What's the Excuse Now?

[Pikapp79]

Whoever the coach is, I will be a season ticket holder as long as I can afford it.
Cancelling season tickets reaks of fair weather fan-ism

You could look at it that way and I would have 10 years ago. 30+ plus years of driving up the mountain for games has been fun. Now in the era of NIL, portal and mediocre performance it’s becoming borderline no fun. One guys opinion but I doubt I’m the only one.

To each his own.

It’s still fun, for now. But getting blown out at home by a bad team can’t happen again. Or else no one will show up. Students make up 50+% of the attendance. Lose them and we’re back to the 2010-2015 interest.

If South Alabama keeps playing the way they are, we may see them in the Sun Belt Championship game.

Say no to drugs.

[Seattleapp]

Whoever the coach is, I will be a season ticket holder as long as I can afford it.
Cancelling season tickets reaks of fair weather fan-ism

You could look at it that way and I would have 10 years ago. 30+ plus years of driving up the mountain for games has been fun. Now in the era of NIL, portal and mediocre performance it’s becoming borderline no fun. One guys opinion but I doubt I’m the only one.

To each his own.

It’s still fun, for now. But getting blown out at home by a bad team can’t happen again. Or else no one will show up. Students make up 50+% of the attendance. Lose them and we’re back to the 2010-2015 interest.

If South Alabama keeps playing the way they are, we may see them in the Sun Belt Championship game.

Say no to drugs.

Legit question. How do you know?

[Pikapp79]

You could look at it that way and I would have 10 years ago. 30+ plus years of driving up the mountain for games has been fun. Now in the era of NIL, portal and mediocre performance it’s becoming borderline no fun. One guys opinion but I doubt I’m the only one.

To each his own.

It’s still fun, for now. But getting blown out at home by a bad team can’t happen again. Or else no one will show up. Students make up 50+% of the attendance. Lose them and we’re back to the 2010-2015 interest.

If South Alabama keeps playing the way they are, we may see them in the Sun Belt Championship game.

Say no to drugs.

Legit question. How do you know?

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

[Seattleapp]

It’s still fun, for now. But getting blown out at home by a bad team can’t happen again. Or else no one will show up. Students make up 50+% of the attendance. Lose them and we’re back to the 2010-2015 interest.

If South Alabama keeps playing the way they are, we may see them in the Sun Belt Championship game.

Say no to drugs.

Legit question. How do you know?

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

We’ve played 4 games. If after 8 games we are here I’ll come sit next to you. Until then I’ll let it play out. Your pervision to see us fail is pathetic

[Pikapp79]

If South Alabama keeps playing the way they are, we may see them in the Sun Belt Championship game.

Say no to drugs.

Legit question. How do you know?

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

We’ve played 4 games. If after 8 games we are here I’ll come sit next to you. Until then I’ll let it play out. Your pervision to see us fail is pathetic

Speaking of pathetic, look in the mirror.

[Seattleapp]

Say no to drugs.

Legit question. How do you know?

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

We’ve played 4 games. If after 8 games we are here I’ll come sit next to you. Until then I’ll let it play out. Your pervision to see us fail is pathetic

Speaking of pathetic, look in the mirror.

How does that make one pathetic? Geez man. Get a grip. get a hobby or embrace your family or donate to charities.

[Pikapp79]

Legit question. How do you know?

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

We’ve played 4 games. If after 8 games we are here I’ll come sit next to you. Until then I’ll let it play out. Your pervision to see us fail is pathetic

Speaking of pathetic, look in the mirror.

How does that make one pathetic? Geez man. Get a grip. get a hobby or embrace your family or donate to charities.

I usually don’t let message board clowns like you get under my skin. Disappointed in myself. Carry on with the nonsense.

[pop5app]

A little off subject but who recruited Nate Noel?

[Seattleapp]

Legit question. What have you witnessed to think this is even a slight possibility.

To answer your question we can’t stop anyone and you don’t go to a championship game playing “ole”.
This defense is indefensable.

We’ve played 4 games. If after 8 games we are here I’ll come sit next to you. Until then I’ll let it play out. Your pervision to see us fail is pathetic

Speaking of pathetic, look in the mirror.

How does that make one pathetic? Geez man. Get a grip. get a hobby or embrace your family or donate to charities.

I usually don’t let message board clowns like you get under my skin. Disappointed in myself. Carry on with the nonsense.

says the dude who’s posting round the clock how much app sucks and must have Clark fired so he can feel better at his life

[ASU-FTW]

Ignore the trolls folks

[teller]

No excuse needed...based on his 4+ seasons he does not deserve to be fired.

If app has another beat down this season, it’s time for a HC change. I honestly don’t see us winning any more games from what I’ve seen vs Clemson and SoAla.

[APP93]

No excuse needed...based on his 4+ seasons he does not deserve to be fired.

If app has another beat down this season, it’s time for a HC change. I honestly don’t see us winning any more games from what I’ve seen vs Clemson and SoAla.

I honestly think you are wrong.

[WataugaMan]

No excuse needed...based on his 4+ seasons he does not deserve to be fired.

If app has another beat down this season, it’s time for a HC change. I honestly don’t see us winning any more games from what I’ve seen vs Clemson and SoAla.

