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by BallantyneApp
Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:36 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Stonewall wrote:
Fri Jan 02, 2026 1:28 pm
Turn out the lights....
This used to be a great time of optimism
by BallantyneApp
Thu Jan 01, 2026 12:45 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

I feel like some of this may get lost in translation. “If you come here I can turn you into Xavier Legette” is different than promising every receiver 1,200 yards but the player may not see it that way. Well, doesn’t seem like Dozier is returning. Cross that one off. Losing Stroman Dozier Barnes. T...
by BallantyneApp
Thu Jan 01, 2026 10:05 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Really no different than all season. We didn't have a full time HC and we didn't have a full time OC. Hopefully next year we will have full time people in both of those positions. Then I hope he becomes the second best HC we ever had, and we win the confrence and a good bowl. But it only has a chan...
by BallantyneApp
Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:17 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Stink did get 3 (all OL) in portal already today, so they were waiting. Let's be honest, GS doesn't have a lot of talent that'll be in demand. We could have easily beaten them with over 25% of our roster missing and a QB with zero experience. If that was the case we should have won the first game t...
by BallantyneApp
Tue Dec 30, 2025 9:48 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: We need a good offensive coordinator
Replies: 60
Views: 2593

Re: We need a good offensive coordinator

I think it's a must for 2026. Garrett Riley is available. Ryan Habich is right down the road. Clemson fans are glad to see Riley go. I know he was a good coach when he was in Boone but is he a good RB coach only or was he just not given authority to do all he wanted with the offense in Clemson is m...
by BallantyneApp
Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:04 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: We need a good offensive coordinator
Replies: 60
Views: 2593

Re: We need a good offensive coordinator

Definitely think adding an OC is #1 on the to do list for staff offseason

Maybe an OC would help but I’m also concerned with our ability to assess development after yesterday, which is a small sample size.
by BallantyneApp
Sun Dec 28, 2025 1:00 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Hey, you guys are free to hate Kirby, but there's nothing about Georgia's program that isn't true of every other elite P4. Regarding the "tampering" comment, I'd be interested what that is based on. Georgia relies less on transfers than any other team in the playoffs by a LONG shot. If App were to ...
by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 25, 2025 11:06 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

https://twitter.com/radinabulsi/status/2003494905562501584?s=46&t=UfUtPHfzYe5R3hJ5cku44g Couldn’t agree more. Quit taking the easy way out. Dig your heels in, practice and get better with your brothers. NFL doesn’t give those 2nd chances for borderline guys. Hopefully our guys got better in Decembe...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 7:38 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Related I guess... https://twitter.com/SCSportsNow/status/2003635131698020811?s=20 Wondering if we will go after their 4* backup, Air Noland. Seems like a good kid trying to find a starting role. I don’t believe DLo recruited him to South Carolina, but the kid played HS ball in Atlanta, so maybe th...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 3:16 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

https://twitter.com/radinabulsi/status/2003494905562501584?s=46&t=UfUtPHfzYe5R3hJ5cku44g Couldn’t agree more. Quit taking the easy way out. Dig your heels in, practice and get better with your brothers. NFL doesn’t give those 2nd chances for borderline guys. Hopefully our guys got better in Decembe...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:22 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Crosby to UNT
Replies: 18
Views: 2048

Re: Crosby to UNT

ST was the one consistent bright spot for App this season. I wish him the best, but this one hurts. Losing him to another G5 makes it worse. UNT is knocking it out of the park as far as attendance and revenue. In FY ‘24 unt had $53MM in revenue 73% subsidized App had $52MM in revenue 46% subsidized...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:54 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Who’s going to Birmingham?
Replies: 88
Views: 4743

Re: Who’s going to Birmingham?

Agree. Not sure that helps ease some of the doubts about his level of competitiveness. Hopefully those doubts are wrong, but ducking a hit and diving short of the 1st down earlier in the season Along with this has definitely raised some questions about his “fire.” Would love to see him trot out the...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 22, 2025 7:54 am
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Crosby to UNT
Replies: 18
Views: 2048

Re: Crosby to UNT

Is this a sacrifice to get an OC?
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 17, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

Some interesting JMU NIL numbers, reported in the athletic, based of FOIA requests, "James Madison’s revenue-sharing budget is a little more than $1 million, according to its payroll data. That figure is split among 34 players (whose names were redacted). Two players are making $65,000, and four ar...
by BallantyneApp
Mon Dec 15, 2025 7:16 pm
Forum: Apps in the Pros
Topic: Steve Wilks to Jets
Replies: 8
Views: 9407

Re: Steve Wilks to Jets

ASU3432Mi wrote:
Mon Dec 15, 2025 3:14 pm
Jets fired Wilks today.
I would love it if Steve would come and consult with us for a year. He did it for uncc in 23? Or 24 can’t remember.
by BallantyneApp
Sat Dec 13, 2025 7:21 pm
Forum: Other Schools' Athletics
Topic: It could be worse
Replies: 23
Views: 1372

Re: It could be worse

Nevermind. Prosecutors charged Moore with felony third-degree home invasion and two misdemeanors: stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering. Moore was released from jail after meeting the $25,000 bond. If the "victim" of the home invasion is the paramour who turned him in, proba...
by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:06 pm
Forum: Sun Belt Discussion
Topic: New JMU Head Coach Billy Napier
Replies: 108
Views: 4850

Re: New JMU Head Coach Billy Napier

Stonewall wrote:
Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:43 pm
We are no longer the big name in the conference.
I think thats debateable vis a vis real brand value. But no doubt JMU has increased their brand many fold over the last 2 years.
by BallantyneApp
Thu Dec 11, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: Appalachian Football
Topic: Portal time 25-26
Replies: 548
Views: 35926

Re: Portal time 25-26

For those out of the loop, Lanorris sellers is in Boone skiing. Dowell also posted a picture skiing in Boone today. Might be a coincidence. Might not Sellers received $1.8M in NIL last year, stop. I know this is a stretch, but maybe...just MAYBE Sellers realizes that DLo was a huge part of his succ...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 10, 2025 8:27 am
Forum: Appalachian General Discussion
Topic: How long will we have access?
Replies: 30
Views: 1554

Re: How long will we have access?

I fully believe we’ll see a changing of the rules to raise the barrier of entry or shut the G5 out of the CFP entirely after the complete fan and media pundit melt down over 2 G5s getting in. So, how long do you all think we have until that happens? The current deal runs through 2031-32 but I don’t...
by BallantyneApp
Wed Dec 10, 2025 7:31 am
Forum: Appalachian General Discussion
Topic: How long will we have access?
Replies: 30
Views: 1554

Re: How long will we have access?

I fully believe we’ll see a changing of the rules to raise the barrier of entry or shut the G5 out of the CFP entirely after the complete fan and media pundit melt down over 2 G5s getting in. So, how long do you all think we have until that happens? The current deal runs through 2031-32 but I don’t...

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