Here's a quick preview of some quality games and interesting stories heading into college football's big weekend.

Watch the firework show
Missouri and Texas Tech square off in what should be one of the highest scoring entertaining games of the year. Both offenses rank in the top 5 nationally and neither has what you would call a shutdown defense. Chase Daniel and Graham Harrell should put up huge numbers slinging the ball all over the field. I'll take Mizzou in a close one.

Big East gone batty
With South Florida

Before we get to this week's Contenders and Pretenders, I felt it necessary to comment on Mike Gundy's rebuttal to The Daily Oklahoman's Jenni Carlson column.

If you are reading this, you've seen, read or heard the tirade. In fact, you probably have heard numerous people comment on the explosion in question. Look no further than Accuscore's Zach Rosenfield.

I have been on the receiving end, not directly, as a college football beat reporter. Most of the time, the thing that ticks of coaches more than anything is when "journalists

There were only two games on Thursday night, and neither wasconsidered to be a key match-up.  Of course both were over-shadowed by the NFL opener between the Colts and Saints.  Still, both games were very reavealing about the teams involved so lets get to it.

 Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State:  This should have been all Cardinals.  The offense held up its end of the bargain racking up a whopping 729 total yards and 58 points.   It didn't matter if it was on the ground (Anthony Allen, 275 yds. rushing) or through the air (Brian Brohm, 401

Get out the 'ol college jersey and strike up the band because its Christmas time...in September. While most "traditionalists" wait until December, I am celebrating three-months early with a full slate of college games. It is time to find out if Notre Dame can rebuild, LSU can reload, Ohio State can recover and if Florida will repeat.

The first weekend in September means its time to begin unwrapping 8-months of anticipation, highlighted by the nightcap of Tennessee-Cal. It also means My TIVO is no longer set