The Awesomeness of October

With the transition into fall, the release of pumpkin flavored everything, and the return of college football, I've always thought September was my favorite month, while October has been an insane month for me the past few years because it is my month to shine at work since we offer programming everyday. Somehow every year, I seem to forget that October is awesomeness!

Why, you may ask. This weekend exemplifies it all. I discovered pumpkin flavored LaCreme coffee, enjoyed some pumpkin cheesecake, and the trees in my yard changed color, greeting me with lovely oranges and reds on Saturday morning. But the main reason October is so amazing is because within the first few weeks, there is usually a dramatic upset in the college football rankings. I know half the group has decided to quit reading at this point which is fine, but OMG! this weekend was fantastic!

To begin this tale, I have to admit my shock that the Gators (#10) managed to defeat LSU (#4). The only advantage we had over the other team was playing at the Swamp rather than Death Valley. The first half of the game was extremely painful for both me and hubby, who informed me that we needed more rugs because of all my shouting echoing through the house. The Gator defense held back the LSU offense, but the Gator offense didn't understand that we were supposed to move forward rather than backwards across the field. In the first quarter, Florida rushed 13 yards and passed for zero. Zero! which is completely mind-blowing for this fan from the days of the Fun 'n Gun offense. The worst play was the Three Stooges act that took place right before halftime, when more than one Florida player dived for a fumbled ball that was once again moving backwards and then was recovered by LSU. Warily, I watched the second half of the game and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Florida offense finally arrive and beat LSU.

My cousin drove from Baltimore to attend the Georgia (#5) vs. South Carolina (#6) game. I'm so proud of her, since she was tailgating and sitting with some Gamecocks who blazed their way past Georgia. In honor of her attending a SEC game, I watched WVU (#8) slide by Texas (#11) while agonizingly flipping over to the Ohio State (#12) vs. Nebraska (#21) game. I despise Nebraska yet cheered for them early on when they were leading against that traitor at Ohio State, but the 2nd half was too painful to watch since I honestly couldn't cheer for either team. And the honor for best upset of the weekend goes to FSU (#3) losing to unranked NC State. This gal was doing the happy dance at this loss.

This is why I love college football. It is utter chaos and mayhem and then everything begins to make sense. AL is ranked #1, SC is ranked #3, Florida is ranked #4, and LSU is ranked #10 today, placing the SEC in three of the top five slots. And FSU, the team I always felt did not belong in the top ten, has slipped down in the rankings. This is a great week!