QB Commit

See - this is more subterfuge by Jackal just to bring up this play because he (and way too many other idiots) thinks that it makes Coach Lamb look bad. But, it doesn't. It's still the right call to go for 2 there. The problem was EXECUTION (see other thread - EXECUTION is always problem #1).

This is a better video to think about when you are thinking about Appy State...if you ever have any reason to...and I hope that you don't....other than thinking about this video, which will, undoubtedly, bring a smile to your face...

Blah, blah, blah - nobody wants to hear all that. They want to know what you think about the "Hot, Hot, Hot" video you just watched!!!!

Seriously? Looks more like an ad for a daycare.

I'd be worried about this one, if he has a big senior year, he could get some SEC/ACC attention. Great frame, good arm, and runs the favored offense. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Chattanooga take a stab if JaVaughn Craig takes one of his FBS offers.

This will definitely attract some 'attention.' This Mercer commit appears to be in some 'good company.'

Georgia High School Football Daily 8/19/15

For the fifth season, GHSF Daily will be keeping track of the race for state player of the year. Similar to a Heisman Watch for college football, our weekly feature is called the POY Watch.

1. Bailey Hockman, McEachern: Hockman posted player-of-the-year numbers as a sophomore: 3,551 yards passing and 42 touchdowns while leading a team to the Class AAAAAA semifinals. McEachern is loaded again, ranked No. 2 in preseason, and Hockman is rated the No. 2 pro-style quarterback nationally among juniors. He is committed to Georgia.

2. Trevor Lawrence, Cartersville: Lawrence's credentials are similar to Hockman's, although Lawrence is a sophomore on a Class AAAA team. Lawrence passed for 3,042 yards and 26 touchdowns last year in what was almost certainly the best passing season ever recorded by a Georgia freshman. Cartersville reached the state semifinals. Cartersville is ranked No. 2 in preseason behind Buford. Lawrence is rated by 247Sports as the No. 1 quarterback prospect in the country among sophomores.

3. Jake Fromm, Houston County: Fromm passed for 3,629 yards and 31 touchdowns last season for 10-3 Houston County. He was the Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAAA offensive player of the year. Houston County opens the season ranked No. 2 behind defending champion and county rival Northside of Warner Robins. Fromm is rated the consensus No. 8 pro-style quarterback prospect nationally among juniors.

4. Mecole Hardman, Elbert County: Hardman rushed for 983 yards and 14 touchdowns and passed for 414 yards in only five games last season. When fully healthy, he rushed for 1,672 as a sophomore. Hardman is the No. 1-rated athlete recruit in the nation, according to 247Sports' composite rankings. Elbert County is ranked No. 4 in Class AAA during the 20th anniversary of its last state title.

5. Julian Rochester, McEachern: Rochester is the consensus No. 2 recruit in Georgia and plays for the second-ranked team in AAAAAA. Rochester is a two-year starter with more than 100 tackles and double-digit sacks and tackles for losses each season. He is committed to Georgia.

6. Elijah Holyfield, Woodward Academy: Woodward last year reached the semifinals for the first time since its 1980 state championship season and is ranked No. 3 in preseason. Holyfield rushed for 1,753 yards and 25 touchdowns and scored six more TDs receiving or returning. He is rated the consensus No. 5 running back prospect nationally.

7. Kyle Davis, Archer: Davis is probably the best-situated among several outstanding players for No. 1-ranked Archer to have an impressive season. Davis, the most highly recruited pure wide receiver in Georgia, caught 63 passes for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014 and is rated the No. 1 receiver recruit nationally by 247Sports (No. 4 consensus).

8. Derrick Brown, Lanier: Brown is the consensus No. 1 recruit in Georgia and No. 9 player in the country. He had 17.5 sacks and 26 tackles for losses and forced six fumbles in 2014 on a team that went 10-1 and won its first region title.

9. Kaelan Riley, Calhoun: Riley was the GSWA's AAA offensive player of the year last season, when he led Calhoun to a state title. Riley passed for 2,463 yards and 23 touchdowns and rushed for 775 yards and 14 touchdowns. Calhoun is ranked No. 1. Riley is committed to Mercer.

10. Charlie Woerner, Rabun County: Perhaps no player means more to any Top 10 team than Woerner of No. 7 Rabun County. In 2014, Woerner rushed for 1,187 yards, had 45 catches for 659 yards and had more than 100 tackles. Woerner is committed to Georgia.

Actually (and I am NO App State fan at all), App State has a good stadium and football facilities that have continued to grow and I think it now seats around 25k.  They are certainly a "football school" considering their size, and they are actually FBS (same as UCF that you mentioned).  In their initial FBS season last year they went 7-5 and placed 3rd in the Sun Belt (which Georgia Southern actually won but were not bowl-eligible as a 1st year FBS team).  App made that leap after a ton of success including back-to-back-to-back FCS national titles in the mid-2000s and a ton of SoCon championships.

Based on your posts I know you are new to FCS (and the SoCon).  But if you think App isn't a football school and that their stadium isn't what it should be you might be in for some surprises if you visit other FCS schools.

I've only been openly taunted by two sets of fans in 30+ years attending SoCon games, App St and Marshall. Both of those occurred when I was middle school or younger, classy those two.