... . . that wasn’t a stretch at all.  Mizzou beating the Sooners in Oklahoma was thrilling but not truly shocking.  The Tigers are for real.  Syracuse over West Virginia was definitely a surprise as was the fact that Michigan State was very nearly upended by scrappy Northwestern.

But then there was Texas . . . oh Texas!  Losing to Iowa State at home in Austin?  That was astounding. Sure the Longhorns were only ranked No. 19 after knocking off a Cornhusker team that simply couldn’t catch the ball, but taking a decisive defeat at home against the Cyclones?  It seemed improbable.

Week 9 on the college gridiron presents a plethora of opportunities for upsets, shockers, near misses and thrillers.

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