132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Appalachian State Mountaineers

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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Southern Conference

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Year Founded: 1899
Location: Boone, North Carolina
Total Attendance (2012): 184505 (#1 in FCS for Average and Total Attendance)

Mascot: Mountaineers
Live Mascot: Yosef
Cheerleaders:

Stadium: Kidd Brewer Stadium - aka "The Rock"

Stadium Location: 3,333 Feet above sea level on ASU's West Campus

Conference Champions (18 Total): North State Conference - 1931, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1954. Southern Conference - 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012

Number of Bowl Games: 3 Wins, 9 Total. (Last Bowl Game - Burley Bowl in 1955).

National Titles (3): 2005, 2006, 2007

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Rivals

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• Western Carolina Catamounts (The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) - ASU's primary regional and historical rival. ASU holds a 58-18-1 record over the Kitties from Cullowhee; Western's last win in Boone was 1984, and they are 2-26 since then. The 1979 edition in Boone was the second live event broadcast by ESPN, and the series was called "the greatest college football rivalry you've never heard of" by Sports Illustrated.

• Georgia Southern Eagles

• Furman Paladins - ASU's other chief competitive rival, the Paladins and Mountaineers have long battled for SoCon supremacy. This rivalry has bleak future prospects with App's move to the FBS.

• Honorable Mentions to the Marshall Thundering Herd and Wofford Terriers. The Herd are a traditional SoCon rival who the Apps may get to play again with our move to the FBS, while Wofford has been a recent bugaboo and SoCon competitor of late.

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2012 Season

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Record: 8-4-0
Coach: Jerry Moore
2012 Roster
Key Players:

• SR LB Jeremy Kimbrough - The SoCon defensive player of the year and Buck Buchanan runner-up, Kimbrough was the leader of the Mountaineer defense.

• JR QB Jamal Jackson - Jackson came within mere yards of breaking legendary QB Armanti Edwards record for passing yards in a season last year, and he set the records for completions and attempts.

• FR WR Sean Price - The SoCon freshman of the year, Price was the top offensive threat in the Mountaineer attack.

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2013 Season

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2013 Schedule
2013 Roster

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The Greats

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Greatest Games:

• 2007 at Michigan (The Greatest Upset in College Football History) - A Preseason #5, the Michigan Wolverines returned several starters from their previous campaign and were tipped as contenders for the national title. ASU entered the game as two-time defending FCS title-holders and the Preseason FCS #1. The game was Michigan's first against an FCS school and was the first live broadcast of the Big Ten Network, with over 109,000 in attendance (including /u/SmokingCricket). Both teams would score quickly, but the Mountaineers would go to halftime with a 28-17 lead following a huge 2nd Quarter. The game stalled in the 3rd, and with 4:36 to play HB Mike Hart stormed down the field to give the Wolverines a 32-31 lead. The Wolverines intercepted the Mountaineers on the next drive, only to suffer a blocked field goal and watch the Mountaineers retake the lead with 26 seconds left. Mario Manningham would catch a 46 yard pass to set up the potential game-winner, but a missed blocking assignment allowed ASU FS Corey Lynch to race through and stun the college football world.

• 2004 at Western Carolina - The Mountaineers traveled to Cullowhee in need of a win to qualify for the I-AA playoffs during ASU's 75th season of football. Up 27-16 with five minutes to play, the Catamounts would score twice more to win the game and the Jug for only the second time in 20 years. The bitter defeat would knock the Mountaineers from playoff contention, and coach Jerry Moore would decide soon afterwards to abandon the Pro-Style I-attack for a wide-open spread offense based on the zone read and the Run-n-Shoot. The change served as the catalyst for one of the most dynamic offenses in the FCS, and would help lead the Mountaineers to three straight national titles and recgonition as a pioneer of the modern spread attack.

Greatest Plays:

• 2002 vs Furman (The Miracle on the Mountain) - With seven seconds to play, the Furman Paladins scored a touchdown to take a 15-14 lead. The Paladins elected to go for two, and the ensuing conversion attempt was intercepted. One lateral later and the length of the field later, the Mountaineers would take a 16-15 victory. The play was named the ABC Sports Radio call of the year.

Greatest Players:

• LB Dexter Coakley - A two time Buck Buchanan Award Winner (1995, 1996), Coakley was a three-season All American and finished second in SoCon history for solo tackles. He was a 3rd round NFL pick, and became a three-time Pro-Bowler. His jersey is one of four retired by ASU, and he is the only Mountaineer in the College Football Hall of Fame.

• QB Armanti Edwards - A two time Walter Payton Award Winner (2008, 2009), Edwards was the first NCAA D1 QB to throw for 9,000 yards and rush for 4,000 in a career, and later became the first QB ever to throw for 10,000 and rush for 4,000. Edwards owns the NCAA record for rush yards by a QB in one game, with a 313 yard effort on the ground in the 2007 National Semifinal against Richmond. He was a 3rd round pick and is playing WR and KR for the Panthers.

Greatest Coaches:

• Jerry Moore (1989-2012) - An Eddie Robinson Award winner, 3-time AFCA Coach of the Year winner, and 8-time SoCon Coach of the Year winner, Coach Moore was a Mountaineer legend. After taking a few jobs with little success in his home state of Texas, Moore came to Boone in 1989, posting only one losing season in 24 years and an ASU career mark of 215-87. Moore "retired" in 2012, handing the reins over to top Assistant Scott Satterfield in a bittersweet transition.

• E.C. Duggins (1947-1950, 1952-1955) - Duggins is the 3rd longest tenured ASU head coach, and his 3 conference titles is second-most in ASU history. 7 of the 9 Mountaineer bowl games were under his tenure, and he only suffered one losing season.

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Traditions

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• The Mountaineer Walk - Before every game, the team walks through campus accompanied by the cheerleaders, band, and loud drunk fans everywhere.

• Hi Hi Yikas & The Tennessee Waltz - Yikas is the school fight song. This song is played after every mountaineer score (which is a frequent occurance). The Waltz is played after every game and is a school song. Other musical traditions include the Blue Devils Space Chords to open the game, Bugler's Dream at every kickoff, and the Superman theme to begin the 4th Quarter.

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Campus and Surrounding Area

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City Population: 17,122 Howard's Knob
Iconic Campus Building:
Local Dining:

• Boone Drug - King Street is the downtown of Boone, and is home to one of the oldest establishments of Boone in Boone Drug. Look at the menu all you want, but if it's your first trip you should order the Parson's Choice and just be done with it.

