The Black & Gold Podcast

Coach Drink and his staff have done a great job recruiting even with the coaching turnover from December. We talk recruiting and App State basketball.

App State football has had a lot of changes recently. One of those changes is new defensive coordinator Ted Roof. Coach Roof was gracious with his time and made his debut in the BGP Lounge in early January!

App State football finalized their football staff and then... didn't finalize their football staff. Overall, we love the new stable of coaches for App State football. But who replaces Junior Adams!?!?! It's the type of burning question everyone needs to know!

Our good friend and former App State football player, Brad Absher, joins us in the BGP lounge this week. We talk about his decades of App State football experience, what Steve Brown was like as a roommate, and his best memories!

2018 has come and gone and 2019 has high hopes! We discuss the basketball games since December 20th and the new App State football coaches!

Merry Christmas, BGP Listeners! Everyone is on the "Good" list this year and your present is Coach Drink on BGP!Enjoy!

A lot has happened to App State football in one week. A new head coach, a big New Orleans Bowl win, coaches leaving, and national signing day. We break it all down in this week's episode!

Another year, another season for App State football. New Orleans was a blast and App State nation showed up strong. We discuss the game and the festivities around this awesome New Orleans Bowl weekend!

App State football has a new captain! Eliah Drinkwitz is the new leader of the program we all love so much. You asked and you shall receive. Ethan Joyce joins us to cover the madness!!!

it's been a CRAZY week for App State football. We're only a few days away from the New Orleans Bowl and App State does not have a permanent head coach yet. We discuss the upcoming bowl game and coaching search with DJ in the #BGPMailSatchel

It is a sad time for App State football. Our own Scott Satterfield took the job in Louisville and now we are in uncharted waters. It's been almost 30 years since App State has replaced a head football coach that left voluntarily. David "The Security Blanket" Jackson joins us to work through this chaos!

It seemed like destiny to have the first Sun Belt Championship game in Boone. The day was very Boone-esque. Overcast, hard rain, mist... and it was glorious. We review the first ever Sun Belt title game and analyze the victory!

The goal is January was for App State football to host a game on December 1st for the Sun Belt title. Almost a year later with countless amounts of blood, sweat, and tears the Mountaineers have met their goal. It's time to face Louisiana one more time and this time it counts more than anything so far!

Saturday was everything App State fans dreamed about. The weather was perfect for Boone in late November, the crowd was loud and intense, and the scoreboard said "App 21, Troy 10" at the end of the game. We break down this awesome game in this post game episode.

App State has had some incredibly important football games in its program's history. This Saturday's matchup against Troy is one of the most important. It's incredible to say that when talking about a program with so many amazing games but it's true. The winner of this matchup goes on to play for the Sun Belt title!

Five times Georgia State has played App State in the sport of football. Five times Georgia State has been obliterated by App State in the sport of football. This series has a very Purple Catamount Mountain Jug feel to it, doesn't it? We break down the destruction of all things Georgia State Panther and can't help but talk about Troy!

Georgia State has been playing App State in football for five years. For five years App State has utterly dominated Georgia State. This Saturday is Black Saturday and that means business. Shawn Elliott and the Panthers come up to Boone once again to see if the Panthers can give the Apps a scare!

App State football has their QB1 back and spent no time getting back into scoring big on Saturday against Texas State. Even with a mostly-empty stadium, App State put on a show for the fans and the Trojans of Troy made our day even "more special-er" by beating Georgia Southern and keeping our hopes of hosting the first ever conference championship game alive!

The App State football team travels down to San Marcos for the second time in as many years to face Texas State. Last year was a battle to the last second at the last yard (literally).Will that be the case this year? Texas State beat writer Nick Castillo joins us to discuss this weekend's matchup.

App State football needed to win in a big way on Saturday to erase as much of Thursday night in Statesboro as possible. Well... Mission accomplished! App State is back on track and we also have a brand new vacation home in Conway, SC!

App State football tries to bounce back after an epic defeat vs Georgia Southern in Statesboro last Thursday. Now App State focuses on the Coastal Kentucky Beach Chickens. The biggest questions for the Mountaineers are obvious: can Zac Thomas play? Can the back up QBs play better than they did against GaSo? We dive into that plus talk with Coastal Carolina beat writer Alan Blondin.

Nightmarish. That is a good way to describe what happened to App State football starting at 7:30PM on Thursday, October 25th in Statesboro, GA.We discuss this massive GUT PUNCH and try to make sense of what is ahead for this Mountaineer squad. By the way, it's ALWAYS great to be a Mountaineer!

It's a HUGE week for (#25) App State football! Being ranked for the first time in program history in the AP Top 25 poll + playing our most hated rival on the road on short rest. What is going to happen in Statesboro as the first EVER ranked program rolls into town? Listen and find out!

There was no Miracle on the Mountain for Louisiana against App State on Saturday. That's a great thing for the Apps. Although the Ragin' Cajuns gave a great effort, the Mountaineers stayed on top for the win. On to Georgia Southern!

App State football is back in Boone this week! We'd like to welcome Furman QB Billy Napier back to the mountain! (Use Google, kids).Tim Buckley of The Daily Advertiser joins us to discuss this weekend's matchup!