College Football Semi-Utopia

College football-wise, I reached something close to perfection this weekend.  The handful of teams that I have bonded with all won, while the teams that hold some level of disdain towards all lost.  All is right with the (college football) world, albeit for a week.  Well, you take your victories when you get them.  Let's go over the teams, shall we?

University of North Carolina:  My alma mater upset the University of Miami.  While my connection to UNC remains obvious, my dislike for the "U" comes from the obnoxious Vinny Testeverde, Michael Irvin teams of the mid-80s.  Standing in the way of Ohio State's 2003 National Championship did not help their cause either.

THE Ohio State University:  I grew up on a steady diet of the Buckeyes on the football field.  It seems as if my entire extended family loves OSU.  They are all in Ohio, so I believe that is a state law.  OSU beat Purdue in a battle of Big Ten conference unbeatens. 

Louisiana State University:  My wife graduated from LSU, which means I have adopted the Tigers along the way.  I would not have thought I could squeeze another team into my college football team favorites, but I've done it.  They beat the Florida Gators, who represent all that is evil in college athletics.  I recommend hating them with every fiber of your being, like I do.

Appalachian State University:  Both my sister and brother-in-law are ASU grads.  As a kid I went to several ASU football games.  The Mountaineers beat Gardner-Webb this weekend.

University of Southern California:  Believe it or not USC is on my list of favorite college football teams...to hate.  Oh man, I love seeing an overrated team that is propped up by an inflated preseason AP ranking, lose to an extreme underdog.  Go Stanford!

Had Ohio University (both of my parents graduated from there) won, it would have been a perfect sweep for me.  But I will take this weekend and be happy.