Sat, August 30th, 2008
WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?

Hey, where are y’all!   The malls are empty, the neighborhood pool is quiet, the parks are disserted, and the only traffic seems to be heading to…  It must be the last Saturday of August in the South and opening day for the college football season.  Over 7 ½ months have passed since the end of last year’s football season.  Since then, nothing has been silenced.  The speculation continued through the end of winter, spring and summer until this day.  The all sport radio stations have been talking for months about: who blew the big game last season or won the big one; which team is the best or overrated; who has the best offense or defense; what conference is the toughest; what effect will changes in coaching staffs create; and who is in the Heismann running?  Speculation!  Speculation!  Speculation!  Football–the South’s other religion–a land of passionate, screaming, loyal fans.  It’s time to get out your orange and blue, crimson and white, or green and gold attire.  Put out the college flag, hang up the banner, dig out the pom poms, enact your crazy superstitions which have become your tradition, set the tivo, buy the beer, and let the tailgating begin.  Whether you’re Auburn, Alabama, or UAB, let it be known, “this is going to be your year”!  War Eagle!  Roll Tide!  Go Blazers!  Football season is here, it’s game day, and some will say the “best day of the year”! 

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