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UNC is central to the article: "In 2018, Appalachian State's athletic budget was $37 million, just on the cusp of the top 80 NCAA programs. North Carolina's was a shade over $102 million.
But on Sept. 21 in Chapel Hill, the final score was App State 34, Tar Heels 31.
"To a lot of these folks, knocking off big brother down the road, that was bigger to them than the Michigan win."
"I think as someone who didn't grow up around here, I underestimated what that game would mean to our fan base," admits Drinkwitz, a Norman, Oklahoma, native. "But to a lot of these folks, knocking off big brother down the road, that was bigger to them than the Michigan win. I know that because it's been more than a month and people are still coming up to me all the time thanking me for it."
UNC is central to the article: "In 2018, Appalachian State's athletic budget was $37 million, just on the cusp of the top 80 NCAA programs. North Carolina's was a shade over $102 million.
But on Sept. 21 in Chapel Hill, the final score was App State 34, Tar Heels 31.
"To a lot of these folks, knocking off big brother down the road, that was bigger to them than the Michigan win."
"I think as someone who didn't grow up around here, I underestimated what that game would mean to our fan base," admits Drinkwitz, a Norman, Oklahoma, native. "But to a lot of these folks, knocking off big brother down the road, that was bigger to them than the Michigan win. I know that because it's been more than a month and people are still coming up to me all the time thanking me for it."