Coble praises Appalachian State

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on September 6, 2007 - 2:21pm.
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U.S. Rep. Howard Coble attended Appalachian State University for just a year back in 1949.

But his short tenure was enough to send him to the House of Representatives floor for a minute this morning to brag on the Mountaineers' unexpected win last weekend over football powerhouse Michigan, Barb Barrett reports.

ASU, a Division I-AA team, beat the University of Michigan 34-32 in Ann Arbor on Saturday in what was widely considered a phenomenal upset.

"As big a fan as I am of the Mountaineers football program, even I could not have predicted a win over Michigan — in the Big House," said Coble, a Greensboro Republican. "I am compelled to sing the ASU praises … for all of my colleagues."

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