Rule One in scheduling: Never go against a lower ranked team on Thursday night

I see that the Thursday Night Monster has claimed another victim.

Miami of Florida finally clawed its way into the Top 25 for the first time in a long time. In the #23 slot, they made a mistake in playing an unranked opponent (Georgia Tech) on Thursday night.

The Yellow Jackets rushed--that's rushed as in ran--for 472 yards and rolled up 41 points in routing the Hurricane 41-23. (It was 41-10 at the end of the 3rd quarter.) The loss puts Miami at 7-4 and pretty much ends their chance for an ACC title.

I guess the Hurricane just were not ready for prime time play. I might expect the Georgia Tech squad, now 8-3, to reappear in the Top 25 on Monday.