Week 1 Games To Watch and Why

Hello my fellow college football friends and welcome to the very first AUwins College Football blog. We are approaching the most exciting time of the year, Fall and the wonderful game it brings with it! College football is in the air my good friends and fellow travellers...let's start this season off with week one observations. You're comments are always welcome and appreciated. Agree...disagree...give your thoughts. It's all good.

Week 1 Notable Games

1. Virginia Tech and bama

If Tech's starting RB Evans was playing it would be slightly easier to pick the more experience offense in this opener for both top ten teams. But "if" doesn't do a dam thing for you in college football, baby! The one thing I am pretty certain of is that this game won't break 40 points combined. You have two stout defenses who would normally be ahead of the offense anyway in a first game...but these two are ridiculous. You might very well have more points scored by the defenses in this game than the offenses.

In the end, I'm still tempted to take the more experienced offense (O line and QB) of Va Tech, not because they'll score more, but because they'll most likely commit fewer mistakes than the more inexperience bama O. And in a first game like this it's mistakes that win or lose the game for ya.

Va Tech by a field goal.

Oklahoma State vs Leghumpers

I just read today where State's only starter on defense was arrested last Friday and that today their starting TE left the team. Upstart programs like State scare me when predicting an outcome because they have no history to support their potential performance one way or the other. With the types of issues I just mentioned above I'm concerned for the Cowboys on Saturday. Too much hype all offseason and sometimes being the home team in such a hugely anticipated game like this one for them can actually be a detriment.

I don't like the bulldogs. I have a personal disdain for all things THUGA. But...I believe the dogs are going to be more focused on the game itself and the Cowboys are going to have too many distractions. I think somehow, someway the Toiletlappers are gonna come outta Stillwater with a win.

And then all the rest of the SEC especially those of us in Atlanta will be looking for the nearest gun to shoot the loudmouthed mutt fans up!

Other Games You Will Want To Keep An Eye On

There are some games creeping around this first weekend that I am going to tell you straight up you should keep your left eye on. They could get interesting.

1. Neutered Damsel vs Nevada - Jus' sayin.......

2. Ole Miss vs Memphis - Lotto hype vs good, solid team in first game. Memphis tends to give the Missies fits! We'll be keeping and close watch on this opener.

3. Ohio State vs Navy - Teams simply do NOT see the triple option/wishbone anymore UNLESS they happen to play Navy. Well, I don't think Navy's defense is going to stop Ohio State and their all-everything QB sensation....but this score will be closer than most would ever think because of Navy's ability to run the dam ball down your throat!!

4. Oklahoma vs BYU - Glad MY team ain't playin' no Mormons on opening day! Scary, scary, scary opener for the national title hopeful Sooners.

5. The Hat vs Washington - If it was AT lsu...not much to consider. But this game is AT WASHINGTON!! Wheeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....could be some tight sphincter muscles in baton rouge Saturday. I think the Who will pull it out...but this is a helluva an opener for the coonarses.

6. Auburn vs La Tech - We'll see if the starting talent for my beloved Tigers can overcome a rising team in La Tech for the first game. Dooley is building this program the right way and they WON their bowl game last season. I'll take a one point win and let's move on to Miss State 1-0 if you please....PLEASE!!!!!!

So there you have it! I gotta feeling that just like two years ago when the college football world watched in absolute disbelief as a small ol' Div. AA school called App State took it to the mighty Wolverines...we're gonna see one or two real surprises in week one.

Weigh in with your thoughts!! Let's get this party started again.