James Benedetto from the Crimson White, AJ Spurr from WVUA-FM and James Hardy examine the potential upset alert games for the upcoming college football season.
Rivalry week is the one week where fans can expect something crazy to happen. Upsets are supposed to be unexpected, but, while there is no way to know where one will happen this week, it is safe to expect one.
These rivalry games have pride on the line, which is why you can throw away everything that happened prior to the matchup...
Week 11 may go down as one of the biggest upset weeks in the history of college football. For the first time since 1985, the AP #2, #3, and #4 all lost in one week.
In order to properly follow what will happen in the following weeks, the average fan must know who lost and how badly...
Week 10 was not filled with many upsets, but the magnitude of the upsets that did occur made the week very exciting.
In case you were unfortunate enough to miss any of these large upsets (or close calls), here is a quick recap:
Mississippi State, who had long been considered a lost cause, pulled a monster upset over #4 Texas A&M by a final score of 35-28.
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Now more than ever, college football fans should expect the unexpected. As the season begins to draw to a close, many teams are searching for just one big win to define their season.
The amount of close calls and upsets in week nine is testament to this revelation...
On paper, it was hard to make an argument that week eight would have any upsets much less multiple upsets. However, as many of us saw, that did not prove to be the case as week eight featured what may have been the biggest upset of the season...
Week seven of college football did not feature an overload of upsets. It did, however, feature many close calls that set the stage for upsets that could potentially happen in the future.
In case you did not keep up with the action of week seven, here is a breakdown of all the close calls that you may have missed:
North Carolina State took #3 Clemson to the wire, but a Tigers' interception in over
Anytime just one top 10 team falls, it makes for an excellent week of upsets.
Losses by top-10 teams carry even more magnitude when it comes at the hands of an unranked opponent. If you are unclear on what game we are talking about, here is a quick recap from that game along with a couple of other upsets in week six:
Navy scored 21 points in the third quarter in route to a monster 46-40 upset ove
Watching the unexpected happen brings a certain level of excitement that is unmatched by anything in college football. The only thing that comes close is when an upset almost happens.
Week five had its fair share of upsets; however, it was made up of multiple close calls...
Upsets - no matter where they happen - all share the same characteristic: Unpredictability.
However, the games featured in this week's upset alert list do not necessarily follow that same script. There are multiple games featured in this week's that would lead to a shakeup in the polls if the upset actually took place...