Re: The Legacy of the Appalachian State Mountaineers
And... The Big House Falls
Boone, North Carolina
Posted August 26, 2010.
The national consensus of this game was that Appalachian State would crumble over the national pressure. Fortunately, that was not the case. The game was well fought, and it was close until the final minutes. The Mountaineers came out stale, and the game looked to be a blowout. It looked as if Michigan was going to finally get their revenge from 2007.
At the beginning, Michigan came out firing scoring within the first 30 seconds on a beautiful three play drive. App. State then went three and out with a net of negative yardage. Maybe Jamal Jackson couldn't handle the pressure. Michigan then chewed off the clock on a beautiful drive but the Mountaineers held them to a field goal. Jamal Jackson and the Mountaineers then put on a display, scoring within minutes to cut the Wolverines lead from 10-0 to 10-7.
Starting with the 2nd quarter, the nation could tell that App. State wasn't done just yet. Running down the clock and hitting a 35 yard FG, equalizing the game 10-10. Michigan would later settle for another FG, taking the lead once again. With only two minutes left in the half, Michigan would return a fumble extending their lead 20 to 10. Jamal Jackson was injured on the play, and would not return. Appalachian State would respond quickly, with just two plays, a 49 yard pass by Deandre Presley and then an inspired 33 yard rush by Devin Moore.
With App. State's starting QB out, it did not look good. But, they had junior Deandre Presley. The first drive of the second half became the Mountaineers marque drive of the game. Driving the ball down the field on 8 plays and taking the lead 24-20.
The 4th and final quarter would follow the style of the 3rd, a defensive struggle. Neither team was able to get the ball moving. With a little over 2 minutes left in the game, Presley would find the endzone on a 13 yard rush. With the game looking as if it was over, Michigan tried to respond. The drive would be stalled by an interception by junior CB Ed Gainey, ultimately winning the game for the Mountaineers.
Aug 26, 2010 - ASU at MU
TEAM
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Appalachian State (0-0)
7
10
7
7
31
Michigan (0-0)
10
10
0
0
20
Team Stats Comparison
ASU
MU
554
Total Offense
371
224
Rushing Yards
189
330
Passing Yards
182
19
First Downs
16
22
Punt Return Yards
13
99
Kick Return Yards
116
675
Total Yards
500
1
Turnovers
2
7-13 (53%)
3rd Down Converstion
6-13 (46%)
0-1 (0%)
4th Down Conversion
0-1 (0%)
0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion
0-0 (0%)
4-1-1 (50%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
3-1-2 (100%)
2-15
Penalties
1-5
17:45
Posession Time
14:15
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
ASU
MU
7:29
(MU) TD Mich: M. Shaw, 13 Yd TD pass from D. Robinson (Extra Point Good)
0
7
2:53
(MU) FG Mich: B. Gibbons, 21 Yd FG
0
10
1:54
(ASU) TD App St: B. Hardee, 33 Yd Pass from J. Jackson (Extra Point Good)
7
10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
ASU
MU
6:50
(ASU) FG App St: J. Vitaris, 34 Yd FG
10
10
4:44
(MU) FG Mich: B. Gibbons, 33 Yd FG
10
13
1:40
(MU) TD Mich: G. Banks, returned fumble 81 Yds (Extra Point Good)
10
20
0:49
(ASU) TD App St: D. Moore, 33 Yd run (Exta Point Good)
17
20
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
ASU
MU
6:38
(ASU) TD App St: D. Morre, 25 Yd pass from D. Presley (Extra Point Good)
24
20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
ASU
MU
2:00
(ASU) TD App ST: D. Presley, 13 Yd run (Extra Point Good)
31
20
Appalachian State Boxscore
PASSING
RATING
C/ATT
YDS
TD/INT
AVG
J. Jackson
237.4
7/10
160
1/0
22.8
D. Presley
150.4
11/19
170
1/0
15.4
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
D. Moore
17
98
5.7
1
33
M. Cline
3
60
3.6
0
27
J. Jackson
8
29
3.6
0
16
D. Presley
8
31
3.8
1
15
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
B. Quick
3
102
34.0
0
49
D. Moore
3
38
12.6
1
25
B. Hardee
2
57
28.5
1
33
