There was a shakeup at the top of the rankings this weekend as the top Dawgs struggled mightily and the rampaging herd saw a change at quarterback and…may have gotten better? As expected, things are beginning to shape up regarding the measurement of teams and now a clearer assessment can be made.
There were a few tight games worth watching, and a few statistical curiosities seen, but overall we saw many of the top teams settling into their framework in the rankings with many dominating lesser opponents as expected. Of the anomalies seen:
This defines “Win/Win.” Maryland wanted out of its scheduled game with Toledo, so they paid the school more than half a million dollars to not play. Toledo then replaced the date by accepting over one million to travel to Mississippi State. This led to the Rockets pocketing over $1.7 million and then delivering another of the upsets seen…
