TGIFS

It's college football season. It's the only sport I can get into. Never really could stand the olympics for some reason, so I'm happy that water cooler talk on that subject is over. Football season chatter and anxiousness provides a good recovery.

There's two teams I follow closely, Oregon State & Boise State. Both have exciting programs with a lot of dazzling plays by dazzling play makers. Both teams have stand up coaches. I honestly can't think of any other coach in the country who can give you that hometown feeling about their college team, who are true gentlemen on and off the field, and who have such a high level of integrity - besides these two guys.

BSU has a warmup game this Saturday against Borah High, uh - I mean Idaho State. Whatever, it's a warmup game. OSU's scheduling wasn't as wise, and instead are opening up with a conference game, away. That's never comfortable. Fortunately it's Stanford. But anybody can beat anybody any given week in the Pac 10. Stanford upset #2 USC last year.

Remember last year's college football season? It was the most exciting to follow as long as I can remember. Upsets in the top 5 occurred weekly, and nobody really knew until the end who was going to play in the National Championship, or any other bowl game for that matter.

As for BSU, I think they have enough weapons on offense to put of huge numbers, provided the young QB doesn't make too many mistakes. They should cruise through the season with only one or no losses. I can't wait to be the biggest BSU fan ever when they travel to Eugene to slaughter the Ducks. If BSU can absolutely cream everybody this year, with no losses, they have a chance at a BCS bid.

As for OSU, again, they have a ton of weapons offensively. But a big teller will be the QB. They can't set any more NCAA records in the interception category, that's for sure. But if the O Line can give the QB time, OSU will win a lot of games this year. It could be 10 win season if all the weapons can play like a team. If not, OSU will still make it to a bowl game, but it'll be a little one. The defense will be strong as always, and with very intimidating returners coming back, opposing WR's watching film will be thinking twice about some things.