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Michigan HC Carr quote
On the tough tests Michigan will face in the first few weeks ... "One of the keys to a great season is to win the opener. When you go into a season, the opener is a critical game because every team goes in with great enthusiasm. We've got two teams (Oregon, Notre Dame) following Appalachian State that are among some of the better teams in the country. It's a great non-conference schedule for us".
I generally perceive his quote in context to mean that he has already looked past App. St and doesn't see the firestorm coming to the big house Sept. 1. I'm glad to see he is looking past App. State. I hope his team has the same attitude because if they do, App. State will be leading at halftime with a chance to win at the end of the game.
Giv'm some of the hell you gave us(UMass) in Chatty. I know you will.
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I predict ASU is down by 20 at the half. xwhistlex xwhistlex xwhistlex xthumbsupx
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
On the tough tests Michigan will face in the first few weeks ... "One of the keys to a great season is to win the opener. When you go into a season, the opener is a critical game because every team goes in with great enthusiasm. We've got two teams (Oregon, Notre Dame) following Appalachian State that are among some of the better teams in the country. It's a great non-conference schedule for us".
I generally perceive his quote in context to mean that he has already looked past App. St and doesn't see the firestorm coming to the big house Sept. 1. I'm glad to see he is looking past App. State. I hope his team has the same attitude because if they do, App. State will be leading at halftime with a chance to win at the end of the game.
Giv'm some of the hell you gave us(UMass) in Chatty. I know you will.
Can you pass the crack pipe over this way?
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AZGrizFan
I predict ASU is down by 20 at the half. xwhistlex xwhistlex xwhistlex xthumbsupx
I'm not sure I agree with the score at the half but I don't think Michigan is going to struggle much in this game. No offense, Appy, but Michigan is scary good this year.
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andy7171
Can you pass the crack pipe over this way?
You talkin' to me? If you think differently, Andy, it's YOU who needs to put down the pipe. xnodx xnodx xnodx
This ain't NC State they're playing this year.
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GannonFan
I'm not sure I agree with the score at the half but I don't think Michigan is going to struggle much in this game. No offense, Appy, but Michigan is scary good this year.
You're just saying that because you like their helmets.xlolx
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AZGrizFan
You talkin' to me? If you think differently, Andy, it's YOU who needs to put down the pipe. xnodx xnodx xnodx
This ain't NC State they're playing this year.
I fixed it for you. I think you beat me to the reply by a couple seconds. xrolleyesx
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AZGrizFan
You talkin' to me? If you think differently, Andy, it's YOU who needs to put down the pipe. xnodx xnodx xnodx
This ain't NC State they're playing this year.
It's just the reality. Yes, App. is our football division's best team. But last year they were pretty much handled by a NCSU team that was just plain bad. It is what it is.
If I were ASU I'd be more worried about getting out of the Big House with my team intact than keeping it close.
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andy7171
I fixed it for you. I think you beat me to the reply by a couple seconds. xrolleyesx
Got it. No harm, no foul, bud! We're on the same page here.... xreadx xthumbsupx
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PaladinFan
It's just the reality. Yes, App. is our football division's best team. But last year they were pretty much handled by a NCSU team that was just plain bad. It is what it is.
If I were ASU I'd be more worried about getting out of the Big House with my team intact than keeping it close.
App would have beat NC State if it were the 3rd game or so...just my opinion of course.
App against Michigan will be a blowout primarily because our defensive line is young and untested. Look for Hart to rack up about 200 yds+
I'll go with 45-14 Big Blue
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Ronbo
You're just saying that because you like their helmets.xlolx
They are a thing of beauty, I agree. xlolx xlolx xlolx xnodx xnodx xnodx xnodx
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Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
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I don't take any offense to what he said. Sometimes the truth hurts, but if you were The University of Michigan who would you be preparing for, Appalachian State or Oregon and Notre Dame? I think we will go up there and play hard, but I just don't see it being close in the end. Just my $.02!!!
