There were so many deliriously goofy things that happened in college football last weekend, but it's already Wednesday as I write this and I'm quite sure you're sick of all of them. So instead I'm going to take a quick rundown of what has happened amongst the five teams of the Sweepiverse at the close of the season's first quarter.
Four of our five teams have played a game against a Power 4 opponent, so nuts to you, Nebraska.
Of those four teams, here's how it has gone for them against those opponents:
- Illinois lost on the road to Wake Forest. I somehow feel like this is not a good omen for its 2026 season. As chance would have it, I was in Champaign last weekend (for a meeting, not for the game) and talked to a couple Illinois fans who were convinced that they would beat SIU but that would be the last win of the Illini's season. I think that might a bit too much doom but I don't fault Illini fans for defaulting to a mindset of chronic impending disaster.
- Minnesota lost at home to Mississippi State. By the time the season ends that may not prove to be a bad loss, but we are here and it is now and it seems like it is one. If you need proof that These Times We Live In are bad, there is already speculation on where Bulldog QB Kamario Taylor will be playing next season, with Mississippi State not being seen as particularly likely.
- Wisconsin got frogstomped by Notre Dame, but that is what everyone expected to happen, so.
- Iowa beat Iowa State at home. There has been considerable angsting over the narrow 16-13 victory, particularly in the light of ISU being a near-consensus presason favorite to finish last in the Big XII. I think Kansas might have something to say about that, and I'm not yet ready to anoint Oklahoma State as being in the clear, because beating 2026 Oregon might turn out not to be that big of a deal.
In other words, twenty-five percent of the way through the season, Iowa is the only one of our five teams with a victory over a Power 4 opponent.
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