Appalachian at The Citadel Thread

[HiHiYikas]

App State wins the coin toss and will receive...

Touchback...

[T-Dog]

We're wearing our black home unis today. Citadel wants to play it that way huh?

[T-Dog]

App's already knocking on the door. Two plays and at the CIT 21

[AppMountaineer13]

I hope they play it this way all game.. App inside the 30 and driving

[HiHiYikas]

Nice run on 3rd and 18 for Armanti...a little short...

4th and inches...ASU converts...but a Mountaineer penalty brings out the kicking unit...

Rauch's kick is good from 39 yards; 3-0 App State

[T-Dog]

App almost recovers the kickoff which what Jackson said would be the "longest onside kick recovery in history" at the CIT 15. Wind is gusting at times.

[HiHiYikas]

El Cid 3-and-out on their first drive.

[T-Dog]

El Cit 3 and out.

[HiHiYikas]

Armanti Edwards uncorks an 80-yard run - 9-0 Apps...

PAT is good...10-0, Johnson-Hagood crowd's "A-S-U, A-S-U" chant is very clear on the radio...

[T-Dog]

SEVENTY-TWO YARD PUNT by El Cit kicker

TOUCHDOWN APP ST 80-YARD RUN BY ARMANTI!

[bustingnut]

BEAUTIFUL 80 yard run!!!!!!!!! ARMANTI!

[AgentPaul001]

Wish I could watch this game, but good Radio & Stats feed.

Armanti runs the ball back on the first play of the drive TD!

9-0 Extra Point Coming Up WHOOP!

Play Hard App!

[APPride]

holy cr*p...80 yds!

APP crowd sounds good on the broadcast

[AppMountaineer13]

Defense is sounding good -- especially with Washington out this week (from what I heard) -- we just need to put together two complete halves this week.


UPDATE -- Tharrington is hurt -- doesn't sound serious

[T-Dog]

Gary Tharrington is hurt

[SirApp]

Tharrington down again with an injury.

[T-Dog]

SACK! 3 and out again for El Cit

[HiHiYikas]

-15 yard drive for the Bulldogs...another 3-and-out for the Citadel...

Big punt return for ASU...

[T-Dog]

Dexter returns it to the CIT 39!

App's beating El Cit in every and any which way on the field right now.

[TheRock21]

ASU STARTS drive inside The Citadel 39 yrd line!! Nice punt return..

[yosef1969]

Gotta link for the stats feed?

[T-Dog]

Gotta link for the stats feed?

Go to the Citadel athletics site and a link is on the front page.

[HiHiYikas]

Apps short on 3rd and 4...4th and inches coming up...

App converts...

1st and 10, 29 to go

[T-Dog]

Total yards so far

App - 155
El Cit - 2

[APPride]

wind sounds harsh...
Tharrington seems to have the most heart this year...how he has continued to play w/ the pain he seems to have game after game is amazing...I suspect he will continue to suck it up (per Randy's report just now...)

[AppMountaineer13]

App turns the ball over on downs -- is the wind really that much of a problem that a kicker who practices in Boone, NC is getting intimidated?

[T-Dog]

App fails on a 4th and 7 (it would have been a 42 yard FG w/ 20 mph wind in face)

[HiHiYikas]

with about 3 mins left in the first, the Citadel has yet to move the chains...

But they did just recover an ASU fumble...so they got that going for 'em

[TheRock21]

Blanchard really showing his youth and inexperience.....3 and out again for CIT. Still do not have a first down in the game.

ASU 10
CIT 0

3 minutes left in the 1st Qtr.

[APPride]

Coco...oh-oh...

[HiHiYikas]

Nice deep ball by Blanchard - TD Bulldogs - 10-7 Mountaineers

[TheRock21]

Well, that was quick.

ASU 10
CIT 7

[FCSFAN]

please post scores in the score thread

[APPride]

smart t/o to keep it in the 1st qtr, before App punt...we need the wind...

[bustingnut]

wow, the cit announcers are talking when they think theyre off the air, body odor, calling the game over, everything

[yosef1969]

thx

[APPride]

int for td!

[HiHiYikas]

DJ Smith with the INT and score - ASU up 16-7, PAT pending...

kick is good - 17-7 Mountaineers

[yosef1969]

INT for TD 17-7! DJ Smith will be a special player when it's all said and done.

[AppMountaineer13]

1st career int for Smith and he returns it for 6 in a big game..

[bustingnut]

what defense! wow!

[HiHiYikas]

Armanti almost had another breakaway run - first and goal at the 6 ASU

[T-Dog]

Armanti rush for 61 yards, caught barely at the 6.

[AppMountaineer13]

Armanti to Josh Johnson for another TD!!!

