Normally, we get very excited about the first UCFC game of the new season, especially when the Holders are taking the Big Gold Trophy on the road to a major conference opponent, as Texas Christian is doing here. But this game is being played on a Thursday night, and we are going to be way too busy to give it the attention it deserves. Just a few observations:
1. In the first televised game of the year, both North Carolina and South Carolina are wearing their colored jerseys. We approve of this development -- the notion that one team always had to wear a white jersey came in with black-and-white TV, and as far as we are concerned, it is no longer needed. If English fans can tell Chelsea from Arsenal, then we can tell UCLA from USC.
2. I don't remember the last time there were no major college football games in August.
3. Texas Christian is favored to win this game by 16 points, with an over/under of 57. That would work out to a final score of something like Texas Christian 37, Minnesota 21. I have a vague feeling that it's going to be closer than that, but I can't explain why.
4. No team from the Big X has held the Big Gold Trophy since January 8, 2007, when Florida beat Ohio State 41-14 to win the National Championship.
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