A Disappointing College Football Weekend

In a week dubbed as "Monster Saturday" it really didn't turn out that scary. Instead this weekend in college football really turned out to be a disappointment. There were four FCS upsets over FBS opponents, and games that were guessed to be close were not close at all. Even though I only saw one game, I was disappointed by the many stories, and have made a list of the five most disappointed college football stories of the weekend.

5. Marshall not being able to hold on for the victory: West Virginia scored on the final play and converted a two point conversion to push the game into overtime and eventually won. If Marshall would have won that game, no Big East team would be ranked in the top #25.

4. Florida State flops big time against Oklahoma: I know Florida State only killed Samford last week, but many analysts were saying that this team looked good. Oklahoma had a hard time putting Utah State away last week. I personally thought Florida State was going to dominate Oklahoma, but instead it turned into a 47-17 shalacking. The game was never close.

3. Jacory Harris's turnovers against Ohio State: Jacory Harris had 4 interceptions against Ohio State, and the Hurricanes lost 36-24. The score was a lot closer than the game really was. 14 points came off a kick and punt return for a TD. Take those away and the score would have been 36-10.

2. BYU vs. Air Force: Like I've explained before, I'm not a loyal fan of BYU, but I was still cheering for them this year. Both quarterbacks didn't play well, and BYU got dominated 35-14. I wasn't able to watch the game, but from what I heard, there were some dropped passes, mysterious fumbles, and crappy defense that all contributed to the skewed defeat. The thing that disappointed me the most was how they abandoned Jake Heaps after the 1st half. I was never really a fan of having two quarterback switching in and out, but when you make that decision you have to stick with it. You can't have one do bad in the first half, and totally not play him the second half... especially when the other quarterback isn't doing any better. What is that going to do for this freshman's confidence? I think you should decide before the game if you're going to use one or two, and then you stick with that decision. This is going to be a down year for BYU and we'll see how they respond after this disappointing loss.

1. My number one most disappointing story of college football this weekend is Virginia Tech losing to FCS James Madison. After Virginia Tech's loss to Boise State they only dropped three spots to #13 in the country. Virginia Tech was still considered to be a powerhouse, because they only lost by three to the #3 team in the country. James Madison comes into town and upsets #13 Virginia Tech which is a devastating blow to Boise State's national championship hopes. Boise State was counting on this one win to vault them into the national championship. Boise State needed Virginia Tech to have an excellent season, but from their performance on Saturday it looks like Virginia Tech and Boise State are doomed. We'll see how the rest of the season pan's out, but it was a very very disappointing weekend for college football.

Another disappointing story that wasn't college football was the 49ers ugly loss to the Seahwaks yeterday. The 49ers were coming in with so much hype and expectations to make the playoffs. Granted, I still think they are the best team in the NFC West, but it clearly didn't show yesterday. All of the pressure has been put on Alex Smith, the quarterback, to lead this team to the playoffs, and he laid an egg yesterday. If he doesn't get this team into the playoffs, look for him to be sent packing, and the 49ers will be where they started at the beginning of the season.

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