The SEC took a lot of flak this past week for having 10 teams in the Top 25. I don't know what all the hullabaloo was about; they didn't vote themselves in and they're gonna play each other. But after Saturday it doesn't matter:
END - ZONE: "All hail the underdogs."
We all love the underdog. Whether it's your team or not we all love to see the Vegas odds proved wrong. Those renegade play calls, the ad lib playmakers, the come from behind, unexpected, unbelievable wins. So a toast to all who just somehow make it happen; who have just the right mix of talent, coaching, the risk gene and just a touch of Lady Luck. It may not last long, it may not happen week-in-and-week-out, but it did happen and that's a memory you (and fans) will savor your whole life. Enjoy! This final thought goes out to those who did just that this week:
- Auburn, at home, won but looked bad in an OT win against Jacksonville State.
- Arkansas lost, at home, to Toledo (it was Toledo's opener).
- Missouri squeezed by Arkansas State.
- MSU lost to LSU.
END - ZONE: "All hail the underdogs."
We all love the underdog. Whether it's your team or not we all love to see the Vegas odds proved wrong. Those renegade play calls, the ad lib playmakers, the come from behind, unexpected, unbelievable wins. So a toast to all who just somehow make it happen; who have just the right mix of talent, coaching, the risk gene and just a touch of Lady Luck. It may not last long, it may not happen week-in-and-week-out, but it did happen and that's a memory you (and fans) will savor your whole life. Enjoy! This final thought goes out to those who did just that this week:
- To Jacksonville State (from the FCS) who took then #6 Auburn to OT on their own turf. Auburn will feel that sting for a long time and it surely marred their ranking.
- To Toledo, for humbling Bielema and the Arkansas run game.
- To Arkansas State for hanging with Missouri until the end.
- And of course to BYU...again. For the second straight week they entered as the underdog but walked out the spoiler. The defense kept BYU in the game (three interceptions) but they were not looking like a winner...until the last minute. Bring on the Bruins, or whoever for that matter. Who can compete with that?
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| Juergens brings home the go ahead ball. |
"All hail the underdogs
All hail the new kids
All hail the outlaws
Spielbergs and Kubriks
It's our time to make a move
It's our time to make amends
It's our time to break the rules
Let's begin...
And I said hey
Hey, hey, hey
Living like we're renegades..."
(~X Ambassadors)
All hail the new kids
All hail the outlaws
Spielbergs and Kubriks
It's our time to make a move
It's our time to make amends
It's our time to break the rules
Let's begin...
And I said hey
Hey, hey, hey
Living like we're renegades..."
(~X Ambassadors)