College Stuff for Real Men: 07/21/14

Monday, July 21, 2014

No. 1 WR picks Tigers over USC, 'Bama, OSU

The No. 1-ranked wide receiver and the No. 6 player overall in the ESPN Junior 300, Nate Craig, verbally committed to Auburn on Monday evening. The 6-foot-2, 202-pound wide receiver chose the Tigers over USC, Alabama and Ohio State. From ESPN.com - College Football - No. 1 WR picks Tigers over USC, 'Bama, OSU

Aggies' Stansbury leaves for 'personal issues'

Texas A&M defensive lineman Gavin Stansbury has left the team to focus on what coach Kevin Sumlin calls "personal issues." From ESPN.com - College Football - Aggies' Stansbury leaves for 'personal issues'

A radio station called Dairy Queen in Salem, Ore., to see if it knew Baylor QB Bryce Petty

Do you know who Bryce Petty is?

According to Baylor coach Art Briles, Petty, Baylor’s starting quarterback, should be a household name. "Go to a Dairy Queen in Salem, Ore..." and they’ll know Petty, Briles said.

So, John Canzano from oregonlive.com did just that and the results were fantastic.

At least one of my radio-show (750-AM and 102.7-FM, 12-3p) production assistants (went to a Dairy Queen in Salem, Ore). There are six official Dairy Queen locations in Salem. Judah Newby made the calls, so full credit to him, but the audio is priceless.

None of the six locations had heard of Petty.

"I've never heard of him," said one male (West Salem) Dairy Queen employee, who was asked if he knew Petty or Briles. "You know you called a fast food restaurant, right? Are those like owners of Dairy Queens or employees?"

Another male Dairy Queen employee at the Mission Street location said, "I'm not familiar with it at all, I can ask my manager."

The manager said, "I have no idea. I don't know."

The best employee reaction when asked if anyone knew Bryce Petty.

"Like a dog?"

Credit to Canzano, this was pretty genius and hilarious.

“Like a dog?” What does that even mean?

Even if the fine folks at the Dairy Queen’s in Salem, Ore., don’t know Petty, college football fans should know him and he will probably be one of the players generating Heisman hype to start the season.

Last year, Petty completed 62 percent of his passes for 4,200 yards, 32 touchdowns and just three interceptions. But Briles said he was upset that despite his amazing numbers, Petty was seventh on the Heisman ballot and only six get invited to the Heisman ceremony.

"His perception, his image is different from a year ago because he had nothing. Now he's got substance, he's got something people can believe," Briles said. "What he can bring this year is an attitude of when I talk, people are going to listen a little bit. Like I tell the players you want to be listened to, produce. He's produced. He's got a chance to be heard. When he speaks, now people listen.

"As far as what he can do this year just win football games, win games with his national name, everything will take care of itself."

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Jimbo Fisher takes a shot at the Big 12 and the Big 12 fires back

As college football starts this new era that will culminate in the first-ever College Football Playoff, coaches are already making their case for why their conference is stronger than another conference in an effort to mark their territory in the upcoming standings.

Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher was the first to lift his leg saying that he thought every conference should play a championship game.

“I think every conference should have to have (a conference championship game),” Fisher said. “We got a championship where not everyone plays the same number of games and does the same things. I think it's ridiculous.”

Of course, that was a direct shot at the Big 12, a conference with just 10 teams and the only one of the five power conferences without a championship. Instead, the conference plays every other member.

,p>Baylor coach Art Briles, who was alerted to Fisher’s comments during Big 12 media days on Monday, wasn’t exactly thrilled.

Art Briles on Jimbo Fisher/title game comments: “He needs to worry about the ACC… Don’t come to Texas telling me how to do my business.”

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 21, 2014

The only thing that would have made Briles' comment better was if Briles was wearing a “Don’t Mess With Texas” T-shirt instead of the stylish Kliff Kingsbury-like black V-neck.

