Suppose if you will that Han Solo shot first before Kylo Ren had a chance to gut him in the surprise scene from the latest Star Wars movie. What if the old guard refused to be taken out by the new upstarts? This is what ran through my head as Troy held off Sun Belt newcomer and FBS upstart Appalachian State Saturday night 28-24 while Arkansas State continued its run through the Sun Belt (again) by dispatching New Mexico State 41-22.
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The last 2 years has seen Appalachian State and Georgia Southern become the new darlings of the media and appeared to be steering the path of future conference titles through Boone and Statesboro.