Phil C
09-28-2008, 11:05 AM
Originally posted by ziggy29
And though it can't be called *too* much of an upset, the magnitude of the can #9 Alabama is opening on #3 Georgia -- 31-0 Tide at halftime and AT Georgia -- is rather prodigious...
I agree ziggy. It isn't as much an upset when a lower ranked team beats a higher ranked team. But still with Georgia being down so much at halftime is the surprise.
It is like when No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Oklahoma in 1963 28 to 7. Oklahoma was a one point favorite but the surprise was the difference in the score. In 1963 defenses really dominated so that a 28 to 7 score would be like at 42 to 7 score today. The same thing happened when No. 1 and one point favorite beat No. Navy in that Cotton Bowl 28 to 6. Navy was a one point undergot but there was heavy betting on them and a lot of people thought they would win.
And though it can't be called *too* much of an upset, the magnitude of the can #9 Alabama is opening on #3 Georgia -- 31-0 Tide at halftime and AT Georgia -- is rather prodigious...
I agree ziggy. It isn't as much an upset when a lower ranked team beats a higher ranked team. But still with Georgia being down so much at halftime is the surprise.
It is like when No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Oklahoma in 1963 28 to 7. Oklahoma was a one point favorite but the surprise was the difference in the score. In 1963 defenses really dominated so that a 28 to 7 score would be like at 42 to 7 score today. The same thing happened when No. 1 and one point favorite beat No. Navy in that Cotton Bowl 28 to 6. Navy was a one point undergot but there was heavy betting on them and a lot of people thought they would win.