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[CajunFun]

For every example you give about a team falling flat, I can give 10 on teams that did not.

Please, if you can find even 5 schools who pull off a big upset one week, and win the next week, let us know. Unless you're talking about a major power program, I can't think of a single one.

[MelRock]

Please, if you can find even 5 schools who pull off a big upset one week, and win the next week, let us know. Unless you're talking about a major power program, I can't think of a single one.

Here you go with a simple search.

2007 App upsets Michigan then defeats Lenoir-Rhyne 48-7.
2007 Navy upsets Notre Dame then defeats North Texas 74-62.
2010 James Madison upsets Virginia Tech then defeats Liberty 10-3.
2010 Jacksonville State upsets Ole Miss then defeats Chattanooga 21-17.
1999 Louisiana Tech upsets Alabama then defeats Louisiana 41-31.

[RaginScotsman]

1999 Louisiana Tech upsets Alabama then defeats Louisiana 41-31.

You had to go there.

[MelRock]

You had to go there.

Well another option was 2007 ULM upsets Alabama then defeats Lousiaina 17-11.

We have some really bad football teams through the years.

[moorecajun]

Sorry guys, I am going to enjoy this game full throttle and I will prepare for Ga State Friday!

[Grantvb]

I’m preparing GSU today and enjoying the ranking after this Saturday

[tdncz]

THE TEAM--NOT THE FANS -- has to FORGET ISU and laser focus on GSA!
FANS have that luxury.

[CajunFun]

Here you go with a simple search.

2007 App upsets Michigan then defeats Lenoir-Rhyne 48-7.
2007 Navy upsets Notre Dame then defeats North Texas 74-62.
2010 James Madison upsets Virginia Tech then defeats Liberty 10-3.
2010 Jacksonville State upsets Ole Miss then defeats Chattanooga 21-17.
1999 Louisiana Tech upsets Alabama then defeats Louisiana 41-31.

OK, first you had to go back 20 years.

And three of the five are what I call 'inexcusable squeakers'. Navy barely beat UNT, Va Tech barely beat Liberty, J State barely beat Chattanooga.

Your boast was 10:1, for every 1 teaming falling flat after a big game, you could find 10 that did not.

I pulled all of the 'upsets' last year, i.e., unranked teams beating ranked teams. These don't really make my point; I want to look at teams that haven't 'been there', who go on to win the next week.

Nevertheless, the numbers prove you wrong: 23 losses, 11 real wins, 3 inexcusable squeaker wins.

