Entering the third week of play, there have yet to be any particularly outstanding upsets or surprises from the Ivy League.

­In my entire life, I have only been to one NFL game despite living smack in the middle of Patriots country.

The Dolphins were visiting New England in January of 2006, and I headed to Gillette Stadium with my dad, uncle, and cousin, eager to finally witness the Patriots’ dominance in person.

We actually almost missed kickoff because eight-year-old me spent a half hour being sick in a McDonald’s parking lot on the way to Foxborough. Interestingly enough, we hadn’t eaten at McDonald’s, so their food wasn’t the culprit.

Up to that point in my life, my football knowledge was exclusively Patriots-based, to the point where I probably didn’t even know Miami had a professional team. Accordingly, my memory of the game is faint.

I really only recalled three things: “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne blaring through the stadium speakers as the home team ran onto the field, a halfway decent cheeseburger I got from one of the concession stands, and Doug Flutie’s famous drop kick.

Seeing that improbable play in game action proved that you should always expect the unexpected in sports, especially in football.

However, in Week Three of the Ivy League football slate, the unexpected is just that. I’m not going to get to predict any crazy upsets, as it seems as though most teams have been performing and will continue to perform up to their preseason expectations (aside from Penn—more on that debacle later). I’ll try to keep things interesting nonetheless.

BROWN AT URI

I’ll cut right to the chase. This is easily the game of the week.

The claim to the Rhode Island throne is up for grabs. This is for bragging rights. This is for all the marbles.

Ok, maybe not. Rhode Island is the smallest state, and probably one of the least relevant. I hear Newport is nice though.

Coincidentally, Harvard has already played both of these teams. The Crimson demolished URI in hits season opener, winning by 30.

Last week, the Crimson pulled off yet another win over Brown, its sixth in a row against the Bears. Brown did make it interesting this time, as the outcome was in limbo until midway through the fourth quarter.

Side note, the cookies they have in the press box at Brown Stadium are delicious. If URI had to go up against Brown based on press box cookie quality alone, I’d say the outlook would be similar to the Cleveland Browns facing off against a vengeful Tom Brady when he is reinstated from his suspension. Not good.

(Most of my references will center around the Pats if you haven’t picked up on that yet.)