3. The Most Overrated Thing Was …
Wasn’t this supposed to be Rivalry Weekend?
Minnesota and Wisconsin have the oldest rivalry in FBS college football, and it didn’t happen.
Washington and Washington State would’ve been a blast with two new coaching staffs and a new era for the Apple Cup, and … nope.
Ole Miss and Mississippi State was actually a good game – a 31-24 Rebel win. Lane Kiffin and Mike Leach started out their new yearly fight, but it barely induced a national yawn.
Auburn vs. Alabama bombed worse than Quibi, and Nebraska vs. Iowa just isn’t quite a thing yet on the rivalry circuit.
Oh yeah, and Michigan and Penn State played each other. It’s okay – you were probably watching Maryland and Indiana, or some SEC game.
There was a Louisiana vs. ULM here, and a Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan there, but …
Meh.
The War on I-4 between UCF vs. USF – a 58-56 Knight win – was awesome – and the Stanford 24-23 win over Cal was a thriller thanks to the blocked extra point, but this season is all so disjointed and off that the rivalry aspect didn’t resonate.
However …
– Week 13 Winners & Losers
– Sarah Fuller kicked a football: One Really Big Thing
– Oregon St 41, Oregon 38: Most Underrated Thing
– The season is hanging on: What It All Means, Week 13
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