[appman111]

24-7 Appalachian! Statement game baby

[yosef1969]

So far the D is looking (sounding) good. Hope they can put four quarters together.
Gotta say this feels strange, I haven't missed a game since last year at GSU and at least that one was on TV. Not being there is eating at me.

BTW 24-7!!!

[HiHiYikas]

Local product Josh Johnson catches the TD pass - ASU up 24-7 over the bulldogs

[APPride]

APP IS CLICKING...c'mon, go for the kill! I hope we r in position to be accused of "running up the score", because this year the games always tighten up...

[ChiefGSU275]

Is Lawson playing for Citadel?

[T-Dog]

Is Lawson playing for Citadel?

Nope ad his backup (Blanchard) has done NOTHING besides that one 30 yd TD pass.

Besides that one play, El Cit has 14 total yards.

EDIT: Make that 17

[AppMountaineer13]

TD Jackson!! DJ really needed that... 30-7 awaiting PAT

[yosef1969]

AE to DJ 45 yd TD pass! 31-7!!

[appman111]

YESS!!!!!!!! EDWARDS TO JACKSON FOR THE TD!!!!! 31-7 APP!!!

[T-Dog]

BOOM

TOUCHDOWN DEXTER

31-7 Apps.

[TheRock21]

End it @ halftime BABY!!!

[AgentPaul001]

Excellent, the DJ of old :)

Let's rack up another TD and put this away.

[appman111]

Jeeze, defense is bending over again.

[T-Dog]

Tharrington done for the day it seems

[GreatAppSt]

Tharrington out on crutchesxmadx We can't have many more line players out this seasonxmadx

[APPride]

c'mon blanchard do something stupid!

[AppMountaineer13]

Tharrington done for the day it seems

Hopefully we won't need him the rest of the day -- if the score holds it will be a good chance to get some other guys some snaps

[T-Dog]

TD El Cit

[appman111]

Come on defense! Man, the football gods sure are making us pay for the relatively injury-free seasons in 05 and 06.

[AppMountaineer13]

Another turnover on downs.. Cid ball at the 24

[appman111]

Don't look now, but things are setting up really nicely for App in the conference title race and playoff picture.

Elon down 24-7 to Furman.
Wofford down by a TD to GSU
UMass goes down.
UNH goes down.
UNI tied.

[APPride]

this one ain't over at all...we need a pick here for big return...

[proasu89]

Wish I could watch this game, but good Radio & Stats feed.

Armanti runs the ball back on the first play of the drive TD!

9-0 Extra Point Coming Up WHOOP!

Play Hard App!

Paid 12.95 for the EL Cid video feedxpeacex
Only problem is the delay so I'm listening to their announcers.

[T-Dog]

Don't look now, but things are setting up really nicely for App in the conference title race and playoff picture.

Elon down 24-7 to Furman.
Wofford down by a TD to GSU
UMass goes down.
UNH goes down.
UNI tied.

It'd be a four-way tie for first if Woffy and Elon go down. xnutsx xnutsx

EDIT: Three way tie as we'd be 3-2 and GaSo, Woffy and Elon would be 4-2 but we have UTC and WCU at home to end the season.

[appman111]

Elder in for Edwards, looks like he cut his chin or something and had to go to the locker room

[SoCon48]

Elder just threw an int. 3 sec left in the half.

[ERASU2113]

Score?

[appman111]

31-14 at the half

386 total yards for ASU

[HiHiYikas]

It hasn't happened yet in 2007, but only once in the history of the SoCon has a 2-loss team won the conference. Except for the 1981 Furman Paladins, every SoCon champion has lost either 0 games or 1 game in the conference.

I'm surprised the 1981 Paladins weren't tied with someone else at 5-2.

[AgentPaul001]

I wish we were up more then 17 Points given how well we've played so far, that TD for el Cid at the end was painful.

Hopefully we can come out guns blazing in the second half and grab a couple TD's to put this game away.

Everything else has gone our way today.

[T-Dog]

App D comes up HUGE, but HORRIBLE SPOT gives El Cit 1st down on a 4th and 1

[appstate38]

Citadel goes for it on 4th down and gets a GREAT SPOT from these awesome SoCon refs.

[HiHiYikas]

El Cid gets a good spot for a 1st down on 4th and 1...

[HiHiYikas]

Citadel moving the ball effectively early in the 3rd...

4th and 3 for the Bulldogs brings up the kicking team - Mike Adams is good from 25

8:45 to go in the 3rd - 31-17 ASU

[appstate38]

D needs to tighten up!

[T-Dog]

31-17 App after El Cit FG.

[thmst30]

D needs to tighten up!
Boy that sounds familiar.xrolleyesx

[appstate38]

FG Bulldogs 8:45 to play
31-17 ASU

[AppMountaineer13]

Considering what happened on that drive, we did a good job holding them to a FG

[appstate38]

3 and out ASU punting

[bustingnut]

Hm, offensive line?

