College football is here!

At this point, I'm starting to realize that this blog is turning a sports blog. Frankly, I'm ok with that, since anything otherwise is so unimportant its not worth wasting HTML over.

But what is worth blabbing about is the fact that God's gift to Earth called college football has finally arrived! It officially began yesterday, with good matchups between South Carolina and North Carolina State, as well as Boise State and Oregon.

The South Carolina-NC State game was pretty good for the amount that I saw. I watched the opening kickoff and the entire first quarter, left to study for a bit, then came back for the fourth quarter. Since Georgia has the Gamecocks next week, I wanted to see what was coming our way. South Carolina is a good team, but had its sloppy moments, hopefully something Georgia can take advantage of next week.

As for the west coast game, Boise State was all over Oregon. Oregon was AWFUL in the first half; I think they had only 14 total offensive yards (too lazy to check ESPN). I don't know if it was the blue turf or what, but I can't imagine the Ducks staying at No. 16, or even in the rankings for that matter, if they play like that the rest of the season.

The Boise State win was also the Broncos' 50th staight at home. I think it's about time to start considering a conference move. Year after year, Boise State gets cupcake opponents within its conference, when it has made clear that it belongs in a automatic BCS conference. Throw them in with the Pac-10 and let a team drop out. Shit, let's get British soccer-style delegation going on and send Washington packing.

Oh, and Ducks running back LeGarrette Blount punched a dude in the face. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

Saturday also brings so more good Week 1 battles. In the past, a ranked team's first opponent of the season was typically an FCS team or a mid-major conference pushover. That trend looks to be dwindling, as Georgia goes up against ninth-ranked Oklahoma State tomorrow. How's that for a wake-up call?

Of course, the ruckus on campus is what you'd think: "Dawgs are gonna go apeshit on O-kay State," in light of what happened when the Cowboys came to Athens two years ago. Eh, this isn't the same Oklahoma State team, and quite frankly, I'm kind of worried. The Cowboys have a lot to play for in this game. It seems that there's only room for three bruisers in the Big 12 each season. Last year, it was Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech. Now that Texas Tech is rebuilding, the Cowboys are the favorite to slide into Big 12 triforce. And what better way to do it than beat a very good SEC team.

But, of course, I'm confident in the Bulldogs. They too have a lot to play for. This is the first chance, and a very good chance, to state that Georgia was more than Stafford and Moreno. A win this week might open the curtain to the Top 10, as well as improve their status in the SEC.

If the Bulldogs come ready to play, I give them a 41-35 win in Stillwater. If not, then things could fall apart quickly.

Until next time,
- Mitch