APPY ST./MICH
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i was following this on yahoo... did app. st really have first and goal on 5yl with 30 secs and kick fg on first down ... if so, that clock management might be worst of all time ... can you guys fill me in what happened at end ...
love seeing app. st win tho:mj07:
love seeing app. st win tho:mj07:
Love that they won but HORRIBLE clock management. I wonder if they were even in the middle of the field.
I know you don't want to take chances, but my goodness. Move it to middle of field. Down it on 2nd down. Kick on 3rd down and leave Meeesh-i-gan less than 10 seconds.
If Mich makes FG to win it, might have been seen for what it was. Worst decision in college football history.
Still, congrats App and I love it!
I know you don't want to take chances, but my goodness. Move it to middle of field. Down it on 2nd down. Kick on 3rd down and leave Meeesh-i-gan less than 10 seconds.
If Mich makes FG to win it, might have been seen for what it was. Worst decision in college football history.
Still, congrats App and I love it!
I'm a Michigan fan, so this is painful. On the other hand, I'm never opposed to pitfalls that lead to changes. I think last year was the year where I started thinking Lloyd's time is up....now I hope it is. Maybe this will be the spark that lights the fire under the AD's ass.
Oh, and it should be a lot of fun at work on Tuesday....a Wolverine fan in the heart of Buckeye country......this is gonna be a brutal week.
not even close to a miracle win..they went in the big house knowing they could win...THIS is a perfect example of why they shouldnt rank teams brfore the season starts..not only do you fuk a team by ranking them to low and may not have a titke shot b/c of their preseason rankings...........when michigan ends the season 6-5 and app state wins another title this game wasnt an upset at all,let alone miracle.,,COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUCKS,take gambling out of the game and they got nothing exept alumni fans.
Each Saturday during college football season one of my neighbors behind me puts up this huge Michigan tent looking thing for shade while he grills out. I've never seen that thing come down so fast :mj07:
MOE, college football is great, except for the postseason. I totally understand what your saying, but if they had a tourney that included nothing but conference winners (thru conf champ games) it would be so fair and so much better.
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Upset for the ages
Appalachian State stuns No. 5 Michigan in 34-32 win
Appalachian State's Jerry Moore was carried off the field following the Mountaineers' unbelievable win in the Big House.
AP
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Dexter Jackson sprinted through the secondary early in the first quarter, taunting nearly 110,000 Michigan fans by putting a finger over his lips en route to the end zone.
Nearly 3 hours later he got the desired result and the Big House was silent: Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32.
Julian Rauch kicked a 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left to put the Mountaineers ahead of the Wolverines and Corey Lynch blocked a field goal in the final seconds to seal a jaw-dropping upset that may have no equal.
"I told them to be quiet -- we're going to be out here all day," Jackson said, explaining the gesture he used after scoring 68-yard touchdown. "We're playmakers. They were talking trash on us, now we've gotten them back.
"It was David versus Goliath."
Mike Hart, Chad Henne and Jake Long, Michigan's trio of offensive stars who put off the NFL and returned for their senior season to chase a national championship, never saw this coming.
Coach Lloyd Carr didn't, either, after tweaking his contract to possibly pave the way for this to be his last season on the sideline. Carr looked ashen as the upset unfolded, and didn't sound much better when he finally arrived at his postgame news conference.
"I've never been part of a loss that wasn't miserable," he said.
It didn't take long to notice the second-tier power belonged on the same field because it made up for a slight size disadvantage with superior speed and, perhaps, more passion.
The two-time defending champions from former Division I-AA were ahead of the nation's winningest program 28-14 late in the second quarter, before their storybook afternoon seemed to unravel late in the fourth quarter.
Hart's 54-yard run with 4:36 left put the Wolverines ahead for the first time since early in the second quarter.
One snap after the go-ahead touchdown, Michigan's Brandent Englemon intercepted an errant pass, but the Wolverines couldn't capitalize and had their first of two field goals blocked.
Then Appalachian State drove 69 yards without a timeout in 1:11 to set up the go-ahead field goal.
"I've been dreaming about that kick every day," Rauch said.
Still, it wasn't over.
Henne threw a 46-yard pass to Mario Manningham, giving Michigan the ball at Appalachian State's 20 with 6 seconds left and putting the Wolverines in position to win it with a field goal.
Lynch blocked the kick and almost returned 52 yards to the 18 as the final seconds ticked off. His teammates rushed across the field to pile on as the coaching staff and cheerleaders jumped with joy.
"We're still sort of shocked," coach Jerry Moore said after being carried off the field by his players.
Appalachian State has won 15 straight games, the longest streak in the nation. The Mountaineers are favored to win the Football Championship Subdivision, but they weren't expected to put up much of a fight against a team picked to win the Big Ten and contend for the national title.
That's the beauty of college football.
No Division I-AA team had beaten a team ranked in The Associated Press poll from 1989-2006, and it's unlikely that it happened after Division-I subdivisions were created in 1978.
"It is one of the biggest losses ever, but give all the credit to Appalachian State," Hart said.
The Mountaineers are not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll because they're not in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Appalachian State's win does seem to trump the game second-tier programs used to regard as their crowning achievement -- The Citadel's season-opening win in 1992 over Arkansas that led to the firing of Razorbacks coach Jack Crowe following the game.
Carr will not get fired after this upset, but he might be wishing he had retired after last season when the Wolverines won 11 games before closing with losses to Ohio State and USC.
When it was over, he didn't second-guess decisions to go for 2-point conversions twice in the final 15-plus minutes, but did lament many mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities.
"We were not a well-prepared football team," Carr said. "That is my job, and I take full responsibility."
The Mountaineers improved to 7-36-1 against top-tier teams since 1978, the previous six victories all over Wake Forest.
Armanti Edwards threw for 227 yards, three scores and two interceptions, and kept Michigan guessing with his mobility. He also ran for 62 yards. Jackson caught three passes for 92 yards, and scored twice, including his 68-yard reception that tied the game early and provided a glimpse of what was to come.
Hart, who went almost two quarters without a carry because of a thigh injury, ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Henne was 19-of-37 for 233 yards in a lackluster game that included a TD and an interception in Mountaineer territory.
Ordinarily those numbers should've been good enough for a win over a small school. Not on this day and not against Appalachian State.
"Someone said it might be one of the big victories in college football," Moore said. "It may be the biggest."
silverswordish
Upset for the ages
Appalachian State stuns No. 5 Michigan in 34-32 win
Appalachian State's Jerry Moore was carried off the field following the Mountaineers' unbelievable win in the Big House.
AP
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Dexter Jackson sprinted through the secondary early in the first quarter, taunting nearly 110,000 Michigan fans by putting a finger over his lips en route to the end zone.
Nearly 3 hours later he got the desired result and the Big House was silent: Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32.
Julian Rauch kicked a 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left to put the Mountaineers ahead of the Wolverines and Corey Lynch blocked a field goal in the final seconds to seal a jaw-dropping upset that may have no equal.
"I told them to be quiet -- we're going to be out here all day," Jackson said, explaining the gesture he used after scoring 68-yard touchdown. "We're playmakers. They were talking trash on us, now we've gotten them back.
"It was David versus Goliath."
Mike Hart, Chad Henne and Jake Long, Michigan's trio of offensive stars who put off the NFL and returned for their senior season to chase a national championship, never saw this coming.
Coach Lloyd Carr didn't, either, after tweaking his contract to possibly pave the way for this to be his last season on the sideline. Carr looked ashen as the upset unfolded, and didn't sound much better when he finally arrived at his postgame news conference.
"I've never been part of a loss that wasn't miserable," he said.
It didn't take long to notice the second-tier power belonged on the same field because it made up for a slight size disadvantage with superior speed and, perhaps, more passion.
The two-time defending champions from former Division I-AA were ahead of the nation's winningest program 28-14 late in the second quarter, before their storybook afternoon seemed to unravel late in the fourth quarter.
Hart's 54-yard run with 4:36 left put the Wolverines ahead for the first time since early in the second quarter.
One snap after the go-ahead touchdown, Michigan's Brandent Englemon intercepted an errant pass, but the Wolverines couldn't capitalize and had their first of two field goals blocked.
Then Appalachian State drove 69 yards without a timeout in 1:11 to set up the go-ahead field goal.
"I've been dreaming about that kick every day," Rauch said.
Still, it wasn't over.
