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<h2>Success for historically unsuccessful programs</h2>



<p>A lot has been made of how successful the traditional basketball powers have been this season. That’s a fun fact, but it’s more impactful to think of how much a lot of historically unsuccessful programs are succeeding. It’s not all the same group. Yes, No. 19 Kansas is 5-1 and Duke is 4-2, but <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">No. 24 Illinois</a>, which hasn’t had a winning record since 2011, is 5-1. No. 18 Syracuse is 5-0 for the first time since its undefeated season of 1987. Look at Vanderbilt, which is 3-3 and led No. 9 Ole Miss in the third quarter Saturday before falling 52-28. Rice is 3-2 and should easily surpass sixth-year coach Mike Bloomgren’s best record (4-8). UNLV, which broke a 14-game losing streak last season, is 4-2. The extra year of eligibility granted because of the pandemic and the <a href="https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">transfer portal</a> have made for some strange rosters. Enjoy these results while they last.</p>



<h2>Tough times for historically successful programs</h2>



<p>Then there’s the flip side of the rise of the doormats. Oklahoma (3-3 overall, 0-3 in the Big 12) plays Kansas on Saturday and is trying to avoid its first four-game losing streak since 1998. Miami (2-3, 0-1 in the ACC) plays at Virginia Tech (2-4, 1-2), and for the first time in the 31-year history of the rivalry, both have a losing record. For those of us with memories of their Big East (RIP) showdowns, that is shocking. And here’s a chance to point out that Nebraska goes for its first three-game winning streak since the Huskers started 7-0 in 2016. Six times in that span the Huskers have won two in a row, and six times they have been beaten. But know this, fellow naysayers: The winner of Nebraska at Purdue on Saturday will own at least a share of first place in the Big Ten West with a 3-1 conference record. Huskers interim coach Mickey Joseph may turn into a story yet.</p>



<h2 id="h-the-future-of-selling-college-swag">The future of selling college swag</h2>



<p>I have seen the future of selling college swag, and it’s somewhere between a store and a theme park. <a href="https://www.on3.com/nil/news/alabama-crimson-tide-fanatics-football-nil-bryant-denny-stadium-topps-bryce-young/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alabama opened The Authentic</a>, a retail shop in the south end zone of Bryant-Denny Stadium, on Saturday to sell licensed team apparel and NIL merchandise for Tide athletes. For instance, you can order a personalized Crimson Tide jersey (your name, not <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/bryce-young-15984/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryce Young</a>) and they create it while you wait. Those sold at one point Saturday at a rate of 40 per hour, at $150 a pop. There are signed helmets, and if the signature doesn’t turn your head, perhaps a $10,000 Swarovski crystal Alabama helmet might. You can buy a personalized Topps Alabama football card, and all the basics, too. I bet you’ll see a similar concept at other stadiums near you – Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork did a walk-through before the game Saturday.</p>


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