Appalachian State @ East Carolina
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Greenville, NC
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium: 50,000 seats
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This offseason was an interesting once. 7 out of 10 assistant coaches left, 4 of which are now at the Whee. For the first time in a decade, ASU has an offensive coordinator. The Chosen One has returned to the mountain after a roundabout which included stints in Toledo and Miami and has assembled a mostly-new staff who are coaching a mostly-young team.

The ASU team of 2012 has largely been under the radar in preseason due to the vast amounts of unknown. Yes they are ranked high in the polls, but that is based on the past rather than the future.

This season will be one giant interstellar overdrive. 11 games in 11 weeks. No break until the final week. ECU this week, Montana the next, Coastal later this month and one of the deepest SoCons in a long time to endure. No one on the mountain wants to go through another 2011. Yes it was an 8-4 season, but that record masked a lot more than people realize.

So after an offseason that included coaching turmoil and wondering why media markets are more important than winning programs, now it's time to get things underway.

Thank God the last 12 months are over. Time to move on.