Remember how I mentioned last week that both Alabama and Florida were crushing opponents while being ranked number 1 and 2? Well number TWO ran into a brick wall yesterday. Georgia knocked them off 17-9, most likely eliminating Florida from the National Title hunt. Another week. Another huge elimination from the season-long, sudden death playoff known as college football.
Another undefeated, number seven Oregon State also went down yesterday. Both of these games MATTERED. Both had title implications and now Florida and Oregon State are merely outsiders looking in at what could have been theirs. When the National Championship is at stake every single time you play, when ANY single loss eliminates YOU from the playoff, you feel the tension because you KNOW what's at stake. That makes for the best college sports viewing every single Saturday.
Those who want a playoff series don't appreciate what they already have. The "best" is staring them in the face every single Saturday and yet they think something added to the end will make all of this better.
They are wrong. And yesterday was just another in a long line of great examples as to why they are wrong.
Will there be more upsets in the coming weeks? Most likely. That's why fans keep watching.
Side note: A couple of seasons ago, once mighty Notre Dame had sunk to the point where they were no better than the Golden Gophers of Minnesota. THIS season they have totally rebuilt their program. Yesterday they beat number EIGHT Oklahoma AT Oklahoma. Nobody does that. Going in, Notre Dame was undefeated at number FIVE. Look for them to move up in the rankings this week.
Speaking of the Gophers...
They CLUBBED Purdue yesterday while true freshman Phillip Nelson played QB for the Gophers. Is THIS the spark the Gophers need to turn around their program as well? Stay tuned. The Gophers are only ONE win away from playing some post season bowl again. It's not a National Championship, but it's a start.
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