A few things to consider with the past week of College Football as we bring back by popular demand--Cheerleaders (with some love to the ladies of Northwestern...and remember, they are smart):Apple, Cherry or Blueberry. Turnovers were a common theme this past Saturday. Many of you are aware the Hawkeyes turned the ball over 5 times, but so did Michigan (all in the first half) and Wake Forest. The Deamon Deacons lost 24-17 at home to Navy while turning the ball over 6 times.
College Bowl. For the first time since 1962 the Northwestern Wildcats have started a season 5-0. Perhaps those wins aren't over the top teams in the nation but their schedule is as tough as many others in the top 25. Duke also is 3-1 with a convincing win over Virginia. Duke's only loss of the season was at home with Northwestern in week 2. When was the last time the Wildcats and the Blue Devils each won conference games in the same day?
Another year of upsets? The last Saturday of September is the earliest a #1 team was upset. Last Thursday the Men of Troy played as if they were the unrated team playing the top team in the nation. Oregon State played beyond their potential in the year's first upset. Georgia may have been in all black and ready for a funeral, the these Bulldogs played dead as Alabama rolled in to Athens and annihilated the home team. And perhaps the SEC is the toughest conference in America. Florida was downed in the Swamp by a Mississippi team that was near the bottom of the conference a year ago.
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