Appalachian State Archive

2007 Post Mortem: College Football and USC

December 1, 2007 has come and gone, which means that this wild and crazy season is over. No one was great, everyone claimed to be good, and we are left with a system that is designed to give us a 1 vs. 2 game—based on the opinions of 167 people who don’t watch every game [...]

Posted in Appalachian State, BCS, Big 12, Big Eleven, Boston College, Coaches, Georgia, Hawaii, I-AA (we refuse to call it "FCS"), Kansas, LSU, Michigan, Mizzou, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pac-10, Polls, Stanford, Student Body Right, USC, Va Tech, West Virginia | 4 Comments »

Regarding the so-called “biggest upset ever”

You’ve probably heard some talking heads and journalists calling Stanford-USC the biggest upset in the sport’s history. Apparently just comparing point spreads is the most efficient way to determine that, but in case you’re one of those rare college football fans who consider more than Vegas odds, here are a few fun factoids: in 2004 [...]

Posted in Appalachian State, Coaches, Michigan, Notre Dame, UCLA, USC | 1 Comment »

Manic Monday

Michigan is in full panic mode and Ryan Mallett will start in the True Freshman Battle at the Big House.
Apparently Frank Beamer wasn’t that impressed with Sean Glennon (though his comments last week beg to differ).
Florida and Tennessee are both battling injuries before their traditional SEC kick-off.
I know that we have to deal with a [...]

Posted in Appalachian State, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Tennessee, USC, Va Tech | No Comments »

1-AA now AP-eligible

In a complete overreaction, the AP powers that be have decided that voters can vote for anyone in 1-A or 1-AA in their Top 25. Why is this an overreaction? Well, an upset like this is still an extremely rare occurrence, and after next week no one’s going to give a crap about 1-AA football [...]

Posted in Appalachian State, Clemson, I-AA (we refuse to call it "FCS"), Tennessee | 1 Comment »

Big 12 officials steal Arkansas State’s chance to join App State

Apparently Big 12 officials want to make up for Oklahoma getting screwed at Oregon last year: turns out the onside kick in the Arkansas State/Texas game that was ruled an illegal formation was a mistake by the homer officials. Arkansas State recovered near midfield and then would have had a shot to pull an App [...]

Posted in Appalachian State, Arkansas State, I-AA (we refuse to call it "FCS"), Texas | No Comments »

Ohio State shows its class

As Wolverine nation hides its head in shame, BuckeyeFan has taken the hatred to a whole new level.

Posted in Appalachian State, I-AA (we refuse to call it "FCS"), Michigan, Ohio State | No Comments »