The Black & Gold Podcast

Appalachian baseball players Caleb Cross and Braxton Church join us and tell stories about their baseball careers and educate us on the economics of the death penalty. 

Appalachian State baseball has its final regular season series to determine seeding for the SBC tournament. Big C has the sheet of death to break down different scenarios of how Appalachian can break into the top 5. 

Caleb Cross continues his dominance and so does the Appalachian State University Offensive Line with German heritage. 

The Transfer Portal is in full force and Appalachian State baseball wins another SBC weekend series! With that being said, enjoy this week's episode. 

Appalachian State baseball and softball are coming off successful weekends and football has its first spring game since 2019!

Buckle up. Some of the original members of the FTC crew, Alex Gray, John Law, and Kennan Gilchrist,  join and talk about the history and origins of FTC.

A thrilling episode with baseball, media rights holders, and the softball PA systems impact on neighborhood black bear activity. 

Appalachian basketball great and fan favorite, CJ Huntley, joins us and talks about his 5-year career. We also talk about the big baseball sweep vs Texas State !

And just like that the ultimate Appalachian crossover season is finished. Spring sports remain as we head down the home stretch of the final two months of the sports season. 

The Voice of Appalachian State football, Adam Witten, stops by to chop it up with us. Baseball, softball, basketball tournaments, wrestling, and football schedules are all on the menu!

It's officially spring crossover season. Wrestling and basketball are in the middle of their championship hunt and baseball has begun!

Appalachian basketball and wrestling are on hot steaks but this Valentine's Day there's only one thing on our mind: Baseball!Coach Smith joins us for another incredible preview of the 2025 baseball season!

Basketball. Wrestling. Hall of Fame. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. 

The Appalachian Men's basketball team comes off a successful  and long road trip with a 3-1 record while the ladies improve to an incredible 7-2 record in conference. While Appalachian hoops are hot, wrestling is hotter.  We cover this and… McCallisters?

Basketball. Wrestling. New football coaches. Extreme winter weather across the southeast. Did we miss anything?

New Appalachian State Defensive Assistant Coach, Anthony Shakir, joins BGP! He shared his story of how he got to Appalachian State and his philosophy of recruiting. We also talk about the hot run for App State women and men's basketball. 

It's the first episode of 2025 and we start off with a great guest. Appalachian legend and new DC, DJ Smith, joins BGP.We talk recruiting, history, and how he'll approach the Appalachian defense. 

It's that time of year! Sporting events slow down to a stop over Christmas. But before everything stops completely, we take a stab at a live stream during the Men's basketball game vs Louisiana!

New Appalachian State football head coach, Dowell Loggains, took time from his busy schedule to join BGP to talk about his new job! 

Appalachian State football is looking for a new head coach. Who's it going to be?We do a lot of speculating that will probably be relevant for less than a day. 

Appalachian State comes up short against Georgia Southern, ending its 2024 football season. We talk about the game and season as a whole. 

The stakes for Appalachian State football are simple. Win or go home. Georgia Southern is playing for a chance to win a Sun Belt championship. Josh Thomas joins us again to talk about Appalachian State sports and this weekend's game against Georgia Southern. 

Cold, overcast, snow, football, and… Jason Kelce? It was a Saturday to remember for the ages capped with a huge win against JMU!

Appalachian State's final home football game is Saturday. Will the Mountaineers bounce back from their disappointing loss to Coastal? Will the seniors go out on top!? We discuss this plus other sports. 

We're in the middle of crossover season! Appalachian State football has a bye week but basketball is in full swing. Appalachian State women's basketball coach, Alaura Sharp, returns to BGP to give us an update of the team and what she sees for this season. 

Appalachian State football loses for the third time in a row against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. We talk about what we saw. 

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 happening in Greenville, NC.  

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 (00:14:00)Coach Moore (01:06:20)Joey Aguilar (01:37:00)Ethan Johnson (01:45:09)Anderson Castle (01:52:08)Nate Johnson (01:58:56)Christian Horn (02:04:35)Jordan Favors (02:11:50)

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.