Unpredictable

You already know that I love football season. It's not a secret. I wrote a blog about it a month ago. That has not changed. I like it even more than when I was in college. Back then, it was more a social function...and where there was also a game being played. Now, after living in Big12 areas of the country for several years, I've found myself turning on ESPN some Saturday mornings.


One of the things I love the most, besides my Mizzou Tigers, is the unpredictability of the sport that each and every Saturday can bring grown men to tears and leave the experts in shock.


The beginning of 2010 predicted that teams like Texas and Alabama would do well. They gave them high rankings in the polls and some thought that maybe, just maybe, even with certain players having graduated, they could meet again in a national championship game. Baylor would be Baylor. Mizzou would stay in the middle. And Oklahoma could easily steal Texas' glory by claiming the Big 12 Championship title. Schedules were made. Teams from South Dakota and California were picked to "warm up" the big guys who play real football, easily expecting to win.


Can you tell that the Big 12 is my favorite?


There wasn't much expected surprise and the announcers on GameDay probably didn't think that their predictions would be too controversial. 


Then the season started.


Kansas lost to some unknown school from North or South Dakota. UT lost to UCLA. Alabama was defeated by South Carolina. Mizzou beat Oklahoma (GO TIGERS!!). Auburn is in competition to go to the national championship game. Oregon uses pictures to call their plays. And Baylor has the best record in the Big12 South. They just beat Texas this past weekend.


No one predicted this. No one expected this. No one, based on all the logical information that they had, could call it. 


And that, my friends, is one of the reasons I LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL. You never know who will win, what freshman will surprise the big wigs on TV or what school spirit will overcome even the biggest bullies on the block. It makes it interesting. It keeps you on your toes. It shows that fans can make a difference with their spirit and support, changing the expectations of those who study the sport the most. It's a good reminder of how life is this way too, and for that I love it!




P.S.
M-I-Z...Z-O-U! Goooooo Tigers!