Appy State v. Michigan

[Kurt]

Nice article

Employing the tenets of solid football ? fundamentals, hard work, attention to detail and conditioning ? Appalachian State believed it could compete. Throw in a healthy dose of admiration for Florida coach Urban Meyer, and the result is an amazing story.

Moore loves that spread offense. From a distance, he had admired Meyer's version of it. But it was just wasn't X's and O's that drew Moore.
"When (Meyer) was at Utah, we got our hands on every bit of Utah tape we could," Moore said, pointing to a box of film. "It wasn't so much Alex Smith. We were just infatuated with how physical their right guard played."
Moore said he met Meyer for the first time at January's American Football Coaches Association convention in San Antonio. They were at the head table.
"What I wanted to talk about was how physical they were," Moore said. "I asked if I could come down and watch them. He gave me his number and told me to come down anytime."
Moore traveled to Gainesville, Fla., during spring practice. "He was so open and willing to share just about everything with us," Moore said.
(Incidentally, Florida is a future Appalachian State opponent as are LSU, Georgia and Virginia Tech.)
The desire to be physical, like Meyer's teams, translated into Appalachian State's quest for stamina.
"That's why looking at film any earlier than we did wouldn't have made a difference," Moore said. "We're big into fundamentals, and we're big into conditioning."

Paula - what's the mood like in AA?

 

[Beach Runner]

IMO the Michigan loss was an unintentional gift to UF to remind them to take Troy seriously.

 

[BeachSiO2]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex?pollId=null&weekNumber=3&seasonYear=2007

As you can see, Michigan is no longer in the Top 25. What are the opinions of whether or not they are one of the Top 25 teams in the country?

 

[Ocean Lover]

Nice article





Paula - what's the mood like in AA?

I know what the mood is like in Columbus....

 

[peapod1980]

IMO the Michigan loss was an unintentional gift to UF to remind them to take Troy seriously.

IMO, Michigan unintentionally received a gift that turned out to be a big ol' can of whupa**.

 

[Kimmifunn]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex?pollId=null&weekNumber=3&seasonYear=2007

As you can see, Michigan is no longer in the Top 25. What are the opinions of whether or not they are one of the Top 25 teams in the country?

Ugh...It sucks. We'll have to see another gamey to make that decision, right? I still can't get over it...:shock:

 

[BeachSiO2]

Ugh...It sucks. We'll have to see another gamey to make that decision, right? I still can't get over it...:shock:

I just think it was a case of the kiddies lost a game and they got put in "restriction" by the adults. That being said, they are DEFINITELY not a top 5 team, the defense looked terrible, and they will lose at least one or two more. I just think it gives them the chance to play spoiler in the Big 10 with Hart and Henne.

BTW, I am not a fan of Michigan, but grew up going snow skiing all winter in Boone, NC so I am glad they won for the little guys.

 

[30A Skunkape]

I thought Michigan was supposed to play Ohio State for the NC last year!

 

[smcdon2]

I know what the mood is like in Columbus....

Although I certainly love the fact that Michigan lost , I'm surprised to hear from so many Bucks fans that are happy about it. It is so great to play them at the end of the season, both potentially undefeated, with the winner not only winning the Big 11, but going for a BCS championship. Michigan losing only hurts the rankings of the teams that beat them... with the exception of Appalachian State, of course.

Hooray for "the little guys"

 

[Kurt]

schadenfreude \SHOD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.