It’s amazing the difference a week makes in the wild world of sports. The last two weekends have been arguably the greatest and the worst. Here’s a brief look at what happened on two opposite weekends.

Fri. Nov. 19: The NBA fight — People everywhere talk about how this is the worst thing they’ve ever seen in sports. Yeah it was a bad deal, but it was also the most entertaining thing any of us will see all year. Don’t lie to yourself — you know it’s true. Where else will you see a trio of the finest athletes in the world attacking a bunch of pathetic Detroit fans?

Sat. Nov. 20: Iowa State v. Kansas State — Some might call this the greatest comeback in the history of ISU football. All of Iowa State sat and watched as the team was down and out. All of a sudden, with nine minutes left, the Cyclones surged to score 28 points and shock the Big 12.

At the same time, there was yet another brawl in sports.

This one was a little less entertaining and more pathetic on the parts of South Carolina and Clemson. It was a shame to see Lou Holtz go out on such a crappy note.

Sun. Nov. 21— The final race of the chase to the Nextel Cup was all it was cracked up to be. All three championship contenders were in the hunt in the final laps when Kurt Busch brought home his first-ever championship — despite Jeff Gordon hitting everything on the track but the pace car.

It was a great day in the NFL. The Vikings mopped the floor with Detroit and its sorry fans. If the NBA won’t hold Detroit accountable for those hooligans, then Daunte Culpepper will. Maybe it wasn’t the best weekend in sports, but it was entertaining. Now onto one of the biggest snoozers in a long time.

Thanksgiving Nov. 25 — Hey NFL, it’s about time you take the Cowboys and the Lions off of the Thanksgiving Day schedule. Both teams are terrible and nobody cares to watch them. Probably the most boring holiday game of all time. The only thing positive about this day was the Seinfeld special on NBC. Giddy up.

Fri. Nov. 26 — For the first time in most ISU fans’ lives, they were rooting for Nebraska. How do the Cornsuckers repay them? By not showing up until late in the fourth quarter. Hey Steve Peterson, Bill Callahan went 5-6. When you fire him, don’t come after Coach Mac. He’s our “ole ball coach.”

Sat. Nov. 27 — I woke up in my hometown at 6 a.m. to drive to Ames for the Missouri game. The light bulb in my room burnt out, and my car didn’t start. I knew that was a sign. A week after the greatest comeback in school history was the greatest letdown in school history. The ISU student section felt more like a funeral parlor after that game than a football stadium. The rest of Saturday was a blur. Nothing else mattered.

Fans went to Hilton on Saturday night to drown in a pool of their own tears as Hilton Magic was about as hopping as seeing Michael Bolton live in concert.

Tues. Nov. 30: Sad news — Tyrone Willingham was canned as Notre Dame’s coach after only three years and Gary Barnett won the AP Big 12 Coach of the Year.

You’ve got to be kidding me with that junk. Barnett did a great job on the field this year, but let’s not forget everything that happened last year off the field.

Rewarding a guy after all of the dirt that happened at Colorado just a year before doesn’t seem right. Katie Hnida — the former Colorado kicker whom Barnett bashed publicly after she said she was sexually assaulted by team members — probably doesn’t agree with the award.

Last but definitely not least, Trev Alberts still has a job at ESPN. That’s not going to be good for anyone.

The world of sports is a crazy place. Up one minute, down the next. But that’s why fans love them. Sports are like a soap opera that is extremely unpredictable. That’s what drives fans to keep on watching. You never know what’s going to happen next.