It's great to be a Mountaineer

Big Blue who?

I'm not going to say I knew Appalachian State would go into the Big House on Saturday, shock the world and beat Michigan. That would be a lie. But I'm not going to sit idle either and miss relishing the Mountaineers' 34-32 victory over the most prestigious college football program in country.

Incredible.

Where are the naysayers now? You know, the ones who downplayed the significance of Appalachian's back-to-back national championships because they came at the Division I-AA and Football Championship Subdivision level.

My co-worker Brad Norman -- like me, an Appalachian State graduate -- put it best: No more Division II cracks. No more comments about our junior varsity title.

Maybe now others around the country will learn how to pronounce Appalachian State correctly.