Good #10: The Border War
Every rivalry thinks it’s tough. Nowhere but at the Border War have we seen an amputee kick a football at the other team’s bench.
Bad #10: Valparaiso
The football team formerly known as the Crusaders lost to D3 Adrian. You’re the one who’s supposed to do the upsetting, Valpo. That’s your thing.
Good #9: Brock Glenn
Florida State beat East Texas A&M so bad that 2023 ACC Champion Brock Glenn got to play. I’m not sure that makes the argument FSU wants, but blast from the past either way.
Bad #9: Duke
Duke chanted overrated at Illinois after taking a 3–0 lead, then lost to Illinois 45–19. In Duke’s defense, they’ve always wanted to be on the giving side of that chant.
Good #8: Bryant and LIU
Jared Grasso walked so that respectable football could be played in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Bad #8: UMass
More like, “Um…ass.”
Good #7: Basically Europe
Syracuse (named after a Greek city in Italy) leaned on a French Canadian and an Italian from New Jersey to pull off a dramatic comeback over UConn.
Bad #7: UConn
Unfortunately for UConn, Fran Brown was so disgusted at needing a comeback to beat them that he made Syracuse run sprints afterwards.
Good #6: Justin Herbert
Good #5: Cal Ripken
Sorry, but Herbert’s slide was just so happy. And it was fun to see Camden Yards celebrate something again.
Bad #6: Punting
Bad #5: Timeouts
That amputee had an easier time kicking the football than Oregon State and South Dakota State. Meanwhile, Billy Napier, Mark Stoops, and Lance Leipold decided to battle time. Didn’t go well.
Good #4: Texas vs. Texas
As if Baylor’s comeback at SMU wasn’t exciting enough, Texas State and UTSA turned a 2–0 game into a track meet over the last three quarters.
Bad #4: Kansas State, UCLA
Army lost to Tarleton State. Kansas State lost to Army. UCLA needs to be very worried about New Mexico on Friday night.
Good #3: Kyle Konrardy
Two years. Two game-winning field goals in the Cy–Hawk game. There will always be a podcast that wants this guy on in September.
Bad #3: Tim Lester
We made a lot of fun of Brian Ferentz. We should make more fun of Tim Lester. Mark Gronowski had a better situation in Brookings.
Good #2: Cowbell Hotels
Congratulations to Mississippi State. But. You can’t own the Stark Vegas thing and then get mad at Kenny Dillingham for not wanting his players to sleep in casinos.
Bad #2: Mike Gundy
Don’t poke the Ducks. Remember Colorado? Colorado poked the Ducks, and now Dillon Gabriel is Shedeur Sanders’s boss.
Good #1: USF
(Fun little prank: Call your Villanova friends and tell them the Old Big East is back.)
Bad #1: Spitters
Big weekend for anyone spraying it in addition to saying it. Now, Florida has to find out if that line is true about spitters and quitters.
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