AP and App State
After pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history, Appalachian State is still shaking things up. The Associated Press said Thursday that lower-division schools -- that means you, Mountaineers -- are now eligible for its 71-year-old poll.
Several AP voters expressed interest in putting Appalachian State on their ballots after a shocking 34-32 upset at then-No. 5 Michigan last weekend.
Thank Jim Young for some of that. Explaining his AP Poll vote earlier week, he wrote: Appalachian State -- Not ranked -- Believe me, I really thought about ranking them. With a road win at Michigan, why not? Well, because I'm not allowed to. I checked with AP. Because I-AA has its own poll, App State's not allowed to be ranked in the I-A poll
Can we count that as an illustration of the power of blogs?
Now, if we can just work on the TV announcers and their pronunciation of Appalachian.
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Hearing them say "apple-lay-shun" is worse than fingernails on a chalkboard.
Posted on September 7, 2007 1:40 PM
Yep, I added that because as I was writing the post, a reporter on CNN -- making fun of an ASU song on YouTube -- mispronounced the school's name. Really, if you're going to poke fun, at least get the details right.
Posted on September 7, 2007 2:43 PM