Biggest Underdog, WEEK 2

BIGGEST UNDERDOG  WEEK 2

You'd think the NCAA would be done with its preseason annihilation schedule, but not so fast!   There's still a lot of teams that have no business waltzing into Ann Arbor or anywhere else as sacrificial lambs to some Athletic Director's idea of entertainment in the increasingly  charade-like exercise known as the early college football season.   Yes, I know there's money in it for these small schools as they travel to the home field of these over-fed and pampered semi-pros masquerading as college students, but at some point maybe someone might notice that the quality of the game kinda sucks and fans dont really want to pay to watch a complete beat down by- well, maybe they do.   

Maybe the NCAA is trying to get a new Worst Loss Ever to happen by scheduling these absurdities.  Good luck with that as Cumberland Gap  0,  Georgia Tech 222 still stands as the biggest blowout of all time.   And if you don't believe me, here's the hard evidence:

Get slivers just thinking about, doncha?

But you never know,  there's always a chance some David is going to clock the purported Goliath and knock off a 40-point favorite.  Or at least beat the odds!!   It happened in Week 1 as Eastern Washington, a 26-point Underdog to 25th ranked Oregon State,  put down the accelerator and didn't let up until the final gun sounded and they won 49-46.  And last week, Cal just about blew it to Portland State, winning 37-30.   I was at that one.  I had on my PSU swag, let me tell you.

And we're all about the losing here, yes, but we're also about the UNDERDOG, and college football has more than it's share.  

This week's Biggest Underdog?   Here ya go:

UNDERDOG                            Absurd FAVORITE

Lamar                   +47                   Oklahoma St.   

Georgia St.           +40                    West Virginia

Arkansas             +38                     Michigan

Kent St.               +36                    LSU

UMass                  +39                  Kansas St.

Weber St.             +37                  Utah St.

Somebody has to beat those odds.   Though Lamar may get beat by 60.  I didn't even know they played football there.  In fact, they may have put together a team just for the trip to OK City.

This week's NFL UNDERDOG?

It already happened-   the JETS   +13    PATRIOTS

and they beat the spread- but they didn't win the game, and that's all that counts in the Run to the Moldy Carpet Trophy here.    Next in line this week

UNDERDOG                          FAVORITE
TITANS                  +10           HOUSTON
CHARGERS            +7           PHILADEPHIA  
STEELERS              +7            CINCINNATI

Odds are tighter in the NFL, and sometimes the real underdogs don't get their due.   The Titans should lose by 17, no problem.   The San Diego Chargers may get just buried by the Philly Eagles this weekend, but Chip Kelly's offense gives the ball back to the other team quickly- a bigger problem in the NFL than in college.  Watch for Philip Rivers to try and match the mayhem and start throwing interceptions by the end of the 2nd quarter.   The Steelers will be lucky to get a touchdown on Sunday.

-wacko