The word for today is: 'flummox'

I like the word 'flummox.' Webster's dictionary defines it as: To confuse, confound, or perplex.

To illustrate this definition in a meaningful way, consider the following usages:

1. Alabama coach Nick Saban looked flummoxed as he watched the Crimson Tide lose to Utah in the Sugar Bowl, which embarrassed the entire Southeastern Conference.
2. The media in Miami appeared flummoxed when Nick Saban decided to take the job at Alabama after he insisted for weeks that he would not abandon the Dolphins, making Saban look bad.
3. Alabama coach Nick Saban was flummoxed when he had to suspend All-American offensive lineman Andre Smith before the Sugar Bowl for alleged inappropriate contact with a sports agent, which, if true, continued a long tradition of Alabama players violating NCAA rules.

You see, it really is a great word, but I guess it depends on how you use it.