But Briles wasn’t the only one to chime in. Even former Florida State quarterback Clint Trickett, who is now at West Virginia, had a quip for his former coach.

“@BruceFeldmanCFB: Jimbo Fisher says every conference should play title game. "I think it's ridiculous." #big12”hey, mind ur business jimmy

— Clint Trickett (@ClintTrickett9) July 21, 2014

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said multiple times Monday morning that he had no problem with his conference not playing a championship game. Some might even contend that since Big 12 teams play every other team in the conference, their schedule is actually more difficult.

,p>I’ll let you all debate that little nugget amongst yourselves.

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Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says 'cheating pays'

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby had a hard time painting a rosy picture for the future of college football.

“If you like intercollegiate athletics the way it is, you're going to hate it going forward,” he said during Big 12 media day on Monday. “There's a lot of change coming.”

While many of Bowlsby’s points revolved around the lawsuits the NCAA is currently facing from former athletes, autonomy and changes to scholarships and how that will affect Olympic sports, he also used his opening statement to rail against the NCAA, which he said, has been lax in its enforcement.

“(NCAA) enforcement is broken,” Bowlsby said. “The infractions committee hasn't had a hearing in almost a year, and I think it's not an understatement to say cheating pays presently.

“They're in the battle with a BB gun in their hand. They're fighting howitzers. We have to find a way to make progress on it. It undermines the confidence of the system.”

Bowlsby isn’t the first conference commissioner to express his displeasure with NCAA enforcement. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany told CBSSports.com that he thought NCAA enforcement was “overmatched.”

Too often, the NCAA seems to wait until they read about a possible violation in the media and then act. However, even when the NCAA does open an investigation, it takes months, sometimes years before anything gets settled and that’s only if the investigation isn’t bungled like it was with the Miami case. More often than not, the punishment hurts players that had nothing to do with the violation.

That’s why the five power conferences — Big 12, Pac-12 Big Ten, ACC and SEC — want enforcement to be under their autonomy umbrella so they can figure out more efficient ways to identify rule-breakers and dole out timely and appropriate punishments.

And Bowlsby took it a step further by saying he wouldn’t object to the federal government getting involved in enforcement in collegiate athletics, which would allow investigators to issue subpoenas, something that’s not currently available.

“I am really not very far of being of the mind that some form of federal statute is not a good idea,” he said. “You could say it's against the law to influence where a student athlete would go to school, influence the outcome of a contest, to provide a benefit that is outside of the rules.”

Such a proposal would change the way collegiate athletics operates and strike fear into those who are cheating the system and getting away with it.

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FSU coach explains why Winston unpunished

Jameis Winston's suspension from the baseball team for shoplifting was punishment enough, Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher says From ESPN.com - College Football - FSU coach explains why Winston unpunished

Stuff The Intern Forgot: The 30 Best BBQ Restaurants In America [Links]

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Fisher: Rule-breaking agents should go to jail

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Holly Coleman Should Be On Your Radar [PHOTOS]

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Your Style Guide To Chicago, Just In Time For Lollapalooza 2014!

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Briles on Fisher's critique: Worry about ACC

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday at ACC media days that it's "ridiculous" the Big 12 doesn't play a conference championship game. From ESPN.com - College Football - Briles on Fisher's critique: Worry about ACC

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Top 20 Sexiest Instagram Photos of the Day: Monday, July 21st

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Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher likes to drop peanuts in his Coke and apparently this is a trend

Call me naïve, but today was the first day I’d ever heard that putting peanuts in a bottle of Coke was an actual thing.

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher shared this concept with the college football world when, while speaking to the media during ACC media days, he started dropping peanuts into his glass bottle of Diet Coke and the images hit Twitter.

Jimbo Fisher puts peanuts in his bottle of Diet Coke. "You never had it? It's good! ... This generation, man." http://ift.tt/WsEjeq

— Matt Porter (@mattyports) July 21, 2014

I was confused. Did he know he was dropping peanuts into his Coke? Was this a nervous tick?

