The Black & Gold Podcast

Parker Collins makes his BGP debut to talk about his new football life with the Jacksonville Jags, what Draft Weekend was like, and some GREAT App State stories!

Baseball went 3-1 this past week and 6 games ahead of last year's progress. We talk about the pitching improvements and comment on what ESPN's layoffs mean for the future of streaming App State football games.

After a losing streak, the Diamond Apps have rebounded by going 2-2 over the last week. We discuss baseball and the App State surplus sale!

App State baseball has hit a skid as of late and the schedule isn't getting any easier. We talk about what lies ahead for the Diamond Apps and cover App State's first ever Australian football player!

It's a BIG day in Boone! App State has acquired the old Watauga High School property. What does that mean? A LOT! More land means more than likely a new home for several sports... including Track and Field! Boone Chamber of Commerce CEO David Jackson joins us to cover exactly what this means for App State.

App State head baseball coach Kermit Smith joins us to discuss the halfway mark and what he expects for the reason of the season!

In 2016 it took App State baseball 26 games to reach 7 wins. In 2017 it's taken only 16 games. Regardless of how the year ends, this App State team is making incredible strides to not only become a winner, but have fun playing while doing it! We also cover the end of basketball and highlight the emotional season for Women's Coach Angel Elderkin.

We officially have dates for the 2017 football schedule! As expected, the big game vs. Georgia Southern lands on a Thursday - November 9th! We also discuss former App State basketball star Josh Hunter's appearance on NBC's The Voice and chat with our special guest App State beat writer Bret Strelow!

App State HOF Broadcaster David Jackson tells us why ECU is the series he looks forward to more than UNC. We also cover basketball and the opening baseball series!

New App State head baseball coach Kermit Smith makes his BGP debut! We discuss the program, the challenges ahead and the bright future he intends to bring to Boone! We also discuss App State vs. UNC football rumors and the weekend sweep for basketball!

National Signing Day was last week but now it's time for spring football practice! Speaking of spring, App State baseball is right around the corner and there's a LOT of work to do on the Mountain. Can Coach Smith get it done?

it's official! The newest group of App State Mountaineers have signed the dotted line and are part of the family! We talk about this extremely talented class and spend time with App State legend and New York Jet's safety Doug Middleton!

The calm before the storm. App State football coaches are hustling around the southeast trying to secure what looks to be our most talented recruiting class in program history! We also discuss Steve Griffin's sideline tent project, basketball, wrestling and make some observations about the baseball program.

It's finally here! The App State / ECU series, which has been whispered about for months, is now official. ECU comes to Boone, App State goes to Greenville 2x with a neutral site game in Charlotte. There's a lot to be excited about and App State Athletics Director Doug Gillin comes on the show to discuss details!

It's a Special Guest-less BGP! Big C and AJ take the reigns and wildly speculate about next year's footballs schedule, recruiting and App State basketball!

Is this our most controversial episode yet?!?!?! Appalachian State Hall of Fame broadcaster David Jackson joins us to discuss whether or not App State will ever participate in a G5 Playoff!

Appalachian State is back to back Camellia Bowl Champs! It's been another record-breaking season for App State. The first program EVER to win two bowl games in their first two bowl eligible seasons. Just like we expected, it was a great game to watch! Steve Brown joins us to discuss what we all watched on Saturday during the Camellia Bowl!

Camellia Bowl week is here! App State travels to Montgomery to take on the Toledo Rockets! We'll be there. Will you? We answer your questions in the #BGPMailSatchel and have Toledo Super Fan and host of The Great5 Podcast Dan Savage on to discuss Saturday's game!

App State wins the conference championship and is bowl bound to Montgomery once again! This time against the MAC's Toledo Rockets. We had a great time last year and this year should be no different. This year is different because both teams are 9-3 wanting double digit wins in 2016.

App State is going bowling. We know that. But where? Similar to last year, it's going to come down to the rest of the Sun Belt schedule. If the Ragin' Cajuns beat UL-Monroe, it's a game changer! David Jackson fills in for a under-the-weather Big C and we talk to Jim Fox about the start of this basketball season!

Marcus Cox did it! On Saturday vs. the ULM Warhawks, Marcus Cox surpassed Kevin Richardson as the all time leading rusher in App State history! Does this make him the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)? Or do other RBs reign supreme? This isn't a science but we try to make it one anyway! Steve Brown and David Jackson join us to discuss.

App State legend and current San Francisco 49er Ronald Blair joins us! If you can listen to this episode without goosebumps then you aren't a Mountaineer! We also answer your questions and talk about potential bowl games!

The Mountaineers came up short vs. Troy on Saturday making the path to an outright conference championship very unlikely. We didn't play our best game and it cost us a W. Also, David Jackson stops by and tells us his favorite memories about Gerald Adams aka Mr Yosef who recently passed away after a full life giving his all for Appalachian State!

App State football faces it's biggest game of the season this Saturday. Yes, Miami was big. Yes, Tennessee was big. But the goal every season for the Appalachian State football program is to win the conference. Beat Troy and App State's odds of winning the Sun Belt become more and more likely!

The Mountaineers took care of Texas State and now all focus shifts toward this week's Sun Belt title battle with fellow unbeaten Troy. We'll recap the Apps win over the Bobcats, answer a few questions from the #BGPMailSatchel, and we'll get BigC's answer to the question: "If yesterday's game was a sandwich, what kind would it have been?"