Who Scheduled this Cupcake?

It's bound to happen. Probably around the middle of the show. It's as predictable as Kirk Herbstreit showing love for any Big 10 team.

One of the guys on the Gameday crew will call out Alabama for scheduling Arkansas State. Forgetting that Alabama played Clemson on Opening Day of the season while everyone else was playing a creampuff, they'll try to get the crowd fired up by asking Alabama to play a tougher team like Texas or Texas Tech. (Insert wild crown scream at this point)

Yet, I uncovered this little nugget about the game this Saturday.


Alabama was a relatively late addition to ASU’s schedule. The Red Wolves were originally scheduled to play Penn State — which is ranked third this week — but ESPN helped put together a deal that put Oregon State on the Nittany Lions’ schedule and added ASU to the Crimson Tide’s slate last December.

And yes, as a fan, I would love for the Tide to be playing USC or Ohio State this weekend. But I'll settle for the laughs I'll get from knowing the truth.