At least the Irish gets a game under its belt. Nebraska opens up with San Jose, which will not have Dionne Warwick. I love ND, but they and Bob Davie are horrible. This is still Notre Dame and the first time those Cornhuskers kids are playing there and sometimes that makes a difference. In the '20s, Nebraska was one team which could handle Notre Dame.
Some team comes out of the woodwork and makes a run at the title every year.
I think that's a team which can win the Pac-10. The national championship would depend on an upset of Miami. If Illinois could beat Michigan early, Illinois could be a darkhorse to do some damage. With only 40,000 tickets sold for that Michigan game so far, that is a disgrace. The winner of that game has an excellent shot at playing for the national title.