Published 10/2/2008
by Cas Heilman
at Bleacher Report - College Football
It is that time of year again! The time when one's favorite college football team should be overly careful in avoiding a well laid trap. What kind of trap, you ask? The kind that jumps right out and kills you while you are looking ahead to next week's "bigger and better" opponent. You know, like how the Emperor lured Luke's friends into a carefully thought-out trap in Return of the Jedi . Ever wonder how that sequence would have turned out if it was in other movies...?
As we saw last week, when 19, 20, and 21-year-olds are told they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, they tend to believe it. Once they believe it the trap is half set, all that is missing is a road game versus an "inferior" opponent and a game the kids can't wait to play around the corner. With these thoughts in mind, here are some possible trap games to look for this weekend.
Penn State @ Purdue
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