..........welcome to Baton Rouge!

I hope Baton Rouge is still in tact after the Tuesday/Wednesday attack of hurricane Gustov. I'm not going to spend any time rubbing-in the score. It took two plays on the ground, no less, for the Tigers to score in the first quarter; giving a basis for a 31-0 halftime score over ASU. The sad thing is that there were so many ASU fans who were still chanting that; "remember Michigan, it could happen again", business. It was a major victory for ASU to beat a ranked "big dog" team - I won't take that away from them; but, this is the SEC. It takes a little more than fan support, a blocked punt, and a dose of "believe in yourself" to take on LSU in Baton Rouge! The temperature was 87 degrees with over 65 percent humidity at game time. I don't know how ASU could tolerate playing in such conditions. I give a shout out to the band members for both teams. They stayed in full uniform for the whole game (you know, camera time on ESPN). That had to be miserable. The Mountaineers have a lot to be proud of. Three consecutive national championships in their league is quite impressive. They can definitely go back to Boone with their heads held high. They represented all who love Appalachian State with a very dignified performance.