The Headlines: College Football Preview

I know I'm really late with this. The college football season begins in hours (if it hasn't started yet).

So here's my quasi college football preview. Now let me explain this. One of the best (or worst) things I've ever had to do while working at the Daily Cal was come up with headlines for stories. Most were very cliche. Some were good. A lot were bad.

And some of the good ones that I thought of, well, they weren't PG enough to run in the paper.

So, I come at you uncensored. Every week, I'll give you "headlines" for all the Pac-10 schools and some of the bigger news in college football.

But today, I give you headlines for a promising season for all Pac-10 schools and then give you my predicted headline for those post-season write-ups of what actually happened. Enjoy.

Season Previewed:

• Arizona: Can Stoop's Squad Finally Make it to the Promise Land?
• Arizona State: Be-Deviling the Rose Bowl Hopes
• California: Longshore Out, Riley In, Forget About Last Season
• Oregon: Costa Out, Panic Ensues
• Oregon State: Beavers Are Never Over-Hyped
• Stanford: Harbaugh Putting His Money Where His Mouth Is
• UCLA: Please Rick, Don't Fuck This Up
• USC: Ain't No One Gonna Stop Us Now
• Washington: Jake Locker For Heisman
• Wazzu: How Did We Get to the Rose Bowl in the Late '90s?

• Bonus Headline for Georgia: Lovable Losers Are Finally No. 1

Season-Ending Headlines:

• Arizona: Wildcats Finally Beardown on Stoops, Give Him the Axe
• Arizona State: BCS Dreams Wilted in Desert Heat
• California: Longshore Really Was the Right Choice in Holiday Bowl Victory
• Oregon: Costa Still Out for Next Year, Panic Ensues
• Oregon State: No Quarterbacks = No Bowl
• Stanford: Harbaugh Jumps Sinking Ship, Gets Job With Big Ten Lightweight
• UCLA: The Los Angeles Football Dynasty IS Over, But Look What Happened After 2006
  
• USC: Boring...Another Rose Bowl Blowout Win
• Washington: Bye Bye Ty
• Wazzu: And We Couldn't Even Beat Stanford
  

• Georgia: So Tim Tebow IS That Good
  

What I've Missed Because of the Olympics

The Olympics are over and sport must go on. And actually, I was glad to be distracted by the Olympics. I didn't even touch ESPN once on my tv dial while the Olympics were on. No baseball. No Red Sox. No Yankees. No shitty ESPN slant. No talking heads talking about stupid things. And best of all, no Brett Favre. It was awesome.

But reality has come to bite me in the ass and if I want to continue this whole blog thing, I'll have to pay attention to "main stream" sports.

So here we go. A list of what I've missed because of the awesome-ness of the Olympics.

• Aaron Rodgers was in my History 7A discussion section in my first year (and Rodgers' last year) at the University of California. He was a cool guy. He fell a sleep a lot, but who didn't? The class was at 8 in the morning. But that's just the way I can say that I have actually met an NFL quarterback and one who starts for the most historic franchise in the League. Rodgers waited his turn. He has it now. Thanks for nothing Favre.

• Speaking of Brett, that prima donna plays for the Jets now.

• And speaking of Cal quarterbacks, the young gunslinger, Kevin Riley, gets the nod from Jeff Tedford. The Bears have no expectations for this year, which is good. They have a pretty advantageous schedule also. (More on this when I preview college football).

• While we're on the topic of college football, Georgia No. 1? Why the hell not. At least it's not THE Ohio State University or THE University of Southern California. But can the Dawgs really beat Tim Tebow and Florida? I think not.

• And speaking of the Trojans, I love them fightin' words coming out of the Southern Branch of the University of California. And remember, UCLA did upset the Trojans two years ago.

• Speaking of Los Angeles, the Dodgers still trail the Diamondbacks for the NL West lead, even after getting Manny Ramirez. And the Angels...best team in baseball?

• While we're still in SoCal, let me talk about my Chargers. Philip Rivers looks fine. Antonio Gates will be fine. LT will be fine. Shawn Merriman? He needs to just sit out. Please remember that A.J. Smith is the best general manager in pro football. And please remember that the Chargers have the deepest team in the League. And please remember that the Bolts plays the cheating Patriots and the Indy Colts at home this year. If there ever was a year for San Diego, it's this one.

• Congrats to Maurice Edu for getting signed by European giant Rangers. And good luck Freddy Adu, win some playtime with Monaco.

• And the most overrated event in sport happened the same weekend the Olympics closed. Thanks Hawaii for bring the Little League World Series title back to the States.