Poll: Bigger upset

[GonzoCat]

I know the answer, but I'm curious what Panther Nation thinks.

[Panther FANatic]

Usc

I think we can all see that Mich was pretty overrated... Stanford is terrible! Shame on Pete Carrol for not having his boyus ready to play...WOW

[igo4uni]

I went with Appy over Michigan.

[JayJ79]

USC and Stanford both have the same number of scholarships, and roughly the same football budget. And they're in the same conference. Was it an upset? sure.
Was it an unprecedented upset? Nope.

[Mountain Panther]

UM and USC were both overrated. Therefore, all things being equal, App is the bigger upset.

[Chitown Panther]

I Listened to the discussion on Colin Cowherd this morning and unfortunately I think he's right, but all his info was bad. said i-aa has 65 schollys...talked about wofford beating asu......isn't armanti edwards hurt......

Stanford was a 38 pt dog......if vegas really set a i-aa line (which they don't) i wonder what it would have been for asu at mich. I don't think it could have been much more than 38.

All being said...i voted for asu over mich...

[UNI05Alum]

App. State snuck up on Michigan in a season opening game. Stanford has showed how terrible they are for half a season and they took out USC (#1 or #2 team at the "midway" point in the season). Michigan was nowhere near the #5 FBS team at the beginning of the season. All in all, Stanford pulled off the bigger upset in my book. Had Michigan been unranked or somewhere in the 20's (where I think they probably should/could be) to start the 2007 season, ASU's win would STILL have been a huge upset, but not quite the same as beating #5. I was worried about App. State being unbeatable after that game until I saw their score/partial game vs. Oregon. That sealed the deal on Michigan's over-rating.

[Herdman]

Some may say you have to go with the Appalachain State win due to # of scholarships etc as previusly mentioned, but think of it this way...ASU and Stanford carried the same number of scholarship athletes on their travel rosters, so is that really a valid point? Yes, Stanford has more money, but are they spending it on the right athletes?

I think if you put ASU in Palto Alto they'd win that game too.

You have to give some weight to first year head coach Jim Harbaugh in this win and that his kids played out of their minds. ASU just played their game from start to finish in beating UM...and boy are they fast, fast, fast!

To answer the question outright...I went with ASU as being the bigger pure upset. It just shouldn't have happened.

[Herdman]

Did anyone hear David John Booty's comments after the game? I appreciate confident players, but man, where's the respect?

[UNIChippewa]

Interesting....so far it's all tied up.

Personally I went for Stanford over USC. Michigan was certainly overrated (although they are playing better now), and if Applachain State played Stanford, I would feel confident that ASU would win.

[Jonsoup]

I went with Stanford as they looked LOUSY last year when they went up againest Notre Dame at the game I was at. Its nice to see they have a complete turn around. Only bad thing they FIRED my friend as a coach and now he is coaching at Delaware State.

[Herdman]

Interesting....so far it's all tied up.

Personally I went for Stanford over USC. Michigan was certainly overrated (although they are playing better now), and if Applachain State played Stanford, I would feel confident that ASU would win.

I agree ASU wins that game.

[MiloCat]

I went with Stanford as they looked LOUSY last year when they went up againest Notre Dame at the game I was at. Its nice to see they have a complete turn around. Only bad thing they FIRED my friend as a coach and now he is coaching at Delaware State.

At least your friend has a decent shot at the playoffs now.

[MiloCat]

USC is better than Michigan. ASU is at least as good as Stanford. I would say Stanford over USC is the bigger upset. Based on name recognition alone, ASU will be considered the bigger upset in the future.

[Blue42]

Cmon now...Stanford is a Pac 10 team. How can a win over a team in your own conference be a bigger upset than beating a team rated #5 (at the time) in a higher division?