Stadium parking lots fill with charcoal grill smoke, burnt hot dog scent, beer cans cracking, and tailgaters crushing chips, while pop culture references mingle with game-day atmosphere. College football season begins with UCF hosting Jacksonville State, Florida State facing Alabama, Miami meeting Notre Dame, and Florida opening against Long Island. The NFL opens Sept. 7 with Jaguars-Panthers, Dolphins-Colts, and Buccaneers-Falcons. A boisterous pundit persona, Professor Pigskin, returns to offer bold predictions, playful insults, and staged Q&A exchanges, including a sarcastic Carnac-style line and a reference to Scott Frost's highly anticipated UCF return.
Ahhh, the smell of charcoal grills wafting from the stadium parking lot, mixing with the scent of burnt hot dogs and the smoke coming from Mike Norvell's hotseat. Listen closely and you'll hear it: the crack of a beer can opening, the crunch of tortilla chips being crushed under a tailgater's flip-flops and the faint sound of Taylor Swift warming up her vocal chords for the inevitable Travis Kelce breakup anthem.
At long last, football season is here again in full force with the Knights kicking off the Scott Frost Era Take 2 against Jacksonville State on Thursday night and then the mega season-openers pitting Florida State against Alabama on Saturday and Miami against Notre Dame on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Gators will open up against Long Island, which, unlike its iced tea, doesn't come with much of a kick.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, football season is back. And so is your Oracle of Oblong, the Sultan of Snap Counts, the proficient, profound, prophetic Professor Pigskin. In what has become a longstanding annual tradition, it's time once again for you to seek the sage advice of the wise and occasionally inebriated Professor Pigskin. Let's open up the floor to the studio audience. Don't be shy - unlike FSU's offensive line, I can handle the pressure.
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