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ASU/UM or Stanford/USC…Bigger Upset?

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by LastRow

Just when you think you see everything that you possibly can, you’re floored again. Reminds me of some more strip club tales. Whether you’re into the booty or the bust, just when you think your Bambi’s the only pole hugger that can make your blood bubble like lava…Deciding for some reason you feel like paying all her bills on this given evening, low and behold a shooting "Star" shows up! However guess what? You wish you had more loot because Bambi just ran back into the woods with Thumper…Oh yeah, leaving you a dry wallet! No wishes upon a "Star" on this night! Love them hoes…I mean, pole huggers!

Isn’t it interesting how college football can be so much like a strip club, (well, at least for this year anyway). Why on the first weekend of college football we witness "The Greatest Upset in College Football Ever", well, we were brain washed into thinking that when Appy. State did an all time jam job to Michigan in the Big House. Appy. State gear was flying out of stores fastest than Britney Spears’s panty raids! This Division I "don’t call me double A because somehow, someway it’s a sign of disrespect" school shocked the world…Although, surprisingly enough they were only 23 point dogs. Hell, that’s nothing…Why they had better odds than a poodle attending a Bad Newz Kennel dog show!

Remember how for the first two weeks nobody could turn on a college football show without seeing the blocked field goal…Lou Holtz joked that ESPN was "going to keep showing it until Michigan made it!" Well, I guess they got the memo, Michigan doesn’t have Super Jock…Because if they did, well, little man would’ve made it. Well, yes, believe it or not, Appalachian State ' is "Bambi"…And the college football world got introduced to "Star" this past weekend. Surprisingly enough in Los Angeles. While "Bambi" caused us to take a triple take…What did "Star", real name, Stanford cause us to do this past weekend? Get whip lash? If Appy. State’s win over Michigan was "The Greatest Upset in College Football Ever", um, do we have a name for what Stanford did on Saturday night, yet? Peeps swore on their Grandmothers grave that college football would never see something ever again like what ASU did to Michigan…Well, at least we know one thing. A whole bunch of angry grandmothers are rolling over in their graves and soon will be participating in a remix version of Michael Jackson’s "Thriller". Awesome! Happy Halloween!

Why Stanford was only 41 point dogs to SC…No biggie! Why Stanford is only the doormat of the Pac-10, (humor me, discount Arizona). Why Stanford only has Jim Harbaugh as head coach…The same Jim Harbaugh who repetitively needed a shoe horn to get his foot out of his cake hole during the off-season! Giving Pete Carroll more bulletin board material than Matthew Berry gives fantasy advice! Giving a quarterback his first start due to the fact that the damn starter suffered a seizure leading up to the game…Not to mention the game was in Los Angeles.

I mean, in both instances, well it’s hard to pick which is the bigger upsets…Just like that adage question, "Blondes or Brunettes?" "Are you an ass guy or a "top heavy" guy? I know, it’s so tough to determine…Like a kid in a candy store!

In my opinion, no disrespect to "Bambi", I mean Appalachian State, but "Star", oops, I did it again, Stanford got it going on more so! Look, Appy State came into the Big House as defending National Champions, no matter what classification they’re in…I give a shit in they’re in the "I can blow a bigger flame than you while lighting this match with my as"! They had the entire summer to get ready and prepare for Michigan. Stanford only had a week with a quarterback that had never started! And, if you’re one of those betting person(s), (and like to throw money away like that instead of paying "Bambi’s" monthly bills) the spread differential on these two games was 18 points…Whatever that means?

What it means is USC should’ve fallen further in the polls than to number 10! Michigan dropped like a hot rock…And it’s worth arguing that Appy. State might be more of a worthy loss then losing to Stanford. Although ASU’s loss to Towson might raise some red flags about that! However, you lose to a team which in all intensive purposes you’re favored by six touchdowns and you only drop to number ten…What’s up with that shit? Still having an outside chance at a National Championship. Not like that chance is slim and none or anything, but still it exists! But hey, if Kevin Federline is awarded custody of his kids…Anything’s possible!

Unfortunately after being favored by 41 at home and thus giving us what I see in my mind as "The Greatest Upset in College Football Ever", no matter what kind of shot it is…It’s still a shot! But should there still be a shot? Well, go ask Michigan that…Pollsters had their shot at the National Championship over before ever losing to Oregon! And that was the first week in September…Not October!

Lesson learned here…And there’s a very important one! Don’t pay Bambi’s monthly bills until Star shows up! Nothing worse then being caught with your pants down, (both literally and physically speaking)…However, being "Vaginas R' Us" can’t be all that bad, can it?

Vote in LastRowSports.com latest Pick’em Poll which asks about how you "Underdawgs Unite?" This poll was inspired by Jim Harbaugh thoroughly showing Pete Carroll he’s indeed his little bitch!


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DonatevoMajor Leaguer
763 days ago
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Stanford over USC is bigger, because Michigan was overrated.
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Simms1156Div-I Stud
763 days ago
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I think App. State over Michigan is way bigger. App state is an Iaa school with considerably less scholarship atheletes than Michigan. Stanford is a conference rival of USC and is at least on the same level of USC in terms of scholarship atheletes. USC has also been living on the edge for a while now and is not the powerhouse that many people percieve them to be.
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LastRowAll-American
763 days ago
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How can you say same level, discounting the conference membership? Stanford, you actually have to go to class! Why if you dont pull at least a 1350 on you SAT's, you got no shot going there! Appy State doesn't have those kinds of limits when it comes to recuiting...And they're the defending National Champs, so obvious they have some kind of quality talent as opposed to limited talent.
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Oh No RomoDraft Pick
763 days ago
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Ohhhh which one do I choose.......UHhhhh...USC noo.....Michigan....Ahhhhhhh....*Jumps out a window*
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LastRowAll-American
763 days ago
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The one that flew over the cuckoo's nest!
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B-ryeJV Squad
763 days ago
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App State had a small edge in that they knew how to win, theyve played in bigger games of the win or go home variety. Stanford has been terrible for years, playing against a team that has been as dominant as the Furd has been terrible. Stanford winning was a much bigger upset in my mind.
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LASportsblogAAA-er
763 days ago
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As the LA guy around here my heart wants to say Stanford was a bigger upset but I've seen every SC game this year and they aren't impressive. Stanford is a rival inside the conference so although it's close I think App State pulled off the bigger upset. Also the bookies obviously never watch USC because anyone who watches them knows they couldn't of put up 40 more then Stanford, they don't have it.
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Taytay 24All-American
763 days ago
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It's easy to say they were overrated now. Prior to Saturday, most assumed they would be playing for the National Championship.
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LastRowAll-American
763 days ago
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So as the LA guy...What happened on the North side of the area with UCLA Sat. night?
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Taytay 24All-American
763 days ago
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Immediately after the Standford upset, I heard that the 41 point line was the biggest overcome by an upset winner. I couldn't remember the line for the Michigan/App State game, so I did a little research to find that there was no line--oddsmakers wouldn't touch it.

Having said that, it was the first game of the year. If it had been at mid-season, do you really think the line for that game would have been greater than 41 points?

I give the nod to Stanford's upset.
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LastRowAll-American
763 days ago
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I actually found the spread to the UM/ASU game...It was 23 points, (see poll on my website)
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Taytay 24All-American
763 days ago
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Interesting. My source was a Yahoo Sports article. If the 23 point line is correct, that would seem to make the Stanford upset much bigger, no question.
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Dcsundevil2002Div-I Stud
763 days ago
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Stanford, because no one, I mean no one called it. The ASU (should only be used for Arizona State University IMOP) upset of Michigan was actually mentioned as a possibility before that game.
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BigPPupMajor Leaguer
762 days ago
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Stanford is te bigger upset. ASU is a DIAA team but they are a very talented DIAA team. They could go out and beat Stanford 7 out of 10 times.
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Kingsrule41Waterboy
762 days ago
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I don't think 23 points is accurate at all. I'm a gambler and I didn't see a spread offered on that game anywhere. Div 1 VS. Div 2 is often "Off", aka Vegas doesn't offer a line on it. If a line was offered, it would have been a lot more than 23, which is a fairly common spread among two Div 1 teams. This week Baylor is +24 at Kansas. Would this be as big an upset??? No way.

App State is the best team in Division 1-AA and has won that division's national championship two years running. They could EASILY compete with the lower end teams in division 1. Take the bottom 2 teams from each conference and pit them against App State and you will see plenty of "upsets". This team beat a very-good-but-not-great Michigan in the first game of the season before anyone had their timing.

Stanford, meanwhile, is among the worst teams in the nation. They beat a team that if wasn't #2 was CERTAINLY one of the top 5 most talented teams in the entire country. They did so in the middle of the season, so no way rust could be a factor. Stanford's scores before this game;

UCLA @ Stanford LOSS 45 - 17 SJS @ Stanford WIN 37 - 0 Oregon @ Stanford LOSS 55 - 31 Stanford @ Arizona State LOSS 41 - 3

To even compare the two games is ludicrous. Stanford upset was bigger by miles.
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RomiezzoLegend
762 days ago
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If you look at the numbers, it would probably be USC vs. Stanford. USC had a 41 point line, and lost; that IS indeed the biggest point line ever where the underdog team overcomes the odds. I, personally, am a Michigan fan, and I have to say that Michigan was overrated at the time. USC was always the big dog in college football. Also, Stanford snapped USC's 35 game home winning streak. I think it's gotta be USC vs. Stanford.
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TylersaltAll-Star
762 days ago
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App State. It's a DIVISION I-AA SCHOOL! USC was perhaps "bigger" b/c of the point spread, but Michigan was definitely more embarrassing considering it was the first game of the season and it was supposedly a "creampuff" game.
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TylersaltAll-Star
762 days ago
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You know what we need now though. We need some bowl to invite Stanford and App State to play each other. Who here wouldn't watch that?
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LastRowAll-American
762 days ago
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I like that Salt Shaker!
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AfraidofedhochuliDraft Pick
762 days ago
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Call it the "Toilet Bowl" and they can play for the golden plunger
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AfraidofedhochuliDraft Pick
762 days ago
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Has to be stanford. USC was favored by my bowling score.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
750 days ago
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Which is the bigger upset? The Yankees losing to the Devil Rays or the Yankees losing to the Toldeo Mudhens? Since I have NO BIAS, its a nobrainer. AState is the bigger upset. Just because it's your team that got upset by someone you didn't expect doesn't make it the biggest.
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