It’s a fringe benefit of marrying into fandom, I get to watch Big Ten games with a rooting interest, but experience none of the pain if Michigan loses. Such was the case on Saturday. While I sat in Neyland Stadium and watched Tennessee’s season unravel around me, I occassionaly got a cheery update on the progress of the Wolverines. By 8PM, my wife was upbeat; I was despondent.
But I wasn’t alone, I had Oklahoma State fans accompanying me down the primrose path of shattered dreams. Same thing with Notre Dame fans. If opening weekend Saturday was an eye-opening jaunt into the welcoming embrace of college football season, this past Saturday was the day when the cruel hard hand of reality pimp-slapped many of us. Doubt me? Ask Ohio State fans how they feel this week. In fact, let’s play a game inside the ClayNation Starting 11, what if Miami doesn’t get flagged for pass interference in 2003?

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