College Football

There were NO big upsets yesterday is college football, but all top four teams were in nail-biters that left fans on the edges of their collective seats.

Number 4 Oregon NEEDED 61 points to hold off number 17 USC who scored 51.

Notre Dame needed 3 OTS to rally from behind late to beat UNRANKED Pittsburgh.

Number 24 OKST gave number two K State a scare...

,,. and best, Alabama at number one BARELY pulled out a late comeback win against number 5 LSU.

Notre Dame was the featured afternoon game, but all the others were prime time on FOX, CBS, and ABC going head to head with each other.

The best part were the announcers. EVERY single play late in every single game, the common theme was made evident. THE ENTIRE season of this team may be on the line with THIS play. And these critcal plays in every single one of thes games might be determining the National Championship.

It was always something like this, "Their hope of a National Championship consideration hinges on this drive." or "Any hope of a National Championship may have just died on that play."

These types of things were said so many times last night that you could feel the tension. And the announcers were right every single time they said that. There was no hype. The play mattered. The GAME mattered. EACH PLAY, EACH GAME mattered. What was about to happen or what JUST happened may have determined the National Championship.

IF there was a playoff system after the season, most of these great games last night would have meant virtually nothing. INSTEAD they WERE the playoff, and all 4 teams survived, only to be challenged again NEXT week in equally important high tension, high profile match-ups that could determine the National Championship.

It was a great night of college football, NONE of the bowl games (except the final one that has the top two teams playing in it) will be or could be as good as any of the games that were played last night. The nature of college football puts an absolute premium on regular season match-ups. And it shined in that showcase last night.