USA Today Misery Index Ranks Oklahoma State No. 1 in Week 2

For me and most Oklahoma State fans, I was unaware such thing as a “misery index” existed. But after week 2 of the college football season, it’s not hard to see why OSU is at the top of the list put together by USA Today’s Dan Wolken of the most miserable fan bases – especially after this weekend.

Here’s what Wolken said about the Cowboy’s and the ‘Shaft in Stillwater’:

The good news for Cowboys fans is that misery loves company, and there’s plenty of it right now in the Big 12. The conference of One True Champion — and also of the “psychological disadvantage” as Oklahoma President David Boren famously said last year — has a 57.9 winning percentage right now in non-conference play. That’s, uh, not good.

Among the power conferences it’s by far the worst, below even the Pac 12 at 68.2%. Things can certainly change, but it appears the Big 12 will have an uphill battle to make the playoff. Oklahoma’s home game against Ohio State next week is a must-win not just for the Sooners, but perhaps for the entire league.

That’s not totally Oklahoma State’s fault, but in a 10-team league that already has some weak sisters, you can’t afford for one of the contenders to lose at home to the likes of Central Michigan.

As Wolken says, if the world of college football was fair, OSU would be 2-0 and Mike Gundy wouldn’t be releasing statements regarding the incorrect ruling that lead to the upset loss at home on Saturday. “As injustices go, this doesn’t even compare to 2011 when Alabama was chosen ahead of the Cowboys to play LSU for the national title despite raking second in pretty much every computer poll.”

There’s the bright side!