Fraud Five

Mike Kern’s last regular-season Fraud Five (but you never know, there might be a postseason edition. We can only hope). Buffalo — You can’t be unbeaten and a double-digit favorite and lose to a Ball […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five December 13, 2020 Florida — When you have a chance  to make the playoffs you can’t be losing, home or away but especially at home, as a 20-some point fave. Arizona […]

Mike Kern’s first December Fraud Five. Because everyone could use some early Ho Ho Ho. Wisconsin — It’s really not OK to lose at home to Indiana, which was missing its really good starting quarterback. […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five November 29, 2020 Northwestern — You could see this coming. Beat Wisconsin one week, then lose at Michigan State the next as a double-digit fave. It happens. Even though it probably […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five November 15, 2020 Not easy, in a week where 15 games were cancelled or postponed due to the virus. But America insists that we try. Fifteen games. Think about that for […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five November 8, 2020 Penn State — It’s one thing to lose at Indiana, which is actually a decent team, especially on the road on a controversial last play. And it’s always […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five And then some November 1, 2020 Michigan — Jim Harbaugh lost at home to a Michigan State team that had lost at home to Rutgers. It’s just the second time a […]

Mike Kern’s Fraud Five October 18, 2020 Tennessee — It might be OK to lose to Kentucky, even at home. But maybe not when you’re ranked 18th and Kentucky isn’t in the Top 25. And […]