AppalachianStateMD

Crossing the line?

You people seriously need to grow up. I guess sportsmanship is something of a new concept to fathom, considering its only been around for the last 2500 years or so.

Why risk somebody getting hurt and then somebody else getting arrested over a silly attempt at intimidation?

I've seen, and taken care of numerous college kids who like to "cross the line"...in the Emergency Room.

First of all, my most SINCERE thanks to all of you Tiger fans who have shown respect and knowledge of the Appalachian program (yes, we are Division 1). It really is an amazing testament to LSU's resolve to be willing to play ASU after what happened last year. I would be pissed if this game got cancelled, after looking forward to it for so long.

For those of you that haven't shown ASU respect, I guess we'll see what happens after we give you a run for your money this weekend.

To comment on the recurrent theme of this thread:
My guess is that Dignan really, REALLY wants this game to be cancelled because he understands that while LSU has been a great football team with a rich tradition of excellence - they haven't proven a damn thing yet this year.

1. No starting QB yet (Hatch transferred from a FCS team much worse than ours).

2. Your best options at RB and receiver (while highly talented) have had seriously limited playing time due to the quality of the graduating class last year. It their 1st real starting experience.

3. You just might not be the football gods Dignan thinks you are down in BR (even though you probably do have the best and most team-loyal recruiting grounds in the entire country).

It's ok to be afraid, Dignan.

I just can't understand how you can grasp the depth and essence of these serious concerns and you still refuse to believe that ASU is a Division 1 team. In fact, we used to play Troy just about every other year or so - and we'd wipe the floor with them both home and away. Hopefully you can do the same.

If ASU comes in and is competetive (which they will be) all I can hope is that that we get the respect we deserve.

You are right, LSU is not Michigan.

Michigan was ranked 5. LSU is 6th and 7th in the Coaches and AP polls respectively.

Michigan had
1. A well-seasoned 4-year starting QB in Chad Henne
2. A proven returning workhorse RB Mike Hart, running behind the No. 1 player in the country at OL (Oh yeah! Jake Long did go 1st in the NFL draft...he must really suck)
3. SUPER Mario Manningham - a college reincarnation of Randy Moss (I've seen them both play against ASU in college, by the way...we Beat Marshall, and RM by association too)

What does LSU have - Nothing Quite as Good.
1. A QB controversy with no definitive choice at starter. None of them have the experience that Henne did, and likely none of them will be better "in this game" (maybe in their career) than Henne would have been. Also, none of them are as good as Armanti PERIOD.

2. A RB who took comprised less than 1/4 of the running plays and gained maybe 400 yards ?

3. Your top returning WR - Ok he led your team in catches, but had 4 TD's all season. Not quite super Mario numbers. (Lets see he had almost 800 yards and 9 TD's in 2006 - the year before the ASU game - and by the way, he missed several games while having knee surgery.


So I'm going to go ahead and stick by my statement that Michigan last year will be better than LSU this year, and that ASU will play you much better than anyone in Tiger Stadium (even ASU Fans).

ASU 31 - LSU 21