California 20 #14 Washington 19
**WON at home, UNT 23-17

Maryland 63 #21 Syracuse 20
Lost at Temple, 20-17

USC 45 #23 Stanford 20
Lost at BYU, 30-27

Colorado 34 #25 Nebraska 31
Lost at home to Air Force, 30-23

Arizona State 10 #18 Michigan State 7
Lost at home to WSU, 38-34

Temple 20 #21 Maryland 17
Lost at Buffalo, 38-22

BYU 30 #24 USC 27
Lost at home to Washington, 45-19

USC 30 #10 Utah 23
Lost at Washington, 30-27

Pittsburgh 35 #15 UCF 34
**WON at home to Delaware, 17-14

UCLA 67 #19 Washington State 63
Lost at Arizona, 20-17

Colorado 34 #24 Arizona State 31
Lost at home to Arizona, 35-30

SMU 41 #25 TCU 38
>>WON at USF, 48-21

Arizona State 24 #15 California 17
**WON at home against WSU 38-34

Oklahoma State 26 #24 Kansas State 13
Lost at Texas Tech, 45-35

Cincinnati 27 #18 UCF 24
>>WON at Houston, 38-23

Stanford 23 #15 Washington 13
Lost at home to UCLA, 34-16

Texas Tech 45 #21 Oklahoma State 35
Lost at #22 Baylor, 33-30

Miami (FL) 17 #20 Virginia 9
Lost at home to Ga Tech, 28-21

South Carolina 20 #3 Georgia 17
Lost at home to #9 Florida, 38-27

Louisville 62 #19 Wake Forest 59
Lost at home to #3 Clemson, 45-10

Temple 30 #23 Memphis 28
Lost at #19 SMU, 45-21

Illinois 24 #6 Wisconsin 23
>>WON at Purdue, 24-6

BYU 28 #14 Boise State 25
>>WON at USU, 42-14

Vanderbilt 21 #22 Missouri 14
Lost at S Carolina, 24-7

Kansas State 48 #5 Oklahoma 41
>> WON at Kansas, 38-10

TCU 37 #15 Texas 27
Lost at OSU, 34-27

Oklahoma State 34 #23 Iowa State 27
>>WON at home against TCU, 34-17

UCLA 42 #24 Arizona State 32
>> WON at home against Colorado, 31-14

Georgia Southern 24 #20 Appalachian State 21
Lost at Troy, 49-28

Virginia Tech 36 #19 Wake Forest 17
>>WON at Ga Tech, 45-0

Texas 27 #16 Kansas State 24
Lost at Iowa State, 23-21

Iowa State 23 #19 Texas 21
>>WON at Kansas, 41-31

West Virginia 24 #24 Kansas State 20
Lost at #22 OK State, 20-13

Navy 35 #25 SMU 28
>>WON at Houston 56-41

Arizona State 31 #6 Oregon 28
>>WON at home against Arizona, 24-14

Virginia 39 #24 Virginia Tech 30
Lost at home to #3 Clemson, 62-17

Kansas State 27 #23 Iowa State 17
Lost at #21 Navy, 20-17

** inexcusable squeaker, a game which shouldn't have been close

In really big upsets, where a mid-major clobbers a big school, they very rarely win against a reasonable opponent the next week.

[MelRock]

OK, first you had to go back 20 years.

And three of the five are what I call 'inexcusable squeakers'. Navy barely beat UNT, Va Tech barely beat Liberty, J State barely beat Chattanooga.

Your boast was 10:1, for every 1 teaming falling flat after a big game, you could find 10 that did not.

I pulled all of the 'upsets' last year, i.e., unranked teams beating ranked teams. These don't really make my point; I want to look at teams that haven't 'been there', who go on to win the next week.

Nevertheless, the numbers prove you wrong: 23 losses, 11 real wins, 3 inexcusable squeaker wins.