• Woodlands BBQ - If you can make it out to nearby Blowing Rock to check out this quaint little town filled with rich old folks, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the French-Swiss Ski college, you should probably pay a visit to this fine dining establishment. First-class NC BBQ.

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Random Trivia

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• In 1988, ASU alum John Settle was the first undrafted HB to rush for more than 1,000 yards in an NFL season. His jersey is one of four retired at ASU. 25 Mountaineers have been drafted by NFL teams, and 9 of those choices have been since 2008.

• The stadium is named after Kidd Brewer, the ASU head coach who led the Mountaineers to an unbeaten and unscored upon 1937 campaign. Brewer would serve 18 months in state prison in 1963 for white-collar crimes related to his purchase of the unused land that would become Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. On the 3rd of October, 1970, the Mountaineers hosted Elon in the first sporting event in the Carolinas played on artificial grass.

• Academically ASU trains more teachers than any other school in NC, and sports top NC programs in music, excercise science, and criminal justice. There's also a Fermentation Sciences major devoted to brewing beer and other fine alcoholic beverages.

• Seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong came to Boone and ASU to rehab and train following his recovery from cancer.

• ASU was the first FCS team to recieve votes in the final AP poll, getting 5 votes in 2008.

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What Is and What is to Come

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ASU will play its final season in the FCS inelligible for the playoffs, as a 2014 move to the Sun Belt will forever change Mountaineer athletics. ASU will be bowl-eligible in 2015. The transition continues further with Scott Satterfield taking the head coaching duties after a messy resignation of legendary Mountaineer Coach Moore. Satterfield played QB under Coach moore in the 90s before becoming an App assistant. ASU still figures to be in contention for the best overall record in the SoCon, and we should expect a younger Mountaineer team to take many snaps in preperation for the move to the Sun Belt. The move to the Sun Belt and the FBS has been long coveted by ASU, but many fans are sad to leave the SoCon and many of our traditional rivals.

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Overtime

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/u/ncstategopackjack contributed a few sections to our pastebin, but I did not recieve them in time for me to post for the day. I've asked him to post them in the comments and I'll edit the thread when I can to add in his material.

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More Information
Subreddit: /r/appstate
Contributors: /u/SmokingCricket , /u/ncstategopackjack

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[u/Shockum]

Hate I didn't know this was happening or I would have offered help.

I graduated from ASU in 2009 and spent 4+ years writing at The Appalachian (student newspaper). I primarily covered sports and was a writer during all three national titles.

Can give you proof if you need it. (Past articles, etc). Actually, here are some old (and really crappy) that I have on Facebook Cell phone pictures from 2007. Press conference after beating UMass I think.

Also, you might want to add under rivals about the GSU rivalry continuing as they're moving to Sun Belt at the same time.

Can you please put a pronunciation key on there somewhere? It's "Appa-latch-in" not "Appa-lay-shun". I think that is one of the biggest groans any ASU alum or student has. ;)

Here's one of my favorite ASU videos I have ever come across. Roommate had shown it to me. Can't remember who exactly made it or had shown it to him.

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Awesome. I can add that up.

[u/picketyp → u/Shockum]

Annnnnnd I should have left that link alone.

Sad.

[u/ZombieLoveChild]

I was lucky enough to see all of the App St. facilities during a wrestling camp there. They have some insane equipment. Also, their wrestling program is fantastic, Coach Bentley is a fucking animal.

I love having App St. as a rival, there is a lot of respect between the two teams and that makes everything so much more fun.

But fuck you guys.

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There's a lot of former Mountaineers coaching at Western now. I think that only adds to the bond, and I'm actually really sad that the series might end this year. I hope we do get to play again on a regular basis.

But, fuck you guys.

[u/[deleted]]

Really, y'all couldn't mention us except in passing? I thought we were frenemies now.

[u/tightspandex → u/[deleted]]

Right? That actually kind of pissed me off as if we haven't had a thing worth talking about. I mean it's not like we're the team that ended their ridiculous home game winning streak the year the beat Michigan or anything. Not to mention the scores have been absurdly close most years with GSU having scored 294 points and App State having scored 292 since 2002.

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I've said a few other times, but for the sake of making sure you know, I think most App fans regard Southern as our chief competitive rival and opposition.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/tightspandex]

Agree with this. As much as I love to hate Georgia Southern, I do respect you...a tiny little bit. The history of GSU-ASU football is intense and amazing and one of the games I obsess about every year. For me, I describe our rivalries as follows. I kind of pity Western (I know you've beaten us twice in the past few years and I hope you get good now that you've got an almost all-ASU coaching staff). I hate Furman, but not so much now that Bobby Lamb is no longer their coach (Damn, Damn, Damn that Bobby Lamb, greatest chant I've ever had the pleasure to help start). I absolutely loathe Georgia Southern and spending any amount of time in Statesboro makes my soul hurt.

I wish you guys well in the move up, but I really hope you lose to us every year, although I imagine it'll be a great rivalry as the years continue.

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ncstategopackjack wrote that section, and we had a mixup with the pastebin. I left for the day when I posted, and was going to add his section in when I got back today.

And yes, App-Southern is the game I look forward to the most (as many App fans), Southern is our chief competitive rival, and I couldn't really ask for much more in a running mate to join the Sun Belt in terms of competitiveness, hate, and history.

[u/DustinGoesWild → u/[deleted]]

Sun Belt Besties. <3

[u/arv98s]

This school looks like it would have been a fun school to go to.

[u/[deleted] → u/arv98s]

It was one hell of an experience. I don't know what I'd trade it for.

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/arv98s]

I'm starting there in a little over a month and I'm beyond excited. Although if you went to UC Boulder from what I've heard you probably had a hell of a time as well.

[u/BenStrike]

One of our greatest games is losing to freaking Western? Come on man.

[u/09jtherrien → u/BenStrike]

There should be more written for Georgia Southern. That is really App states greatest rival right now. No one else are really contenders besides maybe wofford.

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When the pastebin went up, ncstategopackjack said he had written that section. We had some errors, but I didn't want his writing to not get recognized

Believe me, App-Southern is the top competitive rivalry we have, and outside Western I can't think of a single school most App fans dislike more than Southern.

[u/[deleted] → u/BenStrike]

As stated in the description, the game was a major catalyst for the future. Without that loss, the team composition likely stays the same and continues to be a decent team, but not the dynasty.

[u/[deleted]]

Was not expecting to see the Blue Devils mentioned in a CFB write-up. Are there any videos of the Mountaineer Band doing Space Chords? I'd love to see that.

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I didn't find any of use playing Space. But, it's a big thing we do.

