Great crowd and great win. I saw on the App site that the kicker, London, could not see out of one eye because he had been hit in the eye by a teammate celebrating the JMU missed field goal moments earlier. Makes the kick even more spectacular. Awesome. Game looked good for television and the SBC.

(10-22-2026 11:09 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  It’s called the high road - give it a go

Self proclaiming the high road is most definitely not taking the high road. But I’m going to take the high road and not point that out. [/align]

(10-23-2026 06:33 AM)APPrising Wrote:  

(10-22-2026 11:09 PM)bcp_jmu Wrote:  It’s called the high road - give it a go

Self proclaiming the high road is most definitely not taking the high road. But I’m going to take the high road and not point that out. [/align]

An average App team beat a very average JMU.

This game may say more about the current state of the G6 in the NIL era than anything.

Always good to win a game like that either way, showed well on TV. Great crowd.

(10-23-2026 06:37 AM)Saint3333 Wrote:  An average App team beat a very average JMU.

This game may say more about the current state of the G6 in the NIL era than anything.

Always good to win a game like that either way, showed well on TV. Great crowd.

Perhaps but also shows that the excitement of football has not been totally killed by NIL etc. Good crowds and lots of screaming for the home team remain which is what the sports is or should be all about. Fun in the Fun Belt.

(10-22-2026 11:23 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  Nice game App. Congrats!

I take it the JMU coach (and team) didn't slide down the hill after the game tonight?

Maybe JMU isn't too good for the SBC and they won't win 5 straight AAC titles

Great win App. JMU had errors in all three phases and the credit goes towards the App teams playing tough and the loud crowd that showed up for the Thursday game.

It kills me to give App bragging rights while we are on the way out of the conference but hopefully we can schedule an OOC series to keep these games going.

The race for the Sun Belt title game just got a lot more interesting.

(10-23-2026 06:49 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(10-22-2026 11:23 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  Nice game App. Congrats!

I take it the JMU coach (and team) didn't slide down the hill after the game tonight?

Maybe JMU isn't too good for the SBC and they won't win 5 straight AAC titles

They might, AAC sucks. There won't be anyone at their away games to know if they won or lost though.

The difference in the crowds is wild. Memphis was empty and everyone saw it vs what happened in Boone.

JMU's road Sun Belt losses are 2 in Statesboro, 2 in Boone, and one in Monroe (where east teams struggle). They'll do better playing in empty stadiums in large cities.

Big thanks to App for handling business.

Excellent showing on a weeknight.

Looking forward to getting back to a Sun Belt with winners where money doesn't rain from the sky and are glad to be here. It's starting to feel normal again.

And the Sun Belt faithful rejoiced!

(10-22-2026 11:18 PM)Hart Foundation Wrote:  It was a little surprising to see App State rush the field in a home game win. I think most of that is based on last year’s JMU CFP team and not this year’s JMU team. While the 7-0 record looked gaudy, those paying attention knew it was built against one of the weakest schedules in the nation.

Don’t flatter yourselves, rushing the field has just too often become part of the experience of a big win everywhere and every kid wants to do it after every game. I only rushed the field once in college (mid-2000s)…it just wasn’t the thing to do back then.

Other 18th, 2003 - both teams were mediocre going into that game. App beat Georgia Southern. Field stormed, goal posts torn down, then trying to get it out of the stadium and down a narrow street, the goal posts smashed through the window of Georgia Southern’s bus.

………and still exactly THE thing to do after knocking off the undefeated, reigning SBC champ, who drilled App last season. Great look on TV!! At least when it spontaneously happens at our level, no six figure fines are doled out!
Coach Lougainns’ post game was classy. He may just have something there.

That game was very entertaining. Congrats to App on getting the W.

(10-23-2026 06:37 AM)Saint3333 Wrote:  An average App team beat a very average JMU.

This game may say more about the current state of the G6 in the NIL era than anything.

Always good to win a game like that either way, showed well on TV. Great crowd.

Except for the students F JM chants. Completely low class. Leave that for Coastal’s Rednecks.

App always has the best atmosphere in the conference when they are fired up

According to ChatGPT, in 2018 there were 10 documented field stormings across all college football. 2019, 15. In 2021 there were 27. In 2024 8 different SEC fan bases stormed their own fields after wins.

After covid it just became the hyped up thing to do.

Congrats App, that was a great win. Y'all played very well. JMU had their chances, but just couldn't move the ball well and had two missed field goals. When fans storm the field, it is a great compliment to the opposing fans. So thank you App :). Hate that we may never play again if we move next year. Would have been awesome to give the Sun Belt a 2nd CFP appearance. It would have helped the perception of the Sun Belt a whole lot.