Weekend blahs for the Black and Gold

Although I know I should be, I'm none too fond of moral victories and team building experiences. The Black and Gold was toast on the hardwood this weekend. I do get a little satisfaction knowing that the RJ Reynolds High School Demons ruled school in their baseball opener.

On the bright side, the Appalachian State football team started sping practice today. I have full confidence that Jerry and staff will fill our 7 vacancies with awesome players.

4 might be possible

David Coulson at The Sports Network has an interesting article on FCS recruits for the 08 seanson. The quotable quote: "Appalachian State has made the most of its regular television appearances and media exposure in its three-year national championship run. The Mountaineers scored big again by recruiting even more of their trademark speed."

Hail to the DEACONS

This is how North Carolina hardwood players should perform. How 'bout them Deacs!
At least one black and gold team brought home the win this weekend.

Houston, we have a problem

I went to the UNCG v ASU game this afternoon with high hopes for the team. All the elements were in place for a good road win...the M family and their entourage were sitting right in front of us (the Mountaineer football team is something like 13-1 when we are sharing crowd space. I thought it would translate to the basketball team.), there were plenty of ASU fans in the crowd sporting their black and gold, UNCG had not won their last few games and I thought our team would be fired up.
Sad story.
I didn't witness Coach Fancher doing any real coaching, Clayton was asleep and I think Minter had on concrete shoes. It was a train wreck of enormous proportions.

More logo rants

I think we should take this old Mountaineer Mania Yosef, spruce him up and use him. Until then I think we should just stick with the big A.

Logos mascots and such

I think some would question my fanhood because I cringe everytime I see this logo. It is so dated looking, so amateurish.

Here's the story...

Some time back in the 80's the then Yosef Club president went to his/her local high school art class and challanged the students to come up with a new logo. The rules were: 1) Ditch Yosef's pipe and gun because those two objects are politically incorrect. 2) Yosef should look like Daniel Boone. 3) Incorporate a mountain theme.

Well all the kids went home that afternoon to start working on the project. They found a picture of the Daniel Boone and the creative juices really starting to flow. But then, the best and soon to be logo award winning young artist, decided to watch a little tv. How can a kid turn down the opportunity to watch Pirates of the Caribbean sponsored by Gorton's Fisherman?

The moral of the story...TV rots the brain and ruins the creative process.

Definitely a football school

The Mountaineers (10-4 in SoCon) beat The Citadel (0-13 in SoCon) in OVERTIME this afternoon. This follows our DEFEAT on Thursday from 4th ranked (in the north division) College of Charleston. Let's face it...we are a horribly inconsistant basketball team that stands virtually no chance of winning the SoCon (I mean, do you REALLY think we can beat Davidson?) and we do not deserve to go to the NIT much less the big dance. I say we call it a season and wait patiently for football.

Down on the bayou

Hooray! Our schedule is filled for the 08 season! The LSU fans are less than amused.

You might be a redneck

If you use scrap household materials such as mylar ribbon and old cd's (reflective items that make noise in the wind), scrap wood and old paint stirrer sticks (fill up gaps) to devise a bird nest prevention contraption on your front porch, you are probably a redneck. That's me! In fact I could probably take a myriad of pictures around my house that would indeed prove my redneckness. Is this really a bad thing?

Being sick has advantages

Well not really, but at least today I did get to see/hear Jerry on ESPN2's Signing Day Special.

ESPN Guy: Coach, you guys have snagged two, three star kids which means you're going out there against the big boys for recruiting. How are you selling Appalachian State Football now? ... I can imagine at times it may be difficult to recruit one of the better athletes in the country because it is a Division 1AA or FCS school. How has it been different now when you call up a young man and say, "This is Jerry Moore, head football coach at Appalachian State University." How much more receptive have they been to those calls?

Coach Moore: Ugh, well (grateful chuckle) we almost haven't had to make those calls at all. We've been receiving a lot of calls from those players. We really don't have to explain Appalachian.

Ummm, what's up with spell check not working? This is not funny.

The best of times the worst of times

Here we are in 2008 and in the greatest nation on earth we have amongst others, a woman and a black man running for President. Now mind you, I have nothing but total dislike and disdain for both of these candidates but that's not my point. I feel like we as a society are on the brink of reaching a very real shift in collective attitude. In my book that's a very good thing.

I was in Las Vegas this past week for the furniture show. This place ranks in my poll as the #1 most disgusting place in America. If I think for one minute our society has progressed I only have to experience Vegas for about 8 hours to realize differently. Where else do you see scores of "loving parents" wheeling their infants and small children past the prostitutes through casinos filled with drunks? Or the numerous "happily married" -fill in any convention - attendees walking around with hookers so their buddies will be impressed. Really??? I think they must be overcompensating for something.