It’s Christmas in August
by Memphis Bengal on Thursday, August 28th, 2008 at 6:06pm
Much like the start of the baseball season heralds the beginning of spring in the hearts and minds of baseball fans, so does the start of football season herald the start of the autumn in football fans.
So while the calendar still says summer, the fall is here.
Put another way — today is the best day of the year. Football season is back! Play kicks off with four games at 7 p.m. Eastern time, all of which feature Mid-American Conference teams. Several other games follow Thursday including a Pac 10 contest between Oregon State and Stanford. A full slate of games follow throughout the weekend with few signature games, though a Missouri-Illinois matchup does feature two top 20 teams.