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Soo...any thoughts on opening weekend? USC (Southern Cal) sure looked sharp in their complete dismantling of Virginia, and subsequently rose to #1 in both polls. This USC-OSU is gonna be a classic!

So what does everyone think of their favorite teams' preseasons so far?

The Packers have now said they aren't going to release Favre, that they'd be happy to have him back up Aaron Rodgers. Seems like the only logical choice at this point. There's no way he'll be released, because it seems pretty certain that he'd go a division rival (Minnesota or Chicago). So if Favre comes back now, it looks like he can be second-fiddle (which he obviously doesn't want), or get traded, which will allow the Pack to control where he ends up, and I'm sure they want him out of the division (and probably out of the conference).

Speaking of yesterday's weather, am I the only who's a sucker for WOODTV's hilariously over-the-top live storm coverage? I think its tremendously entertaining.

Does anyone know roughly how much it costs to get a trolley for a half-day?

If you ask me, you can't really pile on a team if they have a weak conference. You can't blame Ohio State for not playing anybody because they have to play their conference. You can, however, blame them for playing a bunch of non-conference cupcakes like they did last year. But let's not forget that in 2005/2006 they played a home-and-home against Texas, and this year they start one with USC, so it's not like they aren't willing to take on a challenge. Aside from USC, I think they (the Buckeyes) could also get a good challenge from Michigan State, Illinois, Wisconsin and Penn State, and let's not write off Michigan either. Michigan will be a big question mark but remember it will be the last game of the season, so the players should have a much better grasp on the system in December than they will in August. I wouldn't give Ohio State the Big Ten title just yet. USC-Ohio State will be the biggest non-conference game of the year. I think its awesome that there are games with national title implications in September! USC has a lot of question marks, especially on offense with a new QB, receivers that were only so-so last year, and a young offensive line. The USC defense will be stout again, with two of the best LBs in the country in Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing. But I still expect them to win the Pac-10 again.

Oh no! Golden 28 (chinese/vietnamese restaurant) burned down! I loved that place! http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8234419

No surprises here: Terrelle Pryor chooses Ohio State

He apparently missed team meetings, workouts classes. This is the third time he's been suspended in the last year or so. His suspension is "indefinite", so who knows when he'll be back. Pryor has to decide by April 1st. I still think he's going to Ohio State

Anyone know how much a state-wide primary election costs? I'll bet it's a lot.

Brett Favre Retires

Wow. That's one good pilot.

Rivals has Clemson at #12. And how about, Minnesota who wound up with a class ranked #17. Impressive for a school who went 1-11 last year. BTW, does anyone else think they media coverage around Terrelle Pryor has gotten a little ridiculous? Tell me when he decides. Until then, leave the kid alone! Jeez!

Clemson had a really good class this year, it wasn't top ten, but it was top 15 I think. I think Pryor is going to Ohio State. He was all set to sign with them on NSD, but decided to wait at the last minute.

I think USC is going to wind up higher than that. They typically close strong, and only have like 13 commits so far. ND is going to have another strong class, but can Weis turn them into a good football team? He'd better hope so.

I don't know about everyone else, but like my mayors medium-rare.

File Cabinet 1.. I just noticed that. How appropriate!

I've kind of done a 180 on this issue. I don't think a playoff would ever happen, and I don't know that I want it to. I suppose a 4-team playoff (like a plus-one) could be OK, but that wouldn't have solved much this year, when upwards of 7 teams had a somewhat-legitimate claim to being at the top. Anything more than that, an 8 or 16 team playoff, diminishes the importance of the regular season too much and I dont think I would like that. Also, I like the significance of the traditional bowl games (Orange, Rose, Sugar, etc), and I think that using them as a stepping stone in a playoff diminishes their importance and tradition too much. We all want to have our cake and eat it too: we want a clear-cut national champion, but we don't want to lose the tradition that makes college football different (and superior) to the pros. I don't think we can have both, so I vote for the latter.

All right, I think its time for a five-year moratorium on Ohio State being in the title game. While I hate those silly discussions about what conference is better, its pretty obvious that Ohio State ended up at #1 by beating up a lousy conference. They played two respectable opponents this year, beat one (Michigan) and lost to the other (Illinois). LSU played a great game. Frankly, I think the BCS gave us the right champion this year, even if most of the games were snoozers.

I have no idea who should be in the title game this year. No one has really made a strong case for themselves. USC lost to Stanford, Georgia was crushed by Tennessee, Ohio State lost to Illinois (whom got smashed by USC), LSU lost twice and had several close calls, West Virginia blew it by losing to Pitt the last week of the season. But I do think that if there were a playoff, USC and LSU would meet, now that both teams are healthy. I really don't have much of a problem with the contestants this year, they probably have the best cases. I really can't decide who I think will win. LSU is healthy again and will probably be a lot better than they've looked for the second half of the season. I think Ohio State will be much better prepared and focused than they were last year, and they have a major chip on their shoulder. I am leaning towards LSU by less than a touchdown, with respectable showings by both teams. I really don't think OSU will get blown out like they did last year.

I've wondered the same thing. This one and the GMAC bowl are held between New Years and the BCS title game. I think they said about 35000 showed up, most of which was probably due to Rutgers recent successes.

I can't decide if I want a playoff or not either. I love bowl season. But who knows who the best team is. Even a plus-one wouldn't help figure anything out this year.