pipedreams

  • the app state qb debate should be over – georgia state postmortem

    41-20 makes this game seem closer than it was. For the first quarter, it was close and cagey. Georgia State drove, then had a field goal blocked. There was that weird muffed punt that wasn’t due to “active blocking.” Then it was an avalanche. 17-0 at halftime and 31-0 in the third quarter sealed the…

    TK

  • winning when you’re staring down losing: oregon state postmortem

    It was going to go wrong, wasn’t it? But it didn’t. Then it went really wrong. But it was unwronged and oh awesome we won, this rules. That was the Oregon State game. Give all FBS Oregon State’s first five games and like 60% of them are starting 0-5. The combined record of those five…

    TK

  • miller hill — god’s last gift to appalachian state

    Right now, in 2025, the only way to get from the West Side to the East Side of Kidd Brewer Stadium is around the south side. There sits a man-made hill, cultivated from the mountain earth. Probably no more than 200 feet long and at a decent angle of probably 50 feet from the top…

    TK

  • a different class of a terrible fate – boise postmortem

    There was an inkling this could happen. We all hoped App State could be different; they could steal a night march, turn the tables on Boise State and be the ones, live up to the reputation forged by teams long ago and even more recent. But no, it turned into another routine Boise State home…

    TK

  • i see a red zone and want to paint it black – somiss postmortem

    If anything, Saturday night proved that App State isn’t back. But it might be closer than we think. You see the promise on offense, you see the good defense. But they need to complement each other. When the offense can’t score in the red zone early, it puts the defense in bad spots. This game…

    TK

  • 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