10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Appalachian St. Mountaineers. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/aap The renewal of the Buzz Peterson era began over the summer when the Mountaineers headed to the Bahamas for... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-334405:1 <p><p>Consider this the Buzz Peterson era No. 2 at Appalachian State.</p> <p>Peterson, who coached at Appalachian State from 1996-2000 and led the Mountaineers to a 79-39 record, returned to his old stomping grounds after the school fired former coach Houston Fancher following last season. </p> <p>As with most coaching changes, Appalachian State believes it might have the missing piece to go with all that talent Fancher assembled on the court.</p> <p>That talent was limited last season, when Appalachian State's inconsistency marred what was expected to be a Southern Conference-contending lineup. </p> <p>The Mountaineers won more than two games in a row only one time during the 2008-2009 season. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:37 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-aap:1 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST