Cajuns vs App State Roll Call

[Cajunsmike]

Then that's not saying much about the sunBelt.

I have family in Houston who have visited Texas State. They really like San Marcos.

[CajunEXPRESS]

How can y'all say such things. We got destination cities Jones Boro, Monroe, Troy.

[RaginDave]

Then that's not saying much about the sunBelt.

Jay and I had a great talk last night, Hammer. You are underestimating how great of a place Boone, NC is. I dont know if you have ever visited there and I don't care. But you are missing out. It is a special place, in fact the wife and I have considered getting a condo or cabin up there as a second home. We will probably wait until the kids are older to do so, but you are truly missing out on one of the treasures of the Appalacian's if you don't make one road trip to Boone.

In fact, the baseball trip in April would be a great time to do so. The weather in April in Boone is fantastic. Great food, great sights and great people too.

FYI, big win for the Cajuns last night and I enjoyed the heck out of it and as long as the Cajuns are in this conference, I will spend many a Cajun road trip in Boone, NC.

[fanof71]

Jay and I had a great talk last night, Hammer. You are underestimating how great of a place Boone, NC is. I dont know if you have ever visited there and I don't care. But you are missing out. It is a special place, in fact the wife and I have considered getting a condo or cabin up there as a second home. We will probably wait until the kids are older to do so, but you are truly missing out on one of the treasures of the Appalacian's if you don't make one road trip to Boone.

In fact, the baseball trip in April would be a great time to do so. The weather in April in Boone is fantastic. Great food, great sights and great people too.

FYI, big win for the Cajuns last night and I enjoyed the heck out of it and as long as the Cajuns are in this conference, I will spend many a Cajun road trip in Boone, NC.

He's right, Boone is just one of those places where you know its special the minute you hit town. Have made many a trip there for App.State stuff with 2 kids there for school. Hey Dave, maybe Hammer should take a walk across the "swinging bridge" on Grandfather for a different view of the area.....

[RaginDave]

He's right, Boone is just one of those places where you know its special the minute you hit town. Have made many a trip there for App.State stuff with 2 kids there for school. Hey Dave, maybe Hammer should take a walk across the "swinging bridge" on Grandfather for a different view of the area.....

No doubt. I have been up there many times, that is a special view of that area. Like being on top of the world, or standing at the top of Blowing Rock.

[Hammer58]

Onalaska, Tx on Kake Livingston has beautiful scenery too. Sunsets on the Lake are fantastic. It's so nice I bought a place there. But that doesn't mean I want Sam Houston as a conference mate. What are the travel costs, not to mention the toll on the players, to fly to Greensboro and then bus 2 hours to Boone. And as someone pointed out the return trip is no piece of cake either.

BTW, I'm sure Idaho State fans think the Moscow area is beautiful too but just about everyone here agrees travel there is a _____ and not worth having them as conference members.

[RaginDave]

Onalaska, Tx on Kake Livingston has beautiful scenery too. Sunsets on the Lake are fantastic. It's so nice I bought a place there. But that doesn't mean I want Sam Houston as a conference mate. What are the travel costs, not to mention the toll on the players, to fly to Greensboro and then bus 2 hours to Boone. And as someone pointed out the return trip is no piece of cake either.

BTW, I'm sure Idaho State fans think the Moscow area is beautiful too but just about everyone here agrees travel there is a _____ and not worth having them as conference members.

You do realize that their are some teams that fly into New Orleans (due to costs) and then bus two hours to Lafayette, right? Is Lafayette a crap-py conference mate? App State is going to be competitive in many sports right off the bat, including and not limited to football and baseball. It is an 1 hour and 15 minutes to Troy, Alabama from Montgomery, it is roughly the same distance from Johnson City, Tn to Boone. So the the reality if you wanted to go follow the team, you could get a flight into Tri-Cities Airport in Tennessee would be your best option. App State was one of the best options for the Belt, based on the few options it had to add teams to it. They are a winning program, with better facilities than most of the current Belt teams. They have a history of winning in football, baseball and other sports. They are invested in building better athletic programs from the top down and have a rabid fan base that stretches throughout the mountains, triad, Charlotte and Raliegh/Durham markets of NC. and parts of Tennessee. I would take them, over some of the current members of the belt all day long.

You are sadly mistaken if you think this is some po-dunk college in some po-dunk town. I will give you travel costs, but when your options are limited, App State and the Yosef fan base is one I will take all day long.

[Cajunsmike]

You do realize that their are some teams that fly into New Orleans (due to costs) and then bus two hours to Lafayette, right? Is Lafayette a crap-py conference mate? App State is going to be competitive in many sports right off the bat, including and not limited to football and baseball. It is an 1 hour and 15 minutes to Troy, Alabama from Montgomery, it is roughly the same distance from Johnson City, Tn to Boone. So the the reality if you wanted to go follow the team, you could get a flight into Tri-Cities Airport in Tennessee would be your best option. App State was one of the best options for the Belt, based on the few options it had to add teams to it. They are a winning program, with better facilities than most of the current Belt teams. They have a history of winning in football, baseball and other sports. They are invested in building better athletic programs from the top down and have a rabid fan base that stretches throughout the mountains, triad, Charlotte and Raliegh/Durham markets of NC. and parts of Tennessee. I would take them, over some of the current members of the belt all day long.

You are sadly mistaken if you think this is some po-dunk college in some po-dunk town. I will give you travel costs, but when your options are limited, App State and the Yosef fan base is one I will take all day long.

I noted your comment about their rabid fan base. Obviously that does not include basketball as I saw an estimate of about 1000 people at last night's game. I watched the game online and agree with that no. Of course when you are 4 and 6 and last night was your third home game almost halfway into the season, that does not encourage fan support.

[CrazyCajun]

I noted your comment about their rabid fan base. Obviously that does not include basketball as I saw an estimate of about 1000 people at last night's game. I watched the game online and agree with that no. Of course when you are 4 and 6 and last night was your third home game almost halfway into the season, that does not encourage fan support.

Also, are they back in school? A town of only 15k seems like they would depend on students a lot.

[Cajunsmike]

Also, are they back in school? A town of only 15k seems like they would depend on students a lot.

You may be right in that the crowd for last night was impacted by App State students still being out of town. We have that issue for Thursday night as our students don't begin classes until Jan. 14.