College FB Starts TONIGHT

Lengthy slate of games, the cool part is the Thursday start to the season.

Games of personal interest on Thursday, particularly MAC and Big 12 conference games:

Buffalo @ #16 Rutgers (Buffalo Head Coach Turner Gill has a huge challenge here)

#2 LSU @ Miss. St (How will new LSU QB Matt Flynn perform taking over for #1 NFL pick JaMarcus Russell in an early season conference contest?)

Miami (OH) @ Ball State (East meets West in an early season MAC conference game)

Kent State @ Iowa St (How will new ISU head coach Gene Chizik change things in Ames?)

Webber St @ Boise St (Not a big challenge, but the question is whether Boise can run the table again?)


On Friday, two games, both of interest:

Navy @ Temple (Does Temple have even a slim chance to win a game this year after joining the MAC?, and will Navy roll to a fifth consecutive bowl game?)

and

Washington @ Syracuse (Long road trip in a tough house for Ty Willingham's crew, who hasn't had much success, but the Orangemen have also struggled mightily of late)

I'll put down some thoughts tomorrow on the weekend and holiday games as well.