Maybe there wasn’t going to be as much madness this college football weekend as there was seven days ago, but the Week 8 slate didn’t disappoint on its own terms.

Once again, the AP pollsters, members of the playoff selection committee taking notes, and fans have to reconcile themselves to another round of confusion as several teams expected to do their job came away on the wrong side of things on Saturday. Who blew it this time?

Cougars Walk Into a Trap

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BYU, what happened? Coming off last week’s heartfelt win over Notre Dame, it walked into a trap of sorts across the country against unranked UCF. A double overtime later, and suddenly the Cougars are behind the eight ball for the first time this season.

The loss exposed how quickly a team’s championship aspirations can take a costly hit. Now at 6-1 overall, there’s little room for mistakes going forward.…