pipedreams

  • watch these videos of people cutting up giant fish

    This probably stems from my late 30’s fools hope of becoming a Japanese sushi chef. Creating dishes that are so simple yet beautiful brings a level of perfection this old newspaper journalist craves for every week. Look at this beautiful fish. And the expert knife work here to cut it up. The deboning is a…

    TK

  • why is there more black and gold in walmart than walker hall? – app state board of trustees september meeting notes

    The App State Board of Trustees held its regular meetings on Sept. 4-5 in the North Endzone Facility. As is normally the case, the committee meetings were more informative than the full meeting, which turns into a “look how great we are” lovefest. I watched all these meetings and took notes. There’s some interesting governance…

    TK

  • we survived but we’re dead – lindenwood postmortem

    No one saw this coming. If you see that sentence and say, “No, I did,” you’re a liar. Lindenwood was supposed to be a routine rout of an FCS team. But for the third straight season, App State was in a competitive game with an FCS team in the third quarter. And the video and…

    TK

  • 0.49 percent chance of losing – charlotte postmortem

    I got to Bank of America Stadium an hour before Friday’s game as I wanted to see who looked like they were starting. When the offense came out, it was A.J. Swann leading J.J. Kohl, Noah Gillon and Billy Wiles and leading the cadences. Last we heard, there were “two and a half to three”…

    TK

  • hey nfl man, can you win the apps some games? a 2025 season preview (when you know nothing)

    When listening to the Sun Belt Media Day pressers, it gets a bit monotonous. A bunch of long-time football coaches are trying to build excitement but not reveal their hands. And for 13 of the coaches, there was a common thread in that they indulged the annoyance over NIL, paying players, the transfer portal, unlimited…

    TK

  • 2025 anonymous sun belt football fan poll part fourteen: james madison

    This is the fourteenth part of the feedback regarding all 14 Sun Belt teams in 2025. These were anonymous thoughts from random fans of the Sun Belt, so you get a good mix of opinions. As determined by random dot org, the fourteenth team is the Dukes of James Madison. Some answers were edited out…

    TK

  • 2025 anonymous sun belt football fan poll part thirteen: louisiana 

    This is the thirteenth part of the feedback regarding all 14 Sun Belt teams in 2025. These were anonymous thoughts from random fans of the Sun Belt, so you get a good mix of opinions. As determined by random dot org, the thirteenth team is the Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana Some answers were edited out…

    TK

  • 2025 anonymous sun belt football fan poll part twelve: marshall

    This is the twelfth part of the feedback regarding all 14 Sun Belt teams in 2025. These were anonymous thoughts from random fans of the Sun Belt, so you get a good mix of opinions. As determined by random dot org, the twelfth team is the Thundering Herd of Marshall. Some answers were edited out…

    TK

  • 2025 anonymous sun belt football fan poll part eleven: troy

    This is the eleventh part of the feedback regarding all 14 Sun Belt teams in 2025. These were anonymous thoughts from random fans of the Sun Belt, so you get a good mix of opinions. As determined by random dot org, the eleventh team is the Trojans of Troy. Some answers were edited out due…

    TK

  • 2025 anonymous sun belt football fan poll part ten: arkansas state

    This is the tenth part of the feedback regarding all 14 Sun Belt teams in 2025. These were anonymous thoughts from random fans of the Sun Belt, so you get a good mix of opinions. As determined by random dot org, the tenth team is the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. Some answers were edited…

    TK