Much will be made in the early part of this college football season about this team playing this pansy or that team playing that helpless JV team. We’re here to set you straight (as usual) and provide you with the truth, mostly the whole truth, and nearly nothing but the whole truth. And analysis of the facts is a little startling.

Did you know….of the teams in the AP top 15, only two are not playing I-AA opponents this season (USC and Texas). That’s a clear nod to a system that is broken in that teams really aren’t penalized for that kind of scheduling, in-state rivals or not.

Worse still, 5 of the AP top 15 are playing I-AA teams that had losing records last season and aren’t even in the I-AA top 25 poll. These offenders include Oklahoma, Missouri, Auburn, Kansas, and Arizona State.

Here is the AP Top 15 with the name of the I-AA opponent they’re playing and the opponent’s 2007 record and their 2008 I-AA ranking:

1.) Georgia - Georgia Southern (7-4, ranked # 17)

2.) Ohio State - Youngstown State (7-4, ranked # 12)

3.) USC - Notre Dame (2-9, not ranked, eat it Domers)

4.) Oklahoma - Chattanooga (2-9, not ranked)

5.) Florida - Citadel (7-4, # 23)

6.) Missouri - Southeast Missouri State (3-8, not ranked)

7.) LSU - Appalachian State (12-2, # 1)

8.) West Virginia - Villanova (7-4, # 21)

9.) Clemson - Citadel (7-4, # 23)

10.) Auburn - Louisiana-Martin (4-7, not ranked)

11.) Texas - None

12.) Texas Tech - Eastern Washington (9-4, # 7)

13.) Wisconsin - Cal Poly (7-4, # 14)

14.) Kansas - Sam Houston State (7-4, not ranked)

15.) Arizona State - Northern Arizona (6-5, not ranked)

You’re welcome.

Many of you have probably seen the ad that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday with new UCLA Head Coach Rick Neuheisel calling his shot against the USC Trojans.

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Gotta love cross-town rivalries. Not to be outdone, Trojan fans have responded in proper fashion by photoshopping the original (as seen on www.wizofodds.com) and improving it ever so slightly.

Bring on the smack and bring on the season!!

Vive la junk

The Ohio State Buckeyes may not verbalize thoughts of redemption or revenge this year, but Buckeye nation certainly is. We’ve seen a lot of homemade fan videos, but this one certainly gets an Emmy for production quality.

Enjoy!