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In this episode, we’re breaking down a second-half rally in Raleigh that had Dave Doeren double-checking the scoreboard on his way out of the presser. Plus, we read the best (and worst) armchair takes, name our Mountaineers of the Week, and do a full roundup of around-the-Sun-Belt action as we head into the bye week.

App State heads to Raleigh for a long overdue Old North State showdown with the Pack. Trey Lassiter of the Bald Takes Podcast joins us to break down the Wolfpack’s collapse against Vanderbilt, Dave Doeren’s uncertain future, and what it will take for both sides to come away with a W on Saturday night in Carter-Finley.

In this episode of The Armchair Mountaineers: We rock down to Electric Avenue as App State moves to 3–0 after surviving a 3-hour lightning delay and a fourth-quarter push against UNCC at Kidd Brewer Stadium. We break down Malachi Singleton’s 331-yard performance, crown our rain-soaked Mountaineers of the Week, and run through your Armchair Takes from the listener mailbag. Subscribe, share with a fellow Mountaineer, and follow us on all social media platforms

Reynolds and Phil preview the "night game" matchup with Charlotte up on the mountain.

In this episode of The Armchair Mountaineers, we break down App State’s 27-24 victory over ECU to lock up a clean 4-0 contract sweep! We dive into the mistake-ridden but efficient offense, the defense's massive turnovers to ice the game in the eastern NC heat, and why sweeping the Pirates solidifies total dominance in this rivalry.

In this episode, we break down App State’s trip to Dowdy-Ficklen as the Mountaineers look to complete a 4-0 series sweep over ECU. We dive into Dowell Loggains’ team-building tactics, analyze how the squad matches up against Blake Harrell’s defense coming off their trip to Tuscaloosa, and bring on Jared Shafit of The Boneyard Podcast for an inside look at the Pirates ahead of this high-stakes rivalry clash.

The guys recap a 55-3 victory in Week 1 over the Maine Black Bears!

In this episode, football is officially BACK at The Rock as we kick off the 2026 season with our Week 1 preview against Maine! App State superfan TK from The Paper joins the show to talk gameday culture and tailgate prep before we dive into the scheme matchups and key storylines for Saturday's opener at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Plus, we weigh in on the chaotic state of college athletics, from court hearings to NFLSU. Subscribe, share with a fellow Mountaineer, and follow us on all social media platforms.

Armchair Mountaineer correspondent Weston Scambler joins us to break down the 2026 Football roster top to bottom.

In this episode, we go through a schedule preview of the 2026 Football season with special guest Dominick Crosetto from the Sun Belt Syndicate! Such a fun schedule to breakdown and limited bus trips. We chat on what games we circle, conference sleepers, and slouches. Take a listen to get prepared for September!

WE’RE BACK! The long offseason grind is almost over, and it's time to talk some App football! In this episode, we dive headfirst into the 2026 App State offseason after one of the most intense roster resets in Sun Belt history. With over 66 total newcomers hitting Boone—including the #1 ranked signing class in conference history and 35 transfer portal additions—there is a whole lot of new excitement, but just as much uncertainty. What needs to go right for this team to click, and how do we navigate the dog days of August before Maine arrives at Kidd Brewer Stadium?

In this episode, we discuss the super tight Sun Belt Standings in MBB. Seven teams still have a shot at first place in the conference as we enter into the final regular season slate on Friday, February 27th against Texas State. The scenario is simple for us. Win, and we are guaranteed a top 2 spot in the Sun Belt conference tournament. We also discuss baseball's hot start out of the gate and their upcoming schedule as Spring is near!

In this episode, we chat with double double machine Luke Wilson to discuss his journey to App State and why he chose basketball over football. We also have a great debate as to whether College Football or College Basketball is "better." Join us as we are getting close to the grand finale of the college hoops regular season!

We break down our last stretch of Sun Belt men's hoops matchups and the closing of the transfer portal window with new signees for football.

In this episode, we receive a quick portal update from Weston Scambler as we are a few days into the chaotic transfer portal. We also recap the 29-10 JLab Birmingham Bowl loss to Georgia Southern and chat more on what the offseason looks like for the Mountaineers football program. We also recap MBB and the split we had on the road at ODU and Marshall.