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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 10:41 am
It's football season! I figured we should have a thread to talk about college games. I'm watching the Tech game (well, it is halftime now) and am just overwhelmed by the sea of orange and maroon. It's an emotional game for Hokie fans. I'm amazed that Appalachian State is beating Michigan! That can't last, can it?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 10:43 am
Where the heck is Appalachian State?
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 10:48 am
Exactly! LOL!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 10:49 am
I just looked it up, it is in Boone, NC. Go Appalachia! 
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 11:10 am
It is driving me crazy that the ESPN guys are announcing Applachian wrong! It is pronounced Appa-latch-un. It is an absolutely gorgeous campus nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 11:14 am
Huh. I didn't know that either. Whoa. Reminds me of how I used to pronounce Yosemite. Yoze-mite. The Blue Ridge mountains are lovely in both Virginia and NC.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 11:26 am
Herm, I think it is a local thing to pronounce it that way, but it has always been called that in the Carolinas. Now that I think of it, it is weird that it is prounounced differently from the Applachian mountain chain. Oh well, go Apps!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 11:31 am
Ah, thanks, BC. Tech is not playing too well. They do not look like a team that should even be in the Top 25. I hope they get it together. Let's go, Hokies!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 12:38 pm
This Michigan/App game is a nailbiter!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 12:53 pm
Wow! They pulled it off! Congrats Appalachian State! What a huge win for them!
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 1:33 pm
Whew, I am exhausted after watching that! It is the first time a IAA school has beaten a ranked IA school. Party time for the Mountaineers tonight!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 3:46 pm
Go SEC!
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 4:03 pm
LOL!! Gotta love it! I'm in "Go Blue" country, but this is sweet.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 5:48 pm
Go Cal!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 01, 2007 - 10:06 pm
I just saw this from a Yahoo article about the Michigan/Appalachian game-- The game was expected to be such a mismatch Las Vegas sports books refused to offer a betting line. Wow! Whole article can be found *HERE*. It's a nice read. 
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 3:07 pm
Go Badgers! 
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, September 03, 2007 - 6:04 pm
friend of my dd's plays for wisconsin, so I guess I have to kinda root for them ... sorta ...
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Saturday, September 08, 2007 - 7:03 pm
My poor Hokies are getting spanked!
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 9:35 am
Badgers had a close call but prevailed. Hermione are you watching football?
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 3:59 pm
I used to pronounce it Yoze-mite, too. DH asked me, haven't you heard of the Looney Toons guy? Well, ya, but I thought his name was "Sammity Sam", not Yosemite Sam, lol.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 6:28 pm
I was watching football, KL! Sorry, I didn't see your post. Karen! You are the only other person I know who used to say "Yoze-mite." Thank you! I don't feel quite so alone!
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 4:32 am
My Buckeyes are off to a good start...they looked a little shaky but seemed to find their groove after halftime of week #3. I have to say, the Michigan loss to Appalachian State gave me the best laugh I've had in a LONG time!!! Too bad Notre Dame is having a sucky year, I'd have loved for Michigan to go 0-3 to kick off this year, hahaha. Living down here in the middle of SEC country, I don't get to see too many Big 10 games, so I'll be spending a lot of Saturdays in sports bars trying to get any TV time I can w/my Bucks!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 4:37 pm
Go HAWGS!!
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 7:41 pm
Damn. That's 2 in a row that they should have won! Darren McFadden for the Heisman!
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Lateeda
Member
12-01-2006
| Sunday, September 23, 2007 - 11:00 am
We're off to a 4-0 start...!!! Go Bucks
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