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Unread post by GOAPPS37 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:24 am

Cannot find the official attendance for yesterday's game. Anyone know?

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Unread post by appgrad95&97 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:35 am

25,862

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Unread post by bigdaddyg » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:41 am

Obviously a topic beaten to death on many threads but just imagine what our attendance would average if were in a more regional conference. Oh well maybe one day

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Unread post by 87ASUgrad » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:45 am

ESPN has attendance at 25,862 for the South Alabama game.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/ga ... =401021665
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Unread post by appstatealum » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:51 am

It was definitely nice and full. I missed the opener against GW, but I love them getting rid of the temp bleachers. It made the stadium look that much fuller. Now we just need to get rid of that track.....
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Unread post by Stonewall » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:33 am

The bank area concourse was packed with students. They need a place to sit. At least until they leave at halftime.

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Unread post by WXAPP » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:21 am

Good crowd... packed house... thankful for the clouds for those of us slow roasting on the East side.... ! It was a damn fine day to be a Mountaineer!
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Unread post by AppinVA » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:04 pm

appstatealum wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:51 am
It was definitely nice and full. I missed the opener against GW, but I love them getting rid of the temp bleachers. It made the stadium look that much fuller. Now we just need to get rid of that track.....
At least those temporary tents hid OFH. I had forgotten how ugly it looks, because of those temporary stands.
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Unread post by appstate77 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:09 pm

The nice breeze coming thru the stadium felt nice too. Great day overall!

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Unread post by hotrod2001 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:26 pm

The swarm of monarch butterflies on the home side was pretty cool too.

Also liked the addition of the train whistle to the scores. I wonder if that's supposed to be a nod to Tweetsie Railroad. (Which for those who might not know, was an actual mining train route which ran from Boone to Johnson City. The depot in Boone was at the corner of Depot and River street and "used" to be the Alliance Bible Fellowship church when I was there, but now it's the Chuck Beasley Media Complex. They gutted it but apparently they left the stone exterior walls standing.

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Unread post by WXAPP » Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:31 pm

If I recall correctly... A big flood, triggered by a hurricane, in 1940 killed the Linville River Railway. Cafe Portifino is in the old depot building... Tweetsie's original depot station! A good read in interested in the history of it all... https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=27863
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Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:40 pm

And more here.

https://www.ourstate.com/the-deluge-of-1940/

I have a few books about Western North Carolina railroading I can recommend to those that would like to know more about this history. Even more forgotten is the train into Todd.
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Unread post by App91 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:44 pm

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:40 pm
And more here.

https://www.ourstate.com/the-deluge-of-1940/

I have a few books about Western North Carolina railroading I can recommend to those that would like to know more about this history. Even more forgotten is the train into Todd.
Nice find, I get that magazine and read that story back in the spring. Good friend has just purchased a cabin in the Deep Gap area and was telling him that story just yesterday.

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Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:03 pm

A few take aways. One, trees do grow back, but don't denude a mountain side.

Two, I really wish Boone still had a train. Maybe someday Amtrak will go to Asheville and I can ride Amtrak to Hickory and find some other way to get to Boone in time for the game.
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Unread post by hotrod2001 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:08 pm

WXAPP wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:31 pm
If I recall correctly... A big flood, triggered by a hurricane, in 1940 killed the Linville River Railway. Cafe Portifino is in the old depot building... Tweetsie's original depot station! A good read in interested in the history of it all... https://www.theclio.com/web/entry?id=27863
Yeah the 1940 flood killed the Boone section of the line. I think the line is still used on the TN side. I don't know about the depot. The place I'm talking about is right next to Portifino's. I'm just going off what my Geology professor told me. (Which was actually a pretty informative class because we studied a lot about Tweetsie and the feldspar and iron mining it serviced between Watauga and Avery Counties.

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Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:18 pm

Yep, the ETRY still runs over 7 miles in Johnson City, TN and connects to both CSX and NS it seems. I doubt it serves as a bridge between the two as I imagine NS and CSX also connect with each other somewhere in Johnson City without the need for the ETRY.

https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_am ... -one-panel
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Unread post by appstatealum » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:03 pm

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:40 pm
And more here.

https://www.ourstate.com/the-deluge-of-1940/

I have a few books about Western North Carolina railroading I can recommend to those that would like to know more about this history. Even more forgotten is the train into Todd.
For a minute there I felt like an old man reading about train/Depot history. :lol: :lol: :lol:
It was not a knock either, more like a warm cozy feeling....
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Unread post by Stonewall » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:45 am

The Monarchs are migrating this time of year .Nice show. I like the whistle , Jalin runs like a locomotive...

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Unread post by APPdiesel » Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:38 pm

appstatealum wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:51 am
It was definitely nice and full. I missed the opener against GW, but I love them getting rid of the temp bleachers. It made the stadium look that much fuller. Now we just need to get rid of that track.....
I know they're only temporary for this year (but may be brought back in some way for the wide sidelines) but I personally don't like the look of white vinyl tents next to the field. Maybe better if they had graphics on them or something. Small gripe. Personal opinion.
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Unread post by appstatealum » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:36 pm

APPdiesel wrote:
Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:38 pm
appstatealum wrote:
Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:51 am
It was definitely nice and full. I missed the opener against GW, but I love them getting rid of the temp bleachers. It made the stadium look that much fuller. Now we just need to get rid of that track.....
I know they're only temporary for this year (but may be brought back in some way for the wide sidelines) but I personally don't like the look of white vinyl tents next to the field. Maybe better if they had graphics on them or something. Small gripe. Personal opinion.
Agreed. Black tents with App logos etc....Future home of a beer garden? I’d liken it to something you would see at a golf tournament- bistro tables and stuff. That would be sweet.
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