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Also on tap tomorrow, a piece on the remarkable Appalachian State victory in college football over the perennial heavyweight Michigan Wolverines, who still don't know what hit 'em.

For the uninitiated, Appalachian State plays in the FCS, the second tier of college football competition -- the same level as N.C. A&T, Elon and Wofford. That means, theoretically, that it's not supposed to be as good as Michigan. Not even close.

If this thing had gone according to (Michigan's) script, the Wolverines wound have scratched out a rout, cleared their bench and looked forward to a real game.

And Appalachian would have been content for the exposure and the chance to be on the same field as the No. 5 team in the country and national championship contender.

What actually happened was the biggest upset in college football history, as the Mountaineers forged a dramatic, 34-32 victory that stunned more than 100,000 fans in Ann Arbor, Mich.and shook the whole sports world.

For Michigan fans, this was an absolute embarrassment, a disaster that renders the rest of the season moot. Something to have to live down for a long, long time. Grounds to fire the coach. Apollo Creed getting his head handed to him by Rocky.

The Wolverines fell in the college football polls from No, 5 in the country to, well, out of sight.

But lost in all the news over Michigan losing is that fact that Appalachian won, coming back to retake the lead after Michigan surged ahead late in the game and then blocking a Michigan field goal try as time expired to keep the lead.

Appalachian State, remember, is a national champion on its level for the second straight year, winner of 15 straight games.

These guys are good.

And now they're famous, the cover boys for this week's Sports Illustrated. They've made Jay Leno's monologue.

Can't wait for the movie.