Upsets are always fun to watch but they take on an even greater meaning when the underdog just happens to be the team you have rooted for your entire life.  Tonight I had the amazing opportunity to watch as the University of Washington kicked a last second field goal to upset USC for the second straight year.  Today the Huskies confirmed that they are a team that is improving, not a national power, but they are a team you can’t just ignore.

Also during the game I realized a lot about Jake Locker.  He is far better then I thought.  After his first couple games of the season I jumped on the ‘Jake is overrated’ band wagon, but after watching the game I realized that is completely accurate.  Yes I still think that him being the number one pick in next years draft is a stretch but a top ten pick is well with in his range of talent.  You see the reason why I say this is because Locker has absolutely no support on his team talent wise.  Tonight I watched as receiver after receiver drop passes that were right in their hands and they simply didn’t hold on.  Even on the final drive Locker’s number one receiver dropped a pass that would of hit him in the face mask if he hadn’t dropped it.  If Locker had been surrounded with talented play makers this season we would still be talking Heisman.

To be honest though I’m just super excited that my Huskies have a chance, albeit a long one, to play in a bowl game this year. Another game I watched today was Stanford vs Oregon game.  Now I know Oregon ran away with it in the end, but Stanford did look good.  This game once again shows that their is some great talent in the Pac-10.  I’m still not convinced that anyone will go undefeated in the Pac-10 but if anyone can do it Oregon can and if they do I would not even hesitate to put them up against any other team in a national title game.  Maybe Alabama and Ohio St. will stumble and it will be an Oregon vs Boise St National title game.  Wouldn’t that throw the world of college football for a loop.

Well on to baseball for a moment. Today the San Francisco Giants had another chance to lock up the NL West, and the Atlanta Braves had a chance to lock up the Wild Card.  Both failed to do so and now everything comes down to what happens on Sunday.  Currently I’m rooting for the Giants to win because I’m interning with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a single A affiliate of the Giants, but a small part of me is hoping for a three way tie.  If the Braves win and the Padres beat the Giants, then all three team will have identical records.  The Giants and Padres will have to figure out the NL West winner first then the odd team out gets to face Atlanta to see who gets the Wild Card.

I’ve really enjoyed this pennant race for quite a few reasons, but mainly because I’ve renewed my love for baseball this summer.

On the opposite side of the spectrum the Mariners have locked up the #2 pick in next years draft.  At least that’s the one good thing that has come out of this season. Well that and getting Justin Smoak in the Cliff Lee deal was pretty sweet in my opinion.

Well tomorrow is Week 4 of the NFL and I have no doubt this will be another great weekend of hard hitting football.