Mid-Major Monday: A tough week for long-dead warrior cultures

The week in the undercards.Can this please-oh-please be the year the "300" jokes finally die out? Along with "This is madness!" we bury Michigan State's hopes of in-state dominance, as the Spartans were outslugged by Dan LeFevour and his Central Michigan band of brothers, 29-27. Mid-Major Monday's favorite quarterback will garner the most press coverage this week, but Saturday's was a true team effort -- the Chippewas' defense put on a stifling performance on its biggest stage of the season. Even Cowboys get the red-and-blues. This time last week, Oklahoma State was the toast of the polls and fresh off a big win over Georgia. But Houston's high-octane offense combined with a series of unfortunate mistakes on the part of the Cowboys -- a tipped fourth down pass here, a fumbled snap there -- and just a little luck proved a lethal combination. Bye bye, top-five ranking. In "BCS Buster" terms, Houston is the Cinderella story of the w...