Two Future Opponents

[bbneutralfan]

Appalachian State hosts East Carolina tonight at 7:30PM in Charlotte, North Carolina in Bank of America Stadium. Gives us an opportunity to see both these teams which we play in September. Game on ESPN.

 

[oldeherd]

17-7 Appy in 2nd Qtr,

 

[bbneutralfan]

Appalachian State 33 - ECU 19

 

[GoHerdMarshallYes]

ECU is a nice cautionary tale of wanting to move up and not being able to handle it.

On the flip side, App State is the ideal way you want to move up and can handle it.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

ECU is a nice cautionary tale of wanting to move up and not being able to handle it.

On the flip side, App State is the ideal way you want to move up and can handle it.

Ever since they fired Ruffin McNeal they have sucked.

 

[herdalicious]

On the flip side, App State is the ideal way you want to move up and can handle it.

I think its a case of how far they've moved up - they should be one of the better teams in C-USA, but if you dropped them into the current AAC, I'm not sure how long they would be able to maintain their level. (In fairness, I think the same would be said for us - source: our time in C-USA 2005-2012.)

I will agree with you though that ECU has absolutely fumbled their way into this state. In terms of resources and support, there's no reason they can't have parity with Cincinnati and UCF and Houston, but from a management standpoint, they make bad decisions. Down in this end of the pond, you can either have stability or be dynamic, and a few schools like ECU and Southern Miss (and now us) have made the decision to be dynamic, to varying results.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

I think its a case of how far they've moved up - they should be one of the better teams in C-USA, but if you dropped them into the current AAC, I'm not sure how long they would be able to maintain their level. (In fairness, I think the same would be said for us - source: our time in C-USA 2005-2012.)

I will agree with you though that ECU has absolutely fumbled their way into this state. In terms of resources and support, there's no reason they can't have parity with Cincinnati and UCF and Houston, but from a management standpoint, they make bad decisions. Down in this end of the pond, you can either have stability or be dynamic, and a few schools like ECU and Southern Miss (and now us) have made the decision to be dynamic, to varying results.

I don't buy the "they moved up too far". They've just been poorly ran. They are basically in the same conference they were in prior to the first two rounds of realignment. Once they fired Ruffin McNeal it's been a disaster. Then again maybe we killed their program after that complete annihilation we handed them back in 2013.

 

[W-S HerdFan]

I don't buy the "they moved up too far". They've just been poorly ran. They are basically in the same conference they were in prior to the first two rounds of realignment. Once they fired Ruffin McNeal it's been a disaster. Then again maybe we killed their program after that complete annihilation we handed them back in 2013.

…or maybe this was the moment? 😳

 

[Shark19]

It was this moment, when a win meant a share of the AAC Conference title. Was fired one year later to the day

 

[herdalicious]

I don't buy the "they moved up too far". They've just been poorly ran. They are basically in the same conference they were in prior to the first two rounds of realignment. Once they fired Ruffin McNeal it's been a disaster. Then again maybe we killed their program after that complete annihilation we handed them back in 2013.

I was talkin' about Appy.

 

[BleedsGreen33]

I was talkin' about Appy.

My bad sir. Carry on...

 

[W-S HerdFan]

It was this moment, when a win meant a share of the AAC Conference title. Was fired one year later to the day

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…..I don’t know which was worse - this choke vs UCF or our QB sacking himself, assisting in our choke in Orlando….

 

[BleedsGreen33]

…..I don’t know which was worse - this choke vs UCF or our QB sacking himself, assisting in our choke in Orlando….

Did you see Boise's QB blunder to end last night's game? That may be one of the all-time worst plays ever. The dude was right at the sticks when he threw it up and on top of that he was past the LoS. Almost as bad as Florida's DB throwing that cleat last season giving LSU the ball back.

 

[GoHerdMarshallYes]

I think its a case of how far they've moved up - they should be one of the better teams in C-USA, but if you dropped them into the current AAC, I'm not sure how long they would be able to maintain their level. (In fairness, I think the same would be said for us - source: our time in C-USA 2005-2012.)

I will agree with you though that ECU has absolutely fumbled their way into this state. In terms of resources and support, there's no reason they can't have parity with Cincinnati and UCF and Houston, but from a management standpoint, they make bad decisions. Down in this end of the pond, you can either have stability or be dynamic, and a few schools like ECU and Southern Miss (and now us) have made the decision to be dynamic, to varying results.

To be fair, MU had a moron AD and a moron HC...and had NCAA sanctions against them.

ECU had everything going for them but their expectations got ahead of their reality and it has cost them.

 

[bbneutralfan]

Both East Carolina and Appalachian State lost. ECU lost on a South Carolina field goal 20-17 with three seconds left. Appalachian State lost an even closer game to Miami (FLA) 25-23. I am sure that both of these opponents will give us their best shot. ECU off to a poor start at 0-2 and their fans(if you get on the message boards) will remind you of how bad we wanted rid of Docs buddy as our OC as they want theirs fired.

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

South Carolina is atrocious, to be fair.