Pirates find themselves on the outside looking in…once again.

Stonewall wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2026 1:55 pm

The So Miss environment is fantastic. IF we were ever at that level could we replicate it ? Would have to be in Hickory. Elsewhere, upsets are brewing.

Hickory would make it so much easier to get folks from CLT and The Triad involved. Way more butts in seats.

Historically speaking, the purpose of a “liberal arts education” was to create a well-rounded individual who was subjected to a wide variety of educational subjects, taught critical thinking skills and a capacity to effectively reason and argue/debate from a reasoned perspective. Many distinguished ...

Better start hydrating now for high noon in G-Vegas. The last time in Gville was stroke level heat and I was still playing a fair amount of basketball back then. Hottest game I have ever been to... It was horrific. A young guy behind us had seizures from dehydration that day. Wouldn’t be surprised ...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48759931/2026-sun-belt-conference-college-football-preview-predictions-every-team No one in the SBC above 75 and nine teams below 100 including us. Congrats to everyone that wanted to pay players, you killed football for us. You're welcome! Sorry for...

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48759931/2026-sun-belt-conference-college-football-preview-predictions-every-team No one in the SBC above 75 and nine teams below 100 including us. Congrats to everyone that wanted to pay players, you killed football for us. You're welcome! Sorry for...

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis, according to a statement provided by the Busch family. https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/48852216/family-says-kyle-busch-died-severe-pneumonia-sepsis Crazy that a 41 year old would die of pneumonia to sepsi...

App definitely accomplished some good things this year. An argument can be made that we should be kicking back and celebrating their success with a 2-liter Sun Country wine cooler bottle. But like it or not, a flat end to the season plus tournament struggles do color many fans’ perspective of App’s ...

This is an interesting conversation. I may be wrong, but I’m still pessimistic about the chances of App being awarded a medical school.
If it does happen, it will radically change the character of Boone/Watauga County. Many people won’t be happy with the changes.

These articles claim that Cincinnati was notified last August that their QB, Sorsby, had placed bets on his former team (Indiana) while he was a player. Admittedly, he was not on the travel squad for IU and did not participate in any games he bet on, but nonetheless, UC was told and one would have ...

I ran across the report below and thought this group might appreciate the perspective. As some perceptive folks here have pointed out, US higher education is in serious financial straits and many people don’t fully understand how bad this situation has become. Anthony Bradley shared specifics in his...

I can only imagine what JCline would say about all of this.

It’s heartbreaking to witness to the slow death of college athletics when many student athletes still do it for the a chance to get an education and the love of the game, not for a paycheck. I hate it for them.

T-Dog wrote: ↑

Sat May 16, 2026 10:04 am

Due to a combo of results from Friday, App is officially locked into the 3 seed due to winning every potential tiebreaker.

That is good news, we’ll take it.

Winning and losing has always been the main thing; now it’s the only thing. The days when fans wanted to build relationships with coaches and players and cared about their wellbeing is all bit gone. The human element is disappearing and it’s a tragedy rarely mentioned in TP/NIL discussions…here or a...

Less than stellar predictions for the boys. I know it's just a crappy, superficial look, but it still hurts to see. https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/app-state-mountaineers-college-football-preview-2026 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/sun-belt-football-rankings-sprin...

GP playoff and bowls outside of CFP are just for partying. A lot of players are opting out of bowls and some even CFP games because they view it in their own personal interest. That make bowls merely a pride thing and an opportunity to go party. Let's just call them what they are. There is nothing ...

If the right headliner is booked at KBS, folks will show up. We’ve seen it before, it can happen again.

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...

AppinVA wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 7:04 pm

biggie wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2026 7:01 pm

Don’t think there is anyone I’d pay over $100 to see now.

The ones I would pay for at that price are dead.

We’re on the same page, but Mother’s Day.

Then she said no, leaving me to scramble for a viable Plan B.