And now, 20 Final Thoughts from an upset-crazed Week 6 in college football.
1. It’s always the Saturdays that look lightest on paper that deliver the zaniest results. This one saw five of the nation’s top 11 teams go down, four of them to unranked opponents. It was arguably the most hectic day the sport has seen since Nov. 12, 2016, when five top-10 teams fell to unranked foes.
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But Vanderbilt 40, No. 1 Alabama 35 belongs in a category unto itself.
2. In one corner, we had vaunted Alabama, six-time national champion this century, fresh off a dramatic 41-34 win over then-second-ranked Georgia. In the other, Vandy, 11-38 this decade, and
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