[appstate38]

How about just for kicks we actually put somebody away early instead of allowing our opponent to get back in the game.

[APPride]

Considering what happened on that drive, we did a good job holding them to a FG

sounds like that 4th down spot by refs was a game changing moment, at least for now...D had risen up...

dang Cam 15 yds pers. foul ?

[appman111]

Ugh....here comes the matador defense

[HiHiYikas]

looks like another tale of 2 halves...El Cid threatening again...

[appstate38]

We had better be glad that Lawson was unable to play.... I don't even want to think what this could have been like.

[appstate38]

Big sack come on D

[HiHiYikas]

about 3 mins to go in the 3rd...Citadel going for it on 4th and 12...

TD Pass DEFLECTED!

ASU ball...

[T-Dog]

4th and 12 for El cit, goes for it.

App ball!

[thmst30]

We just absolutely can not clinch a game anymore. AE throws a pick.

[appman111]

INT by Edwards....our below average defense is now a tired below average defense, and is on the field again.

[appstate38]

Edwards gets picked--D comes back with another big sack

[appstate38]

Stand up D

[AppMountaineer13]

DJ Smith is having a hell of a game... and David Jackson needs a cough drop

[appman111]

Cit converts on 3rd and 18....embarrassing.

[thmst30]

These 2nd half efforts are getting old.

[appstate38]

DJ Smith is having a hell of a game... and David Jackson needs a cough drop

Indeed he does...

[APPride]

young qtr.back getting some confidence after terrible start...thats dangerous...

[appman111]

1st and goal on the 9 for el cit


:sigh:

[APPride]

is the wind still a factor??

[thmst30]

Everything we need to happen is so far, Elon and Wofford losing. So we currently have our own SoCon destiny in our hands and we are blowing it.

[appman111]

Our defense is absolutely pathetic. Take em all off the field and burn some redshirts for all I care.

[thmst30]

This is getting bad, 17-0 run by Citadel.

[AppMountaineer13]

TD bulldogs... We've got to get something going on this next possession

[thmst30]

Wofford just lost, and Elon down 17 (damn now 10). This team has GOT TO COME THROUGH.

[APPride]

good thing is there is plenty of time for us to regain momentum...

[AppMountaineer13]

GSU 38 - Wofford 35 -- That's a final i believe.. App really needs to hold on now

[AppMountaineer13]

good thing is there is plenty of time for us to regain momentum...

Yes.. and we still have the lead, we just need to burn some clock and come away with some points and we'll be ok

[T-Dog]

Wofford just lost, and Elon down 17 (damn now 10). This team has GOT TO COME THROUGH.

Off topic but I'm loving Furman's game tracker.

[T-Dog]

K-RICH!

[ERASU2113]

If we win today...maybe it will be a breather facing 2 of the bottom teams to finish the season in Western and Chattanooga.

Can't try to pull this crap in the playoffs.....if we get there

[AppMountaineer13]

TD Richardson!

[ASU88]

Boy did we need THAT!

[thmst30]

Off topic but I'm loving Furman's game tracker.

Yea its very nice. I wish we had something similar.

[T-Dog]

App D forces punt.

[APPride]

K-RICH! thats experience right there....been setting K Rich up all game for that drive...

[AgentPaul001]

Up Two TDs & Ball with 11 Mins~ to go. Let's win this with some margin guys.

[T-Dog]

Move them chains again!

[ASU88]

Some points here to make it a 3 possession game would be huge.

Hate that we feel we need that kind of cushion, but this aint the last two years.

[APPride]

If we win today...maybe it will be a breather facing 2 of the bottom teams to finish the season in Western and Chattanooga.

Can't try to pull this crap in the playoffs.....if we get there

yeah but at least we will have some good experience closing out games that tighten up...

[thmst30]

TD Furman, looks like Elon may be done. 45-28 What a CRAZY year in the SoCon.

[T-Dog]

Touchdown Dins.

45-28 Vermin over Elon w/ 10 min left

[KiddBrewer]

haha never thought id see the day that i pulled for GA Southern and Furman...

[ASU88]

AE again! That should do it!!

[T-Dog]

TD ARMANTI!

[thmst30]

TD APP, WOO HOO were tied for 1st again. Most likely.

[HiHiYikas]

45-24 Apps up over El Cid with about 8 mins to go in the 4th...

Armanti Edwards must be getting close to the single-game ASU rushing record by now...

[AppMountaineer13]

haha never thought id see the day that i pulled for GA Southern and Furman...

on the same day, simultaneously, no less...

[KiddBrewer]

anybody noticed that we havent scored less than 34 points in a game all year.....

[HiHiYikas]

Julian Rauch messed up the scoreboard with that PAT!

(Seriously)

[thmst30]

Julian Rauch messed up the scoreboard with that PAT!

(Seriously)
Must of been a hell of a boot.