So, I asked one of my colleagues about this trend and this is the answer I got:

After some real research, I found that dropping peanuts into a Coke has long history that originated in the South.

From the Coca-Cola website:

Folks from Texas to the Carolinas partake in the sweet, salty goodness, while the custom seems to peter out in Virginia and disappears entirely by Maryland.

As for when and where Coke and peanuts first got together, there were several possibilities.

Although there’s no written record, the first package of peanuts may have been poured into a glass bottle of Coke as early as the 1920s. Packaged, already shelled peanuts from Planters, Lance and Tom’s began showing up at country stores and filling stations where the familiar contour bottle of Coke was already being sold …

“I think putting peanuts in Coke may go back to working people who may not have had a place to wash up,” (John Masters of Tampa) says. “If you’ve been working on a car and have grease all over your hands, you pour the peanuts directly in the bottle and they stay clean.”

(John T. Edge, Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the Center for Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi) says that combining the two made it easier to drive a stick shift on the back roads of Central Georgia, while James Brown (from Enka, N.C.) thinks that the tradition may have begun in order to leave one hand free to smoke or to keep working.

“I don’t know how it got started,” Brown says. “But you sure can’t beat a cold Coke filled with a sleeve of peanuts when you want something to hold you over till suppertime.”

A Coke filled with peanuts? Really?

As a West Coaster who now lives in the Rockies, I get there are many things to which I have never been exposed — plantations, Bojangles, Krystal (or watching someone urinate on a passed out patron in a Krystal), good college marching bands, banjos, use of the terms “ya’ll” and “might could” in everyday vernacular — and now, apparently, putting peanuts in my Coke.

Shockingly, this seems to be a Florida State coaching trend.

Coach Bowden does same w/orange soda. RT @TomahawkNation: Jimbo Fisher likes to put peanuts in his coke. Says folks don't know about it now.

— Eric Luallen (@EricLuallen) July 21, 2014

Thanks to Washington Post

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UNC feels scandal's impact on recruiting trail

The ongoing NCAA investigation into academic fraud at North Carolina has been an ever-present speed bump on the recruiting trail, coach Larry Fedora says. From ESPN.com - College Football - UNC feels scandal's impact on recruiting trail

College Grads Are Heading Out To Earn Stagnant Wages, Circa 2007

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Former LSU QB Zach Mettenberger sucker-punched by Alabama fan after friend yelled 'Roll Tide!'

Former LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger was the victim of a “sucker punch” by an Alabama fan this past weekend.

According to the Nashville Tennessean, which spoke with the owner of Losers Most Wanted Bar & Grill in Nashville, Mettenberger, a rookie quarterback with the Tennessee Titans, did nothing to provoke the punch except get into a conversation with some Alabama fans, which, well, never leads to anything good.

“Here's the truth: The guy said something about 'Roll Tide!' to Zach, and Zach turned around and said 'Good luck with that,’” owner Steve Ford told the paper Monday. "And the guy's buddy then sucker-punched Zach.

"I promise you that Mettenberger did not throw a punch. He didn't do anything. The guy sucker-punched him in the eye, that's the bottom line, and the guy that punched him started running out the door. My door guys had to chase him down."

My favorite part about this story — other than the “Roll Tide!” — is that the guy sucker-punched Mettenberger and then ran. There are many names for that kind of person and most of them aren’t fit for print.

There were no charges pressed and Mettenberger wasn’t seriously injured.

Perhaps, someone can turn this into one of those ”Never Graduate” commercials.

