In case you were too busy catching the new episode of "the Office" or studying last night (sorry grey's fans, no love here), you missed Oregon State's 27-21 upset over No. 1 USC in Corvalis, Ore.

Yes, the same Oregon State team that laid a huge Beaver egg in Beaver Stadium three weeks ago.

So doing some quick math, the Beavers are six points better than USC, and Penn State is 31 points better than Oregon State. So if USC and Penn State were to play in the Rose Bowl, the Lions would be 37-point favorites.

But in all seriousness for a second, this upset has huge implications for the college football landscape. The Trojans were essentially guaranteed a spot in the national title game. Now, it appears as though they'll just dominate the Rose Bowl for another year.

While two days ago there was pretty much only one spot open in the BCS title game, now there are two. If the SEC and Big 12 champions run the table, they're most likely both in.

But if another team, say from a one-time power conference in the Midwest makes a run, its resume looks better, especially after blowing out a certain team that just beat the No. 1 team in the country.

And it just goes to show, strange things happen on Thursday nights in rural Oregon.

-- Wible