I don't think it's that bad, I'd say 6-6 and a minor bowl game.

[Stonewall]

A lot riding on the game Saturday. W L W L …?

[311neers]

No excuse needed...based on his 4+ seasons he does not deserve to be fired.

If app has another beat down this season, it’s time for a HC change. I honestly don’t see us winning any more games from what I’ve seen vs Clemson and SoAla.

I don't think it's that bad, I'd say 6-6 and a minor bowl game.

If this happens, we would expect changes.

[WataugaMan]

No excuse needed...based on his 4+ seasons he does not deserve to be fired.

If app has another beat down this season, it’s time for a HC change. I honestly don’t see us winning any more games from what I’ve seen vs Clemson and SoAla.

I don't think it's that bad, I'd say 6-6 and a minor bowl game.

If this happens, we would expect changes.

No doubt.

[ericsaid]

6-6 is mediocre, 9 and 10 win seasons is not mediocre by definition. That’s not meant to be a statement of support of the season’s progress but rather a look at the body of work. It may be beneath previous standards but I wouldn’t describe the entirety of his tenure as mediocre.

Careful what you wish for. ECU fired Ruffin, hired who they thought would be an upgrade in Scottie Montgomery, ran their athletics program into the ground and football went 3-9 for three or four straight years and they are still climbing out of that hole.


If App fires Clark and hires the wrong replacement, you all haven’t seen anything yet.

The only option, in my opinion, is Ponce or Tre Lamb. I’d like to see what Ponce could do running a program considering his demeanor, his ability to scout talent out of the dirt, and his now commitment to App. I don’t know at what point you become an “App guy” but he’s been around longer than any student and player would be so that shouldn’t be an issue.

Tre Lamb is obvious. He played App to 28 points, had a close game in 2023, and should have beaten a good NDSU team this year with a team that was utter garbage just a year ago. He is the young, driven, forward thinking mind you need for a program like App. He is also relatively new to the point that it would take three years before a P4 program trusted him to take over.

Lamb would be a lazy and terrible choice. We don’t need a guy learning on the job even if he is a fan favorite. Now go and prove yourself at a lower level program and the scenario may be different.

Tre Lamb would be a lazy and terrible hire? Learning on the job? What are you talking about?


He would be learning FBS coaching, for sure, but he’s got his chops, he’s got the lineage, he’s got the name, and he’s got the familiarity. Lamb took an awful team in ETSU and had NDSU beat, until football stuff happened with 2 minutes left. The talent gap between ETSU and NDSU is massive so even being up by 12 with less than five minutes to go is a huge accomplishment.

He built Gardner-Webb from a doormat of FCS to now a perennial playoff contender that has maintained some success, playing JMU to a 13-6 game just two weeks ago.

So not only can he build programs, he can lay a foundation that can be carried on. You may disagree all you want, but if there is one benefit to life as an untalented individual, you see talent in others. Hiring Lamb would be a great decision for App.

[ericsaid]

6-6 is mediocre, 9 and 10 win seasons is not mediocre by definition. That’s not meant to be a statement of support of the season’s progress but rather a look at the body of work. It may be beneath previous standards but I wouldn’t describe the entirety of his tenure as mediocre.

Careful what you wish for. ECU fired Ruffin, hired who they thought would be an upgrade in Scottie Montgomery, ran their athletics program into the ground and football went 3-9 for three or four straight years and they are still climbing out of that hole.


If App fires Clark and hires the wrong replacement, you all haven’t seen anything yet.

The only option, in my opinion, is Ponce or Tre Lamb. I’d like to see what Ponce could do running a program considering his demeanor, his ability to scout talent out of the dirt, and his now commitment to App. I don’t know at what point you become an “App guy” but he’s been around longer than any student and player would be so that shouldn’t be an issue.

Tre Lamb is obvious. He played App to 28 points, had a close game in 2023, and should have beaten a good NDSU team this year with a team that was utter garbage just a year ago. He is the young, driven, forward thinking mind you need for a program like App. He is also relatively new to the point that it would take three years before a P4 program trusted him to take over.

I didn't express any wishes. I dare say, in the event we are looking for a new coach, there is likely someone out there that no one here has even thought of or is aware of at the moment. To suggest it has to be one of two people is absurd.

It’s a brainstorming idea called “throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks” or “the noodle game”. Out of a number of ideas, especially in forums such as this one, some good ideas will result.


I am not the AD. I am not the BOT. What I say doesn’t matter. But, to me, I think you would be stupid to ignore Lamb and Ponce in the hiring process.

[t4pizza]

Unlike many on here, I am not really impressed with Tre Lamb. I don't consider close losses to be an indication of a good coach. Yes he got Gardner Webb to be in the ever expanding FCS playoffs from the Big South which isn't really much of an accomplishment to me. And I would hardly give him credit for GW's current team considering he took 28 players with him to ETSU, not sure you can call what remained a good foundation of a team. I call that dismantling a team in my book. Let him prove himself in the depleted SoCon and advance in the playoffs for a few years and I might change my mind but right now he is a hard no for me.

[AppKing21]

Tre Lamb would be a Dustin Kerns type hire. Both overachieved at smaller programs with a lot less talent than their peers. If Clark goes, he has to get a look.