Kandidaten für Ziss Veek in Schadenfreude, Ja??

Submitted by markusr2007 on

Looking at this week's college football schedule of games, I don't know man.

Are there any probable or likely upsets that could get this season off to a roaring start of hopelessness, despair and "tears of unfathomable sadness"?

Week One Schedule (August 31): http://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/scoreboard/

Somehow I'd like to see Hawai'i blast USC and Kiffin's two quarterback approach after a week of Pat Haden incessantly (yet needlessly) supporting that decision.

Like most, I can't wait for the season to start.

 

 

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Ali G Bomaye

August 29th, 2013 at 12:47 PM ^

I'm sure there will be some humorous overreaction from the fans of whoever loses the Georgia-Clemson and LSU-TCU games.  Other than that, any upset of a ranked team would qualify.

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LSAClassOf2000

August 29th, 2013 at 12:57 PM ^

Regarding the Hawaii-USC game, in the unlikely event Hawaii won (TeamRankings estimates this at 6.1% over several simulations), the fact that both teams are more or less comparatively hopeless on third downs (104th and 102nd in Division I) and in the red zone (112th and 101st in Division I) would be the best aspect of the schadenfreude. That's because it would probably end up being a 14-10 sleeper (or something like that) in such a scenario. 

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WolvinLA2

August 29th, 2013 at 1:01 PM ^

I'd like to see Hawaii take down SC too.  Like you, I don't understand why Haden needs to come out and publicly support everything Kiffin does.  He's like the husband who has to tell everyone he loves his wife.  Why do you need to say it so much?

Let the record show, I like Pat Haden, I think he's a very good AD.  It does seem like he's overselling the "I support Lane Kiffin" thing, but maybe that's because most people know he really doesn't.

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Cali Wolverine

August 29th, 2013 at 1:35 PM ^

...I spoke with Haden on Saturday...very friendly as always...he is a VERY intelligent man. Kiffen does not have a long term future at USC if u ask any booster (plus all of Haden's comments pertain to this season...not beyond), but Haden wants to avoid any distractions to the football team by getting out in front of the story before it becomes a bigger story...kind of a smart move...but by jumping out and saying its a non-issue in my mind means it is really an issue. Also spoke with Leon McQuay...he is a really soft spoken kid and nice young man. He REALLY liked Michigan...it sounded like Michigan was ahead of Vanderbuilt, but sunny Southern California and the music industry were a HUGE reason for his decision to pick SC over Michigan. Didn't get to speak with Ty Isaac...but saw him from a distance...he is extremely tall for a RB...unlike former Penn State RB Silas Redd who is no taller than 5'9. Nicest and funniest player on USC's team is Zach Banner...I wish we landed him. He is 6'9 and a muscular 350 lbs. Going to be a monster LT in a few years.

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WingsNWolverines

August 29th, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^

I can see WMU beating Sparty. That's honestly going to be a test for them. Come ND they are going to be seriously f*cked lol

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SalvatoreQuattro

August 29th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^

in beating UM.

 

WMU lost their top 4 receivers to injury(AWMWRHG), possess a thin brown(offensive) line, and a new coach/DJ/aspiring douchebag in PJ Fleck . This against a ferocious defense playing at night in a stadium filled with inebriated Spartans bent on sacking and burning Art Vans from East Lansing to Okemos in a saturnalia of coprolalia and penetralia. 

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Atlanta_Blue

August 29th, 2013 at 2:00 PM ^

...is TWIS moving back to Monday.  I know it probably isn't happening, but I really wish that it would.  By Tuesday afternoon I've already moved on to next week's slate.  A guy can only read "The Alphabetical" and wish it were TWIS so many times.

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Balrog_of_Morgoth

August 29th, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^

I could see North Dakota State beating Kansas State in a huge upset. NDSU is coming off back-to-back FCS National Championships while Kansas State lost their Heisman-contending quarterback and should regress quite a bit this year. The only thing going for them is that Bill Snyder is a wizard dressed as a human.

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morepete

August 29th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^

It's extremely unlikely, but SCar has more hype this year than at any point in their history, and losing to their football-indifferent neighbors to the north would both deflate them tremendously and lead to questions about SEC strength. It would be delicious.

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Jacoby

August 29th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^

Allegiance question to my fellow MGoBloggers. Why shouldn't we root for the Big Ten teams in the OOC schedule? The Big Ten is at a low point in recent years in terms of general respectability and performance. I live in SEC country, and I am tired of their arrogance. What benefit do we get in seeing Iowa or Indiana get hammered by an OOC foe? It just makes the whole conference look worse and reflects back on us. Ultimately, we want Michigan to be the toughest team in the toughest conference. To gain back some respect, we need all our neighborhood teams in the Big Ten to start winning OOC games. That's why I root for every* Big Ten team in OOC games, and I think it's weird to see so many people cheer for the Big Ten and root against them in the few OOC games they have.

* = except for OSU. That's the exception to the general rule. I'd love to see them go 0-10.

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