Today's Tidbit... Having Your Prayers Answered, And Other Regrets

I lived in Missouri in 1990 when Colorado benefited from a fifth down play to win at Missouri. Unfortunately, the Buffaloes inappropriately benefited from the call to win the game. Despite a Week 1 tie with Tennessee, a Week 3 loss to Illinois, and a fifth-down win, some buffoons awarded the Buffaloes a shared national championship.

Something similar, but more honorable, occurred in 1940 when Cornell, who had not lost in their last 18 games, traveled to Hanover, New Hampshire, to meet a 3-4 Dartmouth team.