1. | It was a nutso week for college football. For one, this highly ranked school sent its quarterback to his room to think about what he'd done after he tested positive for PEDs: | ||
Oregon | |||
Florida State | |||
Florida | |||
Northwestern | |||
2. | Then, this SEC team suddenly found itself without a coach after its head man suddenly retired without warning: | ||
Ole Miss | |||
Alabama | |||
Tennessee | |||
South Carolina | |||
3. | It was RIP Bevo XIV, after this school's hallmark mascot died during the week: | ||
Colorado | |||
Texas | |||
Georgia | |||
Air Force | |||
4. | But that was nothing compared to the you'll-always-remember-where-you-were moment which saw a botched punt converted to a game winning touchdown as time expired, played out in this college town: | ||
East Lansing | |||
Ann Arbor | |||
South Bend | |||
College Station | |||
5. | It wasn't a race, but it's worth noting that this team was the first to move onto the League Championship Series in baseball: | ||
New York | |||
Chicago | |||
Kansas City | |||
Toronto | |||
6. | You're asking for a math-based problem? Well, OK. Break out your counting fingers and tell us how many games were played with the MLB divisional series: | ||
20 | |||
16 | |||
18 | |||
19 | |||
7. | Hail to the victorious women of this team, who are now your 3-time WNBA champions: | ||
Minnesota | |||
Indiana | |||
San Antonio | |||
Seattle | |||
8. | The autumnal chill in the air means that college hoops are right around the corner. These two schools share the top spot in the preseason USA Today poll: | ||
Duke and UNC | |||
UNC and Kentucky | |||
Duke and Virginia | |||
Kansas and Kentucky | |||
9. | In big league football, this many teams either suffered its first loss or claimed its first win of the season: | ||
3 | |||
1 | |||
2 | |||
4 | |||
By way of explanation.....
Detroit won for the first time this season, days after Atlanta suffered its first loss |
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10. | He threw for 500 yards this week, albeit in a loss: | ||
Matthew Stafford | |||
Phillip Rivers | |||
Andrew Luck | |||
Brian Hoyer | |||