One of the Biggest College Football Upsets Ever?
by edwzipper on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 04:03pm
Appalachian State 34. Michigan 32.
And, re: my headline question…its got to be in the discussion, right? A 1-AA school (or whatever they are calling that division nowadays) knocking off a supposed top five team in the nation. In their house.
Yes, Appy State is damn good (two time defending 1-AA champs). But, still. Damn.
Michigan was outclassed for most of the game in trying to deal with creative offensive sets from the Mountaineers, and for too long Michigan’s offense was sleepy. For reasons not clear to anyone, Mike Hart didn’t see the field for long chunks of the third quarter, before trying to single handedly save the Wolverines late. I have no idea what Lloyd Carr was thinking as that game unfolded, but as it ended, I would imagine the fleeting thought may have occurred to him that perhaps his 401K needs to be in order. Michigan was unprepared in all phases of the game, and did not do enough to adjust as the game wore on. Even when they broke ahead briefly late in the 4th quarter, they were not ready for the Appy State response.
Absolutley staggering.
Add in that this was the debut day for the Big X network, and it was beyond memorable. For those of use with DirecTV, stunning to watch.
Edited to add:
Brian (UM die hard for anyone who doesn’t know) is adamant in the Swamp that not only is this NOT one of the biggest upsets in college football history, it’s not even the biggest upset in Michigan home game history. And swamp all-star bobp rightly notes that 1-AA Appalachian State entered the weekend 80th in the Sagarin ratings. So there is that bit of rational analysis as well. What say you? Drop by with a thought or three.