Talk:Upset
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й== Categorize by sports? ==
Given the extensive list of sports upsets in this article, should we divide the list of events up according to sport? Just throwing it out there and seeing what you guys think. Usharimau (talk) 19:53, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] VCU
vcu over duke wasn't one of the biggest upsets in sports history! it was a regular, 11 seed over 6 seed upset. 20% of people predicted it. WIZARD826 19:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Remove
1) UCLA v. #2 USC Reason: it is an pset in that the result was unexpected, but it is not prominent enough to merit inclusion; plenty of times #2 will lose. In fact, this occured ~6 time in the 2007-8 season. 2) ALCS red sox and yanks Reason: an upset occurs when a team disfavored from the beginning wins. Going into the series, the teams were evenly matched, so the result is not an upset. It's akin to a team losing despite leading by 5 runs in the ninth inning, also not an upset. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.104.160.40 (talk) 02:42, 9 December 2007 (UTC) 3)Boise State vs. Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. A #8 Team beating a #10 team is not an upset Frank Anchor Talk to me (R-OH) 01:20, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 1999 Rugby World Cup
I wonder about including the semifinal match of the 1999 Rugby World Cup between New Zealand and France. New Zealand we're heavily favored, but France beat them in a match that the BBC referred to as: "Without question this ranks as the greatest game in World Cup history". ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/history/2966114.stm ) Peoplesunionpro (talk) 19:11, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 2007 Rugby World Cup
I'm sure Argentina's run deserves a mention, beating half the of Six Nations and reaching the semi finals, despite not being part of any of the other regular international competitions 82.13.190.199 (talk) 20:33, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] US Bias (Politics)
Surely there have been political upsets outside the USA? 1992 UK general election perhaps?
[edit] Recentism
This whole article is a mess and suffers terribly from recentism as well as parochialism. The Indianapolis mayoral race? Give me a break! Theshoveljockey (talk) 18:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