California 20 #14 Washington 19
**WON at home, UNT 23-17

Maryland 63 #21 Syracuse 20
Lost at Temple, 20-17

USC 45 #23 Stanford 20
Lost at BYU, 30-27

Colorado 34 #25 Nebraska 31
Lost at home to Air Force, 30-23

Arizona State 10 #18 Michigan State 7
Lost at home to WSU, 38-34

Temple 20 #21 Maryland 17
Lost at Buffalo, 38-22

BYU 30 #24 USC 27
Lost at home to Washington, 45-19

USC 30 #10 Utah 23
Lost at Washington, 30-27

Pittsburgh 35 #15 UCF 34
**WON at home to Delaware, 17-14

UCLA 67 #19 Washington State 63
Lost at Arizona, 20-17

Colorado 34 #24 Arizona State 31
Lost at home to Arizona, 35-30

SMU 41 #25 TCU 38
>>WON at USF, 48-21

Arizona State 24 #15 California 17
**WON at home against WSU 38-34

Oklahoma State 26 #24 Kansas State 13
Lost at Texas Tech, 45-35

Cincinnati 27 #18 UCF 24
>>WON at Houston, 38-23

Stanford 23 #15 Washington 13
Lost at home to UCLA, 34-16

Texas Tech 45 #21 Oklahoma State 35
Lost at #22 Baylor, 33-30

Miami (FL) 17 #20 Virginia 9
Lost at home to Ga Tech, 28-21

South Carolina 20 #3 Georgia 17
Lost at home to #9 Florida, 38-27

Louisville 62 #19 Wake Forest 59
Lost at home to #3 Clemson, 45-10

Temple 30 #23 Memphis 28
Lost at #19 SMU, 45-21

Illinois 24 #6 Wisconsin 23
>>WON at Purdue, 24-6

BYU 28 #14 Boise State 25
>>WON at USU, 42-14

Vanderbilt 21 #22 Missouri 14
Lost at S Carolina, 24-7

Kansas State 48 #5 Oklahoma 41
>> WON at Kansas, 38-10

TCU 37 #15 Texas 27
Lost at OSU, 34-27

Oklahoma State 34 #23 Iowa State 27
>>WON at home against TCU, 34-17

UCLA 42 #24 Arizona State 32
>> WON at home against Colorado, 31-14

Georgia Southern 24 #20 Appalachian State 21
Lost at Troy, 49-28

Virginia Tech 36 #19 Wake Forest 17
>>WON at Ga Tech, 45-0

Texas 27 #16 Kansas State 24
Lost at Iowa State, 23-21

Iowa State 23 #19 Texas 21
>>WON at Kansas, 41-31

West Virginia 24 #24 Kansas State 20
Lost at #22 OK State, 20-13

Navy 35 #25 SMU 28
>>WON at Houston 56-41

Arizona State 31 #6 Oregon 28
>>WON at home against Arizona, 24-14

Virginia 39 #24 Virginia Tech 30
Lost at home to #3 Clemson, 62-17

Kansas State 27 #23 Iowa State 17
Lost at #21 Navy, 20-17

** inexcusable squeaker, a game which shouldn't have been close

In really big upsets, where a mid-major clobbers a big school, they very rarely win against a reasonable opponent the next week.

You asked for 5 I gave you five. Also, I chose to leave off P5 vs P5. Okay change the rule of your game, have a great day.

[Crawfish]

I think Dr. Fun is concerned about a new outbreak of Cajun Disaster Syndrome. The concern is well placed, but with our Ragin Cajun Practitioner (Napier) in charge, I don’t think he will let the players pay attention to the hype this time.

[CajunEXPRESS]

In 1989, FSU was #1 preseason. In their first game, USM dropped them 30-26. FSU lost the next game to #10 Clemson.

However, the 'Noles did not lose another game the rest of the season, beating #21 LA State, #17 Syracuse, #11 Auburn, #2 Miami, and finally, #7 Nebraska in the Fiesta. At the end of the season, they were once again receiving #1 votes, as many pundits argued that they were the best team in the nation.

Meanwhile, USM, with Brett Favre at the helm, lost its next 4 games, and ended up with a losing season... including a defeat at the hands of underdog Louisiana-Lafayette.

Then recall how three years ago Troy popped LA State... and dropped the next game to a 4-8 South Al team (3-9 if Troy had taken care of business).

You see it constantly, 'Latecomer's Letdown': when a new team is rising, and not used to beating major teams, almost without fail after a major win, it loses the next game.

Even if they're playing the Montessori school down the road.

GSU will not be a cakewalk. In 2018 they went 2-10, improving to 7-6 in just one year.

If you folks want to help the Cajuns, stop talking about ISU and all the national attention, and start talking about GSU.

And don't bet this week.

Maybe ya should have a conversation with Napier Dr Joe. Oh! Wait he’s pretty much knows how to stay humble. So maybe we fans should stay humble? Don’t enjoy the moment. Naw, it’s the players who need your cautionary tales.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I think Dr. Fun is concerned about a new outbreak of Cajun Disaster Syndrome. The concern is well placed, but with our Ragin Cajun Practitioner (Napier) in charge, I don’t think he will let the players pay attention to the hype his time.

I’ve got more faith in Billy than any coach sine B Shipley. He’s going to do everything in his power to keep 18-24 year olds focused. Never an easy task for sure.