Henne threw a 46-yard pass to Mario Manningham, giving Michigan the ball at Appalachian State's 20 with 6 seconds left and putting the Wolverines in position to win it with a field goal.
Lynch blocked the kick and almost returned 52 yards to the 18 as the final seconds ticked off. His teammates rushed across the field to pile on as the coaching staff and cheerleaders jumped with joy.
"We're still sort of shocked," coach Jerry Moore said after being carried off the field by his players.
Appalachian State has won 15 straight games, the longest streak in the nation. The Mountaineers are favored to win the Football Championship Subdivision, but they weren't expected to put up much of a fight against a team picked to win the Big Ten and contend for the national title.
That's the beauty of college football.
No Division I-AA team had beaten a team ranked in The Associated Press poll from 1989-2006, and it's unlikely that it happened after Division-I subdivisions were created in 1978.
"It is one of the biggest losses ever, but give all the credit to Appalachian State," Hart said.
The Mountaineers are not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll because they're not in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Appalachian State's win does seem to trump the game second-tier programs used to regard as their crowning achievement -- The Citadel's season-opening win in 1992 over Arkansas that led to the firing of Razorbacks coach Jack Crowe following the game.
Carr will not get fired after this upset, but he might be wishing he had retired after last season when the Wolverines won 11 games before closing with losses to Ohio State and USC.
When it was over, he didn't second-guess decisions to go for 2-point conversions twice in the final 15-plus minutes, but did lament many mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities.
"We were not a well-prepared football team," Carr said. "That is my job, and I take full responsibility."
The Mountaineers improved to 7-36-1 against top-tier teams since 1978, the previous six victories all over Wake Forest.
Armanti Edwards threw for 227 yards, three scores and two interceptions, and kept Michigan guessing with his mobility. He also ran for 62 yards. Jackson caught three passes for 92 yards, and scored twice, including his 68-yard reception that tied the game early and provided a glimpse of what was to come.
Hart, who went almost two quarters without a carry because of a thigh injury, ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Henne was 19-of-37 for 233 yards in a lackluster game that included a TD and an interception in Mountaineer territory.
Ordinarily those numbers should've been good enough for a win over a small school. Not on this day and not against Appalachian State.
"Someone said it might be one of the big victories in college football," Moore said. "It may be the biggest."
I dont care how good Appy St is & they are a quality football team, but Michigan is a disgrace.
A supposed NC contender, a top 5 team, loses in their house, "The Big House" to I-AA Appy St.
Pathetic. What a joke.
Appy St would NEVER beat Texas, USC, Florida, LSU etc in their houses. NEVER.
I feel sorry for the Big 10 having one of your Top 3 teams Michigan reflect so badly on the conference.
Embarrased does even come close to what UM should feel tonight.
A supposed NC contender, a top 5 team, loses in their house, "The Big House" to I-AA Appy St.
Pathetic. What a joke.
Appy St would NEVER beat Texas, USC, Florida, LSU etc in their houses. NEVER.
I feel sorry for the Big 10 having one of your Top 3 teams Michigan reflect so badly on the conference.
Embarrased does even come close to what UM should feel tonight.
No offense but your a jackass to make such a statement. They could beat any of those teams on any given day. They lost to Auburn by 3 points a few years ago in Auburn and they are a better team now. I don't care who you are talking about, anyone can lose in any given day or they would not play the games. I went to App and I felt good going into this game. I have said all along that if our D could hold up against their offense, I don't care what defense they face, they can move the ball. Give us some freakin credit already. I hate when everyone thinks they are a coach when someone wins that comes in an underdag. We could beat any team you named on the right day. I'm done but I am just sick of hearing everyone talk about how Michigan sucks, maybe we are better than you think and repeating in Championship Division is harder than repeating in Bowl Series. I mean that!!! Give respect when it is due and I hope Michigan runs the table and then maybe some of you that have your heads buried deep inside your backside, will start to take a look at others that may not be RANKED high by media. I would bet on App over the entire ACC and a ton of others as well. We will never know so don't argue as that is an opinion. Thanks and GO APP STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and GO MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peace
Hail
Shut up & relax sport.
Enjoy the win. Appy deserves it. After the euphoria wears off maybe you homerism will come back down to a reasonable level.
