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Hold The Line

By Ryan McGee

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Jake Long heard all the Appalachian State jokes. What kind of battery does it take to beat Michigan? 1-AA. Yes, he knows about the YouTube clip e-mailed all over campus ("Michigan Fans Leaving Oregon Game Earl"). And yes, he saw the SOS banners hangg from Ann Arbor storefronts: "Coach Carr, Staff, and Players…Don't Give Up! From Your Friends at Hoover Street Auto Repair" Long knows about all of it, good and bad. But Michigan fans and foes shouldn'dt take offense if the 6'7", 315-pound ta ...

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