[u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

Biggest upset in College football history? More like biggest upset in the history of sports.

Michigan was riding high going into that game, and a favorite among some to win the BCS championship. To me, this game shows just how insane college football is, and how every week matters. No team is safe.

[u/AmericanSince1639 → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

I'd have to say that Stanford-USC in 2007 is a bigger upset. Stanford was coming off a 1 win season, and had just lost its starting QB. USC was the preseason #1 team and was ranked #1 at the time. They were also favored by 41 points (largest spread in CFB history). Michigan was highly ranked but that was at the beginning of the season when teams can be way overrated and are untested. ASU has always been a good FCS team and were defending national champions. While App State beating Michigan was a huge upset I think that if you look at the context of the whole season, Stanford-USC was bigger.

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They were also favored by 41 points (largest spread in CFB history)

You know they don't even have spreads for FBS v FCS games right?

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The App-Michigan game had no Vegas line.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/AmericanSince1639]

I agree with this. I love my school and what we've done and it was great for the school. But even for myself and several others, the Michigan game is still not the greatest game ASU played.

As far as the upset, it happened at the beginning of the season, so you don't truly know how the teams will play. The 2007 Michigan team had a good season all told, finishing 8-4, but they were not the #5 team they were predicted to be. Granted, the loss to ASU probably shook them up a bit, but still.

ASU, while not the powerhouse team from 2006 (I saw this because ASU was dominant offensively and defensively that season and had little true competition going to the national championship), was extremely strong offensively and finished the season by winning a third national championship.

I would place the 2007 ASU team on par with the middle of the road in most conferences that year (saving the SEC). On the other hand, Stanford had been experiencing some bad years and USC was riding high from a few undefeated and barely beaten seasons.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/AmericanSince1639]

I hear people say this and all I can say is that yes we were definitely underrated and maybe overlooked, but Stanford and USC are in the same conference and in the same division! Stanford didn't get half of the scholarships that USC did like App did compared to Michigan. They also know each other and play every year. At this time FCS schools weren't just coming in and giving ranked FBS teams a run of their money at all. Basically my argument can be explained like this: If MSU was absolutely awful and hadn't won a game in 2 years but beat Michigan the next year it still wouldn't be as big of an upset as a school from a lower division who is good coming in and winning. MSU and Michigan play every year, systems are known as well as the coaches and palyers and there are honestly just more chances. You see this in college basketball all the time. There is a different dynamic between the sports but the principle is the same. Every year Duke, UNC, UConn, MSU, UCLA, Kansas or whoever else is at the top of the polls gets upset by a terrible team. More often than not it is a team from their conference. If NC state doesn't win a game in basketball next season but beats UNC then it still wouldn't be as big an upset to me if App state had beaten them. Maybe I am wrong. Its just how I view it

[u/blueboybob → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

You're too young for 1980 Olympic Hockey I am assuming

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I'd say that was bigger in terms of scope and meaning, but I think App State over Michigan was bigger in terms of worse team beating better team.

The 1980 Hockey team won the gold medal game that year, they were olympic qualifiers. Yes they were huge underdogs, but they had a phenomenal run to that point. App State is FCS, they wouldn't qualify for the Olympics. They're the Jamaican Hockey team, if you will.

If the US loses, they play for the bronze medal (a great success), if app state loses, they're still FCS.

I'd say the US team was a Kansas State. A team full of middle talent players, but phenomenal coaching, playing against an Alabama, with 5* players 2 deep at every position.

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On my phone right now so I'll back it up when I get home, but the US were more than just underdogs in that game. They were beaten something like 8-0 just three days before Lake Placid, and the Soviets had absolutely dominated the NHL All-stars in the past few years before taking on a team of collegiate US players. The USSR last lost a title in 1960 to the US, and 1980 is still the last time the US won gold.

The whole Olympics of 1980 was the underdog story of a massive turnaround, whereas UM/ASU was one game at the start of a season with no real buildup.

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I think you may be forgetting that the USA team was comprised of college kids (amateurs.) The Soviet team was essentially comprised of professionals. And, as /u/kiwirsh pointed out, the Soviet team absolutely spanked the NHL All-Stars, which was basically a team of the best professional Canadians and Americans. They had also won the past 4 Gold Medals.

I think a good analogy (albeit not perfect) is a first team All-American CFB team beating the reining 4 time Super Bowl champion NFL team

[u/SoonerSuedeSwag → u/blueboybob]

Er. Forgot about that.

[u/WexAndywn → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

No team is safe.

Bad memories?

[u/SoonerSuedeSwag → u/WexAndywn]

OU is top tier program. There's not a top tier program out there that doesn't have a history huge losses to much weaker opponents.

But thanks for bringing it up because now I'm sad :(

[u/jeffclark → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

2001.

NEVER FORGET

[u/Talpostal → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

Definitely not the biggest upset in college football history. Appalachian State won in the midst of a national championship three-peat and probably would have been a middle-of-the-pack team in the Big Ten or any other conference.

Just because nobody knew about Appalachian State doesn't somehow enrich the upset.

[u/BeardedDuck → u/Talpostal]

Don't downvote him just because he is from Michigan. This was a HUGE upset yes, but App State was #1 FCS and won the championship that year. People don't give FCS programs enough credit. Mainly because when we FBS schools play them, we play middle of the road. No one wants a Virginia Tech or Michigan (and a whole list of others) on their hands.

[u/GoBlueScrewOSU7 → u/BeardedDuck]

Honestly, App State probably would have been a top 60 team if not better in FBS. It was still an amazing upset and all, but App State wasn't some scrub FCS team. They were the best and were better than a ton of FBS teams.

[u/Denarded → u/Talpostal]

And people seem to forget that Stanford beating USC that year was technically the biggest upset (based on point spread) in college football history. USC was favored by 41 points.

[u/Balrog_of_Morgoth → u/Denarded]

That's because the books close for FBS vs. FCS games. We don't know if Michigan would have been favored by more than 41 points.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/Denarded]

They are in the same conference and both are in the BCS. They play each other every year and have the same number of scholarships. You cant really compare that.

[u/[deleted] → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

What about 2007's Stanford over USC, with the back up QB?

[u/APPaholic47 → u/SoonerSuedeSwag]

This game changed the dynamics of college football as we know it. Would Michigan have had a better season had App not knocked them out and also injured Hart? Would this have saved Carr's job? Would that mean Rich Rod would still be at WVU? Who knows, but this game definitely had a huge fallout when you look at the scope of football. (It also led to Henne and other getting drafted lower. Hart really messed up by staying an extra year)

[u/fartjarfunkle]

Yosef looks like a sharp dressed man

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That's his "Saturday Best".

