The way this college football season has gone, with countless story lines each and every week, sports journalists have been taking full advantage of the opportunity.
I follow college football pretty closely (Go Hawkeyes!) and usually read and watch whatever coverage I can get my hands on. The Top 10 polls have seen a shakeup every week, with top teams being beaten by underdogs. This season has seen tons of upsets, and just about every sports journalist has given their take on them all. This has caused the word "upset" to nearly lose all of its meaning whatsoever.
This season has also seen traditional powerhouse programs such as Notre Dame and Nebraska fall on some hard times, while traditional weaklings like Kansas, Connecticut and Kentucky climb the national rankings. Writers have had some fun at the expense of those top programs who had beaten up their teams for so many years. And of course everybody likes to see the little guy win.
Another constant this season is talk of coaching changes. Journalists enjoy selecting certain coaches as "on the hot seat" and giving credit to other coaches "on their way up."
The Heisman trophy race this year is as wide open as it has been in a while, or so multiple sportscasters have stated. This is always a hot topic every year, but with the wide open race, journalists are constantly comparing players stats with others week to week and giving their "top 5" choices.
Even though I have begun to get sick of some of the headlines, I think this is a good thing for sports journalism as a whole. It is better that there is too much happening than not enough. It is also good to have so many different opinions for audiences to interpret for themselves. So let the debates continue.
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