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Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7626 Location: Local Bordello

I just had to post this for DiscGo so he can again explain to us how Big 10 football is superior to the rest of the country.

34 - Appalachian State
32 - No. 5 Michigan

:roflol:

Scott Card · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1298 Location: Provo, Utah

Iceaxe wrote: I just had to post this for DiscGo so he can again explain to us how Big 10 football is superior to the rest of the country.

34 - Appalachian State
32 - No. 5 Michigan

:roflol:

I am not sure what I have talked about more this weekend, the BYU win or that Michigan loss or I guess I better start saying the Appalachian State win. Course if I say Appalachian State win, those that are not paying attention won't know what I am talking about. That was such a great game. Best thing was that it was at the big house, Michigan was looking to play for the National Champianship and they were No. 5. It just doesn't get better than that, unless you are a Michigan fan. No real flukes or crazy stuff, just a good down to the wire beating. I love college football. :2thumbs:

KillEmAll · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 473 Location: Layton, UT

You guys are right. How can you not love something like that? I'm a pretty big fan of Michigan and it's kind of sad they lost like that with what those kids have on the line, but look at Appalachian State. This is something those guys will have to look back on in amazement for the rest of their lives.

Now why the hell couldn't Weber pull off a miracle like that? Oh wait, I think I know - in reality Boise is #5 and Michigan is #24 and Appalachian plays like division 1 whereas Weber plays like 5A high school.

KillEmAll · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 473 Location: Layton, UT

Pour some salt into those wounds!

Quote: Michigan plummets from Top 25 coaches' poll
By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY
College football coaches are reaching out to one of their own, calling Michigan's Lloyd Carr with words of encouragement in the wake of the Wolverines' shocking loss to lower-division Appalachian State.
There is less sympathy, however, from those casting ballots in the USA TODAY coaches' poll.
Michigan, ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll, fell from the Top 25 this week, the latest fallout from Saturday's 34-32 upset-for-the-ages by Appalachian.
Twenty-two of the 60 head coaches kept the Wolverines on their ballots — one putting them 10th — but the total points were not high enough to keep them from disappearing from the rankings for the first time since the end of the 2005 season.

The poll's top three remained the same: Southern California, LSU and Florida. West Virginia's 62-24 rout of Western Michigan moved the Mountaineers from No. 6 to No. 4, and Wisconsin rounded out the top five.

The Associated Press media poll was to be released later Tuesday.

How much better will it get for Michigan, the first ranked team from the NCAA's I-A (now called Football Bowl Subdivision) to lose to an opponent from Division I-AA (Football Championship Subdivision)?

TCU (in 2002), Navy (in '03) and New Mexico (last season) rebounded sufficiently from early losses to lower-division opponent to reach bowls. But no team from at least as far back as 1996 in one of the six marquee conferences — Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 and Southeastern — came back to post so much as a winning record. There were 14 prior to Michigan.

Carr on Tuesday acknowledged the phoned support from his coaching brethren, declining to specify who has called him since Saturday.

Going into this week's game vs. Oregon, though, he was frank about his and his team's uncomfortable situation.

Among other things, the loss to Appalachian State has fueled speculation about his coaching future beyond this season.

"Regardless of whether you've won or lost, there's a lot of issues. It's just a lot more fun dealing with those issues coming off a win," Carr said.

"I don't think there's any question that you have to face the reality of your performance, the things you need to do to get better and the things that you need to do to focus and win this week."

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7626 Location: Local Bordello

I'm also guessing you will not be seeing Virgina (or any other major power) scheduling Wyoming in Wyoming in the near future. Virgina discover what most MWC teams already knew. War Memerial is a tough place to play at over 7000 feet (high staduim in the country).

Scott Card · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 1298 Location: Provo, Utah

Iceaxe wrote: I'm also guessing you will not be seeing Virgina (or any other major power) scheduling Wyoming in Wyoming in the near future. Virgina discover what most MWC teams already knew. War Memerial is a tough place to play at over 7000 feet (high staduim in the country). That is in addition to the wind, the extremes in temperature, and the rabid fans. Nasty place indeed.

KillEmAll · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 473 Location: Layton, UT

Iceaxe wrote: I'm also guessing you will not be seeing Virgina (or any other major power) scheduling Wyoming in Wyoming in the near future. Virgina discover what most MWC teams already knew. War Memerial is a tough place to play at over 7000 feet (high staduim in the country).

Almost forgot about that game! :roflol:

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7626 Location: Local Bordello

DiscoGo..... where are you.... :lol8:

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 3150 Location: Orem, Utah

I'm not ducking anything. I am an OSU fan. I loved that Michigan lost last week. OSU dropped a place because of (a weak schedule and) Michigan losing and I'm thrilled to see that happen.

But don't tell me that Michigan losing to Appalachian State makes you think that the WAC is some how a better conference? You are starting to use BYU fan logic there Shane.
:haha:

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 3150 Location: Orem, Utah

P.S. The Big Ten (Ohio State included) looks like it won't be that great this year. But the Big 10 has had less losses so far than the WAC or the MWC.

The Big 10 is having a rebuilding year. They will be great again (by the end of the year or the next year or two). When is the WAC going to be great?

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 3150 Location: Orem, Utah

Working up here, I have not been able to watch as much football as I'd like. It doesn't seem like there is one conference standing out this year, but if I had to pick who I thought was the best conference this year, I'd pick Pac-10.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7626 Location: Local Bordello

DiscGo.... when you going to be back in happy valley?

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 3150 Location: Orem, Utah

I just got to Juneau. I will be here for two weeks and then head down to Utah. I will be gone (cruising) for much of October, and be back permanently in November. I hate how much football I'm missing!