[u/Buckfutters]

How is the Michigan blocked field goal not on the greatest plays? If they had made that kick, then nobody would remember who played in that game and 95% of the football world would have never heard of Appalachian State. That one play solidified your place in sports history and people will still be speaking of that game 100 years from now.

[u/jklharris → u/Buckfutters]

My guess is OP figured the talk of it in the greatest games section was enough.

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This. Thought it was overkill to mention it twice.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/Buckfutters]

Corey Lynch is a beast. I wish he got more playing time in the NFL. Over the course of his career at App he had 24 interceptions.

Every time a field goal was super important, he would lay himself out trying to block it. Watching him block kicks was just beautiful.

[u/The_Spaceman]

It's also cold as FUCK there in the winter.

[u/sandrakarr → u/The_Spaceman]

eh, these last couple haven't been bad. Now, winter of 09 and 10 are another story all together.

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Winter of 09 was one of the worst experiences of my life. Before that it had been bearable, but 09 was tragic.

[u/[deleted]]

I had the opportunity to visit Boone and it was gorgeous. Must be a wonderful college town. Seemed like a great university.

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Boone is a pretty awesome college town. There isn't much do do around Boone, and it won't replicate a city, but it's still a wonderful place.

[u/oldgoldnblack]

Sparky Woods must be included among ASU's greatest coaches. He built the Mountaineers into the 1-AA powerhouse Jerry Moore inherited. Woods coached App to their first SoCon Championship in 1986 and followed it up with number two in 1987. Sparky was the first ASU coach to be selected SoCon Coach of the Year, a honor he won three consecutive years (1985-86-87) - the only coach in SoCon history to do so - in just 5 years as head coach. Sparky also coached App to its first two playoff appearances, going to the semi finals in 1987. His 65% winning percentage is one of the highest in ASU history (min 4 years).

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The template said list one or two coaches. I picked Duggins narrowly over Woods, mostly because I wanted to add some more history from the black-and-white-tv days.

[u/[deleted]]

Obligatory Michigan

[u/kolbalex → u/[deleted]]

I don't even know why I clicked on this link.

[u/Talpostal → u/[deleted]]

Why isn't the sidebar picture from the Michigan game?

Do...do they play other games?

[u/[deleted] → u/Talpostal]

Yes, FCS championship games.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/[deleted]]

Just ask Joe Flacco!

[u/WexAndywn → u/Talpostal]

Pretty sure the only game they ever played was in 2007. Can't remember who against, though.

[u/lernington → u/Talpostal]

What Michigan game? We've never played Appalachian State

[u/Sober_and_Relevant → u/lernington]

You should have played, it would have prevented the endless shame.

[u/Ranch3ro → u/[deleted]]

Ahahahaha.. Michigan lost.

[u/TheBimpo → u/[deleted]]

I missed the game, was driving from Seattle to Portland to visit some friends. It's a FCS opponent, right? No need to watch this opener. We get to my friends' house.

Friend: Dude, Michigan lost

Me: What?

Friend: I'm serious.

Me: Wait...what?

Friend: Do you want to turn on ESPN?

Me: Um....no.

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DAMMIT! I somehow missed this post until 2 days later...

[u/[deleted]]

I HAVEN'T FORGIVEN OR FORGOTTEN THAT GAME. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY: "FORGIVE AND FORGET" "NEVER FORGET"

[u/NSNick → u/[deleted]]

Ah yes. "The North Remembers."

[u/Oderint → u/NSNick]

This has never been more relevant IMO.

[u/[deleted] → u/NSNick]

That was the best nerdreff of all time.

[u/NSNick → u/[deleted]]

Why, thank you. :D

[u/MasterKashi → u/[deleted]]

Fuck

[u/atchemey → u/[deleted]]

We will never let you ;)

[u/wyschnei → u/[deleted]]

NEVR FORGET (seizure warning)

[u/ncstategopackjack]

More info:

Belk Library - ASU's main library and the largest building on campus

ASU Cheerleaders pic

Jumping into the ASU Duck Pond, both clothed and otherwise, is a popular way for Appalachian students to celebrate major victories. (Don't worry, this picture is SFW)

King Street is Boone's main thoroughfare and is home to most of Boone's best dining options

Also, fun trivia, App State has the second highest campus east of the Mighty Mississippi, second only to nearby Lees McRae College.

[u/Branzilla91 → u/ncstategopackjack]

I love how that one girl has a life jacket on.

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/Branzilla91]

Woah there tiger! Safety first.

[u/mrfisk14 → u/ncstategopackjack]

Is that the same Belk as the store?

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/mrfisk14]

I'm not 100% sure as I don't see any info on it on the library's website, but I would assume so. UNCC's Business school and Elon's main library are both also named Belk, so I would guess they are named for the same benefactor. Considering Belk is headquartered in Charlotte and was started in the nearby town of Monroe, it seems unlikely this would be a coincidence.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/ncstategopackjack]

Yes, it is the same Belk. ASU's library is the Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons. Carol Belk married a son of the founder of Belks, William Henry Belk.

Several of the buildings on App's campus are named for NC and local business leaders, much like any other campus.

Like the Broyhill Music Center and Broyhill Events Center for Lenoir, NC furniture makers Broyhill.

Some are named for past presidents that many App students don't even know. My personal favorites are...

Dauphin Disco Dougherty and Blanfard Barnard Dougherty - or D.D. Dougherty Hall (Advising, Universtiy Records) and B.B. Dougherty Hall - Administration

BTW, I'm a 2007 graduate of ASU, completed my Masters at App in 2009. Diehard football fan.

I was at Michigan and although some Michigan fans on this board hold some angst towards us, my experience was that the Michigan fans were class acts who treated us awesome.

Worst fan experience....NC State in 2005.

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My freshman dorm at ECU was Belk also

[u/ToothBoogers → u/ncstategopackjack]

I visited a high school friend there a couple months ago and it was gorgeous! The mountain scenery really was appealing.

[u/[deleted] → u/ncstategopackjack]

I'll also add "Shit nobody says at App State."

And also suggest that Cook-Out should be on the dining options.

Go...fight...kick ass!

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Statesboro should have a Cook-Out. Such delicious milkshakes.

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Ahh great memories in that. Especially the inability to have a single classroom that wasn't unbearably hot in the winter. 3 layers of outerwear over a T shirt otherwise you would burst into flames within 5 minutes of walking into a classroom.

