Worst FBS/FCS match-ups of 2010
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:31 am
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12 MOST EMBARRASSING BIG SIX VS. FCS GAMES OF 2010
12. NORTH DAKOTA STATE at KANSAS
WHEN: Sept. 6
THE BUZZ: North Dakota State was 3-8 last season, but two of the victories came over Western Illinois and Indiana State, two bad FCS teams that are on this list. NDSU has been on the decline the past few seasons, and that means new Kansas coach Turner Gill should get off to a good start.
11. PRESBYTERIAN at WAKE FOREST
WHEN: Sept. 2
THE BUZZ: The Blue Hose - yes, that's really their nickname - were 0-11 last season as they continue to make the transition from Division II program to FCS member. Presbyterian was a solid D-II program, but those days seemed a long way away last season. The Blue Hose allowed 441 points and gave up at least 40 seven times in 2009.
10. STONY BROOK at USF
WHEN: Sept. 4
THE BUZZ: USF will be the first FBS opponent for Stony Brook, which is entering just its fourth season as an FCS school. The Seawolves went 6-5 and were the co-champs of the Big South Conference last season, a league that does not have an automatic bid into the FCS playoffs.
9. WESTERN ILLINOIS at PURDUE
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: Western Illinois was 1-10 last season, and the Leathernecks scored 21 total points in their final four games. The Leathernecks have lost nine times to FBS teams since 2000, by an average margin of 29 points.
8. NORTHERN COLORADO at MICHIGAN STATE
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: Northern Colorado has won six games combined in the past four seasons. In its past three games against FBS schools, Northern Colorado has been outscored 135-19.
7. AUSTIN PEAY at WISCONSIN
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: Austin Peay has had five winning seasons since 1980 and just two of those have come since 1985. The Governors were 4-7 last season. What is a legit Big Ten challenger doing playing this type of program? Austin Peay hasn't played an FBS opponent since 2002, when it played a Troy team that still was transitioning from FCS. Troy won by 38.
6. PORTLAND STATE at OREGON
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: Portland State won two games last season and has won a combined nine in the past three seasons. In its past three games against FBS opponents, Portland State has lost by an average of 34 points per contest.
5. VMI at VIRGINIA
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: VMI has had one winning season since 1980; that came in 1981. The Keydets have won 71 total games since then - an average of 2.5 wins per season over the last 28 seasons. We know Virginia is in rebuilding mode, but come on.
4. IDAHO STATE at GEORGIA
WHEN: Nov. 6
THE BUZZ: Idaho State has had back-to-back one-win seasons and has had just four winning records in the past 20 seasons. The Bengals have played 11 FBS opponents since 2000 and lost by an average of 32 points per game, including two setbacks last season by a combined 111 points.
3. PRESBYTERIAN at CLEMSON
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: It's bad enough that fellow ACC member Wake Forest is playing the Blue Hose. But at least Wake wasn't a bowl team last season. Clemson did go to a bowl, and there's no way the Tigers should be playing an FCS school that went 0-11 last season - even if the schools are about 60 miles apart.
2. INDIANA STATE at CINCINNATI
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: No FBS school, much less one that has gone to back-to-back BCS bowls, should be playing Indiana State, which is one of the worst FCS programs in the nation. The Sycamores have won two games - two - in the past five seasons. Indiana State, which has had 13 consecutive losing seasons, was shut out four times last season and has surrendered an average of 52 points in its past six games against FBS opponents.
1. GEORGIA STATE at ALABAMA
WHEN: Nov. 20
THE BUZZ: This will be Georgia State's first season of football, meaning the Panthers undoubtedly will be the worst team to ever set foot on the turf at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Georgia State's coach is Bill Curry, who used to be the head man at Alabama (a lot of Tide fans don't remember him all that fondly, either). The paycheck that comes with this beatdown obviously will come in handy for Georgia State. But the defending national champs playing a first-year program - and this late in the season? Yikes.
