From the Sports Desk

Good morning! When you woke up this morning, did you feel a little something extra in the air? Did colors seem a little brighter, sounds oddly musical? Did you find that you had a certain bounce to your step?  Well, it’s probably just mental illness, but it also might be - perhaps, maybe - the fact that it’s September 9 (Day of the World Course according to the Universal Solar Calendar) and the Second Saturday of the Georgia Bulldogs’ campaign to be the three-peat National Champion of Futbol Americano.

Today, Georgia plays the Cardinals of Ball State University, not the toughest opponent for a defending National Champion, I’ll admit, but there will be plenty of time for tough games later in the season. Georgia is a 42.5-point favorite, and you’re excused if you skip watching the game, if you can find it at all (it’s broadcast on SEC Network only).

Other than Bulldog fans, all eyes will be on the undefeated but ill-fated PAC-12 Conference. Penix and the Washington Huskies will defend the Magnificent Seven Championship Belts and the Holy, Moley, Guacamole One True Belt (blessed be its name) against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-0), while Bonix and the Dux travel to Tex-ass to play the 0-1 Red Raiders of Texas Tech. In Prime Time, the Colorado Buffalos and the Sanders (father and sons) will host 0-1 Nebraska. 

It should also be noted that late tonight (10:30 pm), the SEC’s Auburn Tigers go to Berkeley to play the California Golden Bears. Auburn’s favored by 4.5 points. Another SEC/PAC-12 matchup has Mississippi State hosting Arizona. The Miss State Bulldogs are favored by 9 points. All four teams are undefeated (1-0).

Beyond unranked Auburn and Mississippi State, the big SEC match-up of the day has No. 3 Alabama (1-0) hosting the No. 11 Tex-ass Longhorns (1-0). I don’t often cheer for the Crimson Tide, but when I do it’s against Texas. Alabama are 7-point favorites.

Also of note, downtown Atlanta’s Georgia State Panthers (1-0) will host the UConn Huskies (0-1) at 7:00 tonight. The Panthers play in the old Turner Field (after the “Atlanta” Braves moved out to suburban Smyrna, Georgia), so expect a lot of empty seats if you can find a broadcast of the game at all.

That’s about it. Will the doomed PAC-12 Conference stay undefeated after two games against the SEC (among other opponents)? Will Prime Time magic continue at Colorado? Will Georgia cover the six TD spread? We’ll know all this and more soon.

GO, DAWGS!!!!