When you ask any college football fan worth their salt which season was the craziest one they can remember, most of them will answer “2007” without hesitation.And who could blame them? After all, it was a year that featured one of the most shocking upsets in college football history, with Appalachian State stunning Michigan in the Big House, and that was just the appetizer.In all, 62 ranked teams lost to lower ranked or completely unranked squads in 2007, and teams ranked No. 2 in one of the three major polls lost seven times in the final nine weeks of the season.WEST VIRGINIA GOV PATRICK MORRISEY CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO NCAA AFTER MOUNTAINEERS’ TOURNAMENT SNUBBut for a year that featured such unpredictable chaos, it sure ended predictably, with two powerhouses from the SEC and Big Ten battling it out for a national championship in New Orleans.But what if I told you we almost had another, completely zany ending that would have represented the perfect bow on top of an already out-of-this-world season of college football, culminating in a first-time national champion being crowned? I’m speaking, of course, about the 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.Though the Mountaineers don’t have a national…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One former NFL star has weighed in on New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart’s introduction of President Donald Trump, which sparked some controversy after his teammate, Abdul Carter, publicly ridiculed the move by his signal caller.Dez Bryant, the All-Pro wide receiver who spent the majority of his nine-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, took to social media himself to say he doesn’t get “the hate” Dart got for introducing Trump at a rally last week.”I really don’t understand the hate Jaxon [sic] Dart got for introducing President Trump. Good or bad..if you support Trump or not..you’re in a lose lose situation,” Bryant wrote on X. “Politics and religion are difficult for sports. Folks have the right to believe in whatever the f— they want. “I don’t know..I just live by a code..As long as it’s not interfering with my s—..do whatever you want because you’ve got to take whatever you’re on up with God. I’m too much of a sinner to be judgmental and political.”Dart, Carter, head coach John Harbaugh and backup quarterback Jameis Winston all spoke on the situation Friday, with Dart and Carter embracing as they switched spots at the…

The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers — along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6) — to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-class entered service, CV-3 was one of the American flattops that fought for time in the early stages of the conflict, and continued to find a role until victory was finally achieved. This 1928 photograph shows the starboard side of the USS Saratoga. Note the presence of the four twin 8-inch (203mm) guns. Image: U.S. Navy After the war ended, USS Saratoga was among the warships that helped return United States military personnel from distant posts in the Pacific, and met her end as a target for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. An Important Name USS Saratoga is fittingly remembered for her role during the Second World War, yet she has historic ties to the founding of the nation. In addition, she was ordered as the United States sought to avoid entry into the First World War, and was originally authorized as a Lexington-class battlecruiser. The USS Saratoga was photographed here in 1928 while she was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There are literally hundreds if not thousands of films about World War II. You’d think by now that everything there is to know about it has already been depicted on the big screen. But not so fast!”Pressure” revisits the turbulent planning of D-Day, specifically the attempt to track the weather for the invasion of Normandy. British meteorologist Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is recruited to advise Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) upon a glowing endorsement from Winston Churchill.”I need a forecast,” Eisenhower tells Stagg. ‘THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU’ REVIEW: AN ENTERTAINING BUT FORGETFUL RETURN TO THE ‘STAR WARS’ UNIVERSE Stagg, a stiff who doesn’t exactly work well with others, is forced to collaborate with Eisenhower’s own handpicked meteorologist from the states, Irving Krick (Chris Messina). Within 72 hours, they must tell Eisenhower if he should move ahead with the attack on Normandy or delay it — except Stagg is forecasting two massive storms while Krick is forecasting beautiful sunny weather based on their own methodologies.”The storms that I am talking about are real, and the wrath of nature is real,” Stagg warns. Eisenhower tasks the two of them to agree on a single…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vanilla Ice is ready to rock the stage at the Great American State Fair’s Freedom 250 concerts as other acts drop out.In a video shared to his Instagram, the 58-year-old rapper shared that he is excited and “honored” to be performing at the event, promising to “bring back the 90s.””It’s all about enjoying the great times of 250 years. From George Washington to now. All the presidents and everybody in between, this is a magical event that’s gonna happen,” he said in the video. “It’s very rare. I’m honored, man. This is gonna be epic. And that’s it. We don’t take anything too seriously, and we’re gonna bring the ‘90s, that’s how it works.”He shared in his caption that the concert is “gonna be an epic party” which has been organized “to bring us all together.” TRUMP LAUNCHES MASSIVE ‘FREEDOM 250’ PUSH TO IGNITE AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION”We are all one. This is not a political platform. This is celebrating America’s birthday,” he wrote. “Nothing too serious just enjoying some fun, dancing and great memories. Hope you guys can join us.”He was met with a series of conflicting comments from fans, with…

The top U.S. general overseeing forces in Latin America held a rare meeting on Friday with senior Cuban military officials at the perimeter of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the U.S. military said on Friday, confirming a Reuters story.U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis Donovan, the head of U.S. Southern Command, briefly discussed operational security matters with the Cuban delegation, which included Cuban Gen. Roberto Legra Sotolongo, first deputy minister of the chief of the General Staff, U.S. Southern Command said on X.“Donovan also led a perimeter security assessment of the naval base and discussed force protection, safety of service members and their families, and operational readiness with base officials,” it said.Donovan’s meeting in Cuba is the first in recent memory by a head of Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack on the Communist-run island.Cuba’s armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.“Both delegations evaluate positively the meeting where issues related to security around the dividing perimeter of the military enclave were addressed and agreed to maintain communication between both military commands,” the statement said.The meeting follows a…