. ---) DAILY SPORTS BREAKS DOWN THE WEEKEND THAT WAS 2B - Monday, October 1, 2007 0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SAID AND HEARD "It was like, when there wasn't really a crowd here, we were saying, 'Aw man, this is a high school game.-' - Michigan end Brandon Graham taking in the overwhelming crowd at Northwestern. ATHLETE OF THE WEEK LUCIA BELASSI The senior forward notched two game winning goals this week- end. Belassi led the field hockey team to victories over Ohio State in overtime and Miami (OH) on Sunday. 0 Rating the worst-offfanbases This past weekend was rough one for many college-foot- ball fans. Half of the top 10 lost, and six of the top 13 went from undefeat- ed to uncertain. Teams' Nation-° al Champion- M ship dreams j transformed into night- mares. SCOTT Since Mich- BELL igan's season BELL _ has been rather depressing so far, what's a better pick-me-up for Michigan fans than taking solace in others' misery? And who better to ask than me, someone who has covered the Wol- verinesthrough its less-than-desir- able start? Well, I guess you could ask someone who knows what they're talking about, but that's not an option with this column. You're stuck with me, so here are my rankings of the nation's angri- est fan bases after this weekend's batch of upsets: Oregon Ducks - Oregon had by far the most respectable loss of the weekend, but it still hurt. A win over Cal would have nearly assured the Ducks a BCS bowl bid. Southern Cal looks like a near-lock for the National Championship game, so second place in the Pac- 10 should be good for a Rose Bowl bid. But losing at home to a confer- ence foe - even a strong one - isn't exactly fun. Sucks-to-be-you rating: 5/10 Texas Longhorns - Tobe hon- est, Texas fans probably aren't even that distraught this week. After seeing their team play the previous two weeks, this past weekend's loss couldn't have been much of a surprise. Granted, most didn'texpectthe Longhorns to lose to a visiting Kansas State squad by 20, but let's be honest, everyone knew Texas was bound to lose sooner than later. Sucks-to-be-yourating: 5/10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Everything was looking up for Rutgers entering Saturday's game. Pre-season Big East favorites Lou- isville and West Virginia already had conference blemishes, and the Scarlet Knights had a weak Mary- land team scheduled for its final non-conference tune up. But Rutgers sputtered against the Terrapins, and South Florida took over as Big East favorites after its impressive win over the Moun- taineers. Most important, Rutgers is in New Jersey. Nothing good is in or has ever come from New Jersey. Ever. There's really nothing that can cheer up Scarlet Knights fans besides the .fact that they're still unbeaten in Big East play. Sucks-to-be-you rating: 8/10 Florida Gators - The defend- ing National Champions capped off See BELL, Page 3B CHECK OUT MORE COVERAGE ONLINE. 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