Goodbye BLAHseball. Hello College Football!

Keeping the Philadelphia atmosphere alive...despite all the parity these days, nothing beats the pageantry, the lore, the colors, the patriotism, the emotions of the Army/Navy game in Philadelphia every December. It's a rivalry that will always be important because of history, tradition and what the men and women do after their is no more college and no more football....that is something to remember.

I know for some baseball is a great sport and it gets more exciting since the Fall Classic is upon us but come on...all that matters now with baseball is the World Series. Before you know it, the NFL and the illustrious college football seasons will begin and it all starts with the 2009 College Football season, the greatest sporting spectacle sport in the world.

There will be some intriguing games to kickoff the season and here is how I see them......

Boise State over Oregon, 40-31

Baylor over Wake Forest, 31-28

Illinois over Missouri, 45-38

California over Maryland, 27-23

Oklahoma over Brigham Young, 41-24

Oklahoma State over Georgia, 38-28

Virginia Tech over Alabama, 24-20

LSU over Washington, 31-13

Miami over Florida State, 28-27


Expect there to be a lot of drama again, especially in the SEC now that Lane Kiffin will be coaching and we shall see how the coaches and programs react to his already shaky entrance. It is quite possible for Florida to make a run for a 3rd national title in 4 years and we shall see if Ole Miss is worthy of their top 10 preseason ranking.

The Big XII South alone will experience a lot of dramatic excitement between Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas and if the same thing happens again this year like last year....Texas will be on the outside looking in because of their weak, pathetic out of conference scheduling.

There will be a lot to talk about before and after each week throughout the season and I will keep my smart banter up and going. For right now.... my major bowl predictions are:

ROSE- Southern Cal vs. Ohio State
FIESTA- Utah vs Texas
SUGAR- Tennessee vs Penn State
ORANGE- Oklahoma vs Pittsburgh
NC GAME- Virginia Tech vs Florida

Regular season game of the year.... no doubt it's the Red River Rivalry (two top 5 teams)