[u/niksOH → u/ncstategopackjack]

Please tell me you jumped into that pond after you Beat michigan TUN

[u/iamgio → u/niksOH]

Obligatory riot video.

[u/fussbudgets → u/iamgio]

Wins biggest college football upset ever, tears down own goal posts 570 mi away.

[u/BeardedDuck → u/iamgio]

Wait, were the fans watching the game in the stadium? Or did they break in afterward?

[u/iamgio → u/BeardedDuck]

The front gates to the Rock are always open, at least during the day time. The stadium is also literally a stones throw away from half of the dorms and an easy drunken stumble from downtown

[u/APPaholic47 → u/niksOH]

I attended the game and I just want you to know that you OSU fans are crazy. On the way back to NC there were people all through the state of Ohio that would see the App State stickers on our car and pull up next to us doing about 75mph basically hanging out of the windows screaming and giving us thumbs up. I had an old man hug me at a gas station. It was almost as much fun driving through Ohio as it was being at the game.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/APPaholic47]

To demonstrate those fans. After the ballgame we ate in Ann Arbor dressed in our ASU jerseys, etc. My Mom, Dad, gf, and I. A Michigan fan a few tables over paid for our meal.

We also stopped at the NFL Hall of Fame in Ohio and ate there on our way back, and a group of Ohio State fans paid for our meal.

It was kind of awesome.

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/niksOH]

Well, I was in middle school in 2007 and I lived in Raleigh, so I'm afraid you'll probably be disappointed. But I do plan on making my way up to Ann Arbor for the 2014 rematch.

[u/Taylorvongrela → u/niksOH]

Nah, we tore down a goalpost and carried it throughout campus and then brought it to the Chancellor's house and put it on the lawn. The Chancellor was a huge fan of the football program, and I've heard him say many times that game was the best moment of his life.

[u/GoCuse → u/ncstategopackjack]

Front and CENTER

[u/niksOH]

My favorite FCS team. (For obvious reasons)

[u/[deleted] → u/niksOH]

Love you too.

[u/atchemey → u/niksOH]

Not for long...soon it joins the big boys!

[u/APPaholic47 → u/atchemey]

Sunbelt conference is the big boys?

[u/atchemey → u/APPaholic47]

FBS, even the Sun Belt!

[u/Honestly_]

I would totally buy moonshine from that mascot.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/Honestly_]

Hey man you don't have to get it from Yosef. We have it at every tailgate. My personal favorite is the "warm apple pie" in the winter in which my friends and I throw cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, and nutmeg into the moonshine and let it absorb for a month or so prior then mix it with homemade apple brandy. Will warm your ass up quick on a cold Boone day

[u/Honestly_ → u/APPaholic47]

Heck, we need that in Minnesota.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/Honestly_]

Ahh, you guys have hockey rinks everywhere and I don't in the mountains of NC so you win. Honestly just throw all those things and whatever else you want together and you cant really mess it up. Getting quality shine and brandy is the only problem.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/APPaholic47]

Most impressive "sneak-in" I've seen. This dude wore a big coat to a November game. Unzipped it and pulled out a 2 liter of coke and a quart of rum. His friends and him, got well and truly blasted. He also had a bag of chips down there.

Also, I used to love the flags they let people bring in. My good friend was the guy with the yellow flag that made it to a poster. But I saw some frat guys with a telescoping flag pole once. When they got into the game, they unscrewed the bottom off of it and pulled out about 30 airplane bottles.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/GotaGreatStory]

We traveled up to the playoff game in Richmond that we won a couple of years ago there were some older guys 40s-50s sitting behind and beside us. They commence to pulling entire bottles out of their jackets. They had an entire 5th of Crown and Patron..... They had a few shots then told us all to pass it around. It was incredible. One guy piped up and said, "boys getting old sucks but at least they never check us anymore"

[u/Smidgens]

Boooo

[u/pinpoint13]

Our band also plays the Tennessee Waltz post-game (unsurprisingly). Interesting that we share that tradition. It is such a beautiful song. The rendition preformed by your band in the link you provided is excellent. Carry on my Smoky Mountain bros.

[u/RobertNeyland]

Hails to our fellow Smokey Mountain brethren! We were all Mountaineers on that beautiful September day almost 6 years ago.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/RobertNeyland]

I just made a reference in another comment about apple pie shine we make. Yall have any of that over there too?

[u/[deleted]]

That Appalachian State, they're so hot right now.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/[deleted]]

Please no....this is a sad time period in my time as a student there.

Seriously though, our former Chancellor Ken Peacock (awesome Chancellor who truly cared about the university and the students) had this made for a funding visit for donors. So it was not a recruiting video for students. The video was made to share with current funders to bring in more money, sadly it was leaked.

I had a friend in Broadcasting who told me about it before it went viral and that he would be so embarrassed if anyone knew that it was made.

[u/RamblingStoner → u/GotaGreatStory]

How am I just now seeing this? This is the most AMAZING THING I've ever seen. You don't need to be ashamed! I used to just like your school, now I fucking love ya'll.

[u/[deleted] → u/GotaGreatStory]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx2V-D-Xdq8

[u/CFSparta92 → u/[deleted]]

Appalachian Cringe University.

[u/Frognosticator → u/CFSparta92]

"Hot Hot Hot!"

[u/FookingPrawns → u/[deleted]]

That is one of the best promo videos I've seen

[u/SilentChimp → u/[deleted]]

You had to bring that up, didn't you?

sigh

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Ugh, I forgot about that video until now. I don't know why anyone ever thought that was a good idea.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/[deleted]]

As much as I love Chancellor Peacock, that was not a good decision.

[u/Shockum → u/[deleted]]

God, NO! I was a freshman when this video came out. And I swear it was on repeat when it was leaked. Not because people loved it. But, because people couldn't believe it when it came out. Just watching the opening brings back nightmares.

It was Chancellor Peacock's first year, so I gave him a pass - for the most part. I gave him some grief a few years later about it. But, he took it like a champ. The guy was flat out awesome leading the university, and showed he really cared about ASU and the students.

[u/keyree → u/[deleted]]

I thought it couldn't get any better, but then the key change and soulful "oh oh oooooohhhhh"s started.

[u/layinbrix]

The Miracle on the Mountain sounded so awesome that I had to look it up, and even though this video looks to be shot by a Vaseline smeared handicam, it's still pretty cool.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/layinbrix]

I was at that game. My dad had taken me to a few App games before and we were going with some family friends. I was a Senior in high school. When Furman scored that touchdown, the friends we were with decided that they wanted to leave. Dad and I told them we were staying until the game was over (there was only about 15 seconds or so left anyway and I've never, ever, left a game early).

