(07-06-2014 11:46 AM)GoApps70 Wrote: (07-04-2014 10:40 AM)chiefsfan Wrote: South Alabama over Mississippi State
Cajuns over Boise State would be a minor upset.
stAte over Utah State is a minor upset as well.
App over Southern Miss. Probably not an upset, but it would probably put USM fans on suicide watch.
Yet the SoMiss -vs- App State game was listed as one of the ten worst out of conference games. Makes you wonder how many bloggers write articles designed as journalism.
That looks like a candidate. Here's why
1) App is a moveup in year one of transition. They didn't do well last year in FCS either. Now some App folks argue that the coach redshirted virtually everyone in an attempt to maintain depth for this year, but its not unfair to base this year's prediction based upon last year's results. The consensus is that App will be in the bottom 10 FBS teams in the country next year. You may surprise, but it would be a surprise if you did.
2) USM has been a complete dumpster fire the last two years, winning only one game. They played plenty of bad teams too during that stretch, and lost to all but UAB one out of two times. They haven't won a game at home since... November 2011.
I get that you don't think this is one of the 10 worst OOC games, but just looking at the consensus predictions.....its not a reach to put that game on the list.
By the way, its much more of an insult to USM, a program that feels entitled to be seen as the best of the G5, than for a first year transitional program not even eligible for a bowl. WKU went 0-12. USA went 2-11. Only UTSA did 'okay' but they didn't really play a FBS schedule (they played four non-FBS teams, two transitioning programs, and the bottom two teams in FBS). You will be playing six teams that were FBS bowl eligible.
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G5 September upsets in football.....
