2008 countdown Stories - SB Nation
Five Teams Whose Bandwagons I am Firmly Aboard for 2008: #4 East Carolina
...or If the kids over at the Boneyard Banter thought my Virginia Tech vs East Carolina preview was showing the Pirates that mad respek they apparently crave, then wait 'til they see this. ...
One last shot at a countdown...
Since the old "games I'm most looking forward to" countdown kind of sucked (no, it's true!) and quickly petered out a few weeks ago, and since it's only five days 'til the start of the our season, her...
#16 - Penn State vs Oregon State
Penn State vs Oregon StateSeptember 6, 2008Beaver StadiumState College, PA Why?: Marquee OOC matchup in week two. Plus, the Beavers in Beaver Stadium. The lowbrow jokes write themselves! Who...
#18 - UCLA vs Tennessee
UCLA vs TennesseeSeptember 1, 2008Rose Bowl StadiumLos Angeles, CA Why?: SEC/Pac 10, MFers! Plus, it's the Labor Day night game (with Fresno at Rutgers being the early game) and I'll hopefully be ...
#19 - Michigan vs Utah
Michigan vs UtahAugust 30, 2008Michigan Stadium"The Big House"Ann Arbor, MI Why?: Another intriguing opening weekend matchup. The Utes should be a good mid-major team this year, while Michigan is ...
#24 - Miami vs Virginia Tech
Miami vs Virginia TechNovember 13, 2008Dolphin StadiumMiami, FL Why?: Mostly 'cause it's the Thursday night game, but also because it will take me back to a simpler time, when VT/Miami was the de f...
#25 - Oklahoma vs TCU
Oklahoma vs TCU September 27, 2008Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK Why?: I don't know, maybe because the '05 upset is still relatively fresh on the mind, and when looking for good non-con games...
#26 - Colorado vs Colorado State
Colorado vs Colorado State "Rocky Mountain Showdown" August 31, 2008Invesco Field Denver, CO Why?: When people ask me what was the most exciting game not involving Alabama I saw last ...
#30 - LSU vs Appalachian State
LSU vs Appalachian StateAugust 30, 2008Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA Why?: National Champions vs National Champions baby! Plus, we're all morbidly curios to see if the Mountaineers can pull off ano...
#31 - Virginia Tech vs East Carolina
Virginia Tech vs East CarolinaAugust 30, 2008Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC Why?: These two teams opened last season against each other and put on quite a defensive slug fest, with Tech winni...
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