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10 Reasons Why Primark is About To Blow Your Damn Mind

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Big 12 chief rips NCAA, says 'cheating pays'

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says "cheating pays" in the NCAA these days and doesn't foresee things getting much better in the future. From ESPN.com - College Football - Big 12 chief rips NCAA, says 'cheating pays'

Big 12 chief rips NCAA, says 'cheating pays'

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby says "cheating pays" in the NCAA these days and doesn't foresee things getting much better in the future. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Big 12 chief rips NCAA, says 'cheating pays'

Watch Kliff Kingsbury morph into Charlie Weis in the Big 12's new PSA (Video)

If you ever wanted to see what Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who created an Internet stir because his looks were similar to those of actor Ryan Gosling, would look like if he morphed into Charlie Weis, well, the Big 12 has you covered.

In Big 12’s new public service announcement, which debuted prior to the start of Big 12 media days in Dallas on Monday, Kingsbury’s transition into Weis is just one of the many interesting morphs as the each of the league’s 10 coaches say their part of a 30-second PSA touting the conference.

It’s actually a pretty cool video and an interesting way to get every coach involved and keeps viewers tuned into the message.

However, we’re not sure how many of Kingsbury’s female fans will get on board with the transition.

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Baylor still feels like underdogs even after historic 2013 season

Baylor is coming off its best season in school history.

It was 11-2, the first time it had achieved 11 wins. It won the Big 12, another first, and beat Texas and Oklahoma in the same season.

,p>But coach Art Briles isn’t ready to crown the Bears the best of the Big 12. In fact, he’s still playing up the underdog role.

“We still see ourselves, me, personally, our team, we see ourselves as the guy fighting hard, scratching hard to try to get some recognition and some respect,” Briles said Monday during Big 12 media day. “And so that's something we're having to deal with a little bit as perception, image of Baylor football, it's a little different than what it has been in the past thanks to our players.”

Briles has tried hard to get away from the success of the 2013 season because he didn’t want it to cloud what the team was trying to do in 2014. The Bears return only 10 players and just three on a defense that helped secure the Big 12 title a year ago. Included in those losses are All-American safety Ahmad Dixon and All-Big 12 linebacker Eddie Lackey.

“How can you defend and protect something that nobody can ever tell you — 2013 is gone forever. That title is ours,” Briles said. “We're attacking 2014 just like everybody else. That's our mindset with our players, and that's the way they've been approaching everything.”

But even Briles acknowledged the advantages of finishing 2013 on a high note, especially when it comes to the polls. Even though the national polls haven’t come out yet, Briles said he expects his team to be in the top 12, which would provide a great jumping-off point to become one of the four teams in the new College Football Playoff.

“You could get on a hot streak, and if you start No. 8 to No. 12 in America, and win your first eight games, you’re a hot football team, you’re as hot as anybody in the United States of America, and suddenly you’re No. 2; might be No. 1.

"So the advantage is with our perception, our image nationally is we have a chance to fulfill faster, to get to where we want to get faster, which is getting in the Final Four this year.”

Still, Briles knows that he has to approach this season differently than any other just because of the way the college football nation is approaching the Bears. No longer are they being looked down upon as one of the basement dwellers in college football, but as one of the great up-and-comers and possibly one of the favorites for 2014.

“We have to learn how to prepare as the hunted as opposed to the hunter. We've always been the hunter. And I don't want to lose that edge and that attitude and that's something that we're working hard to maintain.”

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Ash among Texas players cleared to practice

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FSU voted overwhelming favorite to win ACC

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Mike Gundy said 'he felt like Britney Spears' walking into Big 12 media days

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is quickly approaching Les Miles status when it comes to Big 12 media days — you just never know what he’s going to say.

Well, he didn’t disappoint by remarking that, “He felt like Britney Spears” walking into Big 12 media days with all the cameras an attention.

OSU's Mike Gundy on arrival at big 12 media days: I felt like Britney Spears with all the cameras and attention. http://ift.tt/1o14Nye

— George Riba (@georgeriba) July 21, 2014

Britney Spears? Really?

Of all the artists he could have picked, he goes with her, huh?

We’re just disappointed he didn’t then play a Britney song on his iPhone and start showing the Big 12 media how to “Gundy.”

