University of California* 27, Stanford 10
Boy, Stanford looked outclassed against Kansas State Fighting Nepotists. Not that long since they were a top tier program, but it sure seems that way.
ClemSIN 17, South Carolina 3
I mean, sure, Georgias defense could be that good, but that was not even close to top level offensive football. Probably just a blip, but you do need to wonder if ClemSIN has seriously hurt its Tournament chances. Sure, you can overcome one quality loss, but ClemSIN does not play anyone currently ranked for the rest of the season. How impressive can their wins be?
Tennessee 27, Pittsburgh 21
Two so so teams that are really looking to be bowl eligible, maybe move up a spot in their conference rotations with a win. Who says there is nothing worth fighting for in the world anymore?
Utah 23, BYU 17
Da Utes have won 9 in a row in the Holy War or this version of it. That actually surprises me. BYU celebrates its impending admission to the Pure Prairie League which has exactly 0 schools in a comfortable two days drive from Provo, in the traditional way: losing to another Power 5 school.
Syracuse 24, Rutgers 16
I think it was Alcibiades in the Peloponnesian War, 415 B.C. He said, if Syracuse falls, all Sicily falls, and then Italy. He knew that Syracuse was the jugular of the island. Old Alcibiades always went for the throat. Syracuse will not fall. Rutgers will be bad this year.
the Pennsylvania State University 21, Ball State 0
Either Wisky and the PSU have elite defenses, or those two teams are in a world of offensive hurt. Or, I guess, both. PSU should be able to fight off the Battling Lettermen.
Texas 31, Arkansas 13
I am probably not the only one here old enough to remember this one being anointed the Game of the Century, winner takes the National Championship game by Richard Nixon.
* Southern