College Football Information ********

Its been a long time, but since tonight marks the return of Erin Andrews (and about six straight months of football), its time to mark the return, albeit for one night, of the blog. College football kicks off with North Carolina State hosting South Carolina in the "Governor Sanford Appalachian Trail Hike Bowl"...but how will the season end?

Will Charlie Weis' coaching internship land a real job?

Who will be the next coach to cry? (Bill Stewart of WVU is -32 as of tonight's line)

Will the wildfires postpone Rick Neuheusel's first game as head coach of UCLA, or will he be fired beforehand for taking Florida -73 hosting Charleston Southern (shoulda teased it down to 67)

Storyline of the Season: The Three Man Heisman Race

Fortunately for us fans, we will be force-fed a brand new holy triumvirate of candidates for college football's most storied trophy (if you don't count this one). Yes, all three top vote-getters are back for another season-- Florida's Tim Tebow, Texas' Colt Brennan, and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford-- primarily because the possibility of starting for the Lions this year while leaving busty coeds at their respective schools was almost too much to pass up.

OSU's Archie Griffin was the last two-time Heisman Trophy winner, and the press will most likely it will keep it that way. With Tebow taking the award last year, that leaves Bradford and McCoy to battle it out. October 17th's matchup of Longhorns vs. Sooners will most likely determine the winner...and I'm guessing that McCoy will end up the victor to cap off a great career in Austin.

Big Games to Start the Season:

On the first weekend, we have some great matchups like (16) Oregon vs. (14) Boise St, (5) Alabama vs. (7) Va Tech, (13) Georgia vs. (9) Oklahoma St., Cincinnati vs. Rutgers, and Miami vs. (18) FSU. While the last few years have seen National Champions with one or more losses, an early season loss for teams like Boise State with weak schedules can K.O. their BCS hopes for the rest of the year.

Can Florida Be Beaten?

Last year's BCS National Champion Florida Gators seem poised to do something that's never happened in their school's history---go undefeated. Tim Tebow has done it all except laying a goose egg in the loss column. Their lone stumble last year was a close loss to Ole Miss in the swamp. And I kinda pray they go undefeated, just so we don't have to listen to this again. With the Gators going to LSU at night combined with playing in the best conference in college football, the undefeated season won't happen. While the Gators lost some playmakers on offense such as Percy Harvin, they brought back almost the entire dominating defense including LB Brandon Spikes. They are no doubt the odds-on favorite to win back-to-back SEC and BCS Titles.

Who Will Be This Year's Surprise Teams?

This one is kinda easy. First, in the ACC, the Georgia Tech team that triple-optioned their way to the Chic-Fil-A Bowl last year sports an excellent backfield including RB Jonathan Dwyer. Also, look out for Syracuse to have a 100% win improvement with former Duke point guard Greg Paulus as their quarterback. Florida Atlantic, with NFL-ready QB Rusty Smith, has two tough first games (at Nebraska followed by a trip to South Carolina), but they could be this year's Appalachian State.

New Syracuse QB Greg Paulus

Can USC Win with a Frosh QB?

The reason why the Trojans have been so successful this decade is not just because of talent at the quarterback position with Palmer, Leinart, and Sanchez leading the field... but because they are loaded at all skill positions on both sides of the field. And even if true freshman Matt Barkley struggles, they still can look to Aaron Corp or former Arkansas transfer Mitch Mustain.


SI's Stewart Mandel tweeted that "The difference in velocity and zip in [Barkley's] throws vs. Corp/Mustain is remarkable. Looks cool and composed. Gets rid of it fast." And Barkley will have weapons in the backfield with Joe McKnight and Stafon Johnson along with four starters returning to their offensive line.

Exactly How Many Points will Florida Hang on Tennessee?

56.





So, enjoy the beginning of what should be a great Fall/Winter season in NCAA/NFL/UFL/Lingerie Football.

Here are some vids to get pumped for the season. Pause.