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Anytime, Anywhere? Appalachian State will return to the Big House

From the Appalachian State Athletic Web Page:

While the Appalachian State University football team garnered three NCAA Div I FCS national championships between 2005 and 2007 – and upset the University of Michigan in 2007 – Mountaineer athletics has more to brag about than just its gridiron success.

The Michigan Wolverines will attempt to avenge their 34-32 loss at the Big House in the 2007 season opener by scheduling a return visit by Appalachian State to open the 2014 season.

It makes perfect sense. Michigan fans are itching for a rematch to clean the bitter aftertaste of the last meeting between the Wolverines and the Mountaineers. Appalachian State is in line for a big payday and a chance to show the world that the 2007 game wasn’t a fluke.

But I wish it wasn’t happening- at least not in Ann Arbor.

Imagine that when Michigan AD David Brandon called down to the Boone, North Carolina his counterpart had declined a return visit to Ann Arbor but instead issued a challenge for the Wolverines a play a game at Kidd Brewer Stadium (max capacity 31, 000) .

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Football Schedules

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Sat., Sep. 3 vs Western Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 34-10
Sat., Sep. 10 vs Notre Dame Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 35-31
Sat., Sep. 17 vs Eastern Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 31-3
Sat., Sep. 24 vs San Diego State Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 28-7
Sat., Oct. 1 vs Minnesota Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 58-0
Sat., Oct. 8 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. W, 42-24
Sat., Oct. 15 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. L, 28-14
Sat., Oct. 29 vs Purdue (Homecoming) Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 36-14
Sat., Nov. 5 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa L, 24-16
Sat., Nov. 12 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. W, 31-14
Sat., Nov. 19 vs Nebraska Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 45-17
Sat., Nov. 26 vs Ohio State Ann Arbor, Mich. W, 40-34
2012 Sugar Bowl
Tues, Jan. 3 Virginia State New Orleans, LA W, 23-20 (OT)

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Sat., Sep. 1 at Alabama Arlington, TX
Sat., Sep. 8 vs Air Force Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 15 vs Massachusetts Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 22 at Notre Dame South Bend, IN
Sat., Sep. 29 Bye
Sat., Oct. 6 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN
Sat., Oct. 13 vs Illinois (Homecoming) Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Oct. 20 vs Michigan State Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Oct. 27 at Nebraska Lincoln, NE
Sat., Nov. 3 at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
Sat., Nov. 10 vs Northwestern Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 17 vs Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 24 at Ohio Columbus, OH
Sat., Dec 1 Big Ten Championship Indianapolis, IN
2013 Bowl Game

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Sat., Aug. 31 vs Central Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 7 vs Notre Dame Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 14 vs Akron Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 21 at Connecticut East Hartford, CT
Sat., Sep. 28 Bye
Sat., Oct. 5 vs Minnesota Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Oct. 12 at Penn State Happy Valley, PA
Sat., Oct. 19 vs Indiana Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Oct. 26 Bye
Sat., Nov. 2 at Michigan State East Lansing, MI
Sat., Nov. 9 vs Nebraska Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 16 at Northwestern Evanston, IL
Sat., Nov. 23 at Iowa Iowa City, IA
Sat., Nov. 30 vs Ohio Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Dec 7 Big Ten Championship Indianapolis, IN
2014 Bowl Game

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Sat., Aug. 30 vs Appalachian State Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Sep. 6 at Notre Dame South Bend, IN
Sat., Sep. 13 TBA
Sat., Sep. 20 TBA
Sat., Sep. 27 at Indiana Bloomington, IN
Sat., Oct. 4 Open
Sat., Oct. 11 vs Michigan State Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Oct. 18 at Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
Sat., Oct. 25 vs Penn State Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 1 vs Iowa Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 8 at Nebraska Lincoln, NE
Sat., Nov. 15 Open
Sat., Nov. 22 vs Northwestern Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sat., Nov. 29 vs Ohio Columbus, OH
Sat., Dec 6 Big Ten Championship Indianapolis, IN
2015 Bowl Game

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2011 Michigan Wolverine Football Schedule

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Sat., Sep. 3 vs Western Michigan Ann Arbor, MI W, 34-10
Sat., Sep. 10 vs Notre Dame Ann Arbor, MI W, 35-31
Sat., Sep. 17 vs Eastern Michigan Ann Arbor, MI W, 31-3
Sat., Sep. 24 vs San Diego State Ann Arbor, MI W, 28-7
Sat., Oct. 1 vs Minnesota Ann Arbor, MI W, 58-0
Sat., Oct. 8 at Northwestern Evanston, IL       W, 42-24
Sat., Oct. 15 at Michigan State East Lansing, MI L, 28-14
Sat., Oct. 29 vs Purdue (Homecoming) Ann Arbor, MI W, 36-14
Sat., Nov. 5 at Iowa Iowa City, IA L, 24-16
Sat., Nov. 12  at Illinois Champaign, IL W, 31-14
Sat., Nov. 19 vs Nebraska Ann Arbor, MI W, 45-17
Sat., Nov. 26 vs Ohio State Ann Arbor, MI W, 40-34

 

2012 Sugar Bowl vs Virginia Tech W, 23-20 (OT)

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M Football 2011-The Proof Is In The Winning

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Another football season is fast looming larger for the Wolverines, their 132nd.

Another new season, repleat with new coaches, new defensive and offensive schemes, and to compound the imponderables, it is also the advent of the now split in two twelve team Big Ten with Legends and Leaders  divisions, a championship title game, and a new adversary in the formidable Nebraska Huskers.

Obviously first year Head Coach Brady Hoke faces real challenges in his first go round as the head Wolverine football cheese.  Serious challenges.  Recent Swiss cheese Wolverine defenses were aggravated by recruiting defiencies which in turn diminished the defensive talent pool.  This, with other problems, resulted in a last place defensive finish in the team’s previous season. There was a problem implementing schemes, and inexperience.  Special team debacles were at times a catastrophe.

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