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This has been visited so many times here. If all of you other great FCS programs were in our shoes you would be pulling just as hard for your team and expect a good showing. I don't think any of us ASU fans really think we will win this game. But dadgumit let us pull for our guys you bunch of party poopers. And there will be no I told you so's afterward because like I said it is very likely that we will lose and possibly lose big, I really think we can all truly agree on that. But we're simply being fans just like all of you are for your teams.
And enough of the if this's and if thats about NC State last year, we got beat. There are reasons but we got beat. Just stop raining on our parade and we'll come back down to earth after Sept. 1. Well, most of us anyway. OK, I'm through ranting now. No offense meant to anyone. Just had to get this off my chest.
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APPGRAD91
I don't take any offense to what he said. Sometimes the truth hurts, but if you were The University of Michigan who would you be preparing for, Appalachian State or Oregon and Notre Dame? I think we will go up there and play hard, but I just don't see it being close in the end. Just my $.02!!!
It also depends if JM and staff come to play or go through the NCSU motions again.xeyebrowx
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Michigan can look past any team in the bottom half of any conference in the way they are looking past Appy in that article.
Do you think anyone is going to take Carr seriously if he had said "Oh man, those App. St. Mountaineers sure do worry me a little bit." Heck no, everyone would be calling for him to get his head examined.
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AZGrizFan
I predict ASU is down by 20 at the half. xwhistlex xwhistlex xwhistlex xthumbsupx
Probably so, but I'll give App State this: When they played LSU in 05, the consensus among Louisiana media is they were considerably better than the Sun Belt and WAC opponents that had wandered into Tiger Stadium in recent years (i.e. Louisiana-Lafayette, UL-Monroe, La. Tech, North Texas).
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
Hey man, I think I can speak for the vast majority of AGSers when I say we are all rooting for ASU in this game. Some of us are just more grounded in reality than others. xpeacex
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
I don't think Appy St can throw the ball like Ball St did. And if Appy St gives up the same 507 yards (359 yards on the ground) of offense that Ball St did the game won't be close.
As for no faith and negative comments, hey, it's a message board not a cheerleading convention. I wish Appy St well, but I don't think *gasp* they're going to win. :p
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GreatAppSt
It also depends if JM and staff come to play or go through the NCSU motions again.xeyebrowx
I agree totally with this comment. It seemed to me that we simply went through the motions last year at NC State. We showed very little of the playbook (granted Elder was QB'ing) and tried to get out of town with our check and no injuries!!
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
Wow. Talk about delusional. xwhistlex
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
We can line up Appalachian State, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Montana and North Dakota State and they can all play Southern California in consecutive games on the same day and USC will still win each game convinvingly.
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Originally Posted by
KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
Minnesota vs. Michigan is a rivalry, since 2003 last year's game was the largest margin of victory for the Wolverines. (14 points)
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UNHWildCats
We can line up Appalachian State, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Montana and North Dakota State and they can all play Southern California in consecutive games on the same day and USC will still win each game convinvingly.
Heck, we may be able to take an all-star team from those 5 FCS teams and they still couldn't hang with USC - who said LA doesn't have a pro team? Except for not paying them (well, I think they don't pay them) USC is pretty much a pro team. xpeacex
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jonmac
If all of you other great FCS programs were in our shoes you would be pulling just as hard for your team and expect a good showing.
I think you mistake our reality with our hope. We ALL hope you make a good showing, but not all of us think that will be the case. xpeacex
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Lloyd Carr is about as boring as they come for coaches so he's not trying to give App State any bulletin board material, the 1st post in this thread is an awful reach.
Michigan won't beat AppState anyway. They'll freaking manhandle them. Michigan's offense could be one of the best ever.
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KAUMASS
On the tough tests Michigan will face in the first few weeks ... "One of the keys to a great season is to win the opener. When you go into a season, the opener is a critical game because every team goes in with great enthusiasm. We've got two teams (Oregon, Notre Dame) following Appalachian State that are among some of the better teams in the country. It's a great non-conference schedule for us".
I guess I'm missing the part where he disses ASU. Comments like the ones I bolded suggest to me that he's taking this game seriously. He even refers to ASU by name, not "that D-II school South Carolina or wherever they're from."
