= in a =Unexpectedly,|As usual,|To the surprise of all present,|As predicted,|I told you so; =the Crimson Hawks|our struggling team|Appalachian State, of all teams,|the Mountain Lions|the blue team|our gophers =really |sadly =pounced on|trounced|tore into|squeaked by|stomped|annihilated =looked like fools against|embarrased themselves vs|failed to impress|didn't show up on the field with|were no match for|lost to =the red team|Pitt|Slippery Rock|the Crimson Tide|lowly Xavier|the banana slugs =71-14 laugher.|13-12 nail-biter.|31-7 romp.|51-20 thrashing.|game for the books.|meaningless contest.