As I've written many times, the thing that separates college football from all other sports is, #1: Unpredictability.
Here's a 3-3 Syracuse team that knocks off #2 and 6-0 Clemson, 27-24, AND NEVER TRAILED IN THE GAME!
The Orange had more passing yards than Clemson, the defending national champs; Syracuse had more rushing yards than Clemson; they did it with NO 100-yard rusher (just a 5-man rushing committee); they did it with NO 100-yard receiver (just a 6-man reception committee); Syracuse had NO fumbles and NO passes intercepted.
I kept having flashbacks to the 4-7 Pitt team that beat a #2 WVU team that I was convinced would win the national title if it beat the Panthers.
The players are in that age group of 18-22, which is unpredictable whether it's football or driving a car or pursuing females or attending classes or just about anything that falls into the category of "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
I did it at that age. Most of you on this board probably did it at that age unless you were prim and proper and not a lot of fun to be around. It's in our DNA at that age group.
Now, let's hope WVU can knock off Top 25 Texas Tech and keep rolling to first place in the Big 12. After all, we have unpredictably on our side. It's been documented and certified.
M istakes by special teams + absence of Simms & Long = loss to Virginia Tech, 31-24
O bliterated East Carolina, 56-20
U nhinged Delaware State, 59-16
N ot sharp but beat Kansas, 56-34
T ops statistically but tough loss to TCU, 31-24
A mbush Texas Tech
I ncinerate Baylor
N ullify Oklahoma State
E rectile dysfunction Iowa State
E masculate Kansas State
R eam Texas
S hock Oklahoma
Here's a 3-3 Syracuse team that knocks off #2 and 6-0 Clemson, 27-24, AND NEVER TRAILED IN THE GAME!
The Orange had more passing yards than Clemson, the defending national champs; Syracuse had more rushing yards than Clemson; they did it with NO 100-yard rusher (just a 5-man rushing committee); they did it with NO 100-yard receiver (just a 6-man reception committee); Syracuse had NO fumbles and NO passes intercepted.
I kept having flashbacks to the 4-7 Pitt team that beat a #2 WVU team that I was convinced would win the national title if it beat the Panthers.
The players are in that age group of 18-22, which is unpredictable whether it's football or driving a car or pursuing females or attending classes or just about anything that falls into the category of "It seemed like a good idea at the time."
I did it at that age. Most of you on this board probably did it at that age unless you were prim and proper and not a lot of fun to be around. It's in our DNA at that age group.
Now, let's hope WVU can knock off Top 25 Texas Tech and keep rolling to first place in the Big 12. After all, we have unpredictably on our side. It's been documented and certified.
M istakes by special teams + absence of Simms & Long = loss to Virginia Tech, 31-24
O bliterated East Carolina, 56-20
U nhinged Delaware State, 59-16
N ot sharp but beat Kansas, 56-34
T ops statistically but tough loss to TCU, 31-24
A mbush Texas Tech
I ncinerate Baylor
N ullify Oklahoma State
E rectile dysfunction Iowa State
E masculate Kansas State
R eam Texas
S hock Oklahoma
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