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Every summer we anticipate the start of the season, every fall we enjoy it, and on the first Sunday in December each year, we end up confused, unhappy, and unfulfilled. Nobody, besides Florida and Oklahoma fans, is happy with the outcome of the season. 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Those are the scores the Oklahoma Sooners have put up in the 6 games since their loss in the Red River Shootout.  Three of those explosions were against teams ranked in the top 25 at gametime, and one was of course against the then-#2-ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders. Nobody, not even Florida, has been more impressive over the last month and a"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/4532172203926257987/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d4532172203926257987\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/4532172203926257987"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/4532172203926257987"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/12/college-football-weekend-observations.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-2422268623164671705"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-17T07:56:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-17T08:21:33.729-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of FoolsPic:APComplaining about a college football Saturday is a little like complaining about free food. Free food is always a great thing to get, even if the food itself is crap, and you sort of feel like a brat when you complain about it. Its gift, so you suck it up.With that in mind, I sort of feel bad complaining about a November Saturday of football. There are very few "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/2422268623164671705/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d2422268623164671705\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/2422268623164671705"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/2422268623164671705"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/11/college-football-weekend-observations_17.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-6484414984875578977"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-10T07:56:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-10T08:24:58.249-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of Foolspic: the Big LeadSo where do we stand in our quest for chaos? We have one less undefeated team now (thanks Penn State) so the BCS no longer has to sweat the possibility of an undefeated Joe Paterno being left out. Texas Tech amazingly keeps winning, although their road is just now getting difficult. And at the end of all of that, the best teams in the nation, in my "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/6484414984875578977/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d6484414984875578977\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/6484414984875578977"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/6484414984875578977"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/11/college-football-weekend-observations_10.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-1529353575901363314"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:15:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:18:10.228-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of FoolsPic:APNow is the time when it starts to turn.For the first two months of the college football season, we simply watch and enjoy the games. Our teams are still in it (for the most part) and we have an emotional investment in how they do from week-to-week. The end of the season isn't really on the horizon yet, so that finality is not yet in the forefront of our minds.Then "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/1529353575901363314/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d1529353575901363314\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/1529353575901363314"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/1529353575901363314"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/11/college-football-weekend-observations.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-6081938195594368858"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-27T08:21:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-27T08:29:28.032-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of Foolspic:APYou can argue whether or not the Big 12 is the best conference in college football (I would say it is) but its pretty clear that the most entertaining football in the nation is played in that league. The Texas-Oklahoma game 2 weeks ago was a thriller, as was Ok State-Missouri that same night. Follow those games with the Texas Tech-Nebraska OT game, and this week's "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/6081938195594368858/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d6081938195594368858\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/6081938195594368858"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/6081938195594368858"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/10/college-football-weekend-observations_27.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-3501796694275663955"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-06T08:39:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-06T08:51:08.758-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of FoolsPic:API hope you enjoyed it SEC fans, because, at least for the moment, it is over.By \"it,\" I mean the mantra that \"the SEC is the best and deepest conference in college football.\" We have been reciting that statement ad nauseum for about a decade now, and nobody could really argue the point. We just accepted it as empirical fact. No longer.Not that the SEC has taken a "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/3501796694275663955/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d3501796694275663955\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/3501796694275663955"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/3501796694275663955"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/10/college-football-weekend-observations.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-8234740245340460217"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-29T08:40:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-29T13:56:01.435-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"College football weekend observations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of Foolspic: Dr. SaturdayThe cliches and hyperbole will by flying out of the mouthes of talking heads and off the pages of newspapers and websites all over the place, so get ready. \"The craziest weekend of the season,\" \"BCS shakeup,\" and \"No one is safe!\" are all we are going to hear following a weekend that saw 3 of the top 5 ranked teams lose.You will not find any such nonsense"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/8234740245340460217/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d8234740245340460217\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/8234740245340460217"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/8234740245340460217"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/09/college-football-weekend-observations_29.html","title":"College football weekend observations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-4811312333145526346"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-22T10:00:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-29T13:56:01.867-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND OBSERVATIONS"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of FoolsIt has gotten to the point where after a college football Saturday, we are left with more questions than answers. What happened to East Carolina? Is Penn State this good? Or are they benefiting from a joke of a schedule? Can anyone stop the offenses of Texas Tech and Missouri? Why is it that no one, NO ONE, is talking about Texas? They could be the best team in the Big 12"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/feeds/4811312333145526346/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d1549089718489651445\u0026postID\u003d4811312333145526346\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/4811312333145526346"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1549089718489651445/posts/default/4811312333145526346"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/09/college-football-weekend-observations.html","title":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND OBSERVATIONS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"WCT"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549089718489651445.post-5955454665736143127"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-08T08:03:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-29T13:56:02.290-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WCT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sports"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weekly Observations"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2 OBSERVATIONS"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"by WCT, The Ship of FoolsPic: APAs expected, all of the talking heads were trashing Saturday's slate of games as not having enough marquee matchups. No, there were no games between ranked teams. Yes, there were many games where the point spread was double-digits. 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