Losses that look better
• Northwestern 16, Stanford 6: The Cardinal were the victims of the annual September knee-jerk reaction, having been written off by many for their inept offense in a loss to unranked Northwestern. As it turns out, the selection committee considered that Stanford's "body clocks" kicked off at 9 a.m. PT, and Northwestern has gone on to be ranked by the committee.
• Anyone who has played Iowa: It's true. The undefeated Hawkeyes were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten's West Division. Losing to Iowa isn't bad -- it's now expected.
This article is a whole lot of navel gazing, but I love the 'expected' line.
http://espn.go.com/college-football...in-loss-values-change-college-football-season
• Northwestern 16, Stanford 6: The Cardinal were the victims of the annual September knee-jerk reaction, having been written off by many for their inept offense in a loss to unranked Northwestern. As it turns out, the selection committee considered that Stanford's "body clocks" kicked off at 9 a.m. PT, and Northwestern has gone on to be ranked by the committee.
• Anyone who has played Iowa: It's true. The undefeated Hawkeyes were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten's West Division. Losing to Iowa isn't bad -- it's now expected.
This article is a whole lot of navel gazing, but I love the 'expected' line.
http://espn.go.com/college-football...in-loss-values-change-college-football-season
