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NEW ORLEANS -- While Appalachian State will always be remembered for its stunning upset of Michigan in the Big House in 2007, the Mountaineers are setting a new standard now.Since moving to the Sun Belt Conference in 2014, Appalachian State has proved it was primed for a quick transition up to the NCAAs top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision.Last season, Scott Satterfield coached the Mountaineers to the first 11-win season in Sun Belt history, capped by a Camelia Bowl victory over Ohio. The two losses came against Clemson, the 2015 national runner-up, and Arkansas State, which won the Sun Belt by virtue of that victory.This season, conference coaches have picked Appalachian State as the preseason favorite, surprising no one -- especially not the Mountaineers.There are a lot of high expectations, but for us at Appalachian State we have always had high expectations, Satterfield said. When we first arrived (in the Sun Belt) a few years ago, there were questions as to whether or not we could compete in this league and compete at the FBS level. We have been able to answer those questions over the last year and a half. So our guys expect to win every game.That means the Mountaineers expect to win at Tennessee and also to beat what will arguably be the most prominent program to visit Appalachian States Kidd Brewer Stadium, the Miami Hurricanes.Certainly, victories in either of those games raise the profile of the Sun Belt, which has enjoyed steady increases in bowl tie-ins (now up to five) and television revenues in recent seasons.But the 16-year-old league still has yet to see one of its members qualify for an elite New Years Day bowl game.All our indicators are trending upward, Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson said recently. Why not 2016 becoming the year that the Sun Belt champion plays in Dallas (on) Jan. 2 in the Cotton Bowl?THE FAVORITESIn addition to Appalachian State, defending champion Arkansas State could have a say in who wins the league. However, the Red Wolves lost their starting quarterback, making it tougher to project how effective their offense will be this season.We have never been picked to win the league, but we have found a way to win it in four out of the last five years, said third-year Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson, who is 13-3 in the league through his first wo seasons. However, the conference schedule doesnt match Arkansas State against Appalachian State.Georgia Southern, meanwhile, was picked to finish third in the preseason coaches poll, but is adjusting to a new coaching staff after Willie Fritzs departure for Tulane.TOP PLAYERSAppalachian State junior Taylor Lamb has been named preseason all-conference quarterback and could be one of the Sun Belts most prolific players, given hell be running a spread option offense. Last season, he passed for 2,387 yards and 31 TDs while rushing for 436 yards and five scores. The league also has a slew of productive running backs including Georgia Southerns Matt Breida, Appalachian States Marcus Cox, Louisiana-Lafayettes Elijah McGuire and New Mexico States Larry Rose III. On defense, Arkansas State lineman JaVon Rolland-Jones is coming off a nine-sack season, while defensive backs Savion Brown of Louisiana-Lafayette and Cody Brown of Arkansas State were both among the league leaders in pass breakups and interceptions in 2015.NEW FACESAnthony Jennings, who was LSUs starting quarterback in 2014, is a graduate transfer to Louisiana-Lafayette, meaning he could start immediately for a Ragin Cajuns squad looking to bounce back from a 2015 campaign that saw them post their first losing record in five years. Louisiana-Monroe has a new coach in Matt Viator, who has enjoyed a long run of success in the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision with McNeese State. Tyson Summers is Georgia Southerns third new coach in four seasons. Summers also is in his first season as a Division I coach after serving as Colorado States defensive coordinator the past two seasons. He takes over an experience-laden squad that has gone 18-7 in its first two years at the FBS level.ON THE HOT SEAT?Idaho coach Paul Petrino?, the brother of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino, is 6-29 in three seasons with the Vandals. New Mexico State coach Doug Martin is 7-29 in three seasons.PICKSAppalachian State wins its first Sun Belt crown. Arkansas State winds up with a bowl bid, as do Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Lafayette and Georgia State.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org Bryan Watson Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Pittsburgh Penguins Pro Shop .Y. - Nelson Mandela will be honoured by the New York Yankees with a plaque in Monument Park. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/1101q-les-binkley-jersey-penguins.html . PETERSBURG, Fla. Alex Galchenyuk Jersey . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. 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Mercedes would have to buy Bottas out of his current contract if it wanted to employ him next year and Lauda admitted the complex discussions are taking longer than expected.It could take until the end of January before we know which way we will go, he said in an interview alongside Red Bulls Helmut Marko on Servus TV. We are not yet that far and we dont know yet. We hoped to make it sooner, but they are quite complicated negotiations.Basically, there are just two ways to go: a young driver like Wehrlein, who could become a star or could not, or we an experienced man like Bottas. We are far from being ready with these considerations -- this is a huge discussion. Sat next to Lauda, Marko could not help but challenge his old friend and rival. Marko is the head of Red Bulls junior driver programme, which has seen the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen enter the sport, and he put it to Lauda that Mercedes, which has a long-term contract with Wehrlein and placed him at Manor this year,, does not have enough trust in its driver development system.ddddddddddddYou have a junior programme and you have the highly regarded Mr. Wehrlein, Marko said. This guy Wehrlein does not look like he will get the drive. That means you do not trust your own junior programme. Lauda responded by saying: I must correct that. The junior programme is, as you say, a junior programme. Young pilots should gain experience.Clearly, we can discuss whether Wehrlein is ready or not, but Id like you to remember that Max Verstappen first started out at Toro Rosso this year until the Russian [Danill Kvyat] made a mistake and only then did you take him over to the senior team.Marko added: Well, Wehrlein is still very young -- but no risk, no fun. If you take Valtteri Bottas, you have to give a two-digit million amount in the form of a reduction in engine costs to Williams. Well, you have a budget of 22 million now that you are not paying Rosberg, but you have to buy Wehrlein a drive at a team that drives a competitors engine [Sauber].Mercedes has not set a formal date for a decision other than confirming that it will not be announced before the start of the new year. ' ' '