ASU Football is College Program of Decade
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:02 am
...in our region 
There are three NCAA Division I universities in Western North Carolina — Appalachian State, UNC Asheville and Western Carolina.
During the past decade, all three athletic programs had nice storylines, especially the Appalachian State men's track and field and cross country teams
The Mountaineers men dominated the Southern Conference during the first decade of the 21st century, winning the SoCon indoor championship seven times and the outdoor meet six times.
The cross-country team won nine conference championships.
While that's impressive, what the Mountaineers football team accomplished during the past five years was enough to be named the Citizen-Times Division I program of the decade.
Coach Jerry Moore's team won or shared the last five SoCon titles of the decade. During the middle of that run, the Mountaineers won three straight NCAA Football Championship Subdivision titles from 2005-07.
And let's not forget the stunning 34-32 win over Michigan — the nation's No. 5 team — on the opening week of the 2007 season.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20 ... -of-decade
Sure, it's just our region, but it's nice to get press in a local paper that normally reserves football coverage to Tennessee & Clemson.
There are three NCAA Division I universities in Western North Carolina — Appalachian State, UNC Asheville and Western Carolina.
During the past decade, all three athletic programs had nice storylines, especially the Appalachian State men's track and field and cross country teams
The Mountaineers men dominated the Southern Conference during the first decade of the 21st century, winning the SoCon indoor championship seven times and the outdoor meet six times.
The cross-country team won nine conference championships.
While that's impressive, what the Mountaineers football team accomplished during the past five years was enough to be named the Citizen-Times Division I program of the decade.
Coach Jerry Moore's team won or shared the last five SoCon titles of the decade. During the middle of that run, the Mountaineers won three straight NCAA Football Championship Subdivision titles from 2005-07.
And let's not forget the stunning 34-32 win over Michigan — the nation's No. 5 team — on the opening week of the 2007 season.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20 ... -of-decade
Sure, it's just our region, but it's nice to get press in a local paper that normally reserves football coverage to Tennessee & Clemson.
