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...remind me that I was choosing a university, not a national championship contender.Four years later, I have to thank my dad, both for knowing me so well and for encouraging me to go to Harvard. Without his prodding, I might have witnessed Michigan’s historic loss to Appalachian State wearing maize and blue or endured Oklahoma’s heartbreaking BCS disappointments as a student rather than as a distanced fan. (Thanks, dad, for your clairvoyance). Instead, I became a reporter at a place known far more for its Marshall Scholars (lots) than its Heisman winners (zero...
...dole out tickets to the thousands of eager students. A victory over Michigan would mean the arrival of Amaker, but also the establishment of the Crimson as legitimate Ivy League contender. Heck, just look at how much newsprint this paper devoted to the game!Much like the famous Appalachian State upset a few months ago, this game was much more important to the Wolverines’ opponent than it was to Michigan itself. Wanting it more, Harvard went out there and got the ‘W’ - and, at least for a moment, the attention of the nation.And...
...seen, and the fans were treated to—and played a significant part in—the big upset.Through chants to Michigan fans of “We got Tommy!”, showing their support for the new coach, or of “Appalachian State!”, taunting the Wolverines for their then-fifth-ranked football team’s loss to a I-AA squad earlier in the year, the Crimson Crazies lived up to their name, pushing the decibel level in Lavietes higher than it has maybe ever been...
...APPALACHIAN STATE 34, MICHIGAN...
High Carolina will be the eighth Cliffs community, all of which are nestled in the southern escarpment of the Appalachian mountain range from just north of Greenville, S.C., up to Asheville, N.C. Anthony says that having a known designer adds both value and a comfort level for buyers: "People perceive, and rightly so, that if this is a Fazio golf course, a Nicklaus golf course, that quality runs all through the community." There are two Nicklaus signature courses, two Tom Fazio layouts and one each by Ben Wright and Tom Jackson and another designed by Gary Player, currently under construction...