Appalachian State, defeats Michigan...WTF is going on!?

[Vekruul Shuth]

Man...Did anyone see this game?!!! Can this go down as the worst upset ever in college football? Hell....sports!

Little guys making another case for some sort of playoff system.

[Regime]

/smirk

[hamrlik]

Michigan had never played a I-AA opponent in its history. Now we know why, the Wolverines were ducking them.

LOL

From Yahoo

[Twobit Whore]

I think the funniest part is that Michigan paid that school nearly half a million dollars for them to come play. Money well spent imo.

[Akileese]

Well, the boosters will cover it.

[Moontayle]

That Yahoo article explains it. They did their homework and found out what Michigan's weaknesses were.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Moontayle

That Yahoo article explains it. They did their homework and found out what Michigan's weaknesses were.

You mean their coaches coached?

[Jait]

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

I think the funniest part is that Michigan paid that school nearly half a million dollars for them to come play. Money well spent imo.

Yeah, as most folks know the purpose of these games is to get a few wins under your belt and fine tune for the season. Unfortunately this is like hiring someone to paint your house, only to come home and find he burned it down, the insurance doesn't cover it, he's suing you and fucked your wife.

With the BCS bullshit they'll likely end up playing in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

GG Michigan.

[The Ancient]

This is so damn amazing, every time I start to get a grasp on how hugely awesome this was I lose it a little. I can't wait until the game is actually televised. Even the ending is incredible.

Has there been any explanation for App State kicking their field goal on 1st down with 30 seconds to go though? Did they do it just so they could block Michigan's final field goal for an even more incredible finish?

[Sunder]

Originally Posted by The Ancient

Has there been any explanation for App State kicking their field goal on 1st down with 30 seconds to go though? Did they do it just so they could block Michigan's final field goal for an even more incredible finish?

I have heard no explanation, but I think I can guess what they were thinking. There is 30seconds left in the entire game. You have 1st and 10 on their ~10 yard line. As a field shortens, it gets harder and harder to successfully execute offensive plays, and the defense gains a huge advantage. So take the field goal, and even give yourself 3 more chances if there is a bad snap or something goofy happens, the holder can just lay on the ball. I'm sure they never thought Michigan would go nearly 80 yards in one play and setup for their own field goal try. But destiny was on App St's side, and the 2nd block of the game sealed the deal.

[Twobit Whore]

They were out of timeouts. The coach gave a few reasonings in an interview after the game.

[Genjiro]

The poll on espn.com has this game voted by fans so far, as the greatest upset in the history of college football, though the vote for greatest and top 5 greatest are close.

[The Ancient]

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

They were out of timeouts. The coach gave a few reasonings in an interview after the game.

That isn't a reason not to run down the clock and then spike the ball.

[psu199]

They probably should have run to the right once to set it up in the middle of the field, then rushed the field goal unit out there. But whatever, there's enough pressure on that kicker already, makes sense to get him out there with a stopped clock and just assume that 30 seconds isn't enough time.

[Akileese]

it's the safe route. I mean yeah you could take a knee, but what if the snap is fumbled? Just kick the field goal and hold em.