Appalachian State: To FBS and Beyond (NCAA 10)

[travis a.d.]

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Mountaineers Announce Jump to FBS

BOONE, NC -- The Appalachian State Mountaineers will begin their first season of competition in the NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2009. After becoming the first school to win 3 consecutive FCS (formerly I-AA) championships from 2005-07, Appalachian State will prepare for bigger challenges and more fierce competition beginning in the 2009 season.

Upon hearing the news, long-time head coach Jerry Moore has decided to step down and hand his job over to travis a.d.

Moore coached 20 seasons at Appalachian State, leading the team to 14 FCS tournament appearances and, of course, the 3 straight national titles. Oh and let's not forget a pretty substantial upset of a BCS powerhouse in 2007 (Sorry, Michigan fans). He passes the torch on to travis a.d., whos Mountaineers will start with a clean slate this season.

Appalachian State will replace the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the Sun Belt conference starting in 2009. Western Kentucky has been placed back in the FCS.

[travis a.d.]

2009 Starters

OFFENSE
QB: #14 Armanti Edwards, Sr. 85 ovr
HB: #20 Devon Moore, Jr. 79 ovr
FB: #26 Josh Jackson, Sr. 59 ovr
WR: #85 CoCo Hillary, Jr. 85 ovr
WR: #8 Brian Quick, Soph. 81 ovr
TE: #84 Ben Jorden, Soph. 66 ovr
LT: #61 Mario Acitelli, Sr. 83 ovr
LG: #64 Orry Frye, Soph. 80 ovr
C: #57 Brett Irvin, Jr. 83 ovr
RG: #70 Matt Ruff, Soph. 87 ovr
RT: #92 Jason Jones, Soph. 83 ovr

DEFENSE
LE: #99 Lanston Tanyi, Soph. 61 ovr
RE: #54 Jabari Fletcher, Jr. 67 ovr
DT:#98 Anthony Williams, Sr. 73 ovr
DT: #91 Malcom Bennett, Sr. 71 ovr
LOLB: #36 Justin Lloyd, Fr. 60 ovr
MLB:#40 Jacque Roman, Sr. 74 ovr
ROLB: #9 D.J. Smith, Jr. 55 ovr
CB: #28 Ed Gainey, Soph. 72 ovr
CB: #47 Ingram Bell, Fr. 72 ovr
FS:#13 Mark LeGree, Jr. 67 ovr
SS: #18 Dominique McDuffie, Fr. 68 ovr
K: #39 Jason Vitaris, Jr. 82 ovr
P: #34 Adam Kassouf, Sr. 79 ovr

[travis a.d.]

2009 Schedule

Sept. 5 at East Carolina
Sept. 12 vs. South Florida
Sept. 19 vs. Wake Forest
Sept. 26 at Duke
Oct. 3 BYE
Oct. 10 vs. Florida International*
Oct. 17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette*
Oct. 24 at Middle Tennessee State*
Oct. 31 at North Texas*
Nov. 7 vs. Troy*
Nov. 14 at Louisiana-Monroe*
Nov. 21 BYE
Nov. 28 at Florida Atlantic*
Dec. 3 vs. Arkansas State*

* = Sun Belt Conference Games

[Aurabolt127]

Haven't gotten NCAA 10 yet - you are able to take FCS schools into FBS? I thought they were taking that out. I'm excited it's still there. Can't wait to see how you do.

[Watson]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aurabolt127

Haven't gotten NCAA 10 yet - you are able to take FCS schools into FBS? I thought they were taking that out. I'm excited it's still there. Can't wait to see how you do.

Teambuilder.

This looks cool man, I will be checking in

[Aurabolt127]

Awesome! Thanks

[travis a.d.]

2009 Pre Season Top 25

1. Flori-duh
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Southern Cal
5. Louisiana State
6. Alabama
7. Ohio State
8. Penn State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Ole Miss
12. Oregon
13. Georgia
14. Boise State
15. California
16. North Carolina
17. Brigham Young
18. Georgia Tech
19. Texas Christian
20. Florida State
21. Nebraska
22. Iowa
23. West Virginia
24. Utah
25. Kansas
............
120. Appalachian State