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College Football Random Thoughts From Around the Country: PLAY BALL!

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu

Welcome back, college football! Every August we say it but it felt like the Longest.Off-Season.Ever. The College Football Playoff is back for its second go-round with not many changes other than former Vandy coach Bobby Johnson replacing Archie Manning on the CFBP committee and Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt taking over for Oliver Luck (aka "Andrew's Daddy").

As the Power 5 slowly distance themselves from the rest of the FBS, it is a little easier to see who will contend for championships and who is just going through the motions hoping for an invitation to the New Mexico Bowl.