The Black & Gold Podcast

App State, the Giant Killers of College Football, did it again! Another glorious day to be a Mountaineer after Shawn Clark and the Apps went down and absolutely whipped the Aggies on Kyle Field. We discuss the game and College Gameday coming to Boone! 

Week two of App State football is here and this time we’re traveling to the scorching hot state of Texas to take on one of the most talented teams in the country: Texas A&M! App State legend, Noah Hannon, answers questions about the game in the #BGPMailSatchel and Texas A&M beat writer, Travis Brown, joins to give us insight on the Aggies. 

What do we make of Saturday's game in Boone? We know we had fun and made memories. But as far as the game? It's almost too much to digest in a short amount of time. But we do our best in this postgame!

The Raffle is over and $7,000 is going to Yosef Club!  We find out who the winners of our three awesome prizes are and throw some bonus content in as well! Stick around after the winners are announced and listen to our 2017 conversations with The Great One, Armanti Edwards, and a roundtable discussion with David Jackson, Steve Brown, and Coach Moore! Happy #3432Day everyone!

There's a home football game on Saturday. Did you know??  The biggest home game in App State football history is Saturday and we have an episode worthy of the event.  Thomas Hennigan joins us to answer your questions for the game preview in the #BGPMailSatchel segment.  Inside Carolina all around media guy and Tar Heel sports Guru, Ross Martin, joins us in our special guest segment to discuss...

Classes at App State are back in session and so is the #BGPMailSatchel.  But the highlight of this episode is our BGP Lounge episode with 5th year senior, Henry Pearson! App State fans will LOVE it!

We’re down the home stretch of fall camp and the start of the 2022 - 2023 sports season is so close we can taste it.  Also, our first BGP Lounge episode of the year is a special one. We’re joined by starting right tackle, and BGP Ambassador, Cooper Hodges! 

We are BACK and ready for another full season of App State sports. We talk about everything from tickets to parking to the new conference to concessions to media day. Celebrate! App State sports have finally returned!

Time flies when you're having fun.  We wrap up the SEVENTH season of the Black & Gold podcast by putting a bow on the baseball season, analyzing how ridiculously good the Sun Belt is at baseball, and thinking about our favorite moments from this sports year. 

App State softball’s season came to a close last week in the SBC Softball tournament but App State baseball is down the home stretch heading towards a hopefully SBC tournament appearance!

Recent App State graduate and current Denver Bronco, Jalen Virgil, joins the BGP Lounge to discuss his career and journey ahead! We also discuss the Diamond Apps and the upcoming conference tournaments.

App State WR Malik Williams joins the BGP Lounge to discuss his new opportunity with the Buffalo Bills and shares some awesome memories from his time at App State. Malik's 3-year old son, Greyson, also makes an appearance! We also talk Diamond Apps as we head down the home stretch before the SBC tournaments!

App State baseball is winning Sun belt games again and App State softball defeated Louisiana for the first time in program history! We also discuss a massive new upgrade to the Beav.... The Batter's Eye!!! We also discuss the new single game ticket prices and why you should renew your season tickets or buy some!

App State baseball continues an ugly conference skid but hope always springs eternal with America's past time. It's an uphill battle the rest of the way but there's always hope to recover and finish strong. We also talk about softball's upcoming schedule and it's not exactly easy either. Finally, we discuss season tickets and the upcoming renewal deadline and future parkin...

ATTENTION! WE HAVE A BACKUP! App State football lands Texas State backup QB, Brady McBride, and speculation runs rampant! But seriously, we're glad to have a QB that has Sun Belt games under his belt to help support the QB room.  We also talk Diamond Apps and look down the stretch with baseball and analyze just how tough a road we have in front of us.  

It's a relatively slow sports week in the world of App State but the I Back App event gives us something extra to talk about! We cover a rough weekend for baseball against a very good Texas State team and Softball continues to roll. 

App State baseball and softball have great weeks and are playing well here in the beginning of conference play.  But the real hard-hitting sorry? ERIC CHURCH CANCELED A SHOW TO SEE THE TAR HEELS! Yes it may sound silly to some but the news has had App State fandom wired on the interwebs. We discuss one of App State’s most famous alumni giving his all… for someone else?

The World's Most Famous App State Fan is out on business the week so we lit the DJ Signal and brought back our favorite guest, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce CEO David Jackson! We cover App State baseball, hoops, and the hiring of Matt McMahon at LSU!!!

App State basketball is playing in a post season tournament and the Diamond Apps teams have exciting weekends! Find out who won the latest BGP raffle now!

App State’s new Offensive Coordinator, Kevin Barbay, joins us for a great convo about his career leading up to joining the App State program and his overall philosophy on coaching.  We also discuss the very busy App State sports scene including a disappointing end to the quest to repeat as SBC basketball champs 😢.

The 2022 App State Football schedule was announced on March 1st and it came with some surprises. SEVEN home games. SIX Saturday games. TWO FCS games?!  We hash out the good, the bad, and the ugly of the schedule with the voice of App State, Adam Witten! We also preview the upcoming SBC tourney for App State men and women’s basketball. We live in a BYE ROUND world now and we like it! We also cover...

One of our all time favorite guests, App State legend and current Buffalo Bills safety, Josh Thomas, returns to BGP! Josh shares great stories about the Bills Mafia and let’s us know how much stress being an App State fan causes him. We also cover a TON of sports: wrestling, baseball, softball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and football. We’re also joined by new Deputy Athletics Director,...

Spring is in the air… when 20° wind chill isn’t whipping down Rivers Street. That can only mean one thing: App State baseball is around the corner! Coach Kermit Smith joins us yet again for a Valentine’s Day evening of previewing the 2022 Diamond Apps! We also talk splitting the hoops weekend and a huge victory for wrestling!

App State basketball is in first place and App State legend, Dexter Jackson, joins BGP! Dexter shares some incredible stories about his time at App State and especially his biggest moments from the Michigan game. We also cover App basketball and an incredible finish in Wrestling!

Former App State football player and Sam Howell’s daddy, Demetrius Taylor, joins BGP! Meech has a lot to say and shares stories about this season and how he got to Boone and saw mountains for the first time.  We also cover the continued success of App State basketball and wrestling!