In case you missed it, the entire state of North Carolina is still celebrating Appalachian State University’s HUGE 34-32 win over Michigan AT Michigan! Wow.  It’s being called the biggest upset not only in college football history, but in sports history!

Appalachian (pronounced A-pa-latch-in, not A-pa-lay-chin), or App State is coming off of two consecutive Division 1-AA Championships.  As the parent of a new App State freshman, I was rooting for App to pull off the improbable.  The little team that could found a way to overcome all odds and not only win, but they did it with style – blocking a last minute "sure thing" Michigan field goal to win.  The announcers lost all pretense of formality and were cheering wildly along with students.  A finale that, I’m sure, will be replayed for decades to come as everyone (at least everyone rooting for App) will revel in and remember where they were when the game ended.

Before Saturday afternoon, Appalachian may have been just another relatively unknown school in a small town in the North Carolina mountains.  Not anymore – now the entire country will know how Appalachian has been ranked for years by Kiplinger’s as one of the best educational values in the country. Boone will no longer be our little secret as a great destination in the mountains.  Ahhh the price of fame.

Way to go Mountaineers!