If you're like me, the montage of bone-jarring awesomeness set to Coming to your City that signifies the beginning of ESPN's College Game Day is God's way of saying, "Everything is going to be all right." Thank you, God!
As the first week of college football came to an exciting close Monday night, there were few surprises despite some calling the Boise State victory over VaTech an upset (number #3 beating #10 is supposed to happen, folks). It was delightfully nauseating to hear Herbstreit and Musburger blow the Broncos at every turn (got a little shmootz on the side of your mouth there, Kirk), something that will no doubt make the inevitable wake-up call all the more delicious. The next, and only "ranked" opponent Boise State has left is Oregon State on the smurf-turf (ranked #24…wow) before they roll through prep schools, commuter schools, and ITT Tech all the way to the BCS-Ball against Alabama for the National Championship. If you want to know what that will look like, fast-forward to the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.
All Florida schools beat the paycheck-patsies like they were supposed to, and even though I bleed orange and blue (and beer), I still say Florida isn't in as much trouble as the haters are breathtakingly fantasizing about. Week one is a tune-up, not a prognostication.
"Florida State is back and the post-Tebow Gators are in deep shit! Hooray!"
Really?
The Noles whooped up on a team that reminds you of Fred Sanford before the actual mascot which most people need Google to name. Well done, but nothing can be learned as they head to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Sooners. OU had a scare of their own as they barely squeaked by Utah State, but they ain't no Samford. The question mark still remains. That said, the Seminoles looked good. You're supposed to beat bad teams badly. They did. Bowden clearly needed to go. If the old fart were still puttering the sidelines like Mr. Tudball, it would have looked more like the Jacksonville State game in 2009. Now that was fugly.
On that note, the Gators
This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2010.