The "SportsDay writers roundtable" is a chat between The Dallas Morning News' college football writers: Chuck Carlton and Ben Baby. You can follow them on Twitter at @ChuckCarltonDMN and @Ben_Baby. The chat is moderated by assistant sports editor Scott Bell. Scott Bell: Welcome to our midseason college football roundtable, where we'll take a look at some of our favorite moments of the first half of the season, hand out some midseason awards and look ahead at what's to come.Let's start off by talking pleasant surprises.