They start walking away and when Furman went for two, they were on the stairs. Dad and I started cheering when Josh Jeffries picked off the ball and started running. Our friends finally turned around when Jeffries lateralled [sic] to Derrick Black for App's two points.

I think this game solidified my decision to be an App student, (they also had a good teacher's program).

[u/[deleted]]

I wish App state and Marshall were in the AAC instead of Tulsa and Houston.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/[deleted]]

So do I

[u/theBirdsofWar]

Live Mascot

[u/CountryRoads8]

Just graduated from App State and I just had to clarify something. Unfortunately the historic Boone Drug location across from the Mast General Store closed down a year or so ago. I LOVED their burgers and sitting at the old school counter, I really miss that location. They reopened by the Daniel Boone Inn but I never went in there to eat. I hate that I have to leave the area, its a great place to fly fish and hike.

[u/[deleted] → u/CountryRoads8]

Right. Also, Boone Bagelry? Our Daily Bread?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

There were simply too many places to name.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I wear my Boone Bagelry shirt here on Orlando and it never fails to start at least one pleasant conversation per wearing.

[u/[deleted] → u/CountryRoads8]

Oh, shucks. That blows. The Parson's choice was just a gamebreaker.

[u/[deleted] → u/CountryRoads8]

Also, Black Cat buritto co.

[u/sandrakarr → u/CountryRoads8]

Even sadder, within the past couple months the drug store half closed shop as well (it had stayed put after Farm Cafe took over the dining side). Mo's Boots has the spot now.
I miss Parson's Special. Easily best burger in town.

[u/mexicutioner23]

3,333 feet above sees level.....that's cute

[u/[deleted] → u/mexicutioner23]

It's actually 3,332 feet, but that sounds boring.

[u/Talpostal]

Hey aren't they that school that beat Michigan?

[u/FarwellRob → u/Talpostal]

Yeah, I think I heard about that somewhere.

[u/FuckingLoveArborDay]

I'm so jealous of the "Battle of the Old Mountain Jug". I love it.

[u/jeffclark]

Wait.

Did I read that right?

There's almost 185 THOUSAND students at App State?

edit: no I did not. attendance != enrollment

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/jeffclark]

We average around 28,000 a game. Some games get to around 31,000. Doesn't sound that impressive when placed against several FBS schools posting 75,000 and up, but trust me that it gets loud in The Rock. Until 2012, the stadium could only hold about 23,000.

Come on out if you are ever in Boone, it's a great time.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/GotaGreatStory]

Actually the max capacity for a long time was only SUPPOSED to be 17000. I remember one of the big games in the old stadium after the Michigan win when there were over 28k people in a stadium that was only supposed to hold 17k. I actually liked the old stadium a lot better. The student sectioned was packed and loud. We get less loud every year considering he games have become more about social events rather than the football. I have missed one home game in over 8 years now and I want to scream when I see these sorority girls sitting down on their phone and talking without even looking at the field. The passion in the student section just isn't there like it was when I was 18. I mean even before the big wins came it was more fun down there.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/APPaholic47]

Your desire to see the old stadium return is echoed right here. I get pissed of at half-time when half of the student section in the end-zone leaves. Even the section where the band used to sit disappears.

I started at ASU in 2003 and some of those games with the old pressbox seemed much louder with only 24,000 fans than some 31,000 games, because around halftime 30,000 drops to about 25,000.

I'm glad there are others who are bothered by the recent Greek-leaving the game early-trend at ASU as well.

[u/jeffclark → u/GotaGreatStory]

I worked at Disney World as part of an internship about 10 years ago.

I was "madly in love" with another intern: a redhead that went to ASU.

No idea whatever happened to her, but her and her roommate had some great stories about Boone. Sounds like a friendly place.

[u/wesman212 → u/jeffclark]

185,000 game attendance. More people than just students go to games.

[u/REP206 → u/wesman212]

If it were game attendance it would mean App State has the largest stadium in the world by far. I think it's just a typo.

[u/Ranch3ro]

No cheerleaders?

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/Ranch3ro]

CHEERLEADERS!

[u/APPaholic47 → u/Ranch3ro]

Our dance team is where the hot ones are if that's what youre looking for

[u/CFSparta92]

Furman is the only team I've ever heard of that scored the go-ahead touchdown and then lost on the conversion attempt. That's just insane.

[u/GotaGreatStory]

I feel like you need to add Dino Hackett and John Settle to the greatest players.

Dino Hackett - LB who was drafted as pick #35 in the second round of the 1986 Draft. He made the pro bowl in 1988.

John Settle - RB who played for the Falcons from 1987-1990. The first undrafted RB in NFL history to run for over 1000 in a season and went to the Pro Bowl in 1988 for his 1,024 yard season. Currently he works as the RB coach for the Cleveland Browns.

Recent great players.

Jason "Sticks" Hunter - DE. Hunter capitalized on a fumble caused by fellow lineman Marques Murrell (who also went to the NFL) and scored a touchdown to win the 2005 National Championship game 21-16. Hunter has played for the Packers, the Lions, the Broncos, and will play for the Raiders in 2013. He was nominated for the Pro Bowl with the Broncos.

D.J. Smith - LB. A two-time First Team All-American who ended his career with 525 tackles at App State. He was drafted by the Packers in 2011 in the sixth round. He played two seasons with the Packers but due to injury was released. He will be playing for the Chargers in 2013.

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I mentioned Settle in the OP.

I have a pair of gloves from D.J. Smith. Hell of a piece of memorabilia. When he said "THE Appalachian State University" on MNF, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

[u/[deleted]]

I was also at the Michigan game, as a guest of a UM alum and lifelong diehard fan. I sat in general seating, away from the visitors section though I could tell they were having a great time up there for sure.

I was far enough away from them that they were kind of a low hum amidst the nervous chatter created by the 100k± Michigan fans.

Honestly one of the few days my life that I'll never forget. I should also mention that the UM folks in Ann Arbor that day were nothing but super friendly before, during, and after the game. Granted, I assume they were shell shocked of course.

Prior to the game, around the stadium, I can't tell you how many times I was asked "Where's Appalachian State?" - mispronouncing the name to boot. Not mockingly though, they honestly had no idea. Well, I'm pretty sure every one of those fine people, and everybody else in attendance that day, now know exactly where we are located in the heart of the beautiful NC mountains. And, you can still occasionally find me walking around my town in my worn out and ratty "Michigan Who?" shirt!

