College Football is Here!!!

So the fun has arrived, I am a huge fan of college sports, especially football and basketball as I feel the players care more about the team and school then when they hit the pro's. This is especially true when the smaller conference schools play the BCS conference schools. So here is a run down of my thoughts on a couple of the games I watched Thursday night.
South Carolina versus Southern Mississippi started out looking like it would be a great game and relatively evenly matched but South Carolina started taking control in the first quarter and never looked back. It looks like the other USC has the running game they didn't have last year and even though their offensive line is a little suspect their possession receivers should be able to make them a 10 win team. I need to see how they do against a better defense before I would give them a chance to battle for the SEC title against Bama. Spurrier loves to pass the ball and even though Garcia did pretty well with his decision making it's not the same as an Alabama or Auburn.Georgia should let everyone know what their season will be like. If they can win that game then they will be legit contenders for the SEC title.
Middle Tennessee State looked good against Minnesota but they are too small to stay with the large conference teams for too long. They will however make it to a bowl game which is something Minnesota will not do. Minnesota  will start off 3-1 but may win only one more game the rest of the year. They just didn't seem to have a good enough offense or defense to beat the Big Ten teams.
Best game of the night was Pitt versus Utah. Pitt is a legit top 25 team as is Utah and both teams were fun to watch. Pittsburgh has a great running back in Dion Lewis, he will be a great NFL back when he comes out. Very powerful and fast with a great stiff arm and balance. Utah has a very athletic team, kind of small especially up front, but they will definitely give teams fits and should be able to run the table in their conference until they hit TCU. I was a little surprised at the amount of penalties in the game but that comes with the first game of the season and most of the games were a little more penalty filled then normal. Both quarterback's in the game played well and had some moments of glory, it was tough to see the interception at the end but I was rooting for Utah anyway.
The first half of the USC, Hawaii game has been fun to watch, at least what I have seen after the Utah game ended. I would love to see USC lose but it just isn't gonna happen, their receivers are too fast and tall for the Warriors. Hawaii should be able to win about 8 games this year as they are always going to put up a fight and have enough of a passing attack to keep them close, and if their running game stays a threat then they may even surpass the 8 win mark. It is hard to tell how USC is doing, there offense is very good but their defense is giving up some big plays.