Comments on: Mighty Appalachian

By: Jay Andrews

Jay Andrews — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:43:25 +0000

I agree that the A.S. victory over Michigan is one of the biggest upsets in the history of sports, if not the biggest in the history of college football. Sure is a shame that the CCT sports department didn’t see it that way. All my Sunday sports cover had was a little two-line teaser toward the bottom of the page referring to the upset. Is the CCT sports department so lacking in news judgment, creativity and motivation that they can’t give a historic upset appropriate play on the sports cover? It’s not like the game happened late at night when there was probably no time left to rearrange the cover to make room for A.S.-Michigan. One would assume that the people in charge of the section have a passion for sports and thrive on breaking news. Sadly, the sports cover looked like the CCT was too lazy to diverge from a game plan drawn up on Thursday and Friday. Is this the kind of effort readers can expect from a thin staff left unmotivated and disenfranchised by MediaNews ownership?

By: Jan K Oski

Jan K Oski — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:13:44 +0000

You do Cal a great disservice when you downplay their victory over a top-20 team. Then, you fail to reflect on the obvious. A.S. has had a good program for several, and Coaches and sports writers alike could be wrong about the quality of Michigan. This is identical to Cal and the PAC-10 (2nd in victories in bowl games among all major conferences), but does the PAC get respect? Only, when the teams prove themselves on the national stage. If you see an angry bear with a yellow varsity jersey and blue pants outside your office, don’t fret! Now, go support your local teams!

By: Brian in the 707

Brian in the 707 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:47:18 +0000

I agree. It is definitely the biggest upset in the history of college football. In terms of all sports I would rank it up there with Jets over Colts in SB III, USA over Russia in hockey at Lake Placid in 1980, Chaminade defeating Ralph Sampson and Virginia in 1982, Villanova beating G’town in the NCAA Final in 1985, Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson in Tokyo in 1990, Pitt beating De La Salle in the 1991 NCS Championship at the Oakland Coliseum, George Mason’s run to the Final Four in 2006 and the Warriors over the Mavs earlier this year.