College Football

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I like college football. I think I've spent too much time watching football games on Saturdays from the month of September to January. This year, for some reason, has proven to be one of the most wacky and watchable seasons ever. More interesting than pro football.
Consider the number of upsets when it came to top 5 teams. Who would have thought Michigan, one of the most storied teams in football, would lose to some Appalachian State? Who would have thought there would be constant shifting of the #1 and #2 teams? Who would have predicted the wackiness that was the BCS?
Then again, who would have predicted this? Kansas winning the Orange Bowl. Beating Virginia Tech. With their defense and special teams? Going 12-1?
Absolutely nobody. Well, nearly nobody. I was one of the many doubters, considering the years of lackluster performance and the mediocrity that was Kansas Football. Sure, there were good years, but there were many lean ones where a .500 season would be considered a good year and a bowl game was extraordinary.
Now things will have to change. A good year will be much different. The bar has been raised to a new height.
Say what you will about KU's season. How they didn't play against good teams and settled for weak opponents. Say what you will about Coach Mangino. Say what you will about KU and how they don't have a good team. Say what you will about how Mizzou deserved the BCS bid. Say anything at all. But no matter what, the team that nobody expected to do well just won the Orange Bowl. They beat Virginia Tech.
They outdid Virginia Tech in their own game. KU sacked them 5 times (4 in the first quarter). KU had three interceptions, one returned for a TD. A blocked field goal. A missed field goal returned back for excellent field position. A trick punt. Everything that "Beamerball" is all about. But done by KU. The look on Coach Beamer's face showed how shocked and dismayed he was. Let's just say that Beamer's team got reamed.
Let's just face it. Virginia Tech made a bunch of mistakes and KU capitalized on them. All the naysayers are coming up with excuses. Well VT should have won. They could have won. They went through a tough time with the school shooting which happened in April 2007. Their best running back was suspended for a quarter. Fine. That's too bad.
But consider how they had momentum. They were on a winning streak. They won the ACC and came back from a 10 point deficit and won. They had a chance to tie, even win during the game. Many times in fact. But they didn't. Because they made mistakes. The sacks. The INTs. The bad coverage. They didn't bring their A game. They lost. Plain and simple.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk.


That's all for now.