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Football
It’s a boon for Boone, N.C.
The monumental upset at No. 5 Michigan was only minutes old Saturday when, more than 400 miles away in Boone, N.C., Appalachian State senior David Rockensuess and a dozen or so other students did what delirious college football fans always do.
They headed for the school’s football stadium, climbed the fence, and tore down the goalpost.
Then it really got fun.
Dragging the trophy down the main street in town, their numbers grew. By the time they reached the chancellor’s house, a small army had joined in to help.
“There were hundreds of us,” Rockensuess said. “There may have been a thousand there at the end.”
“This is my humble opinion: This is the biggest thing to happen to Boone,” said senior Zach Williams, who skipped out of work overseeing the tennis courts at a nearby country club to watch the second half.
Considering no Division I-AA had beaten a team ranked in The Associated Press poll from 1989-2006, and it’s unlikely that it had happened before, that opinion was sure to gain support.
“This the second biggest upset in sports,” said another student, conceding only the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s upset of the Soviet Union.
Football
Vegas gets into fantasy football
A Las Vegas sports book has begun taking wagers on fantasy football.
Station Casinos isn’t running fantasy leagues, simply setting a line for 24 players every week based on a fantasy formula of six points for a touchdown, one point for every 30 yards passing and one for every 10 yards rushing or receiving.
So instead of betting on whether the Indianapolis Colts will beat the New Orleans Saints, the AP report explained, bettors might wager on whether Reggie Bush will have more or less than 16 points.
College football
52 points in 1st quarter a record
Nate Kmic rushed for four touchdowns in the first quarter as Mount Union shattered the NCAA record for points in a quarter, piling up 52 in its 75-7 rout of Averett in Alliance, Ohio.
The defending Division III champion Purple Raiders broke the previous record of 50 points, scored by Alabama State in the second quarter against Prairie View on Oct. 26, 1991.
NFL
Schedule in today’s section
The first game of the NFL regular season is less than a week away. Check out your favorite team’s schedule on page C11.