big margin there.

One of biggest games in history of App State bball? “Need a big crowd Wednesday night. 4th time in school history ASU in post season play. A win would be the first in school history.”

This week’s storyline. “I’ve known Tommy ever since we both were on a visit to the University of Maryland in about 1980. He went to Duke and I was at Carolina.”

Some Terriers playing a “home” game in NCAAs. Great photo.

CIT as good as CBI. Computers say so.

Jay Bilas on the “other” tourneys. “NCAA basketball now has the football equivalent of the Poulan Weed Eater Bowl.”

Using App State to make a point. Would the last one surprised that college athletics revolves around money please turn off the lights in Oblivious City?

Speaking of money. How you like the new look?

A football fix. The best of Gilbert.

Scout team QB transfers. “DeGeare sat out 2007 as a redshirt, then hurt his knee in 2008 and sat out again.”

Possible QB starter sees dad get a raise. “Greg Jackson, a former 12-year veteran of the NFL, has been named nickel back and assistant linebackers coach for the Wisconsin football team.”

What’s with the arrows? Who will be crowned in the QC?

And the SoCon women’s bball coach of the year IS ….! Congrats coach Vincent!

And the SoCon pitcher of the week IS ….! Matt Andress allowed just one run on four hits with career-high 12 Ks in win over Niagara.

And the SoCon softball player of the week IS …! McKenzie Phillips went 9-for-16 at the plate with a .562 average.

Five knee surgeries. And still going strong. Wow.

Just wondering. What if they had to play a NIT game … in Boone?

Speaking of wow. WOW!

Addition by subtraction. Hey, not us saying it. He is.

The last undefeated. And here’s a fun fact – first home stand is this weekend. What are the odds that’ll happen?

Big Sexy continues giving back. First a coach, now a QB.

Combine chatter. “As a quarterback, he might remind scouts of 2009 second-round pick Pat White. Nobody knows how he’ll perform in another role, but it’s clear from his open-field running as a scrambler he can make things happen.”

Door officially shut on Thursday night opener. Bummer.

Siiiigggghhhh. We miss that place.

Sagarin rankings. App State at 135.

Payne in the Wild. From bball to pro football.

RIP coach Pollock. “He coached three All-Americas, and eight of his ASU athletes advanced to NCAA championships.”

IN YOUR FACE! SAH-whee-t photo!

Remember Kevin Cantwell? Still doin’ well!

Spiders having a good year. Lookin’ for 34 football/bball wins in one season, which is four fewer than App State in ‘06. /sticks out tounge

The ultimate debate. Potential bowl game versus playoff …. for SC State.

Gettin’ ugly in ‘Nooga. Will shoot free throws for food.

Moore walking tall. Soon he’ll be sprinting!

ESPN mailbag steps into the debate that won’t go away. Last letter.

Those who can, teach. Go. For. The ball.

Spiders look to rebuild. Can we make it a fourth annual late date in a row?

Sagarin has SoCon No. 19. Meanwhile, App State is 153rd.

Hall of Shame. List of 17 big boys with some attendance issues.

Look who gets Butch baby this year. Getting warmer.

Speaking of which. There’s now two big boy in-state programs with defenses built by App State.

The highlight of the week. For threeeeee!

‘Whee bounce back. And down goes the undefeated.

Remember this guy? He’s healthy and hungry.

Spread QB pro career already doomed. This is for sure – he’s no Ryan Leaf! Now that guy could take a snap under center!! He was a can’t miss prospect!!

Guess who. “While he is a tweener, he has a stronger arm than expected and is quick, elusive, and fast.”

Video release on Moore award. We thought the names I-A/I-AA were retired?

Today’s wish. A battle of the ASUs!

Bungled. “They’ve got to be kicking themselves for cutting Corey Lynch.”

It’s just that easy! “Other board members talked about how the addition of football was a logical step for the rapidly growing campus and noted that fundraising at Appalachian State’s now-championship football program accelerated once the program was approved and construction started on the stadium.”

Speaking of money in college football. “NCAA statistics showed that nearly 80 percent of the 120 athletic programs that sponsor major-college football reported operating deficits in the 2007-08 school year.”

Meet the wrestling coach. Nice nod to his high school coach.

A proud alum passes. The building which houses Jones Arena bears his name.

ESPN Triangle? Really? Like ESPN Dallas? Really??

Look who Richmond got. But was he ever a practice player of the week?

Lose two teams, get one big headache. Have you seen the price of gas?

At least one Montana school plays FBSers. Hey, they might win.

Hump’ed day. Ugh.

AE is interesting. Nice company there.

Who will coach against App State? We really have nothing to say on this, other than we hope he’s okay.

Some recruiting news. For what it’s worth.

Uh-oh. “The repeated inactivity of Murrell, a big contributor on special teams, remains a mystery but I’m told he and special teams coach Mike Westhoff don’t see eye to eye.”

Christmas in Boone. It was pretty awful.

More on McNeil. “Texas Tech is currently ranked second nationally in total sacks with 40 and that number ties the school’s single season record.”

‘Nooga loses two assistants. Defensive line coach goes to Marshall, defensive backs coach leaves for personal reasons.

Griz loses defensive coach. No interview for the head job, so he heads elsewhere.

Speaking of Montana. “About 1.5 million households tuned in to the Grizzlies’ FCS championship game against Villanova on Dec. 18. Montana lost 23-21 but it was the highest rated FCS championship since 1994.”

AE talks future. “If the NFL sees me at a different position, I am willing to try,” Edwards said. “Hopefully, though, I can also get a chance to show what I can do at quarterback.”

A sweet Christmas wish. “Go after Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards and give him a chance to run the Wildcat offense with DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart.”

The dumbest “argument” ev-ah. His number WILL be retired. Period. No debate. It’s just a matter of when.

No. 3. Fifth straight final poll App State ranked in top 5.

Start the new year off right. In case you don’t get what you really want.

A record 10,651 tickets were sold locally. That’s a lot of disappointed scalper fans of App State.

Furple goes for the Notre Dame excuse. “Furman football coach Bobby Lamb concedes that maintaining strict academic standards handicaps schools like Furman in the recruiting race against less selective schools in the Southern Conference and in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.”

Flyers trump Apps. “The Flyers were playing without three of their top four scorers, and their normal 11-man rotation was chopped to eight.”

More on the end of Hofstra. “A lot of guys just stayed outside, and talked, and cried. I went to my car and cried, and called my dad.”

Hatch Attack lands at Murray State. More big shoes to fill.

Is Montana next to lose coach? Hmmmm. (UPDATE – Bye-bye Griz)