Peter Schrager at FoxSports.com provides what he calls the 10 worst losses of the 2007 NCAA season.
10. Kansas 76, Nebraska 39; Nov. 3
9. Navy 46, Notre Dame 44, Triple OT; Nov. 3
8. Oregon State 31, California 28; Oct. 13
7. North Dakota State 27, Minnesota 21; Oct. 20
6. Syracuse 38, Louisville 35; Sept. 22
5. Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32; Sept. 1
4. Louisiana Monroe 21, Alabama 14; Nov. 17
3. Pitt 13, West Virginia 9; Dec. 1
2. Stanford 24, USC 23; Oct. 6
1. Western Michigan 28, Iowa 19; Nov. 17
I don't disagree that these are all very bad losses but at least half of these had absolutely zero impact on the season overall.
What about the games that led to the train wreck at the end?
Ohio State and Illinois. Two second half interceptions and then allowed the Illini to run off the last 8:09 on 15 plays.
LSU's Two Overtime losses. All year the media has praised the Tiger's daunting defense as impenetrable. In college football, all overtime is played practically in the red zone and the Tigers gave up 36 points in two games.
Georgia and South Carolina. Bulldog red shirt freshman Tony Wilson dropped a touchdown in the 4th quarter. Georgia had four trips into the red zone and couldn't get one touchdown.
Oklahoma and Colorado. The Sooners allowed 17 unanswered in the 4th quarter to a team that finished 6-6 and lost to every other ranked team it played.
We can add USC-Stanford and West Virginia-Pitt obviously. The point is that the BCS didn't cause the controversy; teams failing to "take care of business" did.
Who else should be on this list?
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