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USC-ya Later: The Magic of Thursday Night Football

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The 2005 season only had one, as unranked NC State beat No. 24 Georgia Tech on the road in Week Six. For some reason, that season didn’t feature as many potential upset games as the following two years and this year.

For the sake of time, I won’t go further back, but I will say this: Thursday night football is must-see TV. The phrase “any given Sunday” should be changed to "any given Thursday."

Mark your calendars for the rest of the year. Next Thursday, unranked Pittsburgh travels to No. 13 South Florida and Oregon State travels to No. 17 Utah. Both have a chance to achieve the uncommon Thursday night road upset. The Pittsburgh-South Florida game is on ESPN.

The following week, No. 16 Wake Forest hosts No. 20 Clemson on ESPN. The week after that, No. 24 TCU hosts No. 11 BYU. The next week, West Virginia has a shot at Thursday night redemption when it hosts No. 15 Auburn. On Oct. 30, No. 13 South Florida travels to unranked Cincinnati. In week 11, No. 24 TCU travels to No. 17 Utah. All of those are on ESPN.

While Saturday still reigns supreme for college football traditionalists, Thursday nights should be reserved for football every week as well. You can never write off the underdog on Thursday night.

What are your thoughts on why Thursday nights create college football magic nearly every week?

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written on September 25, 2008 Opinion