Appalachian State is a Force to be Reckoned With

(Before I am attacked by the grammar police, I know the correct way to say it.  "A force with which to be reckoned".  It sounds better this way, so sue me.)

For all the talk about stunning upsets and references to Michigan choking "on a cupcake", Appalachian State is a little bit more than a team from nowhere.  No, Appalachian State is a two-time defending 1-AA national championship team.  They are on top of the world in the second tier of Division I and plan on staying there.

"Why not enjoy where we are?" Chancellor Kenneth Peacock said Sunday, a day after his school became the first 1-AA team to beat a ranked 1-A team.  "At some point it may be the right thing for Appalachian State."  Just not right now.  Even if they wanted to join 1-A, they couldn't do it now.  Western Kentucky is making the move this year to "major" college football, and they will be he last team until at least 2011.  

Athletic director Charlie Cobb see no reason to rush into giving up where they are right now, regularly leading the division and playing in front of sellout crowds at home.  "If we're going to do something we're going to do it the right way.  If you can't do it successfully, you can set yourself back years."  

Right now, the Mountaineers are focused on becoming the first team to win three straight national titles in what has been referred to the Football Championship Subdivision.  They seem to be well on their way.