bcoach wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 3:53 pm

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:56 am

bcoach wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 9:57 am

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:19 am

AppStFan1 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 21, 2026 10:12 pm

I don't want to raise student fees either. In fact, I wonder if it is legal for the NCAA to put a cap on how much a school can collect from student fees? If so, I am all for it. It would also reign in JMU a little bit since they depend on them so much.

The fees are regulated by state legislatures. JMU has to reduce its dependence on student fees since it moved to FBS.

As expected they are trying to lobby that also.

Really? I don’t understand why folks just can’t abide by the rules that they signed up for.

They really are a different breed. Not every one but a very large amount. Many of them think student fees should be as high as possible and if you don't like it find another school. I have a good friend who has a son that went there. If his son brings up football my friend leaves the room. He just can't stand it. They honestly believe they were cheated by having to live with the same rules we had to live with when we moved up. Many of them honestly believe they will be in the ACC in a couple years. The SB is just way below them.

JMU is in the same boat as ECU. They believe they should be in the ACC. The powers that be will never let that happen, if ECU ever joins the ACC, it will be because NC State and UNC-Ch are not there anymore. The same with UVA and VT.

AppStFan1 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 1:08 pm

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:06 am

The FCS comment should be reason enough to not play his songs in KBS going forward.

I would like to get him donating to NIL and have 2-year contracts for sure. I don't like the FCS comment. It is short sided. We will be in the second tier when all is said and done if we stay where we are. The G6 is our pier level schools. We don't need to be playing Campbell, Elon, Samford, Gardner-Webb, Tenn Tech, etc every week.

Don’t see a reason why he should piss away his dough on NIL.

Pikapp79 wrote: ↑

Tue May 05, 2026 9:40 pm

AppStFan1 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 1:08 pm

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:06 am

The FCS comment should be reason enough to not play his songs in KBS going forward.

I would like to get him donating to NIL and have 2-year contracts for sure. I don't like the FCS comment. It is short sided. We will be in the second tier when all is said and done if we stay where we are. The G6 is our pier level schools. We don't need to be playing Campbell, Elon, Samford, Gardner-Webb, Tenn Tech, etc every week.

Don’t see a reason why he should piss away his dough on NIL.

Everyone has a valid point. However, we did beat Michigan, which throws out most arguments.

If you want to stabilize all college football conferences you need automatic qualifiers for the playoffs. If you are in the camp that only a certain group belongs in the playoffs some would never make the playoffs. Even teams that belong do not get the chance sometimes to play, just ask Florida State.

If Appalachian had never played Michigan they never would have beaten Michigan. That is all we really want is the ability to have a chance at the college football playoffs.

The people that are pushing for the G6 playoffs are the same people that are upset that Indiana won the CFP last season.

AppWyo wrote: ↑

Wed May 06, 2026 12:37 pm

Pikapp79 wrote: ↑

Tue May 05, 2026 9:40 pm

AppStFan1 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 1:08 pm

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2026 11:06 am

The FCS comment should be reason enough to not play his songs in KBS going forward.

I would like to get him donating to NIL and have 2-year contracts for sure. I don't like the FCS comment. It is short sided. We will be in the second tier when all is said and done if we stay where we are. The G6 is our pier level schools. We don't need to be playing Campbell, Elon, Samford, Gardner-Webb, Tenn Tech, etc every week.

Don’t see a reason why he should piss away his dough on NIL.

Everyone has a valid point. However, we did beat Michigan, which throws out most arguments.

If you want to stabilize all college football conferences you need automatic qualifiers for the playoffs. If you are in the camp that only a certain group belongs in the playoffs some would never make the playoffs. Even teams that belong do not get the chance sometimes to play, just ask Florida State.

If Appalachian had never played Michigan they never would have beaten Michigan. That is all we really want is the ability to have a chance at the college football playoffs.

The people that are pushing for the G6 playoffs are the same people that are upset that Indiana won the CFP last season.

