Its that time of year again, when the trees begin to change colors, raking the leaves in the yard is a common Sunday job, it is overcast with a slight northeast breeze and oh, wait, not in Arizona anyway.  Well, fortunately, outside of this great time of year, football is still played in Arizona.

Many teams this upcoming season will be lead by new faces.  Some of the more interesting changes have occured at Notre Dame where Brian Kelly takes over for Charlie Weis.  Is it possible for Notre Dame to go 0-12, sorry ND fans but I kind of think of Brian Kelly like Bobby Petrino and Nick Saban… just chasing the dollar.  Jimbo Fisher is taking over for Bobby Bowden who relinquishes the title of head man after 35 years.  Turner Gill has left the University of Buffalo to take the reigns at the University of Kansas.  And…some idiot named Lane Kiffin is taking over a troubled USC program for Pete Carroll, who seemed to have left just in time.  Lane Kiffin is currently being sued by the Tennessee Titans for “maliciously” luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp opens.  The lawsuit accused Kiffin and USC of violating the requirement in Pola’s contract that he have written permission to discuss a job with anyone other than the Titans.

College football camps will open shortly.  In the meantime, we have at least one preseason poll to put out there, obviously more will follow as the camps end and the season nears.  So, start planning your moves on how to spend the entire day on the couch without upsetting your spouse, stock up on the potato chips, fire up the grill and grab the beverage of choice… because here we goooo!

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Oregon
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. TCU
8. Iowa
9. Nebraska
10. Wisconsin
11. Georgia Tech
12. Southern California
13. Penn State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Miami FL
16. Oklahoma
17. Oregon State
18. Cincinnati
19. North Carolina
20. Arkansas
21. Louisiana State
22. Utah
23. Florida State
24. West Virginia
25. Georgia