5 things I learned yesterday

(1) That last year was no fluke.

Remember last year? When being ranked #2 in the country meant you were going to lose to an unranked club? Apparently the bug is back, but it clearly doesn't discriminate. Take a look at what happened this weekend:

#1 USC loses to unranked Oregon State
#3 Georgia loses to #8 Alabama badly
#4 Florida loses to unranked Ole Miss at home
#8 Wisconsin loses on the road to Michigan
#16 Wake Forest loses at home to unranked Navy
#23 ECU loses to Houston

Look, there were other losses between ranked teams, but this might take the cake for the most losses in one weekend to unranked teams. Just goes to show you that parity in college football is king and just because you are ranked doesn't mean you don't show up each and every week.

(2) That UVA is bad. REALLY bad. No disrespect to Duke, but if I was a touchdown road dog to Duke, I would have been mad and came out swinging. UVA looked lost, like they have given up and don't want to play, and it all starts with the head man. If he is still the head coach by spring ball next year, I will be floored.

(3) That VT is in the driver's seat in the Coastal Division race. We have beaten GT and UNC outright already, and Miami has one conference loss, to UNC. If we take care of business and win 2 of the 3 with BC, FSU and Miami, we should be golden.

(4) That discipline is paying off HUGE dividends for this young VT squad. Do you know that we have not yet lost a fumble? That we are averaging 4 penalties a game, while our last three opponents have extended game winning drives for us with COSTLY personal fouls? That is downright silly.

(5) That anyone who knows who is going to play for the national championship right now is out of their minds. It seems likely that the Big 12 and SEC champs will meet for it all in January, but with all the losses even in September, things are bound to get even more topsy-turvy.