Whew!

My oh my, what would it be like to be an App State Mountaineer these days. I might suggest folding up the program now, having accomplished it all. What else is there? Go to the Swamp, or the Horseshoe, or ahem, The Chop House to try to take down the mighty Gators, Buckeyes, or, ahem, Scarlet Knights.
I don't mean to drudge up recent painful history, but we have a certain understanding of what the Wolverines are going through. Granted we weren't the fifth ranked team in the country, but as recent as last year, we stumbled into Cincy as a seventh ranked team and gacked our way to a loss. Granted, they are Division 1A and an eventual bowl team, but still...And lest we not forget recent times with Villanova or New Hampshire, and newly christened 1A programs Buffalo and UConn took it to our beloved Knights as well.
But having said all that, what a horrible, horrible loss. Michigan quarterback Chad Henne said he didn't want to call that loss embarrassing because that took away from what App State accomplished. Now, I admire his political correctness, but don't be mistaken, that was embarrassing. Yes, App State played well, and made two unbelievable, yes, and i do mean UNBELIEVABLE plays on special teams to block two game altering field goal attempts, but they should never, NEVER be allowed to hang with a 1A team for a half, let alone win the game. So what if Mike Hart was missing for half the game. They still have professional prospect players in their quarterback (Henne) and wide receiver (Manningham), and I am sure their fourth-string RB could have or should have been able to run the ball. If a bottom tier Big Ten team beat them it would be a disgrace, but a team from 1AA, just awful. To overlook an opponent and not be able to adjust to the circumstances that were happening, it doesn't make sense.
And, it was a game with no line. Not that I am a gambler per se, but if even Vegas says it is not going to be close enough to put a line on the game, that should tell you something about how favored Michigan was. I have been kicked in the groin by some losses in my life, but I cannot even begin to empathize with how that loss must sting, and how it will continue to sting for many years to come.
Whew....thank goodness it wasn't Rutgers.

Go Scarlet Knights!