On that note, I now have an excuse to post this YouTube gem that’s never ever going away.

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Lawsuits and changes in FBS scholarships could derail America's Olympic future

For more than a year, coaches, athletic directors and conference commissioners have been championing cost-of-attendance scholarships — especially in football — as a way to provide student athletes with funds that more accurately reflect that actual cost of attending college.

But very few have talked about the repercussions of that move as well as the lawsuits against the NCAA that are requesting players get paid for their images.

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby noted that while cost-of-attendance scholarships might be good for some student-athletes, universities are going to have to find millions of dollars to fund these scholarships and that might mean the end of some Olympic sports.

“The scholarship is going to change and I think that's great,” Bowlsby said during his opening address at Big 12 media days on Monday. “I think there are ways that it costs more than room, board, books, tuition, and fees to go to school. But even in an environment where we have some additional revenue coming in from television resources, primarily, it is going to be very difficult for many institutions to fund that. It is not hundreds of thousands of dollars a year; it's millions of dollars a year.

“And I think over a period of time what we'll find is that instead of keeping a tennis program, they're going to do the things that it takes to keep the football and men's and women's basketball programs strong.”

Most of the cuts would be to male Olympic sports so programs could stay compliant with Title IX. Since football eats up so many scholarships, schools have to keep a scholarship balance with women’s sports, which often puts men's non-revenue sports in the crosshairs.

“Title IX doesn't go away because we're going to do something higher benefited for student athletes in a couple of sports,” Bowlsby said. “We have both a legal obligation and a moral obligation to do for female student athletes and male Olympic sport student athletes just exactly what we do for football and basketball student athletes.

“And so therefore the cost is higher, and you begin to look and say do we want to have 25 sports and fund this broad array of benefits, or would we be better off to fund a broader array and sponsor only 20 sports.”

In the past 10 years or so, several universities have done away with men’s Olympic sports such as swimming, gymnastics, tennis, wrestling and even baseball.

According to the NCAA, 146 Division I teams support collegiate wrestling in 1981-82. In 2010-11, that number dropped to 80 programs. Similarly, only 16 Division I men’s gymnastics programs remain, which is down 73 percent from 1981-82.

The problem is these sports cost more to maintain than they bring in. In the past, that deficit could be bridged with revenue from football and basketball, but with that extra revenue now being shelled out to fund more inclusive scholarships, that reserve is dwindling.

Bowlsby noted that revenues from NCAA television packages mostly are going up about 2½ percent a year while expenses are going up about 4½ percent a year.

Bowlsby, who is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) board, said losing Olympic sports is a troubling trend and that he’s had ongoing conversations with USOC members on how to stem the tide. In the end, the loss of these sports means a dwindling Olympic pool from which to draw. Unlike other countries, the USOC doesn’t receive government funding to help train its athletes. Instead, it has traditionally looked to colleges and universities as training grounds for America’s best.

During the 2012 London Olympics, 86.2 percent of the 530 American athletes in the games came from Division I schools. If Olympic sports continue to go away at the collegiate level, so will any competitive advantage in the world’s games.

“There is change afoot and some of it is going to be unhappy change because I think it will ultimately reduce the number of opportunities for young people to go to college and participate in sports,” Bowlsby said. “It's a somewhat zero sum game. There's only so much money out there. I don't think that coaches and athletic directors are likely going to take pay cuts.”

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Big 12 commish rips NCAA, says 'cheating pays'

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Zac Efron Is Going to Be (Shirtless) on the “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” Premiere

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Would You Wear… a Denim Jumpsuit?

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Miami mascot escorts bride, whose father died, down the aisle

This offseason, Miami has made a conscious effort to be more active in the community as part of the program’s “RENEWED” initiative.

But the program went above and beyond to help one of their employees during her wedding.

Jennifer Urs Sullivan attended and now works at Miami. She dreaded walking down the aisle because her father died and she had no one to accompany her. That’s when Miami’s mascot Sebastian stepped in.

