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It was a wild week four in college football. Nearly every team in the top 25 was either upset or had a scare put in them.
The top three teams were not challenged in their game. Two of the three did suffer a loss of another kind.
One coach has jumped onto the hot seat because his team looked lifeless this week, and several teams are still looking for their identity going into the fourth week.
A team got hosed in the “Big House,” and no one has taken a lead in the Heisman race. As the calendar changes to October, here is a look back at week four and the first month.
Top 25 upsets the norm in 2009
For the first time since 1990, the first four weeks of the season have opened up with an upset in the top five. It all started with Oklahoma going down to BYU, and next was Oklahoma State going down to Houston.
Week three saw USC losing at Washington, and week four saw both Ole Miss and Penn State going down in the same week. Week four saw more surprises in the top 25 as well.
California got caught looking ahead to this week against USC. Washington had a letdown against Stanford.
FSU lost at home for the second time this season after blowing out BYU. Miami got slammed on the road against Virginia Tech.
North Carolina could not stop Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets bounced back from the Miami loss. Even if top 25 teams won this Saturday, most still struggled to get a win over unranked foes.
LSU needed a goal line stand to end Mississippi State’s upset bid. Michigan needed a bad call to slip past Indiana.
Kansas had to outlast Southern Miss to get a win at home. Cincinnati outlasted a very game Fresno State team.
TCU needed a late touchdown to get past Clemson on the road. Georgia nearly gave one away against Arizona State. Houston outlasted Texas Tech in a shootout to keep its BCS dreams alive.
College football has few teams that can dominate their whole schedule anymore. Small, or unranked teams are not in awe of the big programs anymore.
The parody in college football has caught up with every team, and the six major conferences do not have any huge advantages anymore. The upsets will keep on coming for the rest of this season and seasons to come.
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