Posted on 09/05/2007 5:29:17 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Giant killer Appalachian State has won a following in Buckeyes country, where some Ohio State fans are gleeful over the humiliation suffered by archrival Michigan.
The then-No. 5 Wolverines 34-32 loss to the lower-division Mountaineers Saturday has sparked demand for Appalachian State gear among Ohio State diehards.
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For all those interested. SportSouth will show an encore presentation of the Appalachian State-Michigan football game at 10PM EST tomorrow (thursday) night.
Now the question is will Ohio State dare play Appalachian State?
I don’t know. However, I read that App St is on future schedules or Virginia Tech, Georgia and LSU.
Actually Ohio St will have home-and-home games versus USC the next couple of years.
No, this weekend they are playing Akron, who has not beaten the OSU’s in 100 years. The play patsies in the preseason....
Will Ohio State dare play Florida. Oh, that’s right. They did.
I’ve never understood that kind of schadenfreude for a rival in one’s own conference. Doesn’t that just make a Buckeye victory over them meaningless? Worse yet, if the Buckeyes lose to them, does that mean they’re more pathetic than the team that lost to a 1-AA team?
Not exactly. They do play a lot of pattsies, including some in-state teams they play in order to keep the gate revenue in-state. They also play one national power per year in the preseason. USC and U of Miami are coming up in home and home series. Just finished a home and home vs. Texas. Washington away, in a couple of weeks, will be a tough matchup for a young Buckeye team.
The next question is whether or not Maurice Clarett will be starting............LOL!
Well, not exactly. I give Florida all the credit in the world; they had a superb team and played really well. My Buckeyes were a shell of their former selves and, in hindsight, overachieved in even getting to that game.
Sorry, definnitly not a fan and don’t pay much attention. More important things in the world to consider....
Well I noticed that OSU dropped a couple of spots in the poll even though they won 38-6. I’m sure the Michigan loss is the reason why. That’s the funny thing with the BCS, fans actually have to root for their arch-rival when they play out of conference games to boost their BCS ratings. But lets face it. Everyone loves an upset.
I think Appalachian State should play the Oakland Raiders.
Another easy win.
Name one...
;-)
Schools like Florida and Georgia for example for whatever reason won't play outside the southeast. For example Georgia has not played a regular sesason game outside the southeast since 1966. I doubt Florida would agree to a home-and-home series outside the southeast.
Dont underestimate the Zips.
ping
Easy,
muslim terrorists....
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