Appalachian State’s historic upset over Michigan deserves a deep rewind

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• FA

  @fatmanjonestv7143 · 6 years ago

  Michigan: “who’s Appalachian State?”<br><br>Appalachian State: “your daddy”

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• JI

  @jimbo-fk4dq · 7 years ago

  What kind of battery stops a Wolverine?<br><br>1-AA

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• TU

  @tuckerdavid6595 · 7 years ago

  As an Appalachian student. I can confirm we still talk about this

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• GR

  @greatsaiyaguy271 · 7 years ago

  I was on the field when this happened! I was a freshman at App State playing linebacker and due to 2-3 injuries to older more experienced players they dressed out 2 younger guys and let them travel rob Ann Arbour, me being one of those 2 players. I never played a single down on the field, but I was dressed on the sideline the whole game and it was so crazy!! Will never forget around 100,000 people going silent almost at once when we blocked the final field goal of the game to get the win. I ended up transferring to a different college right before my junior year due to injury, but those two years at App State are really special to me and I will def never forget this day!! I’m

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• OM

  @Omega_Effect1ve · 7 years ago (edited)

  The best story about this game came across the AP wire the following day:<br><br>&quot;At approximately 2:00 AM Sunday morning, Appalachian State University campus security were alerted to reports of vandalism by the chancellor&apos;s office. The incidents stemmed from Appalachian State&apos;s historic upset over #5 Michigan earlier in the day Saturday. With the game being played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI; the campus was largely desolate by game time Saturday morning. However, students and fans quickly descended upon campus in the hours afterwards to celebrate the surprising victory. <br><br>Authorities ascertained that a drunken mob stormed Kidd Brewer Stadium-- despite the game having been played hundreds of miles away in Ann Arbor, MI --to tear down the goalposts of the Mountaineers home field. <br> &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>The raucous posse of intoxicated participants dragged the goalposts 4 blocks down University Blvd, reportedly singing Queen&apos;s 1975 hit song &quot;We Are the Champions&quot; the entire length of their celebratory march, before depositing the goalposts on the front lawn of the Chancellor&apos;s Mansion and scattering as campus security closed in.<br><br>No other details are available at this time.&quot;

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• QU

  @Qusic · 5 years ago

  Imagine not only being upset at home by a school you don&apos;t even know, but also paying them $400,000...

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• AL

  @AlbertQian · 7 years ago

  No mention about how this loss caused Michigan to fall completely out of the top 25 in one of the biggest falls ... and how it also caused AP to allow FCS schools to be ranked in FBS polls?

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• JF

  @jfaulsti10 · 7 years ago

  As a University of Delaware alumni, I have another fun fact to share with you all:<br><br>In this same season, the Blue Hens made the FCS National Championship game, led by senior-year QB Joe Flacco (yes, that Joe Flacco). &nbsp;However, they couldn&apos;t bring the hardware home, as they were blown out by this same Appalachian State team.

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• PO

  @PorkTips · 7 years ago

  Big ups to the Michigan dude at the end running all out, with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z7bfkDM7Sw">0:00</a> on the clock and already defeated, to make that tackle before the end zone

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• RJ

  @rjwohlman · 7 years ago

  As an App state grad, I was and still am stunned.

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• TH

  @ThePbagj · 7 years ago

  I didn’t talk to anybody for a month...

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• DA

  @danev2001 · 4 years ago

  Congrats to App State on beating another top 10 team in 2022! I’ll always remember them beating Michigan

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