Little did I know, as I fled the house apartment last night to hang out with Sir Not Appearing On This Blog (and to avoid the 2-hour Grey's Anatomy premiere) that I'd be witness to one of the most satisfying college football upsets of all time:
It had been 41 years since Oregon State knocked off a No. 1 team.
Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers helped the Beavers pull off another stunner -- and Southern California was the victim again.
Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Oregon State built a 21-point first-half lead before capitalizing on a late turnover and upsetting the Trojans 27-21 on Thursday night.
Beavers fans, clad in orange, rushed the field when the clock ran out after the 25-point underdogs shook up college football with a victory over the team that was expected to roll right through its conference straight to the national championship game.
"I think we made a statement, like we can come out and beat anybody on any given day. It's not always the best team that wins on a day. It's who plays hard," Rodgers said.
In that case, Oregon State probably should've played a little harder against Stanford and Penn State. They might be 4-0 or 3-1 instead of 2-2.
Rodgers was unstoppable, in spite of the fact the USC defenders were headhunting him on every tackle. Pete Carroll probably upped the bounty to $25,000 at halftime and he still ended up with almost 200 yards.
I love it when the #1 team loses early on (and it's even sweeter when it's USC). The field's pretty wide open now, though I fully expect the sports media to swing over to other coast and start singing the praises of Georgia and Florida, possible even leapfrogging UGA over Oklahoma. Though in all honesty, I see them losing to Alabama tomorrow, with four Big 12 teams in the top 10 next week.
Assuming an OU win over TCU, which is far from a given.
As an aside (and since it's apparently a popular topic), I'll just point out that my fantasy football team is 3-0 despite carrying Derek Anderson and Steve Jackson on the roster (the former on the bench for all three games). My visionary drafting of ATL running back Michael Turner and my annoying habit of swapping out kickers and D/STs every week has borne the succulent fruit of victory. Hell, I might make these updates a weekly feature here.
“Angry Beavers” - sounds like a good women’s hockey team name. *grin*
As a fellow Derek Anderson owner, I feel your pain. (And I feel like I must mention that my opponent started Ronnie Brown against me last week….and I started New England’s DEF.)
Oh, hellz yes. As a Domer, I do nothing but rejoice when USC loses.