They were rated #3 in the country by the high sheriffs of the royal, august and sanctified playoff committee, but were knocked off that lofty perch by Purdue. That is the second time this year that Purdue has defeated a team in the top four. (They beat Iowa when the Hawkeyes were inexplicably rated #2 in the AP poll.)
Remember last week when I marveled at an implausible top ten that included Wake Forest at #9? Well, balance has been restored to the universe. Wake Forest not only lost, but they did it in grand style by allowing an unranked team to score 58 points.
Several other ranked teams lost this week: #12 Baylor, #13 Auburn, #17 Mississippi State, #18 Kentucky, #20 Minnesota and #23 Fresno State. Fresno State really went the extra mile to demonstrate that they didn’t belong among the big kids by being on the wrong side of a 40-14 shellacking.
Schools paying their outside linebackers coordinator more than the school president will always have the advantage.
I think I prefer an unbalanced universe. I hate that’s it’s always the same five or six teams contending for the national title, with everyone else settling for honorable mention decade after decade. Boooooring.