The college football season begins in earnest this weekend. There are a few intriguing matchups and a few cupcake festivals. As the 12-team playoff evolves, we wonder how many of those will lose their icing.
Last night there were a couple good games I kept an eye on. North Carolina went to Minnesota and defeated Goldy 19-17. The bad news is Tar Heel QB Max Johnson was sent to the hospital with a leg injury. Colorado beat North Dakota St. before a sold-out Folsom Field in Boulder.
I plan on being in Bloomington Saturday for the Indiana Hoosier’s debut under the tutelage new head coach Curt Cignetti. The Hoosiers are favored by three touchdowns. Let’s hope this will be a practice game ahead of Big Ten play.
On to the picks:
Louisville beats Austin Peay… Austin Peay reminds me of my brother and the story about the time he took me, my dad, and a friend away from the last play of the game between U of L and Southern Miss in 1989. Darrell had to Peay. We missed a Brett Favre’s last pass of the game doink off a Louisville player’s helmet and land in the arm’s of a Golden Eagle in full stride that went for 79 yards and the win.
Georgia beats Clemson… Is there a team with more to prove than UGA? Is there an uglier dog? I think not.
Purdue beats Indiana State… I will give it to the Boilerfolks. They show up. I received an email that said they had less than 2000 tickets remaining. My hat is off to them.
Penn State beats West Virginia…Beat them badly, please. For no other reason than to shut Pat McAfee up for five and half seconds.
Tennessee beats Chattanooga…There will be lots of mommas and daddies on hand to see their boy get a snap or two in the 4th quarter. Play the waterboy is what I say!
Ohio State beats Akron…Do the Buckeyes even show up in force? Will the starters come out in sweats during the second half. This is one of the cupcakes I was talking about. A cupcake Indiana beat in 4 OTs last year thanks to a missed field goal.
Texas beats Colorado State… Will we get to see Arch Manning sling it a few times? I sure hope so.
Indiana beats FIU… They darn well better. They have turned the pre-game around the stadium into a Ringling Bros. sideshow. Give’em something to cheer about. I will believe in that JMU talent when they beat the likes of UCLA.
Alabama beats Western Kentucky…Kalen DeBoer is a good one. I remember what it felt like when Bear Bryant’s shadow was at its largest around Ray Perkins. Time have changed. Or have they?
Michigan beats Fresno State… Things feel a little tarnished in Ann Arbor.
Oregon beats Idaho… Free taters for everyone! Welcome to the Big 10 you ducks you.
Texas A & M beats Notre Dame…Word is the Irish are loaded with skill players. A & M will hit hard, if you know what I mean.
UCLA beats Hawaii… The Bruins in the Big 10. Still hard to imagine. But if it has to be someone, I am glad it is them.
Kentucky beats Southern Miss… UK has been reeling a bit. Hopefully the Vandagriff QB will steady them a bit.
Enjoy your good times! Enjoy the games. I think LSU will beat USC. Hate that they are playing that one in Vegas. Imagine those two teeing it up in Death Valley at about 8 central time. That is where this game should be.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson