Of all the great traditions in college football, few are as cherished as September games featuring 35-0 halftime scores, perhaps topped only by September games featuring 42-0 halftime scores. They serve as healthy reminders that big programs need frosted pastries to boost their self-esteem, and small programs need dough to buy locker room towels and shampoo.
But can we be honest here, just for a paragraph or two? These cross-class clashes can get a little tedious. Most people prefer the drama of an overhyped ranked team having its season “ruined” by another overhyped ranked team, right?
Instead, we get all these inflated, pre-determined outcomes.