As Urs Sullivan made her way down a long staircase to make her final walk up the aisle to her husband-to-be Patrick, Sebastian came running from one of the hallways, dressed in a Miami jersey with Urs Sullivan’s dad’s nickname on the back, grabbed the bride’s arm and escorted her down the aisle to an uproarious ovation.

Urs Sullivan wrote on her Facebook page that the walk “ended up being one of the most amazing/memorable moments of the day.”

She also added: “I just want to thank all of the amazing people in the athletic department … who helped to make this happen. Without you, my day might have been just a little less beautiful.”

Well played, Miami. Well played.

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10 Things I Forgot About Zoog Disney

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2014 season preview: Five games to watch in week 1

The college football offseason is long and arduous, but its end is almost in sight. We’re going to take a look at five games you have to look forward to for every weekend of the season. (This is also a handy guide to decide how to RSVP for any autumn weddings.)

All times are Eastern and all games are played on Saturday unless otherwise noted.

These games take place the weekend of August 30.

LSU vs. Wisconsin (in Houston, 9:00 p.m.)

Our first in a series of neutral site opening weekend games, this is an early opportunity for the Big Ten to make a statement against their SEC tormentors. These are two good representatives, as Wisconsin is the Big Ten West (farewell, Leaders and Legends; we will miss you) preseason favorite and LSU one of the more consistent powers in the loaded SEC West. Things will get interesting when the Tigers are on offense, as they look to replace a talented quartet of skill position players (Zach Mettenberger at QB, Jeremy Hill at tailback and the dynamic wide receiver tandem of Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham) against a Wisconsin defense that returns only three starters and none in the front seven. (If frosh tailback Leonard Fournette is as advertised, however, the Tigers might not miss Hill all that much.) The other side of the ball should feel familiar for viewers, with an athletic Les Miles defense attempting to stop a grizzled Gary Anderson run attack spearheaded by 1600-yard rusher Melvin Gordon.

Texas A&M at South Carolina (6:00 p.m., Thursday)

The SEC Network’s debut will be a good one, as two programs look to find life after their stars. Kevin Sumlin has to replace three first-round picks from his offense with Johnny Manziel, Mike Evans and Jake Matthews moving on to the NFL, but recruiting has been very strong and blue-chip quarterback Kyle Allen has the folks in College Station excited. It would help if the Aggies could lean on their defense, which returns nine starters but hemorrhaged over 30 points per game in 2013. The Gamecocks are gunning for an SEC East crown coming off their third straight 11-2 season, but will have to do so without Jadeveon Clowney or consistently underrated quarterback Connor Shaw. The Ol’ Ball Coach will have some experience on offense, as quarterback Dylan Thompson has repeatedly played the last couple seasons in relief of Shaw, running back Mike Davis was just shy of 1200 yards on the ground last year and they return four starters from the line. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see a whole lot of points in Columbia on opening night.

Boise State vs. Ole Miss (in Atlanta, 8:00 p.m., Thursday)

If this is anything like the Rebels’ 2013 Thursday night opener (a 39-35 see-saw affair with Vanderbilt), we’re in for a treat. A neutral site clash, this is an opportunity to see an SEC dark horse in action against the new era of Boise State football. Hugh Freeze’s Rebels bring back a majority of the key parts from last year’s 8-5 squad, including Dr. Bo Wallace at quarterback, freak sophomore receiver Laquon Treadwell and nine defensive starters, including all-world sophomore Robert Nkemdiche. They’ll face a stiff test in the Broncos, who replace Chris Petersen (now head coach at Washington) with Bryan Harsin, a Boise alum and former offensive coordinator on the blue turf. Coming off their first season with more than four losses since 1998 (a real if completely insane stat), Boise rolls in with their quarterback, running back and wide receiver tandem from last year in addition to eight returning starters on defense.

