The games over the weekend didn’t have the buildup of those on Sept. 11.
There was no Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Ten showdown, such as Miami at Ohio State that weekend, or no Big Ten-Southeastern Conference battle such as Penn State at Alabama. Not even an ACC-Big 12 meeting of once and perhaps 2010 national champions such as Florida State at Oklahoma (well, at least in the case of the Sooners).
The home teams and higher-ranked squads won those Sept. 11 games easily.
What the games over this weekend had was better. There were no showdown meetings of ranked teams, but from noon Saturday until slightly past 2 a.m. yesterday morning, one could watch games with panache.
Some of you probably had to put a cool towel on your remote, especially Saturday night, when one could go from game to game to game in which the result was in question.
In the grand scheme of things, Michigan’s closer-than-it-wanted win over Massachusetts, Auburn’s come-from-behind overtime win over Clemson, Michigan State’s startling OT triumph over Notre Dame, and Arizona’s wild win over Iowa had no major impact in the rankings.
But in terms of entertainment value? Off the charts.
Full story: Wild weekend in remote regions – The Boston Globe