In Love with College Football

As is usually the case on Saturday mornings in the fall, I'm watching my favorite show in all of television, ESPN College Gameday. Every Saturday I set my alarm for 9:45 am to make sure I'm wide awake for Gameday at 10. This is my favorite show because I looove college football. There really is nothing on earth like it. The passion and tradition is really unparalleled. College football is more htan just a game; it's an experience. The bands, fans, teams, colors, traditions all go into making college football pretty much the best thing to ever happen to Saturdays.

With the Gators on the road today, I'm looking forward to a full Saturday of pure college football watching joy. My schedule for today looks a little something like this:

• I'll start the day watching the Florida Gators take on the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. The game will air at 12:30pm Eastern on Lincoln-Financial Sports. (Click here for a list of affiliates in your area.) After starting the season 3-0 and scoring 43, 59, and 59 in the first three games, the Gator Nation is expecting a W today. I'm always optimistic about games we play, but also very cautious. I never go into a game thinking that a win is guaranteed, but I do expect us to be victorious today.
• After the Gators' game I'll flip the tv to ABC to watch Penn State at Michigan at 3:30. After working with Penn State at the Orange Bowl two seasons ago they've become my second favorite team. Joe Paterno is pretty much one of the coolest people ever. Penn State hasn't fared too well against the Wolverines in recent years; eight years if you're keeping count. I think things will be different this year; I hope things will be different this year. Michigan hasn't done too well this year. They opened the season with probably the most embarrassing game ever losing to Appalachian State. They followed up that performance by losing to Oregon. Michigan beat Notre Dame last week, which really isn't saying much because the Fighting Irish have been horrible, terrible, crappy, piss poor even. However, this win could boost their confidence. But, I'm really hoping for big things out of the Nittany Lions. Wouldn't it be great if Florida played Penn State in the National Championship Game? ;-)
• To round out the day I'll watch a great SEC collision with Georgia versus Alabama at 7:45 on ESPN. This should be a great game simply because it features two SEC powers. Alabama is rolling (pun intended) with 3 wins under new head coach Nick Saban. Georgia is trying to save face after losing at home a couple weeks ago to South Carolina. College football seriously does not get any better than the SEC, and it will be showcased tonight.

My college football schedule for today doesn't necessarily have to be yours. That's the beauty of it! Check out this list of games in the Top 25 today to find one that intrigues you.