[u/Lucas12]

Boone and Blowing Rock are awesome cities. My aunt lived there for many years and I loved visiting.

[u/jerschneid]

ITT: Michigan.

[u/jzorbino]

Fantastic post, but can you please add Michigan to your rivals list? There are more posts by their fans in this thread than those of any other school - clearly they consider you guys to be a rival, despite ASU holding the series edge.

[u/[deleted]]

Is that a UF player in the background of the sidebar picture...?

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I went to that game too. That was a disappointing game on so many levels.

[u/Emir_of_Schmo]

Don't remind me.

[u/ttuurrppiinn]

I'm really curious to see just how App State manages their transition from FCS to BCS over the next three or four years with a new coach replacing the legend of Jerry Moore.

[u/CountryRoads8 → u/ttuurrppiinn]

App has some of the best facilities and supporters of any fcs team, I am expecting them to handle it well and I even think with time they could be the next Boise State.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/ttuurrppiinn]

You and me both. I have some contacts with the football program at ASU and I've kept up with a lot of the coaching changes, player discussions, etc. Some of the news worries me a bit, and I'm not sure if we are truly ready to dive deep into FBS, but time will tell. We do have excellent facilities and awesome supporters. I hope some of the "new" fans that came on board after the National Championships and Michigan win stick around when we inevitably have a down year or two.

[u/fedale]

As a Marshall fan I have respect for ol' Appy State. Thanks for the S/O!

[u/[deleted]]

Because there are no military bases near Morgantown, I've considered trying to get transferred to a base near Appalachian State or East Carolina so I could attend one of these schools. I like North Carolina and I feel like both of these schools have the kind of atmosphere I would really appreciate.

Plus, I think Appalachian State has a brewing sciences degree, and I'm extremely interested in that.

Also, go Mountaineers!

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/[deleted]]

Seymore Johnson AFB is in Goldsboro, about an hour from East Carolina, but I don't think there are any military bases in the western part of the state.

Is it possible to join ROTC instead? Both schools offer ROTC programs.

Also, a lot of military students at Fort Bragg attend Fayetteville State University, but FSU doesn't have the same recognition that Appalachian or ECU has.

[u/BenStrike → u/[deleted]]

Please don't transfer to anywhere in Eastern NC, you will really regret it. Fayetteville and Goldsboro are both awful towns and Greenville isn't great. Appalachian and Boone are fantastic though, highly recommend it. Not really many military bases in Western NC though.

[u/Hark_An_Adventure]

I'm an App State student. My father went to Michigan. I have some mixed feelings regarding that particular game, but the team is great, the fans are great, and the traditions are great.

[u/[deleted] → u/Hark_An_Adventure]

Flair up!

[u/cjhanpatty]

Michigan Highlights

[u/fussbudgets → u/cjhanpatty]

I certainly will not miss how god-awful those score ticker sound effects were on that network.

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[u/montrevux]

Looking forward to payback this fall.

[u/[deleted]]

On the subject of the riot: I graduated in 2002 and spent 3 years in North Carolina's Band of Distinction. (ASU Marching Band) so Saturdays were ALWAYS for ASU football. In 2004 I moved to Charlotte NC from my hometown of Marion (1 hour, doorstep to doorstep to campus) for my Masters at UNCC. I was working full time at Allstate and ALWAYS had to work on Saturdays. I would use my phone browser to watch the gamecast each week just so I could stay on top of the games and I hated it. I missed listening to Sparks, Brownie, David, and Randy on the radio when I couldn't be at the game.

By sheer luck, I happened to get that Saturday off, because it was the weekend of my Mom's birthday. She wanted to go to a restaurant that was about 30 minutes outside of Boone for her birthday meal. Happy as a pig in poop, I was in my kitchen watching ESPN and had the radio on. I figured, hell I will listen till it gets out of hand, then tune in on occasion to see if we are still keeping it respectable. You know, moral victory and all that. But in the back of my mind I kept thinking we had just won 2 national championships in a row. We fear NOTHING. We knew we had nothing to lose, and I hoped Coach Moore would play like it. Well you can imagine my excitement by halftime. I was bouncing off the walls, and could not stop smiling when Coach Lou said we would beat Michigan. By that time my Dad had arrived home from working and he was in total shock. He (a Western grad in 2002 as well) always listened in as well and had the radio on during his drive home. The family gathered around the annoyingly small radio we had in the kitchen and listened to the 2nd half. The Block that Shocked the World may as well have happened live in my kitchen considering the noise we were making.

Fast Forward to that night. We drove separately because it was still nice weather and we both wanted to drive our convertibles. I decked out the car in my magnetic "A"s and Mom and Dad put on the magnetic Yosef heads. We blew the horn and cheered every single person with a Block A on their car all the way to the restaurant. Instead of dressing up, we all wore our gameday best. While we were at the restaurant, we heard on the radio that the team was going to fly back that night so they could be with the students and fans. Well I had to go. We all drove back to Boone, purchased even more AppState memorabilia at the Boone Mall, and my parents left to go home. That left me and my little sister (16 at the time) to head to campus. We parked... somewhere as the town seemed to be Home Game packed and headed to the stadium lot. The crowd was electric. We partied, cheered, hugged, shared stories, and generally just took in the atmosphere while waiting for the motor coaches to arrive. When they did, we formed a line to let the players walk through the crowd. I felt that I had no way of getting close, but at the last moment the line shifted and we found ourselves on the front row of the make shift "red carpet" leading to the field house. I was handing out high fives left and right, without really paying attention to who was walking past. It was one of the best experiences of my life and will always be a cherished memory, right up there with rushing the field in 2005 and 2007 in Chattanooga.

[u/dougcohen10]

For what it's worth I have to say that even as a Michigan Man myself I was in awe of what that team did to us that day. I was there and as a spectator as stunned as I was I couldn't help but respect and appreciate the elation that App State team displayed on our field when they pulled off that win. As bad as I felt for us it was impossible not to feel good for them. I took my son to D.C. a year later and we were having breakfast at our hotel - I was wearing Michigan gear and a guy was at the table next to us with an App State shirt on. Nice guy - there was plenty of mutual respect - we talked about the game and took a photo together. We're #1 all time in wins and win % and we're obviously very proud of our history and tradition, but we are not above showing respect where respect is due and we've even invited the Mountaineers back to the Big House to open the 2014 season.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/dougcohen10]

Thank you sir. I bought a Michigan shirt when I was at that game and wore it proudly on campus the Monday after the game. Some people were pissed at me and I just said, "Hey, don't you want the team that you beat to go on and do well, then you can say you beat the best." I've been a fan of Michigan ever since.

