That was a really good win for us! Kerns is a quality coach.

Why are we even talking about an expansion we don't have the money for? That's a serious question. We went into debt for the NEZ. We went into debt for the 105 project. We went into debt for the IPF. Athletics' debt in 2018 was about $40m, now it's about $70m. These projects might pay for themselves...

This shouldn't be about one hire or one year.

And the debt.

We do not have a particularly good team. We're an average Sun Belt team. Two conference wins is very disappointing. But if we win next week, maybe the rebuild can get us competitive in '27. Did you mistype, or do you mean you think App won't be competitive next year? Maybe I'm too optimistic, but I...

We do not have a particularly good team. We're an average Sun Belt team. Two conference wins is very disappointing. But if we win next week, maybe the rebuild can get us competitive in '27.

311neers wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:20 pm

If playoffs are the long term goal, it might be time to get out of the Sun Belt.

I'm afraid JMU is going to beat us there too.

Last time, the difference between us and the rest of the conference and most of the G6 is our debt. We have the revenue to be at or very close to the Sun Belt, but our debt service payments are much larger. Revenue is just half the story.

That is the part that stings the most. These other programs don’t have some magical access to an abundance of resources we don’t have. Or are we not spending our donations and ticket revenues on areas that are producing results. The current regime has not been good steward of our resources. We have...

I said this a month or so ago and I'll say it again. This team lacks talent. This is particularly true on the offensive line. I don't know enough about football to know how you can effectively play call around an o-line that can't pass or run block. This is just a bad Appalachian football team. And...

I totally understand how frustrating this season is. It is tough to watch a problem that we've made emotional and financial investments in look this bad. But to talk about firing a coach after year one makes us look as irrational as Auburn, and not even they pull the trigger this fast. Also, I didn...

I totally understand how frustrating this season is. It is tough to watch a problem that we've made emotional and financial investments in look this bad. But to talk about firing a coach after year one makes us look as irrational as Auburn, and not even they pull the trigger this fast. Also, I didn'...

What are the odds we see a clean break with Dowell? Looking at him with Chesney last night, with his kid on the sideline, and the post game presser, he certainly looks checked out. I realize he would be leaving money on the table probably. Don't you think that might be the worst possible outcome?

This may not the appropriate place to ask this question, but how many major contributetors have we lost in the portal? Joey and Nate Noel, but how long is the list?

What has he gotten right since 2019?

I said this a month or so ago and I'll say it again. This team lacks talent. This is particularly true on the offensive line. I don't know enough about football to know how you can effectively play call around an o-line that can't pass or run block. This is just a bad Appalachian football team. And ...

Gillins seat is blistering his ass right now. It should be. He started this. He inherited satt, drive him off and started our downfall. Outside of facility investments, the game day ops and teams have steadily declined The $3-4M a year lured Satt away, go grind your axe for idiots, no one believes ...

I guess here is where Im at..... I thought we would get smoked by four touchdowns. We lost by 3 to a good ODU team.....at their place....on homecoming. We all want to win but I'm not as upset about this as some are. Are they a good team? No one is a bigger homer than me, but it’s funny how you of a...

Our brand is looking just awful on national TV.

t4pizza wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:55 pm

Whew, he missed it again. 10-7 going into the half. We get the ball to start the half so we are in good position to take the lead.

Hardly seems possible. But, at this point we need to win this one.