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Great Gameday Stories

We've all had them.  Now I want to hear about them.  Favorite venue, favorite food, favorite drink, favorite bar.  Favorite fans.  I'm going to compile the list and create a best of for everyone to enjoy.  Of course I love the Shoe and many of my great experiences have occurred at Buckeye games, but I've also enjoyed games across the country.  Jordan-Hare, Beaver Stadium, Sun Devil, Rose Bowl, Boulder to name a few.  My drink is scotch - even on game day.  A good Vodka and Cranberry never hurt though.  Favorite foods have always been brats, burgers, and chili on a cooler fall afternoon. 

The experience always begins with travel.  Living in DC gives me access to Maryland and Navy, but I generally like to travel to better schools.  The anticipation of going to a game is thrilling for me. 

The best experience occurs just as fall is starting.  The weather in the morning is chilly, warm in the afternoon, but not hot.  Perfect for grilling, drinking and watching the game.  I'm positive I get this from growing up in the midwest.  Fall means college football. 

I like all passionate fans, even if I hate the team they support.  Football is about passion and fans who lack it are not real fans.  I like the chants, the songs, the bands and the dying loyalty regardless of their team's success. 

All of this represents the best environment for enjoying college football.  Anyone else care to add anything?

Hatch/Obama Agree, BCS Must Go

Orrin Hatch has he claws into the fraudulent BCS system.  This is probably the only time Sen. Hatch and Obama will agree on anything.  I agree with both of them.  Blow this sucker up now. 

I'm not delusional.  I clearly understand that the Big Six want all the cash.  Unfortunately, they lack the brains.  Marketing gentlemen, marketing.  Why on earth would a playoff be less valuable than the current BCS Bowl system?  Take the top eight, give the top three a home game for the quarters, the 4/5 seeds play their game at one of the current BCS sites, the semi's are played at two of the other sites, the championship is played at the last site.  Rotate yearly.  Not so hard.

How would this impact the other bowls that few people watch anyway?  I predict it won't impact these bowls at all.  Schools that make the games will be happy, the fans will still travel and the advertisers will still want to promote their product. 

Does this system have flaws?  Sure.  I'm sure #9 will feel punished in some way, but can you seriously argue you deserve a shot if you've lost at least one game, possibly two?  Not really.  At least the system is more legitimate in crowing a champion.

A Primer for 2009's Title

So the whole world is predicting Florida, Texas and Oklahoma as the three favorites this season. Of course the return of Tebow, McCoy and Bradford has a lot to do with this prediction and it very difficult to argue differently.  I'll give it a shot, but only for Fl and OK. 

The winner of the Oklahoma/Texas game has the inside track to the title game.  I think Texas wins the game.  Texas has a weak non-conference schedule so one other team Big 12 team has to beat the Longhorns for them to fall out of the race. Unlikely. 

Oklahoma will lose to Texas and not recover this season.  Oklahoma will end up in the Fiesta Bowl.

A miracle must happen for Florida to miss out on a chance for a third title in four years.  Can the Gators beat LSU twice in one season?  If so, Florida returns to the title game.  If not, a regular season loss can be overcome.  A SEC Championship game loss will cost them the shot.  I think Florida loses to LSU in the title game sending LSU to the Sugar Bowl and Florida to another BCS Bowl.

Two teams waiting in the wings are USC and Penn St.  I think USC loses one game.  Penn St runs the tabl based on schedule alone. 

Look for Penn St to play Texas for the title.  I'm inclined to yawn at this point considering 2009 has the potential for being one of the best seasons ever. 

Other Sleeper teams include Va Tech, Ohio St and Rutgers - yes Rutgers.