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2008 signing day - football recruiting

February 6th, 2008

Okay, I’m getting beat up enough for my “sermon” on high school football player micro-analysis and hype. Here are the quick links for those of you that just want to see videos or photos for your favorite high school players, or your favorite college football team’s newest recruiting class:
NC fall high school playoffs site […]

College football national signing day

February 6th, 2008

Photo: North Gaston QB A.J. Blue will head to UNC
Can high school football’s national signing day be any more heavily promoted? I’m glad “top recruit” Terrelle Pryor didn’t cave in, and stated that he simply hasn’t decided yet, despite the pressure from the big media organizations. He’s in high school. Let’s remember […]

Appalachian State wins third consecutive national championship

December 15th, 2007

Appalachian State started the year by shocking the college football world with their win at Michigan, and finished the season by winning their third straight national championship, crushing the Delaware Blue Hens 49-21 at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga tonight.
The App State Mountaineers electric offense did what they have done for most of the year […]

Appalachian State beats Michigan 34-32

September 1st, 2007

(Photo: Dexter Jackson scores TD vs Michigan; from historymike blog)
Appalachian State, a division 1-AA team from Boone, NC (population 15,000), walked out of the locker room to play against the #5 ranked team in the country with 100,000 fans filling the Big House to watch the carnage. Appalachian State is not just any 1-AA […]