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
PDEF
TD
J. Kimbrough
10
0.0
0
0
0
D. McDuffie
8
0.0
0
0
0
E. Gainey
5
0.0
1
1
0
KICKING
FGM/A
PCT
LONG
XPM/A
PTS
J. Vitaris
1/2
50%
35
4/4
7
PUNTING
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
IN20
TB
J. Vitaris
3
116
38.6
1
0
KICK RETURNING
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
E. Gainey
3
61
20.3
25
0
D. McCray
2
38
19.0
21
0
PUNT RETURNING
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
E. Gainey
3
22
7.3
11
0
Michigan Boxscore
PASSING
RATING
C/ATT
YDS
TD/INT
AVG
D. Robinson
145.1
11/19
182
1/1
16.5
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
M.Shaw
19
29
4.1
0
10
D. Robinson
10
78
7.8
0
10
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
M. Webb
3
50
16.6
0
30
M. Odoms
2
21
10.5
0
19
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
PDEF
TD
J. Kovacs
9
0.0
0
1
0
M. Martin
7
1.0
0
0
0
G. Banks
3
0.0
0
0
1
KICKING
FGM/A
PCT
LONG
XPM/A
PTS
B. Gibbons
2/2
100%
33
2/2
8
PUNTING
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
IN20
TB
W.Hagerup
4
145
36.2
1
0
KICK RETURNING
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
D. Stonum
6
116
19.3
22
0
PUNT RETURNING
RET
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
J. Gallon
2
13
6.5
0
11
Post-Game Interviews:
"We had them at the beginning, the defense was shutting them down and our offense was movin'. After they saw the endzone, they felt a spark of life. Goin' into half-time we should have had a 7 point lead, but coverage broke down allowing them to score before half. After they took the lead their defense shut us out. We were moving the ball, just would stall out at the 50. Hopefully we can bounce back after this loss, I'd like to play them again next year, make this an annual thing. I could see it getting big." - Rich Rodriguez
"Well what can I say, we played great. A little soft to start off, but then our line-man started blockin' and line-backers started hittin'. Really and truly we should have had the lead at half, if not for the fumble and huge return. After that I sat the team down and explained how they were only down 3, in the Big House. We had done it before and could do it again, do it to prove we belong here. And well, my team went out and put their hearts on the field and I couldn't be prouder. Hopefully Jackson will be back next Saturday, but if not we have Deandre." - Jerry Moore
Boone, North Carolina.
Posted August 28, 2010.
[Jamal Jackson] suffered bruised ribs late in the second quarter of the game. He will not practice Monday. We hope to have him on the field Tuesday, and get him ready for West Virginia. He is listed as Questionable.
Re: The Legacy of the Appalachian State Mountaineers
2010 Season: Week 1
Games of the Week:
#16 Pittsburgh 26, #23 Utah 10
#8 TCU 24, #19 Oregon State 12
#17 LSU 36, #22 North Carolina 10 #7 Virgina Tech 31,#5 Boise State 26
Western Kentucky 20, #9 Nebraska 16
Appalachian State 31, Michigan 20
* Upset Games of the Week (C-USA):
UAB 27, Florida Atlantic 24 OT
ECU 37, Tulsa 17
Appalachian State 31, Michigan 20
Dropped Out of Top 25:
Nebraska (#9)
North Carolina (#22)
Utah (#23)
Top 25 New Addictions:
West Virginia
Georgia
Auburn
Re: The Legacy of the Appalachian State Mountaineers
Quote:
Originally Posted by hockeyplaya2724
Yes! thank you for beating Michigan!
It was a really good game, I got insanely lucky on a couple of passing plays, my guys made spectaculer catches in coverage, and my run game was spot on. I beat one rival, hopefully I can beat the next, WVU. I Should do the game tonight, post a lil pre game write up then post the results tomorrow.
Re: The Legacy of the Appalachian State Mountaineers
I should update either tonight or tomorrow. Idk I just bought madden and wanna play it for a little while lol. I did already do the second game though.
Re: The Legacy of the Appalachian State Mountaineers
Thats why I havn't bought Madden and probably won't. I alread had to take a 5 day break to play Halo Reach and I am still fighting the itch to put College Hoops 2k8 back in.