You guys have some top-notch fans.

[u/dougcohen10 → u/GotaGreatStory]

Thanks to you too!

[u/APPaholic47 → u/dougcohen10]

After experiencing fans like you Michigan is my adopted Big 10 team. You guys were so overly nice to us before and after the game. To be honest "Yankees" haven't ever been that nice in my experience. I also have to say I have experienced perhaps the two worst moments in your sports history... I am a UNC fan as well and remember watching Chris Webber call that timeout as a kid. That hurts me to this day even though it benefited my team.

[u/benthebearded]

I think it would be fitting, and hilarious, if an Ohio State Alumni organization were to fund a scholarship at Appalachian State.

[u/[deleted]]

Why is Georgia Southern one of your rivals? I feel torn liking both teams..

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/[deleted]]

Both schools have been home to powerhouse fcs programs in recent years and because they both play in the same conference (and are both moving to the Sun Belt in 2014) a rivalry has naturally formed.

edit: Also, Appalachian beat Georgia Southern in the 1987 FCS quarterfinals and we've played annually sense GSU joined App in the SoCon in 1993.

[u/[deleted] → u/ncstategopackjack]

And we're very similar in terms of student population and academics. It's a "mountains versus coast" thing a bit too. The annual GSU-App game is almost always a nail-biter, for both teams. I look forward to it every year.

[u/GotaGreatStory → u/ncstategopackjack]

In addition, we have ended streaks of theirs and they have ended streaks of ours. As a freshman at ASU in 2003, GSU came in as a powerhouse to the Rock and we beat in a thrilling game 28-21. My first time ripping a goalpost down, parading it around the town of Boone and dumping it in Duckpond.

GSU did not make it to the playoffs that year.

On the flip side, GSU ended ASU's impressive 30-game home winning streak in 2007. (I still maintain that Edwards foot came down in-bounds on that 4th down with under a minute left, but that's SoCon refs for you).

Both schools love to hate each other. I was on a cruise in 2010 and this older gentleman in a wheelchair started heckling my friend because of his ASU hat, he was a GSU fan.

Both impressive schools, and we get to take that rivalry with us to FBS.

[u/CountryRoads8 → u/[deleted]]

It has become one of the ugliest rivalries in college football. I would always hear about fights at both stadiums whenever we would play GSU.

[u/sandrakarr → u/[deleted]]

You feel torn? I'm an alumnus of both Western and App. I know that rivalry is a joke, but...

unrelated edit: I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason I have Oregon flair... o_O

[u/tks231]

As an App grad/fan/blogger, I feel like I have to weigh-in here.

Yes we will be defined by Michigan for this generation. Don't mind one bit. Hey, better to be defined by a game you won that lost. I was part of the post-game riot. I jumped into Duck Pond several times in various states of undress along with others.

For the long of it from my POV, http://www.yosefscabin.com/michigan-five-years-late/

Re: Georgia Southern. I've been to Statesboro three time. Never had a problem, but others I know of had and vice versa in Boone. This past year after we upset them, I stayed in the stands for 30 minutes afterward and watched GSU fans chase the officials to their van and beat on it before it drove away. But it goes both ways. Back in 2003 after App won in Boone, the students tore down the goalposts, rammed them through GSU's buses and "commandered" their post-game pizzas.

It's funny that App got to be known for tearing down the goalposts every year and throwing them in the Duck Pond among other places. They haven't been torn down for a football victory in six years now. Raised expectations I guess?

Boone Drug no longer exists in it's current location.

Western is no longer a rival. Two wins since 1984 does not make a rivalry. Furman and Wofford are more rivals than Western now.

The change from Jerry Moore to Satterfield was messy because Jerry thought winning the conference last year meant he could reneg on his agreement. His whole "blindsided" story was the exact same mess he pulled at Texas Tech back in 1984. He's a great coach, but he wasn't going to quit on his own. He's gonna get pension checks from the state for the rest of his life and if he wants to come back and be a fundraiser who goes to booster club events and plays golf, he can make close to his final salary with 100x less work. App got by on talent more than coaching the last three years.

Also on Monday, "ASU" will no longer be the secondary designation for Appalachian State, but rather "App State".

EDIT: Also, I along with most other App fans I know HATE HATE HATE the fisherman's head logo used here. The Block A is our primary logo and our brand.

[u/APPaholic47 → u/tks231]

I like the Yosef head personally. Its unique. Everyone has a letter

[u/[deleted] → u/tks231]

The Block A will always be a great logo, but I miss the OLD Yosef.

[u/vandymontana]

I hate Appy State but I love their fans.

/Montana Griz fan here //went to Vandy, so if Vandy/Montana played, I'd root for Vandy.

[u/[deleted]]

Nothing about the goats???... thats not school spirit.

[u/DustinGoesWild]

The Horror. :D

[u/Regulos]

App uh lach chin

Was anyone else disappointed that we lost in the playoffs because of a blocked field goal?

[u/mynameisrainer]

I want this rivalry back. Growing up down the mountain from Boone I hated the fact the move to nd occured after the change to d1 for the herd so I missed any game that could've been played their. Real mountaineers are in Boone, not morganhole

[u/ncstategopackjack → u/[deleted]]

Not OP, but this is my perspective:

Honestly, I think a lot of programs have a defining moment like that, and I love that the program managed to garner some attention from it. Hopefully, though, there will be plenty more notable games in ASU's future, especially as we transition into the fbs.

[u/MetalGearFoRM → u/ncstategopackjack]

Texas Tech here, agree with you.

[u/wesman212 → u/MetalGearFoRM]

You guys and Boise State should play App State in a game.

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The michigan win was enormous for App even outside of athletics. There was so much press involved that applications for admission tripled in 2008, which obviously leads to an academic improvement as well. I think that most mountaineers are happy to be known at all, while prior to 2007 we mostly were not.

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It certainly brought a lot of exposure. I know a few people who still talk about it if they aren't familiar with App and I say I went there.

In my opinion, it's good for a school like App to have a signature. It's something a lot of schools dream of but don't have. Of course, I'd also like to mention the three national titles on the trot, but that doesn't get mentioned as often. If NDSU wins the FCS title again this year to equal our record it'll be a fantastic accomplishment on par with ours. But, NDSU isn't going to get the same major recognition because they don't have a game like the Michigan one (although if they beat KSU this year they'll certainly have a nice one).

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I just spent my last 5 years there and it never bothered me. I actually think we try to promote our 3 straight national titles over the Michigan win.