COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS DUE FOR AN UPSET
Kyle McCord #6 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half at Notre Dame Stadium on September 23, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
College football is due for an upset! I have enjoyed this college football season quite a bit. I’m sure you have too. In fact, I’m a little sad the regular season is half over. But that got me thinking. Other than the season opener, when Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes stormed into Texas Christian University and won, there have not been any earth-shaking upsets. Can you think of any?
COLLEGE FOOTBALL UPSETS?
I might consider Louisville’s win over Notre Dame an upset. But not a major upset. Just a mild eyebrow raiser. I don’t consider Texas’ win at Alabama a major upset because both teams are really good. So I would say it was just a quality non-conference road win for the Longhorns. Perhaps last week’s Wyoming win over Fresno State was an upset but it wasn’t a headline-shaker.
I will admit that Duke’s win over Clemson earlier got my attention at the time. But I have since decided Duke is good (and ranked) and Clemson is down. So I don’t think that qualifies as a big upset either.
Looking ahead to this weekend, are there any trap games? Maybe Ohio State at Purdue with the Buckeyes looking ahead to next week’s game against Penn State? Maybe Syracuse at Florida State? That could be a good matchup. Will Texas A&M rebound with a win at 19th ranked Tennessee?
I’m just spitballing here. But college football is due for an upset. And if it happens we will be all over it on ESPN Southwest Florida.
–Craig Shemon
List of Top 50 Party Schools in U.S.
Consider this a public service announcement for all of the seniors in high-school. Our friends over at niche.com have published a list of the top 50 party schools in the US. Among the 50 biggest party schools are four schools in the state of Florida. Including one school cracking the top-3. Alumni of these schools will most likely wear this as a badge of honor. Obviously I would not choose a school based solely on the party atmosphere. But if you’re looking for that party atmosphere, or maybe not, then this list can help sway your decision in one way or the other. I’m not entirely sure how niche.com came up with the list, but if you click the link you can see most schools have well over 3,000 reviews left by current and former students.
There are a few schools that didn’t make the list that seemed odd to me. UCF in Orlando, Arizona State in Tempe, and East Carolina in Greenville just to name a few. The first two seem to be because they are in larger metro areas and maybe the actual college party scene isn’t as great as the overall party scene. However I have been to Greenville and know the Pirates know how to Party. I’ve taken the niche.com list and added a new component; PICTURES. Some of these school’s party scenes are directly tied to the great athletics the schools offer. Others let the partying stand on their own. So with out further adieu, I present the top 50 party schools in the country.
Craig Shemon has been hosting afternoons on ESPN Southwest Florida since 2017. Prior to that he was a nationally syndicated host in Los Angeles at FOX Sports Radio and in Houston at Yahoo! Sports Radio. Along the way Craig did play-by-play for the NFL on FOX, NFL Europe, Big Ten Network, and The Citadel Radio Network. Craig is a native Detroiter and Indiana University graduate. He has been known to proudly display his Detroit and IU fandom on the air. Craig likes to write about athletes, create quizzes, and covers big sports headlines.