Week Of Upsets

This past week was a week of notable upsets in the college ranks, showing the pundits are no better than picking teams than us every day people.



A week ago Saturday found the unranked Boise State Broncos in Autzen Stadium a 10 point underdog to the 12th ranked Oregon Ducks.



Oregon was featuring two stallion running backs and on their first scoring drive, they made the pundits look smart. They ran through the Bronco defense at will and marched the ball with a classic leap over a defender into the end zone.



Then it was Boise's turn and the red shirt freshman Kellen Moore answered the call, lighting up the Duck defense for 386 yards with 3 TDs and 1 pick.



Going into the 4th quarter it was BSU 37 Ducks 23.



The Ducks burned D. Thomas's red shirt and put him at the end of the third period. He almost saved the day for Oregon. He returned Kellen Moore's favors lighting up the Boise State defense for 210 yards 3 TDs and 1 pick, bringing the score to Boise 37 Oregon 32.



This was the first time Bellotti had lost to a WAC Team and that Boise had beaten a WAC Team on the road in their house.



Thursday this week found the Oregon State Beavers ready to make their own claim to fame this season.



They entered Reeser Stadium unranked and a huge underdog 25 point with a 1 - 2 record, hosting powerful Pac 10 Conference mate the formidable USC Trojans from Southern California.



So. Cal entered Reeser undefeated and ranked #1 in the college polls, with the expectations of being in the national title game.



However the Men From Troy had memories of visiting Reeser and the Beavers in 2006 and coming away with a loss, suffering an embarrassing upset. Could lightning strike twice?



Yes, in the form of a 5'6 198 lb red shirt freshman running back named Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran at will through the mighty Trojan defense. Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries against a defense that was allowing 51.5 yards per game on the ground, sixth best in the nation. Gaining more yards on the men from Troy since Vince McMahon the QB from Texas torched them for 200 yards in the 2006 Rose Bowl.

Last night we saw Alabama like the Phoenix rising from the ashes of the Shula era defeat the undefeated Georgia Bull Dawgs between the hedges in Athens, Georgia.

From the opening kickoff it was apparent that Nick Saban and his crew came for blood, Bull Dawg blood and drew many pints in the early going, taking a 30 - 0 lead into the half.

The second half was a different game, seeing Georgia rally and come back, winning the second half 30 - 10 but losing the game in a thriller that ended 41 -30.

This was certainly a week of upsets, proving as in the pros on any given day, the underdog, regardless of who they play can bring home the win. Which is why college football is so exciting.