Rooting for the Underdogs in College Football: So Much More Fun

Posted by The Sportmeisters on September-7-2009 Add Comments

By Ryan of The Sportmeisters

Flipping through the college football games on ESPN, one of their little teasers came on saying something to the extent of “Underdogs make it interesting.” The funny thing is, they’re right.

Just with this past weekend of college football, we saw a top five talent get knocked off in Oklahoma, and a top-10 team almost get upset in Ohio State. Yet, both times in both games, I found myself rooting for their opponents. It was almost like I was in a mind-trance, seeing David top Goliath.

What makes it so much more fun to see the favorite get spoiled?

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