[Richmond Mountaineer]

If we could just hold someone on defense we'd be ok.

[ASU88]

Elon not giving up without a fight. 45-35 with about 8 min to go.

[thmst30]

Damn come on FU.

[Richmond Mountaineer]

Looks like Edwards is around 262 rushing yards. Not sure what the record is

[AppMountaineer13]

Armanti Edwards must be getting close to the single-game ASU rushing record by now...

He needs 5 more yards to tie it, 6 to break it, if Citadel's game tracker is accurate.

[ERASU2113]

anybody noticed that we havent scored less than 34 points in a game all year.....

They've already set a school record for that. 8 straight games scoring more than 30 points....actually at 9 now.

[thmst30]

Theres the record.

[ASU88]

He must have gotten it just then with that run.

Time to get him out of the game now.

[APPride]

thats the record for AE!

[APPride]

great job AE!

[AppMountaineer13]

wish we could have gotten him 300 but that was a heck of a ballgame by AE

[thmst30]

Elon down 10 but driving.

[ERASU2113]

How many yards did Edwards get?

[thmst30]

291 yds on just 21 carries. Damn.

[T-Dog]

TD Elon

Now 45-42 Vermin leads.

[thmst30]

Elon cuts it to 3 with 5 min to go. FU Furman.

[APPride]

How many yards did Edwards get?

291 running! lets get 50 points since AE quit before 300...

[KiddBrewer]

13.9 yards per carry....solid

[Richmond Mountaineer]

Furman up 51-42 with 4:00 to play

[ASU88]

Well, there shouldn't be comments about running up the score after this one.

[T-Dog]

Ballgame!

Great game besides the 3rd quarter.

[APPride]

well that was the high road not goingfor it...GREAT GAME...

[thmst30]

YES YES YES

[KiddBrewer]

just think folks, if we were in the FBS we would have had to acted like asses and scored on that final play to save face for the dang computers....i love fcs.

[AppMountaineer13]

Great game and a great win for the Apps... Congrats to AE on a monster day.. and lets go Furman!

[KiddBrewer]

52-42 furman.

[AshevilleApp]

Wow, defenses in the Southern this year are getting run over....what's the lowest conference game score this year?

App Games:
Woffard 42, App 31 (73 pts)
App 49, Elon 32 (81 pts)
GSU 38, App 35 (73 pts)
App 34, Furman 27 (61 pts)
App 45, Citadel 24 (69 pts)

[kick29]

yea about time asu takes it to someone who thinks they got it together.

thank you app for a blowing out

[AshevilleApp]

4 teams tied with 2 conference losses.....

[ncman071]

Does anyone know the extent of Gary Tharrington's injury and how much longer Tim Washington is out? I'm so glad App got this one..Thats 2 huge victories on the road in as many weeks. Our D line continues to struggle but at least are showing signs of life. Our secondary has struggled a bit too but i'm assuming its because they've had to help so much on run support. I just wish we'd stop trying to get the big hit all the time and just wrap up. anyway, i'm very proud of our team. Now, lets win out and get a seed.

[Mountaineer#96]

Just got back from the game........I loved The Citadel homecoming. Class all the way around. The only problem we had was with an ASU fan! That is a whole other story although.

Once again our defense came out after halftime and started surrendering yards in big chunks. When The Citadel converted that 3rd and 18 in the 3rd quarter you could feel the frustration come out of the ASU fans present. The defense has not played a complete game since Sept 1st. Hats are off to the offense ( Armanti Edwards ). He tore it up.

[lizrdgizrd]

Great game, Armanti! Sorry Citadel, might have been a different game with Lawson. Maybe next year. xthumbsupx

[BULLDOG8180]

yea about time asu takes it to someone who thinks they got it together.

thank you app for a blowing out

Yes, we had it together earlier in the year, but coming into this game, ASU had a huge advantage- we were without Lawson and playing a redshirt freshman at QB with little experience. I am like others who believe with Lawson, it would have been a tougher road for ASU.

I am an AE fan, he was simply masterful today. Anyone from ASU who thinks Richardson is the "man" for ASU is mistaken. AE is the key. Without AE, ASU would not win more than one play-off game. With him, they are a threat to 3peat.

Congratulations. I will be pulling for you to win the 3rd.

[Biff]

Yes, we had it together earlier in the year, but coming into this game, ASU had a huge advantage- we were without Lawson and playing a redshirt freshman at QB with little experience. I am like others who believe with Lawson, it would have been a tougher road for ASU.

I am an AE fan, he was simply masterful today. Anyone from ASU who thinks Richardson is the "man" for ASU is mistaken. AE is the key. Without AE, ASU would not win more than one play-off game. With him, they are a threat to 3peat.

Congratulations. I will be pulling for you to win the 3rd.

Agree. Your fans are also some of the best in the conference.