Kidd Brewer can get loud, especially when there are 28,000 plus fans packed into it’s small stadium. Small. That’s exactly what Kidd Brewer feels like gazing around the circumference of Tiger Stadium. Loud. That’s exactly what Tiger Stadium sounds like.
Loud. Loud. And loud.
The Tigers have been giving their fans reason after reason to continue their [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 30, 2008
View from the Tiger Stadium Press Box
August 29, 2008
Makotos plans to sell Boone’s first ‘legal drink’
Following the passing on the Aug. 19 referendum which legalized liquor by the drink, a local restaurant already has plans to be the first establishment in Boone to pour a “legal drink.” Makotos, located at 2124 Blowing Rock Rd., personally delivered its ABC permit to application to North Carolina ABC commission located in Raleigh yesterday.
The [...]
August 29, 2008
Game kickoff moved to 11 a.m. EDT
In preparation for impending hurricane Gustav, the Appalachian State University versus Louisiana State University football game kick off on Saturday has been moved to 11 a.m. EDT/10 a.m. CDT.
The game was originally scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. EDT, but the potential evacuations of the Baton Rouge area caused LSU to move the kick [...]
August 27, 2008
Former Mountaineers faring well in MLB
Anyone who watched the 2008 Major League Baseball draft will recall four former Appalachian State University baseball stand-outs that signed MLB contracts.
11th round draft pick, David Rubinstein, is playing with the Class A Short-Season State College Spikes in N.Y., an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 39 games, Rubinstein has posted a .220 batting average [...]
August 26, 2008
Hypocrisy prominent in political campaigns?
The current race for the White House has no doubt been one of the most interesting America has seen. Like in any good political campaign, both John McCain (R – Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D – Ill.) have been accused of spreading lies about one another-something that is the norm for the two parties.
However, [...]
August 22, 2008
Appalachian tops U.S. News & World Report list again
For the 22nd year Appalachian State University has been named in the top 15 Master’s universities in the South. The ratings are issued by U.S. News & World Report every year.
This year Appalachian tied with College of Charleston for ninth place.
The ratings are based on various criteria ranging from a peer assessment to student-professor ratios. [...]
August 22, 2008
Age controversy ongoing in gymnastics
Prior to the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, there were ongoing debates surrounding the age of certain members of the of the Chinese National Gymnastic team. Reports and criticism continued throughout games about a number of gymnasts on the women’s team who do not meet the rule stating a gymnast must be 16 by [...]
August 21, 2008
Where’s Michael Phelps’ father?
Debbie Phelps has had as much air time as her son Michael Phelps during the 2008 Olympic games. NBC has done several interviews with Debbie and Michael’s two sisters, Hilary and Whitney. But what many fans want to know is: where is Micheal’s father? Well, according to reports and an article published by Yahoo!, Micheal’s [...]
August 20, 2008
Appalachian tops preseason picks once more
The Sports Network just released their 2008 FCS preseason top-25 poll results, and leaving few surprised, Appalachian State took the No. 1 spot, almost unanimously according to the network’s press release.
This is the third year in a row that ASU has received the honor. Following closely behind were North Dakota State at No. 2 with [...]
August 4, 2008
Taking a break
The Appalachian Online blog will be taking a break for the remainder of the summer.
Posting will resume on Thursday, Aug. 21 with the first issue of the 2008-09 year.
