Your original post said "far bigger upsets happen every weekened". Like I said it depends on your definition of "far" but in general that isn't true. And your own post disproved your original statement.We're not clutching our pearls. We're just rolling our eyes at folks who post the obvious (that we should win a game where we're a 12.5 point favorite) and dismiss others who have concerns about a possible upset.
And yes, these kinds of upsets happen weekly.
Week 0:
Florida State was a 10.5 point favorite over Georgia Tech and lost at home.
Week 1:
Virginia Tech was a 13.5 point favorite over Vanderbilt and lost.
Week 2:
Florida State was a 16.5 favorite over Boston College and lost at home.
Week 3:
Notre Dame was a 28.5 point favorite over Northern Illinois and lost at home.
And for the record, I'm fairly confident ISU will beat Houston, but winning a conference game on the road is never easy regardless of the opponent, so I wouldn't be shocked if we have one of those awful nights where we end up beating ourselves.