When the calendar flips to November, it's like going to college far away from home: It doesn't matter what you were before, it only matters what you are now.
Those dismal first 15 games (and four wins) of the Brent Pry era at Virginia Tech? They don't matter: The Hokies are ACC contenders after winning three of four and dismantling Syracuse on Thursday night.
Those three .500-ish seasons for Eliah Drinkwitz at Missouri? In the past. The Tigers are 7-1 and chugging toward a "winner becomes SEC East favorite" game Saturday against Georgia.
Those brilliant showings that kept both Utah and Oregon State in the Pac-12 race despite early losses?