Different read of the quotes, I guess.
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I don't think very many of us FCS fans have any illusions (or delusions) about matchups with FBS schools, especially top-tier BCS teams. It's fun to participate in a big-time game-day environment, and there's nothing wrong with a little pre-game fantasizing. The main thing is to avoid injuries and head home with a nice paycheck.
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There is no disrespect to anyone here. Do I think Michigan will win? Yes. Is it totally out of the realm that App. State can hang with Michigan? no.
My point of this thread was to point out that Michigan coaches and players are overlooking Appalachian and that it may be a closer game because of that. I saw BC, UConn, UMass, Navy and Appalachian in person last year. Appalachian was the best team I saw. Call me delusional, smoking crack, and reality check and whatever else you want.
Whether Coach Moore plays conservative or all out is up to him.
I hope Coach Moore reminds his guys that Michigan puts on their pants on one leg at a time.
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KAUMASS
My point of this thread was to point out that Michigan coaches and players are overlooking Appalachian...
I haven't seen anything since this game was announced this winter showing that Michigan is over looking App State.
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KAUMASS
There is no disrespect to anyone here. Do I think Michigan will win? Yes. Is it totally out of the realm that App. State can hang with Michigan? no.
My point of this thread was to point out that Michigan coaches and players are overlooking Appalachian and that it may be a closer game because of that. I saw BC, UConn, UMass, Navy and Appalachian in person last year. Appalachian was the best team I saw. Call me delusional, smoking crack, and reality check and whatever else you want.
Whether Coach Moore plays conservative or all out is up to him.
I hope Coach Moore reminds his guys that Michigan puts on their pants on one leg at a time.
So, I agree, Appy St probably was better than those teams. But none of those teams could hang with Michigan either so what does that prove?
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KAUMASS
Oregon was ranked 35th last year and Utah was 46th in the power rankings. App. State was 53rd. Ball State came in at 98th last year and almost beat Michigan. My point here is that Carr is looking past App. St and that may help Appalachian State. The odds are stacked in Michigan's favor, but I do not agree with people who say App. State has no shot in this game.
Why don't you all with no faith and negative comments join all the press and FBS hippocrits and say App. State has no shot at Michigan. Heck, why don't you tell the players too, don't bother playing the game.
BTY, North Dakota State kicked the crap out of Ball State last year and should have beaten Minnesota as well. Ball State, who in turn, gave Michigan a great game and almost won..Minnesota was respectable against Michigan last year.
Our top 5 FCS teams can give any BCS team a game anytime, anywhere.
I don't do drugs either.
I LOVE THAT ATTITUDE. There is a reason they play the game. Anything can happen. Situations like these, hope your team goes in to compete, just like they do every Saturday and things will fall into place.
Also, about the haters bringing up the NC State game. Appy went to the game without their "guy" at quarterback. If NC State would have seen the App. team with Armanti running the offense, this could have been a lopsided game for the guys in black & gold.
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My main concern is getting out injury free. Do i think ASU can hang tough for about a half? Absolutely. Can they hang close for 4 qtrs? probably not. My rough guess is the final margin will be at best, 21-24 points. No shame in that, considering its one of the top teams in the country thats very deep athletically. Hopefully the Apps will win the respect of the Michigan fans after we play them in similar manner to how they garnered LSU's fans respect.
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KAUMASS
On the tough tests Michigan will face in the first few weeks ... "One of the keys to a great season is to win the opener. When you go into a season, the opener is a critical game because every team goes in with great enthusiasm. We've got two teams (Oregon, Notre Dame) following Appalachian State that are among some of the better teams in the country. It's a great non-conference schedule for us".