12 MOST EMBARRASSING BIG SIX VS. FCS GAMES OF 2010
12. NORTH DAKOTA STATE at KANSAS
WHEN: Sept. 6
THE BUZZ: North Dakota State was 3-8 last season, but two of the victories came over Western Illinois and Indiana State, two bad FCS teams that are on this list. NDSU has been on the decline the past few seasons, and that means new Kansas coach Turner Gill should get off to a good start.
11. PRESBYTERIAN at WAKE FOREST
WHEN: Sept. 2
THE BUZZ: The Blue Hose - yes, that's really their nickname - were 0-11 last season as they continue to make the transition from Division II program to FCS member. Presbyterian was a solid D-II program, but those days seemed a long way away last season. The Blue Hose allowed 441 points and gave up at least 40 seven times in 2009.
10. STONY BROOK at USF
WHEN: Sept. 4
THE BUZZ: USF will be the first FBS opponent for Stony Brook, which is entering just its fourth season as an FCS school. The Seawolves went 6-5 and were the co-champs of the Big South Conference last season, a league that does not have an automatic bid into the FCS playoffs.
9. WESTERN ILLINOIS at PURDUE
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: Western Illinois was 1-10 last season, and the Leathernecks scored 21 total points in their final four games. The Leathernecks have lost nine times to FBS teams since 2000, by an average margin of 29 points.
8. NORTHERN COLORADO at MICHIGAN STATE
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: Northern Colorado has won six games combined in the past four seasons. In its past three games against FBS schools, Northern Colorado has been outscored 135-19.
7. AUSTIN PEAY at WISCONSIN
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: Austin Peay has had five winning seasons since 1980 and just two of those have come since 1985. The Governors were 4-7 last season. What is a legit Big Ten challenger doing playing this type of program? Austin Peay hasn't played an FBS opponent since 2002, when it played a Troy team that still was transitioning from FCS. Troy won by 38.
6. PORTLAND STATE at OREGON
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: Portland State won two games last season and has won a combined nine in the past three seasons. In its past three games against FBS opponents, Portland State has lost by an average of 34 points per contest.
5. VMI at VIRGINIA
WHEN: Sept. 25
THE BUZZ: VMI has had one winning season since 1980; that came in 1981. The Keydets have won 71 total games since then - an average of 2.5 wins per season over the last 28 seasons. We know Virginia is in rebuilding mode, but come on.
4. IDAHO STATE at GEORGIA
WHEN: Nov. 6
THE BUZZ: Idaho State has had back-to-back one-win seasons and has had just four winning records in the past 20 seasons. The Bengals have played 11 FBS opponents since 2000 and lost by an average of 32 points per game, including two setbacks last season by a combined 111 points.
3. PRESBYTERIAN at CLEMSON
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: It's bad enough that fellow ACC member Wake Forest is playing the Blue Hose. But at least Wake wasn't a bowl team last season. Clemson did go to a bowl, and there's no way the Tigers should be playing an FCS school that went 0-11 last season - even if the schools are about 60 miles apart.
2. INDIANA STATE at CINCINNATI
WHEN: Sept. 11
THE BUZZ: No FBS school, much less one that has gone to back-to-back BCS bowls, should be playing Indiana State, which is one of the worst FCS programs in the nation. The Sycamores have won two games - two - in the past five seasons. Indiana State, which has had 13 consecutive losing seasons, was shut out four times last season and has surrendered an average of 52 points in its past six games against FBS opponents.
1. GEORGIA STATE at ALABAMA
WHEN: Nov. 20
THE BUZZ: This will be Georgia State's first season of football, meaning the Panthers undoubtedly will be the worst team to ever set foot on the turf at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Georgia State's coach is Bill Curry, who used to be the head man at Alabama (a lot of Tide fans don't remember him all that fondly, either). The paycheck that comes with this beatdown obviously will come in handy for Georgia State. But the defending national champs playing a first-year program - and this late in the season? Yikes.
