The random nature of sports makes it impossible to foresee every game’s outcome. A whole lot of well-lit buildings in the desert stand as testimony to this reality. College football is especially prone to such randomness.
Most of the time, analysts might feel like they have a handle on which team might prevail in a head-to-head encounter. Then there are Saturdays like the one we’ve just witnessed that make us question our entire world view. An overreaction? Perhaps, but that’s what we’re here for in this space.
Here are the top five overreactions from Week 6, one of the most chaotic in recent memory . Jalen Milroe just lost the Heisman Let’s be clear. Alabama’s historic loss at Vanderbilt was not entirely Milroe’s fault.
Yes, his pick-six put the Crimson Tide in an early hole. And his fumble in the fourth quarter was costly. But his defense’s inability to get off the field severely limited his opportunities, and as such every mistake was magnified.
His heroics of a week earlier in the victory against Georgia still happened, however, and just as the award isn’t won with a single performance, neither is it lost. That said, his lead in the race has been reduced. He’ll have plenty of other high-profile games in the second half of the season, but so will numerous other candidates.
HIGHS AND LOWS: Alabama's upset leads Week 6 winners and loss UNTHINKABLE UPSET: Vanderbilt's win one of sport's biggest surprises The ACC replay booth is in the tank for Miami It’s.