The Year In College Football

Believe it or not, college footballs season kicks off tomorrow. That's right. For all you die-hard fans out there the Georgia State Panthers kick off the 2014 CFB season with a home game against Abilene Christian in the Georgia Dome. It marks the beginning of a crazy weekend in Atlanta. Actually, last weekend may have officially kicked it off with the opening of the brand spanking new CFB Hall of Fame.I hope to make it over there to check it out sometime this season. In the meantime, the Dome, in addition to hosting Ga State on Wednesday will host Ole Miss and Boise State on Thursday and Alabama and West Virginia on Saturday. If you weren't sure, it's pretty obvious Atlanta has become the capital of CFB.

Apart from what's going on in Atlanta this week, there are big games all over the country. Just down the road from the ATL, UGA will kick off against Clemson. LSU will be playing Wisconsin in Dallas (well, Arlington). Reigning champs FSU will travel to play OK State. There's even some big conference games with South Carolina hosting Texas A&M on Thursday night for the SEC Network's football debut.

With CFB only a little over 24 hours from commencing, this week's Brain Dropping's is all about predictions. So here goes...

ACC: Wish there was a legitimate challenger to FSU but this is going to be like when they first joined the conference.

Big 10: The injury to Braxton Miller makes things a little hazy. Sure, Ohio State doesn't have a proven back-up, but their schedule includes the Saint Peter's Little Orphans and the Akron Retirement Home Codgers. They'll post a strong record. However, I think even before Braxton Miller was injured, I would've chosen Michigan State and since he got hurt, the Spartans are definitely the choice.

Big 12: I'm so tempted to pick Baylor just because I think Oklahoma may be a tad overhyped. Not much, just a tad. The problem is Baylor's defense. Actually, the problem is most Big 12 defense's. I'm taking Oklahoma.

PAC-12 - I see this as a two horse race between UCLA and Oregon. Can I really trust a Jim More, Jr. team? I'm going to take Oregon. Though I think the two teams will play twice this season.

SEC - Truthfully, I just watched a UGA hype video and am really tempted to take the Dawgs. I like the way the schedule lines up. I feel as if Auburn won so many close ones last year that the ball will bounce the other way this year. South Carolina is also going to be really good. The Dawgs have to go to Columbia and that's not going to be easy. Alabama is almost a mirror image of the UGA team, but they have to play in the West. Ditto to LSU. Ok, I just convinced myself. It might be laying the jinx on them, but I'm taking the Dawgs. They beat Alabama in another classic SEC Championship tilt.

Heisman Winner - I really can't pick Jameis Winston again. To win twice in a row is just too tough. Some really good college QBs have recently failed in their quest. However, my back-up pick was Braxton Miller. Jameis is going to put up big numbers this year, but I just get the feeling someone is going to sneak in there and nab it. I'm just not so sure who. So I'm going to re-visit this later.

National Champion - While I picked UGA to win the SEC, I can't jinx them a second time by saying they'll win it all (Matt is currently cussing me). Plus I have to be somewhat objective as this the point of the blog. I'm taking the Noles to successfully defend their title. They're loaded. They have a manageable schedule that will also provide some different tests. Plus, they've been there before. Also, I think Jimbo Fisher is set to become an upper echelon coach.

There you have it. My predictions for this year. Feel free to chime in with your own thoughts and opinions. And follow us on Twitter at GRHuddle or like us Facebook.