Monday, September 03, 2007

Respect Appalachian State

I'm getting really tired of everyone talking about how Appalachian State's 34-32 win over Michigan could be the biggest ever upset in all of sports, let alone college football.

Appalachian State has won two consecutive national championships in Division I-AA where there is a real playoff system. They have won their last 19 games. These are notable achievements, I don't care who you are. This isn't Temple or Florida International.

The difference (aside from actually playing off) between what used to be Division I-A and Division I-AA is 85 scholarships versus 63.

Beating Michigan was an upset. But, I think it's disrespectful to Appalachian State to say it is an upset of enormous, historical proportions.

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