I use to be against it but over last 5 years but I am all for it now and I am not upset Indiana won. It was good for the sport. Reality is that we can never win the CFP because if we got a team that could even get close and enough underclassmen to return and finish the job that it would stop before we got to see the next year. Indiana, Miami, Texas Tech, Texas, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia, USC, Ohio State, etc would back up the Brinks Truck and poach us like crazy. We could get to the playoff because of expansion but we will get embarassed when we get there. We can either have a shot at a national title with pier schools in a G6 Playoff or just hope to get one of lowest seeds in the CFP and get beat by 30-40 or so in the first round by a high seed.

You never know when Luke might show up.

Stonewall wrote: ↑

Wed May 06, 2026 7:08 pm

You never know when Luke might show up.

You holding on to something Stonewall?? You can share with me, I won’t tell.

GO APPS!!

Apparently Luke showed up at the School of Music graduation ceremony and got an honorary degree.

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu May 07, 2026 6:48 pm

Apparently Luke showed up at the School of Music graduation ceremony and got an honorary degree.

I still say they should have given him one during his concert in KBS.

I was told he wanted to be a part of the ceremony as it was scheduled. Happy to see it.

JTApps1 wrote: ↑

Thu May 07, 2026 7:00 pm

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Thu May 07, 2026 6:48 pm

Apparently Luke showed up at the School of Music graduation ceremony and got an honorary degree.

I still say they should have given him one during his concert in KBS.

During actual graduation makes it feel more valid. The coolest thing is that it is a bachelor's degree and not a doctorate. How many people get an honorary doctorate degree compared to an honorary bachelor's degree?

Kind of weird they seem to only do the individual schools ceremonies now instead of one big commencement. Seems with some of them being on Thursday and Friday during the day makes it harder for some to attend. My wife wants me to walk in December but it looks like it'll probably be at like 3pm on a Friday which means my 2 youngest would have to miss school for it.

Wasn’t one of the selling points for the convocation center was so we could have one graduation?

AppSt94 wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 9:21 am

Wasn’t one of the selling points for the convocation center was so we could have one graduation?

Yeah didn't know when it changed to being split, but seems other schools are doing the same.

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 8:51 am

Kind of weird they seem to only do the individual schools ceremonies now instead of one big commencement. Seems with some of them being on Thursday and Friday during the day makes it harder for some to attend. My wife wants me to walk in December but it looks like it'll probably be at like 3pm on a Friday which means my 2 youngest would have to miss school for it.

Do it my friend. You will have earned it and it will be great for the kids! End of sermon.

Agree with the above. Your kids seeing the culmination of your commitment and dedication to furthering your education is greater than any lesson that they would learn in school that day.

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 8:51 am

Kind of weird they seem to only do the individual schools ceremonies now instead of one big commencement. Seems with some of them being on Thursday and Friday during the day makes it harder for some to attend. My wife wants me to walk in December but it looks like it'll probably be at like 3pm on a Friday which means my 2 youngest would have to miss school for it.

Walk! Motivation for the kids, I’m sure there school would give excused absence for college visit.

They also play the Yikas at the end of the ceremony. How cool is that?

Stonewall wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 1:12 pm

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 8:51 am

Kind of weird they seem to only do the individual schools ceremonies now instead of one big commencement. Seems with some of them being on Thursday and Friday during the day makes it harder for some to attend. My wife wants me to walk in December but it looks like it'll probably be at like 3pm on a Friday which means my 2 youngest would have to miss school for it.

Do it my friend. You will have earned it and it will be great for the kids! End of sermon.

Yeah I will I can't talk wife out of it anyway. I just have to convince her I'm not doing graduation photos like she set up with our daughter for high school last year.
5.5 years for undergrad and 4.5 years for Masters online and will walk 25 years almost to the day after undergrad in Dec '01. I will be glad to be completely done with school.

huskie3 wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 1:47 pm

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 8:51 am

Kind of weird they seem to only do the individual schools ceremonies now instead of one big commencement. Seems with some of them being on Thursday and Friday during the day makes it harder for some to attend. My wife wants me to walk in December but it looks like it'll probably be at like 3pm on a Friday which means my 2 youngest would have to miss school for it.

Walk! Motivation for the kids, I’m sure there school would give excused absence for college visit.

Need something to motivate my daughter to do more studying and less partying after this past freshman year she had. 10th grader can probably get an excuse I doubt the 5th grader will get any excuse though.