I hate to agree with Lou Holtz, but as he observed, Coach Coughlin is the dangerous master of the upset. Interesting that he and Bill Belichick are longtime friends. I guess the world of football is like politics. Over time you end up on the same and opposite sides of your friends as circumstances change.

As a guy who grew up in Massachusetts when the Pats were hapless and hopeless, it was tough to see them miss the opportunity to join the Dolphins with an historic perfect season. And for Pats fans, while the wounds are still fresh, you have to give Coughlin his due. He took a lot of crap from a lot of people about a lot of things. At least we Boston fans can enjoy watching New York fans and sportswriters have to eat crow on this one.

Here’s a guy who coaches a 5′10″ unheard-of barely recruited quarterback — who everyone but BC and Brown passed on — to the Heisman Trophy. He then goes on to pull off one of the most famous upsets in college football history. I have to admit, I wasn’t happy when that win jumped him to the top of Jacksonville’s recruiting list and they took him from us, but then the Jaguars ended up the most successful expansion team in NFL history. And now he can add yesterday’s historic upset to his resume. Not bad. Now if only he had gone to BC instead of Syracuse (where he played with Larry Csonka, btw. Scott, maybe you can take solace in your fellow alumnus’ success?)

FYI, the preliminary ratings for last night’s game look like it might be the most watched live event in television history.