Clemson at Georgia (5:30 p.m.)

Last year’s edition of this game in South Carolina was must-see TV, with Tajh Boyd and Aaron Murray dueling in at 38-35 Tigers win. But Boyd and Murray are gone, and unfortunately for Dabo Swinney, he also has to replace the receiver duo of Sammy Watkins and Martavius Bryant along with 2013’s leading rusher Roderick McDowell. Clemson will sport one of the best front sevens in the ACC, but that might not be enough against a loaded Georgia attack which returns receiver Malcolm Mitchell and tailback Keith Marshall from injury. Murray’s season-ending injury last year may have been a tiny blessing in disguise for the Bulldogs, as it allowed new quarterback Hutson Mason to gain some starting experience over the final few games of ’13. Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris will get his attack reloaded at some point in 2014, it’s just a question of whether it will be primed for the opener or not. Also worth noting that a whole bunch of players are suspended for this game, detailed here.

Ohio State at Navy (in Baltimore,12:00 p.m.)

After rattling off 24 straight wins to begin his tenure in Columbus, Urban Meyer is now riding a two-game losing streak (to two very good teams, but still). Playing Navy’s triple option to start the season is often an easier task than trying to prepare for it in the middle, but it’s still a unique task for the Buckeye defense. Navy returns fifteen starters from a squad that finished last year winning six of their last seven, finding perhaps the perfect triggerman for their multi-pronged attack in junior quarterback Keenan Reynolds. Odds are the ridiculous amount of talent acquired by Meyer rolls through the undersized Middies, but an early misstep could mean playing from behind, the worst possible position to be in against a clock-chewing offense like this. These two played at Ohio State back in 2009, a 31-27 escape by the home team.

Other games to consider:

Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (in Dallas, 8:00 p.m.)

Live from Cowboys Stadium, this is your first chance to see the defending champions and Heisman winner Jameis Winston in action. This would be higher on the list but Oklahoma State returns only eight starters and while we should all have total faith Mike Gundy will whip his young charges into fighting shape as the season wears on, it’s a big ask for them to compete against the Seminole war machine right out of the gates.

Alabama vs. West Virginia (in Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.)

Our first look at the Tide without A.J. McCarron, new starter Jake Coker (or perhaps Blake Sims) will get to ease into life as Alabama's quarterback against a West Virginia defense that hasn't put up much resistance under Dana Holgorsen. If Florida State transfer Coker starts for Nick Saban it'll be a battle of two former Seminole quarterbacks, as Mountaineer starter Clint Trickett also began his career in Tallahassee before matriculating to Morgantown.

Miami (FL) at Louisville (8:00 p.m., Monday)

Louisville’s ACC debut is a Labor Day duel that doubles as noted motorcycle enthusiast Bobby Petrino’s return to the Cardinals’ sideline. New quarterback Will Gardner (who has the unenviable job of replacing Teddy Bridgewater) will have plenty of experienced talent around him, while Al Golden will lean on all-everything tailback Duke Johnson as he tries to figure out a muddled quarterback situation.

Penn State vs. Central Florida (in Dublin, 8:30 a.m.)

James Franklin’s Penn State debut takes place on the Emerald Isle against George O’Leary’s Knights, coming off an American conference title and Fiesta Bowl win. O’Leary has to replace Blake Bortles while Franklin gets to unleash sophomore phenom Christian Hackenberg, last seen eviscerating Wisconsin in Madison. You’re not going to say no to breakfast football.

UCLA at Virginia (12:00 p.m.)

UCLA is a trendy playoff pick among many prognosticators while Mike London is just attempting to keep his job after going 6-18 over the last two seasons. This will likely be a Brett Hundley-led blowout, but it’s a 9 a.m. start for a west coast team on opening weekend against a desperate home team returning 17 starters…odder things have happened, although I wouldn’t necessarily bet on that here. (UCLA is favored by three touchdowns, if you were curious.)

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