<------I didn't say that! You have a link?!:D
Here's some quotes from Michigan's premium site so I can't link
Jerry Moore:
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"I don't mean to make it sound like an exhibition game, but I'm more concerned with where we are a month from now," said Moore, "I think playing Michigan, win or lose, will make us a better football team. Last year we played North Carolina State and lost a close game and that helped us through the year. Two years ago, we lost games to both Kansas and LSU and I think each experience was important to the success we had
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"I love this matchup," Moore said. "When I was a boy in small-town Texas I used to listen to Michigan games and I can still hear that fight song in my head. I think we'll probably hear it a lot when we're up there, but I didn't want to shy away from Michigan when they became a possibility. I have great respect for Coach [Lloyd] Carr and that program and I told our kids this is going to be a real thrill for them. We've had the chance to visit a lot of very cool places and playing in front of the biggest audience in the country is going to be something our kids will remember forever."
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"I'm excited to play a BCS team in the biggest stadium in the country," Edwards said. "We know Michigan is supposed to be pretty good and we know that it's going to take our absolute best to compete with them. We're going to go out there and see what we've got, see what we're capable of. I think the guys are excited because it's a game where we can prove ourselves."
The line on this game is ASU +23, I thought it would be 27-30 (YSU is +31 against OSU) so I think ASU is getting some respect
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Stopped by the Big House on the way up to the UP last week. Impressive stadium. xnodx
I asked some local folks if they had heard about App State. Almost no one knew anything about ASU, but a few fans had read that ASU was the defending champs from "some other football conference or division". xrolleyesx
When I mentioned that UNH, a team from that "other" division, beat a Big-10 team last year, and that NDSU beat Minnesota in every category but the score, they were surprised, but not concerned. xcoffeex
I hope ASU gives Michigan a run for their money, but I think it will be a blow out.
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GoGuins
<------I didn't say that! You have a link?!:D
Here's some quotes from Michigan's premium site so I can't link
Jerry Moore:
Edwards:
The line on this game is ASU +23, I thought it would be 27-30 (YSU is +31 against OSU) so I think ASU is getting some respect
GoGuins are you staying out of the water in Ohio?
Good post also. I agree, if Michigan's(23pt) line stays the same or goes down, APP may be one of the LOWER lines all season.
GO APP - Give'em Hell
xeekx xeekx xeekx maybe michigan fans after game. lol
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Cluck U
Stopped by the Big House on the way up to the UP last week. Impressive stadium. xnodx
I asked some local folks if they had heard about App State. Almost no one knew anything about ASU, but a few fans had read that ASU was the defending champs from "some other football conference or division". xrolleyesx
When I mentioned that UNH, a team from that "other" division, beat a Big-10 team last year, and that NDSU beat Minnesota in every category but the score, they were surprised, but not concerned. xcoffeex
I hope ASU gives Michigan a run for their money, but I think it will be a blow out.
I think that it the consensus among most average fans of BCS schools.. Little knowledge outside their conference and especially division and probably only care about notre dame and ohio state. Not real football fans, just on the winning bandwagon as a lot of fans are..
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"You play the game to win" - Herman Edwards...
I don't know about all the FCS coaches, but Mcneese's approach has always been to go into every game to win, regardless of division, team record or payout.. The coaches have never wanted to play a game because of money, so as long as you take that approach you have a chance..
Regardless of the pre-season polls and overall tradition Michigan has, App State has to go in there and play their game, get ahead early and often, capitalize on every michigan mistake and not make any themselves. They do that and they can win....
In 2001, Mcneese went into Texas A&M on the first game and had them on the ropes till the 4th quarter. The depth was a factor, but more so was the fact that our qb was one of worst in recent years.. As the game wore on, the a&m defenders were able to pick up his eyes not looking off the defender and thus they made a couple of interceptions late that sealed Mcneese's fate... That was not one of Mcneese's better teams that year, yet a&m still was an 8-4 team with losses to the typical big 12 powers..
Michigan may or may not be a top 5 team this year, but like all the big ten and notre dame.. The conference is overrated.. The SEC showed that last season..
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Playem' hard........................But the reality is.
THIS GAME WON'T EVEN BE CLOSE.
Sorry. xwhistlex
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If I were ASU, my biggest concern wouldn't be staying competitive with Michigan, it would be coming out of the Big House with my QB still in one piece.