The Black & Gold Podcast

Appalachian State football takes a two-game winning streak down to Conway to take on the Chanticleers for a midweek game. TIGMA General Manager, Josh Thomas, comes on the show to analyze what he sees from the team so far and how it could translate to Thursday. 

The Monarchs came to Boone leading the Sun Belt East and left a wrung down the leaderboard. The Mountaineers have played two solid games in a row with bowl eligibility still in front of them. We break down this beautiful Saturday down in Boone. 

The east division leader Monarchs come to Boone looking for back to back wins against Appalachian State football. We also have Appalachian State head basketball coach, Dustin Kerns, on the show to preview the upcoming season!

It was great being back in Boone for a home game! Appalachian State kept their unblemished record against Georgia State in tact with their 11th consecutive win.  We talk about the beautiful day and hard fought game in KBS. 

Appalachian State football comes off a bye ready to face the Panthers of Georgia State. Will we build off the Louisiana game?  We cover that and other sports on the eve of crossover season!

Appalachian State football falls to a disappointing 0-3 in conference with a trip to Lafayette. We discuss this turnover-plagued game. 

Appalachian State football hits the road down to Cajun Country for the last cross-division Sun Belt game of the season.  Josh Thomas joins us to talk about the game. 

Appalachian State football traveling to Huntington after a harrowing two week in the high country. We discuss the game against the Thundering Herd.

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce CEO David Jackson joins us to discuss the current state of the High Country and tells us where help is needed most. 

Appalachian State has a chance to make the South Alabama massacre ancient history on Saturday. Will they do it? We’re joined by the Voice of the Flames, Alan York, to talk about Saturday’s game. 

We saved all the words we had about what happened on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 for this episode. Come. Try and heal with us. 

Ring Season is here for Appalachian State football. After a heart stopping, come-from-behind game against ECU, a fully-rested South Alabama team comes to Boone for a midweek game.  We discuss the game with former Appalachian State star Josh Thomas and Voice of the Jaguars JT Crabtree.

After a flash of déjà Vu to start the game, Appalachian State settled in on the comeback trial. All road wins have a degree of difficulty and this one is no different. 

A new week and a new challenge for Appalachian State football. The Clemson Carnage is in the rear view mirror and onto the Pirates.  We’re joined by former Appalachian State star, Josh Thomas, to discuss the status of the program as well as his new role with the Appalachian State collective.  We also have Bubba Rosenbaum from The Sports Objective Podcast on the show to give us a peek into what’s h...

In the timeless words of Ron Burgundy, the Appalachian State vs Clemson football game “escalated quickly.”  We lick our wounds and discuss this dreadful game. Come. Heal with us. 

After a convincing win in week one, Appalachian State faces what could its most talent-filled opponent of the schedule.  We spend time talking with Voice of the Clemson Tigers, Don Munson, and cover everything from Mack Brown getting Don into broadcasting to Saturday’s game. 

Football is back! The ETSU Bucs come into town and head back to The State of Franklin with an L.  We talk about game day and select the 3432 Day Raffle winners!

It’s finally here! It’s game week and a home game to boot. We preview the matchup against ETSU with the Head Coach of the Mountaineers himself, Shawn Clark.  

Sports season 2024 is officially on. With fall camp wrapped up and ETSU around the corner, we speculate on the upcoming season.

Season 10 is here and we kick it off with Episode 500! Appalachian State HOF’ers David Jackson, Steve Brown, and Coach Jerry Moore join us for a very special episode. We also share the content from media with the Appalachian State football players.  Time Stamps: Intro (00:00:00) DJ & Brownie (00:14:13) Coach Moore (01:06:30) Joey Aguilar (01:37:20) Ethan Johnson (01:45:42) Anderson Castle (01:...

The record breaker, App State baseball’s single season home run king, Banks Tolley, joins us on the season 9 finale!

The Diamond Apps are in the SBC tourney!

The final sporting event of the 2023-2024 athletic year is in Boone this week. We talk about this matchup against an historically tough Georgia Southern team.  We also talk about the rumored cancellation of the football home and home series against NC State and what that means. 

App State baseball is on a hot streak! We talk about the Diamond Apps and the home stretch of the 2024 season. 

App State baseball and softball are down the home stretch of play and heading for the end of the season. Unfortunately for softball, there is no postseason in their future. But the baseball team has 9 SBC games left and a chance to top last year's win total before the tournament starts.  We also remember Jack Murphy who tragically passed away, too soon, last week.