That calendar you received as a holiday present has been sitting on the wall, so lonely, just waiting to get marked up with important dates for the new year. The birthdays and anniversaries are listed, but it still feels like something is missing.
And then you remember: the 2016 college football season! Gotta get those Saturdays charted out, so in case someone tries to invite you to a fall wedding you've already got plans.
The 2016 slate is not fully complete, as a few leagues—cough, Atlantic Coast Conference—haven't released their schedules and there's always the possibility of some games getting shifted to a weeknight for TV purposes.